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