Hrant Dink honored with Freedom of Press 2007 award posthumouslyJuly 11, 2007 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agos Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor Hrant Dink was posthumously honored with Freedom of Press 2007 award of the Union of Journalists of Turkey.The award is given to those who were prosecuted under article 301. Ragip Zakaroglu and lawyer Gulcin Caylergilu were also awarded. Zakaroglu was the first to translate Franz Werfel's "40 days of Musa Dag", the book telling about the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The awarding ceremony will take place July 24 in the Dolmabahce Palace built by Armenian architect Garabet Amira Balyan and his son Nigogayos Balyan by order of sultan Abdulmecid I. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |