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| Vice News journalists released in Turkey | |
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| Two Vice News journalists arrested by Turkish authorities and charged with terror offences have been released, but their local fixer remains in custody. | |
| Correspondent Jake Hanrahan, cameraman Philip Pendlebury and Turkey-based Mohammed Ismael Rasool were arrested along with their driver in the south-eastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir last Thursday. | Correspondent Jake Hanrahan, cameraman Philip Pendlebury and Turkey-based Mohammed Ismael Rasool were arrested along with their driver in the south-eastern Turkish province of Diyarbakir last Thursday. |
| The trio were reporting on the conflict between the country’s government and the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The driver was subsequently released without charge. | The trio were reporting on the conflict between the country’s government and the youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The driver was subsequently released without charge. |
| They were later charged by a Turkish court with “aiding a terrorist organisation” and moved to a high security prison on Wednesday. | They were later charged by a Turkish court with “aiding a terrorist organisation” and moved to a high security prison on Wednesday. |
| Their release comes just a day after the UK government issued as statement expressing concern over the arrests and reminding Turkey of its “obligations” under human rights law. | Their release comes just a day after the UK government issued as statement expressing concern over the arrests and reminding Turkey of its “obligations” under human rights law. |
| The strongly worded statement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “Respect for freedom of expression and the right of media to operate without restriction are fundamental in any democratic society. Turkey is a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights and UN Declaration of Human Rights. We would expect the Turkish authorities to uphold the obligations enshrined in those agreements.” | The strongly worded statement from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “Respect for freedom of expression and the right of media to operate without restriction are fundamental in any democratic society. Turkey is a state party to the European Convention on Human Rights and UN Declaration of Human Rights. We would expect the Turkish authorities to uphold the obligations enshrined in those agreements.” |