then as usual is among the nearly one hundred forty journalists and writers jailed in turkey a following a failed attempt to overthrow the government in two thousand and sixteen in the aftermath thousands of civil servants were arrested over a ledge of links to the coup however the purge spread to anyone perceived as critical including academics writers and journalists we met a court reporter who observes and documents the sentences passed on them every day all the while knowing she could be the next victim of justice. at breakfast shannon shakun isn't ready checking to see if there have been any more arrests for years the thirty year old has worked as a court reporter covering the trials of her colleagues at a chink i check if other journalists were imprisoned since the police weren't at my place at five am they could have struck somewhere else. she has lost her sense of humor without it she says she wouldn't be able to last in her job