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2007-07-04BBC's Alan Johnston is releasedBBC correspondent Alan Johnston has been released by kidnappers in the Gaza Strip after 114 days in captivity.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6267928.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42460000/jpg/_42460016_johnston2_afp203b.jpg

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2007-07-02Hamas arrests over BBC reporterHamas security forces in Gaza have detained members of the Palestinian militant group which claims to have abducted BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6260970.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43062000/jpg/_43062613_johnston203.jpg

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2007-06-25BBC captive in 'bomb vest' videoThe kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have released a new video of him in which he is wearing what he says is an explosives vest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6235754.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42419000/jpg/_42419572_johnston_vid203index.jpg

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2007-06-20Vigil for BBC captive's 100th dayThousands of colleagues of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston around the world have observed a vigil to mark 100 days since he was kidnapped.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6768423.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42404000/jpg/_42404250_vigil203getty.jpg

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2007-06-18Hamas sets BBC reporter deadlineThe Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas says it has set a deadline of Monday for the kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston to release him.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6764679.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43062000/jpg/_43062613_johnston203.jpg

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2007-06-15Hamas 'working to free BBC man'The Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, says it is taking "practical steps" to secure the release of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6757209.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-06-11Archbishop's service for reporterThe Archbishop of York has held a special service to mark the passing of three months since the abduction of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6741515.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-06-01Video released of BBC's JohnstonA video has appeared on the internet showing the first pictures of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza on 12 March.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6710863.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42901000/jpg/_42901357_jayshalislam203b.jpg

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2007-05-31Quartet urges BBC man's releaseThe four main international mediators for the Middle East have called for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza on 12 March.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6707289.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918489_alan_203.jpg

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2007-05-29Plea from Guantanamo for JohnstonAn Al-Jazeera cameraman held without charge at Guantanamo Bay has called for the release of the BBC Gaza's reporter, Alan Johnston, abducted two months ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6700709.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42982000/jpg/_42982709_samialhajj_afp203b.jpg

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2007-05-27Hamas man speaks of Johnston hopeThe missing BBC reporter Alan Johnston is alive, safe and could be freed soon, a Palestinian government spokesman and member of Hamas has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6695849.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918489_alan_203.jpg

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2007-05-21BBC vigils for missing reporterVigils have been held at BBC locations around the world to highlight the abduction of the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6678147.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918489_alan_203.jpg

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2007-05-17BBC marks Alan Johnston birthdayA series of vigils has been held around the world to mark the 45th birthday of kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6664075.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918489_alan_203.jpg

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2007-05-14UK Palestinians in Johnston pleaLeading members of Britain's Palestinian community have called for the immediate release of kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6653195.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918489_alan_203.jpg

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2007-05-13Iran condemns Johnston's kidnapIran's foreign ministry spokesman has condemned the kidnapping of the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6650923.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42918000/jpg/_42918493_iran_afp_body.jpg

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2007-05-10BBC's Johnston wins press awardBBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who was abducted in Gaza nearly two months ago, has won a major journalism prize at a London awards ceremony.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6643553.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-05-10Archbishop praying for BBC's manThe Archbishop of York has called for the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, and told of his own imprisonment in Idi Amin's Uganda.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6641521.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40637000/jpg/_40637306_bish203.jpg

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2007-05-09Demands issued on Johnston tapeThe al-Jazeera Arabic news channel has received a tape purportedly from the kidnappers of the BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6637507.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42902000/jpg/_42902957_alanjohnston203i.jpg

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2007-05-08UK envoy in Gaza Johnston talksA senior UK diplomat has met Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya amid ongoing efforts to secure the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6635643.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-05-07UN appeal for Johnston's releaseThe United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, has made an appeal for the release of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6633429.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-05-07Kidnap compounds Gaza's crisisRaed Atamna's long, yellow, Mercedes taxi rattles us over the potholes of northern Gaza. His car is old, tired, and slowly falling apart. A little like Gaza itself.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6632383.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42894000/jpg/_42894039_gazaprotestap203.jpg

