11th INTERNATIONAL HRANT DINK AWARD

Sept. 17, 2019

Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes Kharshiing received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award along with Turkish activist against male violence Nebahat Akkoç.

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The International Hrant Dink Award commemorates the memory of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007.
Since 2009, the Hrant Dink Award is presented annually by the Hrant Dink Foundation on Hrant Dink's birthday.
The award is presented to individuals, organisations or groups that work for a world free from discrimination, racism and violence, and who take personal risks for achieving those ideals.

Source : The Hindu

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