  ECHR to decide on Hrant Dink case next week September 9, 2010 - 20:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will make its decision regarding Turkish journalist of Armenian origin Hrant Dink case on September 14. The court has combined five separate applications of late journalist Dink and his family and it will make public its decision regarding the applications on September 14. In their application, Dink's family has claimed that Turkey violated Article 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 10 (freedom of expression) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy). Dink's family claimed that the state failed in its obligation to protect the life of Hrant Dink and to conduct an effective investigation, World Bulletin reported. They also complained of the verdict of a Turkish court against Hrant Dink which, they claim, made him a target for extreme nationalist groups. The editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper "Agos" published in Istanbul, Dink was shot dead outside his newspaper's offices on January 19, 2007. 52-year-old Dink Dink was found guilty in 2006 of "denigrating Turkish identity" under Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
