Philip Pendlebury

Two British journalists working for VICE News, who were released from a prison in southern Turkey to which they were sent after being arrested on alleged terror charges in late August, have been deported, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Two VICE News journalists who were released from prison on Sept. 3 after being arrested in Turkey's southeast on charges of having links to a terrorist organization will be deported from the country, Do?an News Agency has reported. 

Two VICE News journalists arrested earlier this week in Turkey's southeast on charges of having links to a terrorist organization have been released, a Turkish government source told the Hürriyet Daily News on Sept. 3, while the Iraqi translator is still under arrest.

Two Vice News journalists and their assistant who were arrested in Turkey on terror-related charges have been transferred to a prison more than 500 kilometers (300 miles) away from their lawyers and the courthouse where they face trial, a lawyer said Sept. 3.

The first thing that struck Turkish readers on the morning of Sept. 1 was the front page of Sözcü, a popular newspaper that is very critical of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti).

The abbreviations and English translations of organizations linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) written in a notebook has been mentioned among the evidence seized by the police in the arrest of two British journalists working for VICE News, according to Turkey?s state-run Anadolu Agency. 

The United States and the European Union have both expressed their concern over the arrest of two British journalists in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, in line with international rights organizations.

The United States State Department has voiced its concern over the arrest of two British journalists and their translator in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r, urging Turkey to revise its actions to match up with democratic values.

A Turkish court has remanded in custody two British journalists working for US-based media outlet VICE News on terror charges, in a case that has sparked fresh concern about press freedom.

International rights organizations have called on Turkish authorities to release three people working for VICE News, including two British journalists, who have been detained in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

The journalists will appear in a Turkish court on Aug. 31, facing "unsubstantiated charges of terrorism," said a VICE News spokesperson.