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Ministry of Justice: Defending Genocide is Freedom of Speech

Ministry of Justice: Defending Genocide is Freedom of Speech

The Ministry of Justice did not issue permission for a trial against Armenian Agos newspaper owner Seropyan and chief editor Arat Dink. The case had initially been filed against assassinated Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink for recognizing the "Armenian Genocide".

26 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Thousands of People Commemorated Murdered Journalist Hrant Dink

Thousands of People Commemorated Murdered Journalist Hrant Dink

3,000 people gathered in front of the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper to commemorate journalist Hrant Dink who was killed at the very same place three years ago. Orators as well as the crowd emphasized once more the state's responsibility for the murder.

20 January 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Erhan Üstündağ

Agos Lawyers Demand Resignation Of Judge Yalçınkaya

Agos Lawyers Demand Resignation Of Judge Yalçınkaya

Kemal Aytaç, one of the lawyers for weekly Agos, Armenian-Turkish newspaper, demanded resignation of Hakkı Yalçınkaya, judge for the 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance of Şişli, Istanbul, or his removal.

24 November 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Journalist Arat Dink Shares The Freedom Of Expression Award

Journalist Arat Dink and imprisoned Burmese monk U Gambira are among the winners of Index on Censorship's 2008 Freedom of Expression Awards, which pay tribute to people around the world who have made outstanding contributions to free expression.

Agos Lawyers Reject Biased Court

Lawyers for the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper have demanded that the case against Seropyan and Nalci be heared by a different court, arguing that the current one “cannot be independent and neutral.”

3 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Arat Dink and Seropyan Sentenced

Agos editor-in-chief Arat Dink and licence holder Serkis Seropyan have been given a deferred one-year prison sentence each under Article 301.

7 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Article 19 Expresses Concern

International Reaction to Agos Sentence

The sentencing of Arat Dink and Serkis Seropyan, journalists of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper previously edited by murdered journalist Hrant Dink, has provoked international reaction.

17 October 2007

Hrant Dink's Son Sentenced for Father's Speech

Agos editor Arat Dink, the son of murdered journalist Hrant Dink, and the licence holder of the newspaper, Serkis Seropyan, have been on trial for "degrading Turkishness".

12 October 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Call to Support Agos Newspaper

The trial of Arat Dink and Sarkis Seropyan under Article 301 continues on 11 October.

10 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç