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IPI condemns arrest of Austrian journalist in Turkey

Vienna-based global network demands Max Zirngast’s immediate release

Turkish military police at Silivri Prison outside Istanbul, March 9, 2018. EPA-EFE/Erdem Sahin

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists, unequivocally condemns the arrest of Austrian journalist Max Zirngast by the Turkish authorities and demands that he be released immediately.

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