Journalist Hayri Demir given prison sentence for 'terror propaganda'
The journalist was facing charges because of his social media posts and reports from Syria's Kurdish-held northern and eastern parts.
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Journalist Hayri Demir was sentenced to 2 years, 9 months, and 22 days for "propagandizing for a terrorist organization" in his social media posts.
At a hearing yesterday (December 21), the Ankara 15th Heavy Penal Court acquitted Demir of "being a member of a terrorist organization" due to lack of evidence.
The journalist was facing charges because of his social media posts from 2014 and 2015 and reports from Syria's Kurdish-held northern and eastern parts.
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