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The journalist was facing charges because of his social media posts and reports from Syria's Kurdish-held northern and eastern parts.

Hayri Demir says, "We are heading to days where even breathing will be considered a crime."

Journalist Demir has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for sharing a newspaper advertisement placed on to mark the journalists who were killed in the 90s, and a clipping of a newspaper in which his own report was published on social media.

Dicle Media News Agency Ankara correspondent Hayri Demir has been detained in a police raid launched into his home.