PEN International
Freedom of Speech Is Still Deteriorating Drastically in Turkey
A new report by PEN International documents Turkey's persecution of journalists and other writers, mass surveillance, blocking of social media, and criminalization of whistleblowing.
Free Rasool: VICE News Staff on the Journalist Now Imprisoned for a Month in Turkey
VICE News staffers describe their experiences working with Mohammed Ismael Rasool, a talented young journalist who was detained one month ago while reporting in southeast Turkey.
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.
