Turkey accuses VICE reporters of terrorism and having ties to the Islamic State. They will face unsubstantiated charges in court on Monday.

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A crew of four reporters from VICE are being held by Turkey to appear in court today.

They are being accused by Turkey of terrorism associated with Islamic State. Also, they are being accused of collaborating with the Kurdish PKK.

Amnesty International is opposing this accusation from Turkey.

LINK: British citizens Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury are part of the crew, along with a translator and a fixer. They were reporting on escalating tensions between local authorities and the pro-Kurd Workers’ Party.

The four were reportedly accused by Turkish authorities of having links to the Islamic State group, according to Amnesty International. They were also accused of "close contact with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants," according to Reuters. Their arrest has been condemned by rights groups and watchdogs.

“It is completely proper that journalists should cover this important story. The decision to detain the journalists was wrong, while the allegation of assisting Islamic state is unsubstantiated, outrageous and bizarre,” Andrew Gardner, Turkey researcher for Amnesty International, said in a Friday statement.