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Feb 2 2008
Slain Journalist Hrant Dink Remembered at Workshop, Demonstration
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze
A little over a year ago, the editor of the newspaper "Agos" was
assassinated in Istanbul, en route to his newspaper office. Hrant
Dink, the Turkish-Armenian editor, received multiple death threats
from Nationalists.
San Francisco's Armenian American Community is to hold a
demonstration in San Francisco today, organized by the Armenian
National Committee. The demonstration is at the site of an all-day
workshop, called "Portrait of Turkey," between Stockton and Kearny,
at 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco.
Hrant Dink, "Agos" editor
After the assassination, thousands of people demonstrated in Istanbul
for several days following the tragedy, and it was reported that over
100,000 mourners marched in the funeral procession.
Turkish law prohibits "insulting Turkishness" and Dink had faced
multiple prosecutions for statements he made affirming the Armenian
Genocide.
At the time of his murder, there was increasing official pressure to
silence him, from the Turkish Government. There was also a renewed
drive by the US State Department to block Congress from commemorating
the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity.
Feb 2 2008
Slain Journalist Hrant Dink Remembered at Workshop, Demonstration
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze
A little over a year ago, the editor of the newspaper "Agos" was
assassinated in Istanbul, en route to his newspaper office. Hrant
Dink, the Turkish-Armenian editor, received multiple death threats
from Nationalists.
San Francisco's Armenian American Community is to hold a
demonstration in San Francisco today, organized by the Armenian
National Committee. The demonstration is at the site of an all-day
workshop, called "Portrait of Turkey," between Stockton and Kearny,
at 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco.
Hrant Dink, "Agos" editor
After the assassination, thousands of people demonstrated in Istanbul
for several days following the tragedy, and it was reported that over
100,000 mourners marched in the funeral procession.
Turkish law prohibits "insulting Turkishness" and Dink had faced
multiple prosecutions for statements he made affirming the Armenian
Genocide.
At the time of his murder, there was increasing official pressure to
silence him, from the Turkish Government. There was also a renewed
drive by the US State Department to block Congress from commemorating
the Armenian Genocide as a crime against humanity.