For Hrant, for Justice: The ongoing struggle for freedom of expression in Turkey

7pm Thursday 28 February 2008
Amnesty International UK - The Human Rights Action Centre

Amnesty International UK, in association with English PEN, the Armenian Institute and Index on Censorship invite you to this special event. It will be one year on from “Sincerity, My Only Weapon”: A tribute to Hrant Dink which was held at the HRAC and marked the fortieth day after the murder of Hrant Dink, Editor in Chief of the bilingual Armenian and Turkish weekly AGOS.

Through his journalism, Dink sought to heal the scars in Turkish-Armenian history. His commitment to full and frank dialogue led to his conviction in 2005 under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code for “denigrating the Turkish state”. He was murdered on Friday January 19th 2007 in front of his Istanbul office.

The event will see the premier screening of a 50-minute documentary by Nouritza Matossian of in-depth interviews with Hrant Dink. This is followed by a panel discussion with:

Nouritza Matossian – Writer and Broadcaster
Ayse Onal - Writer and Broadcaster
Andrew Gardner – AI Turkey Researcher

The event will be followed by a reception.

Booking details

7pm Thursday 28th February 2008 (Doors open at 6.30pm)

Amnesty International UK, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA

Tickets are free of charge - Book online at www.amnesty.org.uk/events or call 020 7033 1585