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| Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day | Vigil for BBC captive's 100th day |
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| Thousands of colleagues of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston are to observe a vigil on Wednesday marking 100 days since he was kidnapped. | Thousands of colleagues of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston are to observe a vigil on Wednesday marking 100 days since he was kidnapped. |
| At the Glastonbury festival, on sets and in newsrooms worldwide, they will pause at 1315 GMT (1415 UK time). | At the Glastonbury festival, on sets and in newsrooms worldwide, they will pause at 1315 GMT (1415 UK time). |
| Mr Johnston's parents will release 100 balloons marking the days passed since a group calling itself the Army of Islam abducted the reporter. | Mr Johnston's parents will release 100 balloons marking the days passed since a group calling itself the Army of Islam abducted the reporter. |
| On Monday a deadline for his release, set by Hamas, passed without progress. | On Monday a deadline for his release, set by Hamas, passed without progress. |
| Mr Johnston was the only Western reporter permanently based in Gaza, and his abduction has triggered appeals for his release from lawmakers and rights groups around the world. | Mr Johnston was the only Western reporter permanently based in Gaza, and his abduction has triggered appeals for his release from lawmakers and rights groups around the world. |
| Several foreigners have been seized in Gaza in recent years and all have been released unharmed, but none has been held as long as the BBC reporter. | Several foreigners have been seized in Gaza in recent years and all have been released unharmed, but none has been held as long as the BBC reporter. |
| 'Soap opera pause' | 'Soap opera pause' |
| BBC staff, wherever they are working, have been encouraged to pause and think of Mr Johnston on Wednesday. | BBC staff, wherever they are working, have been encouraged to pause and think of Mr Johnston on Wednesday. |
| Alan on the art of journalism | Alan on the art of journalism |
| The BBC Trust, led by the chairman Sir Michael Lyons, is planning to break from its meeting to take part in an event at Broadcasting House in central London. | The BBC Trust, led by the chairman Sir Michael Lyons, is planning to break from its meeting to take part in an event at Broadcasting House in central London. |
| Colleagues on the set of soap opera EastEnders and those working at the Glastonbury festival in Wiltshire, will also be among those participating. | Colleagues on the set of soap opera EastEnders and those working at the Glastonbury festival in Wiltshire, will also be among those participating. |
| Many members of staff are expected to hold pictures of the reporter during the "pause". | Many members of staff are expected to hold pictures of the reporter during the "pause". |
| BBC News 24 and BBC World will carry live pictures of the event, which will also be covered on the BBC World Service and the BBC's interactive services. | BBC News 24 and BBC World will carry live pictures of the event, which will also be covered on the BBC World Service and the BBC's interactive services. |
| THE EDITORS' BLOG Alan's friends will hold up a picture of him to show solidarity. I invite you to join us Jon Williams,World news editor, BBC News Jon's comments in full | |
| On Friday, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said it had set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to free Mr ohnston. | On Friday, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said it had set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers to free Mr ohnston. |
| In a video released two days later, Mr Johnston's captors denied they had reached a deal with Hamas for his imminent release but acknowledged that there had been "developments" in meetings with Hamas. | In a video released two days later, Mr Johnston's captors denied they had reached a deal with Hamas for his imminent release but acknowledged that there had been "developments" in meetings with Hamas. |
| But Monday's deadline passed without further progress. | But Monday's deadline passed without further progress. |
| And on Wednesday, a Hamas spokesman said: "Hamas wants to find the right mechanism to release him in order to protect his life. | And on Wednesday, a Hamas spokesman said: "Hamas wants to find the right mechanism to release him in order to protect his life. |
| "To rush, would be wrong," Fawzi Barhum told AFP news agency. | "To rush, would be wrong," Fawzi Barhum told AFP news agency. |