Turkish-Armenian Journalists Awarded Norwegian Prize

TURKISH-ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS AWARDED NORWEGIAN PRIZE

Armenpress

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, ARMENPRESS: The editor of a Turkish-Armenian
magazine was Wednesday awarded the Norwegian Bjornson prize, worth
100,000 kroner (15,200 dollars), for highlighting massacres of the
Armenian minority by Ottoman Turks in 1915, DPA reported.

Agos’ editor Hrant Dink has frequently written on the subject that
continues to generate controversy in Turkey today, and has had
frequent run-ins with Turkish authorities. The prize will be handed
out at a November 24 ceremony in the Norwegian west coast city Molde,
the Norwegian news agency NTB reported.

The prize is awarded by the Bjornson Academy, established in 2003 to
protect freedom of expression.

Previous winners were Vivian Fouad and Samir Morcos from Egypt for
their efforts to promote ties between Muslims and Christians, and
Esma Redzepova from Macedonia who has championed the rights of the
Roma people.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS