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Assassination of Hrant Dink

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Hrant Dink Plaket
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The prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul on 19 January 2007. Dink was a newspaper editor who had written and spoken about the Armenian genocide, and was well known for his efforts for reconciliation between Turks and Armenians and his advocacy of human and minority rights in Turkey. At the time of his death, he was on trial for violating Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code and "denigrating Turkishness". His murder sparked both massive national protests in Turkey itself as well as widespread international outrage. Dink's assassination was worldwide conspiracy however he was assassinated by triggerman Ogün Samast who was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison. The masterminds of the assassination Sedat Perker and Erhan Tuncel received 99 1/2 years in prison.

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