Free Alan!

A few seconds ago, a global 2 minutes of silence in support of Alan Johnston ended. Alan is the BBC correspondent who was abducted 100 days ago in Gaza by an unknown group called "Army of Islam".

The abduction is cowardly, disgusting and does the Palestinian cause no good.

Journalists around the world are under threat in various kinds of ways and they pay a high price to bring the news to the global public. This is not a good time for journalists as the freedom of the media continually is eroded.

Hamas, now in control of Gaza, has promised to ensure the release of Alan. It needs to be a release that is tirelessly pursued and secured as soon as possible.

Please sign the petition for the release of Alan Johnston on bbcnews.com.

I join journalists and others around the world, including the protestors in Gaza today, who are calling: FREE ALAN!!