A Candlelight Vigil and Remembrance in Honor of Hrant Dink

A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AND REMEMBRANCE IN HONOR OF HRANT DINK

AZG Armenian Daily #013, 25/01/2007

Friday, January 26, 6 PM at the Cross Stone at St.
James Armenian Church (465 Mt. Auburn Street,
Watertown, Mass) In the case of inclement weather,
vigil to be held in the church.

With the participation of:

First Armenian Church of Belmont

Holy Cross Armenian Catholic Church

Holy Trinity Armenian Church

Armenian Memorial Church

St. James Armenian Apostolic Church

St. Stephen-s Armenian Apostolic Church

Armenian Democratic Liberal Organization Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Social Democratic Hnchak
Party

Armenian Assembly of America

Armenian General Athletic Union

Armenian General Benevolent Union

Armenian National Committee

Armenian Relief Society

Armenian Sisters Association

Armenian Youth Federation

Hamazkayin Cultural and Educational Society St.
Stephen-s Armenian Elementary School Tekeyan Cultural
Association

This list of organizations will continue to grow. If
your organization would like to join this list, kindly
contact [email protected]

BACKGROUND: Editor of the Armenian/Turkish bi-lingual
newspaper, AGOS, Dink was a prominent journalist in
Turkey who championed freedom of expression.

Persecuted for his outspoken references to the
Armenian Genocide of the early 20th century, Turkish
courts recently upheld a six-month suspended sentence
against Dink for ‘insulting Turkishness’. Several
other prominent voices of dissent against the Turkish
Government-s official policy of genocide denial have
been similarly charged under Article 301 of the
Turkish penal code. The code, a continuation of
previous penal codes outlawing discussion of the
Armenian Genocide, continues to draw sharp criticism
from the European Union, which Turkey hopes to join.
Recently featured in the anti-genocide movie,
SCREAMERS, Dink spoke openly about the Armenian
Genocide and the pressures on those in Turkey trying
to come to terms with that bloody part of their
history.