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2007-05-07BBC man missing for eight weeksThe BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza, Alan Johnston, has now been missing for eight weeks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6631243.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-05-04Rallies held for BBC's JohnstonRallies have been held around the world in support of Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza, to coincide with World Press Freedom Day.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/6619123.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42883000/jpg/_42883153_migafp.jpg

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2007-05-02Blair pledge for missing BBC manTony Blair has said the UK government is doing everything it can to secure the release of abducted BBC correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6615681.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-05-01Haniya urges release of BBC manPalestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya has said he is working hard to secure the release of abducted BBC correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6612329.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42870000/jpg/_42870549_hany.jpg

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2007-05-01BBC's Humphrys honours JohnstonJohn Humphrys, a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, has paid tribute to the BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza seven weeks ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6610351.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42867000/jpg/_42867949_humphrys2_bbc203.jpg

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2007-05-01UN calls for Johnston's releaseUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has repeated his call for the immediate release of missing BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6610597.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42868000/jpg/_42868175_johnston2_203index.jpg

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2007-04-30Missing BBC man 'alive', MEPs sayMembers of the European Parliament have been told by Palestinian leaders that the kidnapped BBC correspondent, Alan Johnston, is alive.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6608141.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-26EU urges Gaza reporter's releaseLawmakers at the European Parliament have unanimously backed a resolution calling for the immediate release of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6594511.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-25Demonstrations for BBC's JohnstonA rally for kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston has been held by the National Union of Journalists in London.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6590335.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42846000/jpg/_42846149_group_203.jpg

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2007-04-24Johnston in good healthBBC correspondent Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza on 12 March, is in good health, Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Azzam al-Ahmad has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6589155.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-23Multi-faith appeal for JohnstonA multi-faith service has been held to call for the safe return of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6582485.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42836000/jpg/_42836137_johnston_afp203b.jpg

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2007-04-23Inter-faith vigil for Alan JohnstonAn inter-faith vigil has taken place at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London's Trafalgar Square, marking six weeks since the abduction of the BBC correspondent in Gaza Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6585623.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42837000/jpg/_42837599_johnston_getty203b.jpg

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2007-04-23Johnston's sister joins BBC vigilThe sister of journalist Alan Johnston has joined BBC Scotland staff to mark six weeks since the 44-year-old was seized at gunpoint in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6584459.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42836000/jpg/_42836127_rally.jpg

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2007-04-23Pakistan vigil for BBC's Gaza manJournalists in Pakistan have held a vigil calling for the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston who was abducted in Gaza six weeks ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6584475.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42836000/jpg/_42836113_203islamabad-afp.jpg

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2007-04-22Palestinian website for BBC manTwo Palestinians in Gaza have launched a website calling for the release of missing BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6580737.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-20More action urged on BBC reporterA media watchdog group has called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to do more to secure the release of the BBC's kidnapped Gaza correspondent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6577763.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-19Missing BBC correspondent 'alive'Missing BBC reporter Alan Johnston is still alive, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6573115.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-19Personal plea to Johnston's captorsKate Burton, a human rights activist, was kidnapped in Gaza in December 2005. She wrote this plea for the release of the BBC's reporter in Gaza Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6571233.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42820000/jpg/_42820323_kate203.jpg

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2007-04-19New calls for reporter's releaseInternational Federation of Journalists head Aidan White is to visit Gaza to deliver a letter calling for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6571089.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-18Barghouti urges BBC man's releaseA jailed leader of the Palestinian Fatah faction, Marwan Barghouti, has called for the immediate release of the BBC's Gaza reporter, Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6569993.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775461_protest_afp203body.jpg

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2007-04-17Archbishop prays for BBC Gaza manThe second most senior cleric in the Church of England has held a prayer vigil for BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who has been abducted in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6562217.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42809000/jpg/_42809223_sent.jpg

