Egypt ( protest over the detention of Al-Jazeera staff in Egypt )

lebanese journalists and activists hold placards to show their solidarity with detained Al-Jazeera staff in Egypt. Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA

Media organisations around the world have taken part in a day of protest against the detention of Al-Jazeera staff in Egypt. 

The international day of action was sparked by the imprisonment of three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt: Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed. Two other al-Jazeera reporters, Abdullah Al-Shami and Mohammed Badr, have also been detained in Egypt since last year. Greste, Fahmy and Mohamed will now stand trial accused of conspiring to tarnish Egypt’s international reputation.

Protesters gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square and in other cities around the world including Beirut, Cairo and Berlin to voice their concern. They also tweeted their support by using the #FreeAJStaffhashtag. 

Al-Jazeera organised a “thunderclap” on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblrfor 2pm GMT in which web users were encouraged to publish a picture of themselves with a sign reading “#FreeAJStaff”. According to its website, this reached more than 3 million people around the world.

Below are some of the messages and photographs that appeared on Twitter in support of the imprisoned journalists. You can add your support by using the #FreeAJStaff hashtag – or contact MediaGuardian via Twitter to add your image to the tweets below.