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Ankara police attack Hrant Dink memorial event participants

Ankara police attack Hrant Dink memorial event participants

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS. Ankara police have attacked the participants of the Hrant Dink memorial rally, Agos reports.

The Hrant Dink memorial initiative in Ankara had issues an announcement on holding the commemorative event in Yuksel Square on January 19 at 15:00. Lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish HDP party and the Republican People’s Party were also scheduled to take part in the event.

However, the commemorative event was banned, and the group was allowed to hold only a minute-long homage rally.

After the rally, police attacked the group on grounds of voicing a slogan. Several members of the group were battered.

From January 10, 2017, Ankara authorities banned all demonstrations and rallies in the city.








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