Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, "Erdogan called me, 'I am uncomfortable with HDP municipalities'," regarding the trustees at a rally he attended recently. I appointed trustees to all of them in two days,” he said. Evaluating this statement, Van BŞB Co-chair...

After the Taliban took over Afghanistan at the end of 20 years, many Afghans had to migrate to different countries due to the poverty and massacres experienced. Yasin Mubariz from Hazara, who has immigrated to Van for about 6 years, asked...

The first of the women's forums of the THRESHOLD platform to be held in 11 cities started in Van. Speaking here, THRESHOLD Volunteers Berrin Sönmez and Lawyer Hülya Gülbahar said that their first demand was equality and that the courage imparted...

The 3rd Theater Festival, organized by ŞanoWan, started with halay and zılgıt. The festival was dedicated to Jina Mahsa Amini, who was murdered as a result of torture by the 'morality police' in Iran, in the theater hall filled with local...

Senar Gül, who repairs battery powered vehicles and wheelchairs for disabled individuals free of charge in the workshop he opened in İpekyolu district about 3 years ago, says that they came to life 1-0 but they struggled to equalize this zero....

The poverty of women due to bad economic management in the country continues to increase with each passing day. Hiba Sarısaç, trying to create employment for women in the İpekyolu district of Van, with the machines supported by KOSGEB, insists on...

This year, the 10th rite was held by Armenians in Akdamar Church. For the first time, during the ceremony that the protocol did not participate, Armenians flew peace pigeons with the wishes of peace and freedom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrpUc3Umfc&t=18s This year, the 10th...

LGBTIQ+ individuals struggling to survive in Van due to the difficult and expensive living conditions offered by big cities told their stories of being discovered, as well as the rights violations and difficulties they faced in the city. LGBTIQ+ individuals, Ş.Ş...

The Suruç Massacre has entered its 7th year and Şükran Şen, mother of Yunus Emre Şen, who lost his life in the massacre, continues to seek justice: “In every case, the murderer is not found and the case is not justified.”...

Refugees who had to leave their lands due to the civil war in Syria are still fighting for their lives. Fatma Ibiş, one of the Syrians who settled in Van, says, “Many people here feel their hatred towards us.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxcgqZGaFA4 According...