| Alan Johnston | | Born | 17 May 1962 (1962-05-17) (age 45)
Lindi, Tanganyika | | Education | MA in English and politics (Dundee)
Diploma in Journalism Studies (Cardiff) | | Occupation | Journalist | | Parents | Graham and Margaret Johnston | Alan Graham Johnston (born May 17, 1962) is a British journalist working for the BBC. He has been the BBC's correspondent in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and the Gaza Strip. As the only Western journalist permanently based in Gaza, he was kidnapped by a group of Palestinian militants on March 12, 2007, and released nearly four months later on July 4. is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Biography
Johnston was born in Lindi, Tanganyika (present-day Tanzania),[1] to Scottish parents, Graham and Margaret Johnston[2], and was educated at Dollar Academy in Dollar, Scotland[3]. He went on to study at Dundee University, where he graduated with an MA in English and politics. Johnston also has a diploma in Journalism Studies from the University of Wales in Cardiff.[1] Lindi is both a seaside town (2003 pop. ...
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Journalism Johnston joined the BBC in 1991, and has spent eight years as a correspondent for them, including in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, as well as Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] He was in Kabul when Afghanistan was still under the control of the Taliban.[4] He was due to be the BBC's full-time correspondent in Gaza until April 1, 2007, and at the time of his kidnapping was the only foreign reporter with a major Western media organisation to still be based in the city.[1][5][6] The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...
Tashkent Tashkent (Uzbek: , Russian: , English: ) is the current capital of Uzbekistan and also of Tashkent Province. ...
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The Taliban (Pashto: , students or seekers of knowledge) are a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim and ethnic Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by American aerial bombardment and Northern Alliance ground forces. ...
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Johnston covered many major stories in Gaza for the BBC, including Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005, Hamas winning the 2006 legislative elections, the 2006 Israel-Gaza conflict and the Palestinian factional violence of late 2006 to 2007.[4] Not to be confused with the Spanish name Garza or the Egyptian town of Giza. ...
Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: ×ª×•×›× ×™×ª ×”×”×ª× ×ª×§×•×ª Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or ×ª×›× ×™×ª ×”×”×™× ×ª×§×•×ª Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all...
Hamas (Arabic: ; acronym: Arabic: , or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement,[1]) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization. ...
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Combatants Israel Defense Forces (Israeli Security Forces) Hamas Fatah (al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades), Popular Resistance Committees Palestinian Islamic Jihad Palestinian Army of Islam Commanders Dan Halutz (Chief of Staff) Yoav Galant (Regional) Khaled Mashal (Leader of Hamas[1])Mohammed Deif (Leader of Hamas military wing) Strength 3,000 unknown possibly...
Combatants Hamas Fatah Strength 10,000 (mostly in Gaza)[1] 60,000 (mostly in the W. Bank)[2] Casualties 39 killed 74 killed 29 civilians killed 354 wounded on both sides (at least) The Palestinian factional violence began after the ruling Hamas party accused Fatah of trying to kill the...
Johnston is regarded by the BBC as a respected, experienced journalist,[7] and due to his local knowledge, he was someone other journalists would turn to for information when in Gaza.[6]
Johnston's BBC colleague Paul Adams noted that it was Johnston's "job to bring us day after day reports of the Palestinian predicament in the Gaza Strip."[1] Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian Information Minister, has described Johnston as a "friend of our people", and said that Johnston "has done a lot for our cause."[8] Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti has also called Johnston a "friend of the Palestinian people".[9] Mustafa Barghouti Mustafa Barghouti (also often written Mustafa Barghouthi, Mustafa Al Barghuthi, Dr Barghuthi; born 1954) is a Palestinian democracy activist. ...
Fatah (Arabic: ); a reverse acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (literally: Palestinian National Liberation Movement) is a major secular Palestinian political party and the largest organization in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a generally secular multi-party confederation. ...
Marwan Barghouti Marwan Barghouti ( مروان البرغوثي born June 6, 1959) is a Palestinian leader from the West Bank and a leader of the Fatah movement. ...
When not working as a correspondent, Johnston produces radio reports, one of which, on life after the Taliban, won a Sony Radio Academy Award bronze.[10] Johnston has also worked as programme editor of The World Today and as a general reporter in the BBC World Service newsroom.[11] The Sony Radio Academy Awards (the Sonys), started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. ...
The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ...
The London Press Club named Johnston as British Broadcasting Journalist of the Year at an awards ceremony held on May 10, 2007. Accepting the award for Johnston, who was spending his 60th day in captivity, his father said that while the award meant a lot, "my family ... would like Alan to stand here today himself."[12] is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The day after he was released, Johnston was awarded a prize by Amnesty International for his radio reports on human rights in Gaza, praising him for his "commitment to telling ordinary peoples' stories."[13] Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a pressure group that promotes human rights. ...
Kidnapping -
Main article: Kidnapping of Alan Johnston
Alan Johnston banner at BBC TV Centre On March 12, 2007, Johnston was kidnapped. His captivity led to many protests worldwide. On July 4, Johnston was freed, according to Hamas without any ransom being paid, and was taken to meet Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before leaving with an entourage of British diplomats to Jerusalem. The kidnapping of Alan Johnston, a BBC journalist, by the Army of Islam in Gaza City occurred on March 12, 2007 and held for nearly four months. ...
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Ismail Haniyeh (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية; sometimes transliterated as Ismail Haniya or Ismail Haniyah); born January 1963) is a senior political leader of Hamas and former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority. ...
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References - ^ a b c d e Staff writer. "Fears for BBC Gaza correspondent", BBC News, 2007-03-12. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Raymond Hainey. "The 'very grounded' journalist who won acclaim for his work in world's war zones", The Scotsman, 2007-04-16. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ Mitchell Prothero. "Journalist's tragic role in Gaza's deadly rivalries", New Zealand Herald, 2007-04-09. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
- ^ a b Staff writer. "Living with risk in Gaza", BBC News, 2007-03-12. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Kevin Flower and Octavia Nasr. "BBC fears its Gaza correspondent abducted", CNN, 2007-03-12. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ a b Conal Urquhart. "Masked gunmen kidnap British reporter in Gaza City street attack", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-03-13. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Rory McCarthy. "Hamas government acts to free kidnapped BBC man", Guardian Unlimited, 2007-03-14. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Staff writer. "Broadcasters in BBC reporter plea", BBC News, 2007-04-11. Retrieved on 2007-04-11.
- ^ Associated Press. "Barghouti calls for release of BBC journalist", Jerusalem Post, 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ^ The News Programme Award. Sony Radio Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ BBC (March 2007). Biographies - Alan Johnston BBC Gaza Correspondent. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Craig Brown. "Missing reporter is journalist of year", The Scotsman, 2007-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-05-11.
- ^ Staff writer. "BBC's Johnston wins Amnesty award", BBC News, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
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