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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
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