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2007-04-17Radio 4 story delayed for BBC manThe BBC has postponed the broadcast of a story about western hostages being executed in Iraq as concern grows for missing BBC journalist Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6564825.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42799000/jpg/_42799073_kureshi_203.jpg

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2007-04-16BBC man's 'killing' not verifiedThe BBC says it still has no independent verification of a claim by a Palestinian militant group that it has killed reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6559619.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42806000/gif/_42806945_bbc203bodyrally.gif

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2007-04-16Parents of BBC man plead for sonThe parents of BBC Gaza reporter Alan Johnston have said they are desperately worried after Palestinian militants claimed to have killed their son.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6558595.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42806000/jpg/_42806417_afp_protest203.jpg

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2007-04-16BBC Scotland vigils for reporterBBC Scotland employees have joined colleagues from across the corporation in a fresh show of support for Gaza reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6560361.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42807000/jpg/_42807369_abd203.jpg

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2007-04-15BBC's concern at Gaza man's fateA Palestinian group calling itself the Tawhid and Jihad brigades has issued a claim that it has killed BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6557779.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42804000/jpg/_42804335_demonstration_ap_230.jpg

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2007-04-14Union calls for BBC man's releaseThe UK's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly condemned the abduction of BBC reporter Alan Johnston in Gaza more than a month ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6556147.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42791000/jpg/_42791749_poster_pa203b.jpg

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2007-04-14Petition urges BBC man's releaseAn online petition calling for the release of the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston, has now gathered more than 30,000 signatures.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6553621.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42779000/jpg/_42779243_protest203ap.jpg

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2007-04-12UN chief urges release of BBC manUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has added his voice to calls for the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza a month ago.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6546059.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42792000/jpg/_42792151_grahamjohnstonpa203.jpg

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2007-04-12Media unite to seek BBC man's releaseThe one good thing that has come out of last four weeks since Alan Johnston, the BBC Gaza correspondent, was kidnapped has been the way that his colleagues have rallied around the campaign to get him home.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6550131.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42794000/jpg/_42794373_freealan_ap203b.jpg

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2007-04-12Text: Family's letter to Alan JohnstonAs part of an international day of action appealing for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, his father, Graham, read out an open letter to the journalist from his family.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6548237.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42791000/jpg/_42791277_thomson_bbc.jpg

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2007-04-12BBC director general's statementBBC director general Mark Thompson has given a news conference in the West Bank town of Ramallah to make a direct appeal for the release of missing Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston. Below is the text of his statement.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6547899.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42791000/jpg/_42791277_thomson_bbc.jpg

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2007-04-11Broadcasters in BBC reporter pleaThe bodies that represent broadcasters in Europe and around the world have called for the immediate release of the BBC correspondent in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6543773.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775473_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-04-09Gaza reporter missing four weeksIt is now more than four weeks since the BBC correspondent in Gaza, Alan Johnston, disappeared on his way home from work.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6538039.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42779000/jpg/_42779243_protest203ap.jpg

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2007-04-08Easter pleas for missing BBC manThe Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has led Easter prayers for the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who remains missing in the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6536871.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775461_protest_afp203body.jpg

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2007-04-08Palestinians discuss BBC reporterThe Palestinian security services and the interior ministry have been told to "take all necessary measures" to secure the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6534273.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42775000/jpg/_42775461_protest_afp203body.jpg

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2007-04-06Gaza protest for missing reporterPalestinian children have taken part in a demonstration in Gaza to press for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, missing since 12 March.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6533357.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42769000/jpg/_42769859_getty_meeting203.jpg

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2007-04-05UK meets Hamas PM over reporterA UK diplomat has met the Palestinian prime minister - a member of the militant Hamas movement - for talks on a missing BBC journalist.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6528875.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42769000/jpg/_42769859_getty_meeting203.jpg

