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  • Number Of Congressman Co-Sponsors Of Hrant Dink Bill Reaches 61

    NUMBER OF CONGRESSMAN CO-SPONSORS OF HRANT DINK BILL REACHES 61

    Noyan Tapan
    http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=113363
    Ma y 15, 2008

    WASHINGTON, ,AY 15, ARMENIANS TODAY - NOYAN TAPAN. Congressman
    Brad Sherman is now a sponsor of House Resolution 102, which honors
    the life and legacy of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. The
    Assembly-backed bill, introduced in January 2007 by Congressman Joseph
    Crowley, also calls on Turkey to take appropriate action to protect
    freedom of speech by repealing Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

    "I am proud to cosponsor this important Human Rights legislation,"
    Sherman told the Assembly. "It is important that the individuals
    behind Hrant Dink's brutal murder are brought to justice. We must
    show the world that Hrant Dink did not die in vain."

    "Sherman also supports U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide
    and is a cosponsor of House Resolution 106.
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