A Wall Street Journal reporter held in Turkish detention for nearly three days without any contact with his family or lawyers has been released. National security reporter Dion Nissenbaum was taken from his Istanbul apartment on Tuesday night before being released Shabbos morning. His detention is believed to be connected to a government ban on publishing images from an Islamic State video.
“While we are relieved that Dion was released unharmed after nearly three days, we remain outraged at his peremptory detention, without any contact with his family, legal counsel or colleagues,” WSJ editor in chief Gerard Baker said in a statement released Saturday. Nissenbaum’s release comes after the Journal was unable to determine his location for two days, with the reporter not being allowed to contact his employer or a lawyer despite repeated requests. The incident comes amid a wider crackdown on journalists and academics in the country after a failed coup attempt in July. Read more at the WALL STREET JOURNAL.
