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Citizen detained under excessive force and fire

Citizen detained under excessive force and fire

Soldiers have detained a citizen in Van with excessive force and by firing hundreds of live rounds into the air. HDP Van MP Murat Sarısaç has brought it up to parliament.

HDP in flood-hit Van province: Başkale must be declared a disaster area

HDP in flood-hit Van province: Başkale must be declared a disaster area

While the HDP politicians and MPs were talking to citizens, another flood happened in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van. Citizens complained that “the efforts were insufficient and another flood happened for this reason.”