Bram Janssen, Dutch photographer for Associated Press which was detained by police for performing journalism in #Turkey at #istanbulPride around 8 hours ago, has been released, reports Washington Post's Erin Cunningham.
#FreePress #LGBTQI

All 23 #LGBTI+ activists detained during #Istanbul #Pride yesterday have been released. -dokuz8

Pictures of Turkey's police repressing #IstanbulPride yesterday.
Part 1 of 2.
https://soc.ialis.me/media/wT7orvZBVMLaz1o9ehc https://soc.ialis.me/media/LfUUJ1NfV-M6NXXvjec https://soc.ialis.me/media/8F96QcvdQa5ayHLK6N4 https://soc.ialis.me/media/YJXuG3GOWp0bBD-2zms

Pictures of Turkey's police repressing #IstanbulPride yesterday.
Part 2 of 2.
Last picture is AP's Bram Janssen being detained while performing journalism. https://soc.ialis.me/media/lH0eYeeIUbKhqw51HqM https://soc.ialis.me/media/OEx1wdBp0EfRumziCNA https://soc.ialis.me/media/QBNw7TPwJld02adVYRI https://soc.ialis.me/media/S-GvXGfjOO-14pKYWWg

@tomas Pepperballs. Like being hit by a concentrated dose of pepperspray at a very far distance...

Remember the crushing of #IstanbulPride2017 by police of Turkey?
Well, here's a picture from that event that I actually like instead... https://soc.ialis.me/media/PgCo_RnJzUKTo2XBUWw

[from Reuters]

AP's Bram Janssen now confirmed "was released last night" after being detained while performing journalism around #Istanbul #Pride yesterday and "I'm doing fine" (via birdsite).