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    THOUSANDS COMMEMORATE JOURNALIST DINK IN TURKEY

    Press TV, Iran
    Jan 20 2014

    A rally is staged in Istanbul on January 19 every year to mark the
    anniversary of journalist Hrant Dink's killing. (File photo) Mon Jan
    20, 2014 8:25AM GMT

    Several thousands of protesters have gathered in the Turkish city
    of Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square to commemorate a Turkish-Armenian
    journalist who was murdered seven years ago.

    Protesters took part in the rally on Sunday, amid a heavy presence
    of riot police, to mark the anniversary of Hrant Dink's killing,
    demanding justice in the case.

    Fifty two-year-old Dink, who was a leading member of Turkey's Armenian
    community, was killed by a seventeen-year-old teenager outside the
    offices of the Armenian weekly Agos on January 19, 2007.

    A similar demonstration is staged every year on January 19, usually
    turning into a general call for justice.

    "I am not here only for Hrant. For more than 100 years, there has
    been so much injustice in Turkey... and it is not only Armenians who
    have been affected," Turkish historian Saro Dadyan said.

    Dink had campaigned for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians for
    years, though Turkish nationalists were completely outraged after he
    called the alleged mass killing of Armenians during WWI "a genocide."

    Dink's supporters claim that those behind his killing have been
    protected by the government, calling for a deeper probe into the case.

    Sunday's rally comes as the Turkish government has been grappling
    with fresh protests following a wide-ranging corruption scandal,
    ensnaring the closest allies of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

    On Saturday, Turkish police fired teargas and used water cannon to
    disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against controversial
    plans to impose curbs on the Internet in Istanbul's iconic Taksim
    Square.

    The bill introduced by the Turkish premier's ruling Justice and
    Development Party (AKP) will give the government the authority to
    keep records of all user activities for up to two years.

    It will also allow Turkey's telecommunications authority to directly
    block access to websites or remove content believed to 'violate
    privacy' without a court decision.

    MM/HJL




    From: A. Papazian
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