INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS MURDER OF HRANT DINK
The current EU Presidency held by Germany expressed its "shock" over the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in Istanbul Friday. "Hrant Dink was a courageous man whose journalism was marked by a strong commitment to democracy and freedom of expression," said an EU Presidency statement. It said the presidency was appalled by this abominable killing, and called on Turkish authorities to solve the case as quickly as possible. Dink's murder was condemned strongly by the Amnesty International. The organization said it believes that he was targeted because of his work as a journalist who championed freedom of expression.
"This horrifying assassination silences one of Turkey's bravest human rights defenders," said Maureen Greenwood-Basken, Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) advocacy director for Europe and Central Asia.
The Armenian Assembly of America (AAA) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), two most powerful American Armenian lobby organizations, expressed their sadness over the tragic murder of one of the most prominent Armenian voices in Turkey. "The Armenian Assembly condemns this blatant political assassination and mourns the loss of an exceptional human being and civil rights advocate who, well aware of the personal risks to him, was determined to serve as a catalyst for mutual understanding, tolerance and dialogue. Hrant Dink consistently championed democratic change in Turkey. He will always be remembered for his strong leadership and commitment to human rights," AAA said in statement. "The Armenian National Committee of America mourns the loss of Hrant Dink, a leading Istanbul-based Armenian journalist murdered outside the offices of his Agos newspaper amid a growing tide of official Turkish government prosecutions and nationalist pressure to silence his writings on the Armenian Genocide. Hrant Dink's murder is tragic proof that the Turkish government - through its campaign of denial, threats and intimidation against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide - continues to fuel the same hatred and intolerance that initially led to this crime against humanity more than 90 years ago," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff has called on his House colleagues to join with him in praising Hrant Dink's courage in confronting the facts of the Armenian Genocide, and urging the Prime Minister of Turkey to repeal the law under which Dink was prosecuted. Armenian president Robert Kocharian strongly condemned the killing, saying through a spokesman that Armenians hope that the Turkish authorities will identify and punish the assassin. For his part foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian condemned Dink's murder and called on Turkish authorities to take swift action to identify those responsible. Also the Global Campaign for Free Expression expressed its deep shock and sadness over the killing of Hrant Dink. "Mr. Dink was one of the most outspoken critics of Turkey's actions between 1915 to 1923 when hundreds of thousands of Turkey's Armenian population were killed or driven out of the country. Increasingly, these events are being referred to as the Armenian genocide by a range of international and state actors," it said in a statement. "I am profoundly shocked and saddened by the murder of journalist and writer Hrant Dink. I join Prime Minister Erdogan in condemnation of this heinous crime and commend his pledge to bring the perpetrators to justice" said Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. "Mr. Dink had the courage to write about a painful period in the history of both Turkey and the whole region. His works were always written in a sincere spirit of reconciliation. Hrant Dink was targeted by those who hated him for using his freedom of expression and his freedom as a human being to help his nation strengthen its commitment to European values of tolerance and democracy. Mr. Dink will be remembered for advancing the case of freedom of expression in his country. It is important that citizens in every country have the right to discuss freely their national history," Terry Davis said in a statement. On Friday evening, thousands marched down the street where Hrant Dink was killed, blocking traffic, carrying posters of Dink and shouting slogans in favor of free expression.
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