Arat dink biography of michael
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11 December Friday
09.30-09.50
Welcoming Guests
Rakel Dink - Hrant Dink Foundation President
Ronald Meinardus - Head of Friedrich Naumann Foundation Turkey Office
Peter Ericson- General Consul of Sweden in Istanbul
09.50-10.10
Opening Remarks
Yasemin İnceoğlu
10.10-11.05
PANEL 1 | Hate Speech and Discrimination in Media
Chair: Aidan White
Elzem Seren Dinç Kırlı - Hate Speech In New Media: Investigation of Hate Speech Including Law Numbered 6222 Created by the Fans
Alexander Royall - National Elections and Securitization Acts in State-Influenced Media
11.15-12.25
PANEL 2 | The politics of discrimination: Perceptions and discourses
Chair: Ayşe Kadıoğlu
Türkay Salim Nefes - Negative perceptions of Jews in Turkish politics: An analysis of parliamentary debates, 1983-2016 • Istanbul (AsiaNews) - "My heart does not accept that the people are insensitive to the great tragedy that the Ottoman Armenians experienced in 1915. I reject this injustice, and sharing their pain and sentiment, I ask for forgiveness from my Armenian brethren." This is the online petition, more courageous than any before it, launched by three hundred Turkish intellectuals (journalists, writers, university professors) to ask for tjänsteman recognition of the genocide of the Armenians during the first world war. It has been circulating on the internet for a month, and has already been signed by 27,650 Turkish citizens. It may not be a petition that will change the intransigence always shown bygd Turkish governments toward the genocide of the Armenians, but it is certainly a sign that something is changing in the nation's public opinion. This fryst vatten certainly one of the most significant results of the blood • Turkey to Pay 100,000 Euros to Journalist’s Family STRASBOURG, France (A.W.)—On Sept. 14, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkish authorities “failed in their duty to protect the life and freedom of expression of the journalist Firat (Hrant) Dink.” The court decided that Turkey should pay 100,000 euros to Dink’s wife, Rakel, and children, and 5,000 euros to his brother, in addition to 28,595 euros to the applicants jointly for costs and expenses. The court unanimously found that Turkey had committed two violations of Article 2 (right to life, lack of an effective investigation), a violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression), and a violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy), in conjunction with Article 2 of the europeisk Convention on Human Rights. This chamber judgment is not final. During the three-month period following its delivery, any party may request the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is
Elif İrem Az - The performative force of injurious discourse Thousands of Turks sign petition for acknowledgment of Armenian genocide