WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Snell was detained on August 7 after traveling to Turkey from Syria, where she had reportedly been filming a documentary. Turkish authorities say she was detained over allegedly violating a military zone.
"We call on Turkish authorities to immediately release Lindsey Snell and allow her to resume her work as a journalist," CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova said, as quoted in a statement published on the Committee’s website on Thursday.
Ognianova urged the Turkish authorities to “end its harassment” of journalists crossing over from Syria. According to the CPJ, such incidents have been regular in recent years.
Turkey ranks 151st out of 180 countries in the RSF 2016 Press Freedom Index.
Ankara's crackdown on journalists and imposition of restrictions on media freedoms have been condemned by the United States, the European Union and other entities.
