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    TURKISH JOURNALIST POSTHUMOUSLY HONORED AS WORLD PRESS FREEDOM HERO

    International Journalist's Network
    Dec 13 2007

    The International Press Institute (IPI) has posthumously named
    Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink a World Press Freedom Hero.

    Dink was murdered January 19, 2007 in Istanbul outside the office of
    Agos, the Turkish-Armenian newspaper he edited.

    Dink faced criticism in Turkey from nationalists who accused him of
    insulting "Turkishness," a violation of Turkish law. More than 100,000
    people marched in protest of his assassination following his death.

    The award was presented to Dink's widow, Rakel Dink, on December 10
    in Vienna.
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