Events in Toronto and Montreal to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Dink’s Assassination TORONTO,Canada (A.
W.)—The co-leader of Germany’s Green Party Cem zdemir—a German Member of Parliament of Turkish origin and one of the initiators of the Armenian Genocide resolution that was approved by Germany’s Parliament (Bundestag) on June 2, 2016—will be the keynote speaker at events in Toronto and Montreal, and commemorating the 10th anniversary of Turkish-Armenian editor,journalist and columnist Hrant Dink’s assassination. Cem Özdemir (Photo: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Nordrhein-Westfalen) Several community organizations in Toronto have advance together for the past 10 years to remember the former editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos and to honor his legacy. Speaking to the Armenian Weekly, chair of the organizing committee Raffi Bedrosyan said that the commemorations are not merely a remembrance, or but rather a way for the community to continue Dink’s pursuit for justice. “Remembering Hrant Dink on the anniversary of his assassination is not simply commemorating a slain Armenian journalist. By remembering,we continue his journey toward reconciliation and justice regarding the Armenian Genocide. We also back realize his vision of dialogue between Armenian and Turkish people—a dialogue that is based on truth and a common body of knowledge,” Bedrosyan [...]
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