{"id":270587,"date":"2016-01-19T21:36:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=270587"},"modified":"2016-01-19T21:36:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:36:53","slug":"hrant-dink-commemorated-in-yerevan-on-9th-anniversary-of-death-video-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2016\/01\/19\/hrant-dink-commemorated-in-yerevan-on-9th-anniversary-of-death-video-photo.html","title":{"rendered":"Hrant Dink Commemorated in Yerevan on 9th Anniversary of Death (Video, Photo)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDozens of people gathered on Tuesday in front of the Yerevan municipality to commemorate Turkish-Armenian journalist, former editor-in-chief of Agos daily Hrant Dink on the ninth anniversary of his death.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tParticipants of the commemoration ceremony, which was organized by Istanbul-based Armenian activist movement Nor Zartonk, also signed and delivered a petition to the Armenian capital’s municipality, calling on the authorities to name a street in Yerevan after Hrant Dink.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNor Zartonk spokesperson Ni\u015fan Güreh acknowledged during the ceremony that the number of participants was scant this year; however, he said they were hopeful that more people and organizations would join the movement next year, on the 10th anniversary of Dink’s assassination.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the petition campaign, the people marched to Yerevan’s Republic Square and held a candlelight vigil in memory of the prominent journalist.\n<\/p>\n

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