ARAT DINK AWARDED GUARDIAN JOURNALISM AWARD

AZG Armenian Daily
22/05/2008

Diaspora

Editor-in-Chief of "Agos" newspaper Hrant Dink’s son Arat Dink was
honored by Index on Censorship of London Guardian.Dink was awarded
the prestigious Guardian Journalism Award, which recognizes determined
and brave journalism that often represents a different point of view
in the media, Bianet reports.

Index on Censorship Chief Executive Henderson Mullin commented: ‘The
bravery of Arat Dink, and the rest of the staff of Agos, in the face
of Draconian laws restricting their freedom of expression, provides
inspiration for journalists throughout the world. In honoring Arat,
we also commemorate the work of his late father, Hrant Dink.’

"As the editor of the Armenian paper "Agos", Dink has suffered
immensely for the "crime" of speaking out in Turkey about the Armenian
Genocide. His father Hrant, who was editor of the paper before him,
was gunned down for giving an interview about the Genocide. Arat
himself was given a one-year suspended sentence for daring to reprint
his late father’s words."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress