http://jimgibbon.com/2007/01/24/hrant-dinks-funeral/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:33:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://jimgibbon.com/2007/01/24/hrant-dinks-funeral/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Oneworld Multimedia :: Notes from the Armenian Turkish Blogosphere — on Hrant Dink’s Murder :: January :: 2007 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:49:00 +0000 http://jimgibbon.com/2007/01/24/hrant-dinks-funeral/#comment-797 [...] Of course, what matters is that Turks now confront their own demons and resolve issues such as Article 301 in the Turkish Constitution which can be used to silence any critical voice by charging that it insults “Turkishness.” On that, I leave the final word with Jim Gibbon. It’s been encouraging to read journalists calling for an immediate end to Article 301 and to see that, among the many signs in the funeral procession that said “We are all Hrant” and “We are all Armenian,” there were also some that said “301 - Murderer.” [...] [...] Of course, what matters is that Turks now confront their own demons and resolve issues such as Article 301 in the Turkish Constitution which can be used to silence any critical voice by charging that it insults “Turkishness.” On that, I leave the final word with Jim Gibbon. It’s been encouraging to read journalists calling for an immediate end to Article 301 and to see that, among the many signs in the funeral procession that said “We are all Hrant” and “We are all Armenian,” there were also some that said “301 – Murderer.” [...]

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