The three al-Jazeera journalists were accused of supporting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Hundreds of journalists are due to gather in London to protest against the seven-year jail terms given to three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt.
On Monday a court in Cairo found Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of spreading false news.
The trio had denied the charges and are expected to appeal.
The father of Peter Greste - who is Australian - told reporters in Brisbane that the family was "devastated" and "shocked" by the verdict.
"This is a very dark time, not only for our family but for journalism generally," Juris Greste said.
BBC staff will be joined by colleagues from other news organisations to hold a one minute silent protest outside New Broadcasting House in London.
The protest will take place at 09:41 BST (08:41 GMT), the time of Monday's sentencing.
Peter Greste, a former BBC reporter, is been one of Australia's most high-profile foreign correspondents
The jail terms handed out to the three journalists accused of supporting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood led to an international outcry.
The White House said that jailing journalists because their reporting did not fit the government "narrative" was "a blow to democratic progress in Egypt".
US Secretary of State John Kerry described the sentences as "chilling and draconian".
'An injustice'
James Harding, the BBC's Director of News and Current Affairs, said it was an "act of intimidation against all journalists."
He said the BBC, alongside other broadcasters and news organisations, would be submitting a letter to President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi asking him to address "this injustice".
The BBC's Bethany Bell in Cairo says that while the case has been condemned around the world, it has been presented differently by the Egyptian media.
The BBC's James Harding: "The whole judicial process here is beginning to look like an act of intimidation"
Al-Jazeera, which is based in Qatar, was banned from operating inside Egypt after being accused of broadcasting reports sympathetic to former President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Jazeera has consistently denied the allegations.
Human rights group Amnesty said the trial was a "vindictive farce" and part of the "ongoing row" between Egypt and Qatar, which backs the Muslim Brotherhood.
Philip Luther, the group's Middle East and North Africa director, said it was "a dark day for media freedom in Egypt, when journalists are being locked up and branded criminals or 'terrorists' simply for doing their job."
Eleven defendants tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists, received 10-year sentences. Two of the journalists convicted in absentia are British.
In a statement, al-Jazeera English's managing director Al Anstey said the sentence "defies logic, sense, and any semblance of justice".
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