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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11732
EXTERNAL ACTION / Turkey

EU criticises measures taken against HDP party members

On Wednesday 22 February, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) criticised the measures taken the previous day against three members of parliament from the pro-Kurdish HDP party, including both of its co-chairs.

On Tuesday, the Turkish Parliament decided to withdraw the status of parliamentarian from the co-chair of the HDP party, Figen Yüksekdağ.  The same day, a court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the other co-chair, Selahattin Demirtaş, and...

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