Spare a thought for Alan
June 20, 2007Today, 20 June, will mark 100 days since BBC journalist Alan Johnston was kidnapped in Gaza.
At 14:15 BST on 20 June Alan’s parents will release 100 balloons in their home village in Scotland. At the same time, Alan’s colleagues across the BBC will show their support for him, his friends and his family. His union, the NUJ, is urging people to join with them in marking this event, by pausing and thinking of Alan for one minute at 14.15 BST.
The NUJ will also deliver letters to the new Palestinian Prime Minister as well as to the UK Foreign Secretary urging them to redouble their efforts to secure Alan’s release and to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate thanking them for their support and urging them to help keep Alan’s case high on the political agenda.
I hope that the hopes raised for Alan’s release - which seemed so close earlier this week - will soon become reality.
