hrant dink

Actor Halil Ergün spoke at the commemoration of Hrant Dink's murder two years ago on 19 January. Ten thousand people listened to him.

Around 10,000 people gathered in front of the Agos newspaper office in order to remember Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, murdered there two years ago.

The murderers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink took aim at his vision of a Turkey that allowed free speech says Sir Geoffrey Bindman, British legal expert on human rights issues.

Journalist Aydin spoke about the hope which Dink, as a socialist Armenian, inspired in others. Dalkıran summarised the events of the murder trial so far.

A gathering to commemorate Hrant Dink on the second anniversary of his assassination will take place in front of the Agos newspaper on 19 January at 2:30pm. Other events are planned.

British law expert Sir Geoffrey Bindman will speak at the second Hrant Dink Human Rights and Freedom of Expression Conference hosted by Bosphorus University on 16 January.

Dink family lawyer Ergin Cinmen has called for an investigation into the links between the Ergenekon organisation and the murders of Hrant Dink, Andrea Santoro and three Christians in Malatya.

A program aired on the State TV (TRT) claimed that Hrant Dink, Armenian journalist who was murdered in front of his office in January 2007, was responsible for the Maraş Massacre against the Alevis thirty years ago.

Lawyer Yücel Sayman has been acquitted in the case filed against him for insulting two lawyers during one of Dink’s trial when he was still alive. Sayman told the court to take into consideration the attacks during these trials on his client Dink.

Agos lawyer Deniz Tuna complains that the courts have still not completed the investigations regarding the 19 racist threats the newspaper has received and they do not take into consideration the racist nature of these threats.

The secret witness in Dink’s murder trial says there were two more people together with Ogün Samast and Osman Hayal at the murder scene. He identifies the third person as Yasin Hayal and claimes that he shot Dink from behind.

The case of the police officers charged with having their picture taken with the murder suspect of Hrant Dink after he was caught resulted in acquittal.

The court did not allow for the trial of the two gendarmerie officials in Dink’s murder to be transferred to the High Criminal Court. The two are charged with neglect in Dink’s murder.

The Ministry of Justice refused to give permission for the trial of Erdal Doğan, one of the lawyers representing the Dink family. The complaint was made by Samast’s lawyer.

Istanbul’s 14th High Criminal Court will continue hearing the witnesses in Dink’s murder case. “Hrant’s Friends” will be at Beşiktaş Square in Istanbul as before, demanding justice.

In the panel held for the birthday of Hrant Dink, the participants urged for more decisive struggle against discrimination.

In the Ergenekon indictment, the assaults on the State Council and daily Cumhuriyet, the murders of Hrant Dink and Necip Hablemitoğlu, and the Malatya Massacre take big place.

Parliamentary Human Rights Subcommittee accuses the security units of the state for not taking the necessary steps to prevent Hrant Dink’s murder in its report. It points out to the lack of communication between the institutions.

Lawyers of the Dink family in Hrant Dink’s murder case insist that not only Colonel Ali Öz, Captain Metin Yıldız and four other gendarmerie officials from Trabzon Gendarmerie, but all of the officials who could not prevent te murder should be prosecuted.

Istanbul Regional Administrative Court decided there was no need to investigate Chief of Istanbul Police Department Celalettin Cerrah and his subordinates for their role in Hrant Dink’s role.