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2007-04-04BBC users urge reporter's releaseBBC News website users have written in their thousands to demand the release of BBC Gaza reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6524879.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42763000/jpg/_42763499_gaza203.jpg

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2007-04-02Fresh protests for BBC reporterProtests and vigils are continuing for BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, three weeks to the day after his suspected abduction in the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6517911.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42754000/jpg/_42754869_johnstonad203.jpg

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2007-04-01Media stars back ad for BBC manLeading media personalities in the UK have joined an appeal to boost efforts to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston, believed to have been abducted in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6516315.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42753000/jpg/_42753033_poster203b.jpg

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2007-03-31Palestinian boycott over BBC manPalestinian journalists are being urged to stop covering government activities following the apparent abduction of the BBC's Gaza reporter Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6514551.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42751000/jpg/_42751239_gaza_afp203b.jpg

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2007-03-29Saudi calls for BBC man's releaseSaudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has condemned the apparent kidnapping of the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6508499.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42744000/jpg/_42744469_bushhouse_bbc_203b.jpg

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2007-03-26BBC rallies for missing reporterEvents have taken place in London and Gaza to mark two weeks since BBC reporter Alan Johnston went missing.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6494931.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42730000/jpg/_42730031_thomps203.jpg

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2007-03-25Gaza rally for BBC correspondentJournalists in Gaza have held a rally to call for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston and an end to the kidnap and intimidation of reporters.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6492737.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42724000/jpg/_42724953_poster_afp_203b.jpg

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2007-03-24Bishop wants reporter's releaseThe Bishop of Lichfield has called for the release of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who is believed to have been abducted in Gaza.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6491501.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41171000/jpg/_41171206_gledhill203.jpg

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2007-03-23All efforts' in hunt for BBC manEvery possible effort is being made to secure the release of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston, a Palestinian presidential aide has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6483569.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42718000/jpg/_42718555_protests_afp_203b.jpg

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2007-03-22Letter to Alan and his abductorsBassam Nasser, director of the Palestinian Centre for Democracy and Conflict Resolution is a friend of Alan Johnston in Gaza and regular commentator on the BBC. He has written this letter urging the release of the BBC correspondent, who disappeared 11 days ago and is feared kidnapped.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6475895.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-20EU working to find BBC reporterEU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says EU officials have been doing all they can to try to establish the whereabouts of the BBC's Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6470213.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-20UK presses Abbas on BBC reporterThe UK has raised the disappearance of the BBC's Alan Johnston with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, the foreign secretary has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6472091.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-19Father's appeal for BBC reporterThe father of missing BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has appealed for information, one week after his disappearance in the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6465605.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42700000/jpg/_42700049_father203.jpg

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2007-03-17Rally for missing BBC journalistPalestinian journalists have rallied outside parliament in Gaza City in support of the BBC's Alan Johnston, who is thought to have been abducted.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6461785.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-17Alan Johnston on the front linePalestinian security services are still searching for the BBC correspondent Alan Johnston who, it is thought, was abducted in Gaza on Monday. Alan has reported from conflict zones including Afghanistan as well as Gaza as these extracts from his previous reports show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6459521.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-15BBC plea for Gaza correspondentThe BBC has made a plea for information about the whereabouts of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6454411.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-13Search continues for BBC reporterThe BBC is continuing to try to locate its Gaza Strip correspondent, Alan Johnston, who has gone missing.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6444473.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-12Fears for BBC Gaza correspondentThe BBC says it is concerned for the safety of a correspondent who has gone missing in the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6442663.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42671000/jpg/_42671213_johnston_203.jpg

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2007-03-12Living with risk in GazaAmid concern for the safety of missing correspondent Alan Johnston, the BBC News website's Martin Patience describes the dangers and difficulties his colleague has faced.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6443667.stmhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42672000/jpg/_42672501_johnston_ap203b.jpg