Vice News reporter Mohammed Rasool released on bail after 131 days in detainment
Vice News announced earlier today (5th January) that reporter Mohammed Rasool, who has been detained in a Turkish prison for the last 131 days, has been released on bail.
Vice launched an extensive campaign, #freerasool, after he was arrested and imprisoned by Turkish police on 27 August 2015, along with his colleagues Phil Pendlebury and Jake Hanrahan.
The three were arrested while reporting on clashes between police and youth members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey and were taken to a maximum security prison. The journalists were then accused of Turkish police of “working on behalf of Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
