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March 4 2011
Dink's family joins demonstration against journalists' persecution
March 04, 2011 | 18:36
Journalists gathered at the squares of Istanbul and Ankara on Friday
to protest against arrests of their nine colleagues.
About 25 journalist organizations participated in a protest action,
Turkish Millieyt newspaper reported.
The protestors in Istanbul were joined by family of Hrant Dink, chief
editor of bilingual Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper who was
assassinated by Turkish nationalist in 2007.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, about 10 people, majority
of them journalists were arrested on Thursday in connection with the
Ergenekon case.
One of the arrested is correspondent of Turkish Milliyet newspaper
Nedim Sener, author of the book telling about assassination of Hrant
Dink, chief editor of the Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper.
Earlier today the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
(OSCE) slammed Turkish authorities for arresting several journalists
and called on their immediate release.
From: A. Papazian
March 4 2011
Dink's family joins demonstration against journalists' persecution
March 04, 2011 | 18:36
Journalists gathered at the squares of Istanbul and Ankara on Friday
to protest against arrests of their nine colleagues.
About 25 journalist organizations participated in a protest action,
Turkish Millieyt newspaper reported.
The protestors in Istanbul were joined by family of Hrant Dink, chief
editor of bilingual Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper who was
assassinated by Turkish nationalist in 2007.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, about 10 people, majority
of them journalists were arrested on Thursday in connection with the
Ergenekon case.
One of the arrested is correspondent of Turkish Milliyet newspaper
Nedim Sener, author of the book telling about assassination of Hrant
Dink, chief editor of the Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper.
Earlier today the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
(OSCE) slammed Turkish authorities for arresting several journalists
and called on their immediate release.
From: A. Papazian