Diyarbakir
Why News as You Know It Wouldn't Exist Without 'Fixers'
Journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool remains in prison in Turkey just for doing his job. And without local freelancers like him we wouldn't get any real news, just spin, rumors, and state-controlled media.
Leaving My Friend Rasool Behind and Why He Must Be Freed from Turkish Prison
VICE News journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool is still detained in Turkey. Jake Hanrahan, who was jailed with Rasool but is now home in the UK, gives a personal account of a great friend and colleague.
Two VICE News Journalists Safely Back in UK, but One Remains Detained in Turkey
VICE News is pleased to confirm that Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury have returned to the UK, but remains extremely concerned for Mohammed Ismael Rasool, who is still being held in Turkish prison.
Turkey Releases Two VICE News Journalists from Prison as One Remains in Detention
VICE News has received confirmation that two of our journalists, Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, have been released but another colleague, Mohammed Ismael Rasool, has had his appeal rejected.
VICE News Journalists Transferred to Prison Hours From Legal Help
Three VICE News journalists — who remain detained in Turkey on baseless and false charges — have now been transported to a prison more than five hours from where their legal representation is based.
VICE News Condemns Turkish Government Over Detention of Its Journalists on Terrorism Charges
Three journalists working for VICE News were detained Thursday while documenting the situation in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir.
Global Rights Groups Call for Turkey to Release Detained VICE News Journalists
Amnesty International, PEN International, and the Committee for the Protection of Journalists have condemned the detention of four VICE News journalists by authorities in southeastern Turkey.
Turkey's Border War
VICE News went to Diyarbakir to meet with the youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and discuss their involvement in the clashes.