Van rally: Stand up for peace against war!

The World Peace Day rally in Van has started.

Answering the call of KESK (Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions) and DISK (Confederation of Revolutionary Workers’ Unions), masses gathered at Musa Anter Peace Park.

Women and mothers with white scarves are carrying banners that read “Stand up for peace against war”.

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) joins the rally with a banner “Raise your voice against war, coups and pressures”, chanting “Repression cannot intimidate us”.

Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-chair Leyla Güven and KESK President Mehmet Bozgeyik are expected to address to the crowd.

The rally with end with the performances of Kurdish artists Mikail Aslan and Serhat Çarnewa.