HRES 102
110th Congress
House
International Affairs
Armenia
Assassination
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Europe
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Genocide
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
Middle East and North Africa
Murder
Political violence
Prosecution
Reporters and reporting
Turkey
Condemning the assassination of human rights advocate and outspoken defender of freedom of the press, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on January 19, 2007.
Introduced: January 29, 2007
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Jan 29, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 29, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the assassination of Hrant Dink.
Urges the government of Turkey to: (1) continue its investigation and prosecution of those individuals responsible for Hrant Dink's murder; and (2) protect freedom of speech in Turkey by repealing Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code and by opposing intolerance, intimidation, and violence against individuals who are exercising their right of freedom of speech.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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