Protest action held in Istanbul in memory of Hrant DinkJanuary 19, 2010 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The protest action in memory of Hrant Dink , editor-in-chief of the Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper murdered on January 19, 2007 held in Istanbul. The protest takes place near the editorial office of the newspaper, near the place where Dink was killed. As the Turkish Cumhuriyet writes, the action is taking place under the slogan "We know the murderer, we demand justice." The statement distributed by the organizers of the rally said: "Grant has left us a idea of decent brotherhood. We are gathering at the place of his death in the name of decent fraternity, in the name of Grant, in the name of justice". The action in the Sisli district of Istanbul, was attended by hundreds of people. Hrant Dink (September 15, 1954 - January 19, 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian journalist and columnist and editor-in-chief of Agos bilingual newspaper. Dink was best known for advocating Turkish-Armenian reconciliation and human and minority rights in Turkey. Charged under the notorious article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code, Dink stood a trial for insulting Turkishness. After numerous death threats, Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul in January 2007, by Ogün Samast, a 17-year old Turkish nationalist. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |