  International Hrant Dink Award announced the submission of nominations for 2010 Award May 6, 2010 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Jury of the International Hrant Dink Award announced submission of nominations for 2010 Award. The annual International Hrant Dink Award is presented to individuals, organizations and groups that work for a free and just world without discrimination, racism and violence, who take personal risks for achieving those ideals, who break the stereotypes by giving inspiration and hope to others. With this Award, the Hrant Dink Foundation aims to remind all those who struggle for these ideals that their voices are heard and they are not alone. The winners will be announced on September 15, 2010, on the birthday of Hrant Dink, Editor-in-Chief of Agos Armenian-Turkish newspaper, who was assassinated in Istanbul on January 19, 2007. As reported by Yerevan Press Club, the International Hrant Dink Award Jury consists of: author Adalet Agaoglu; journalists Alper Gormus and Amira Hass (both of them are winners of the Hrant Dink Award 2009); Boris Navasardian, President of Yerevan Press Club; Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Member of the European Parliament; journalist Hasan Cemal; Irene Khan, former Secretary General of Amnesty International; feminist intellectual Judith Butler; Rakel Dink, President of the Board of Directors of the Hrant Dink Foundation.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
