Hrant Dink Commemoration - Sydney
Join the Armenian National Committee in remembering the life of the murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist, one year on.
Date: Friday 1st February 2008 Time: 7pm Venue: HASG College Nalbandian Hall 5 Chiltern Road Ingleside
HRANT DINK PROFILE
Hrant Dink, a writer and journalist, was one of the most prominent voices of Turkey's shrinking Armenian community. The 53-year-old editor of [i]Agos[/i] was convicted in 2005 for writing about the Armenian Genocide in 1915, a claim denied by the authorities in Ankara. On January 19, 2007, Dink was shot dead outside the newspaper's office in Istanbul. This incident, considered a deliberate attempt to thwart freedom of speech in Turkey, sparked protests within the country and across the world, including Australia.
