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• HPG statement on guerrilla resistance against Turkish occupation operation 

  HPG published a first and detailed balance on the Turkish occupation operation in the Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.
• Heavy fighting continues in guerrilla areas 

  Violent clashes between guerrilla forces and Turkish troops continue in guerrilla areas where the Turkish army has launched a large-scale operation last night.
• KNK calls for urgent action against Turkish invasion 

  KNK calls on the people of Kurdistan to show their reaction to Turkey’s occupation attacks in Kurdistan.
• Yazidis in Tirbespiye: Iraqi government should keep off Turkish influence 

  The Yazidis in Tirbespiye condemned the Iraqi government’s attacks against the will of the Shengal people. They urged the Iraqi government to keep off the influence of the Turkish state’s dirty policies.
• Turkish army attacks Zap after the regions of Metina and Avashin  

  After Metina, the Turkish army launched an invasion attach against the area of Avashin in South Kurdistan. Fierce clashes were reported.
• Turkish army attacks region of Zap  

  The occupying Turkish army launched an invasion attack on the region of Zap after the attempts in Metina and Avashin.
• Protests in Shengal after death sentence against four Yazidis 

  An Iraqi court in Mosul has sentenced four young Yazidis to the death penalty. They are charged with a double murder of members of the Arab Shammar tribe. The decision has caused a great stir in Shengal.
• HBDH Kurdistan Militia announces ‘Vengeance Campaign for Sinan Dersim' 

  The HBDH Kurdistan Militia announced that they would launch a "vengeance campaign" for the martyred HPG Command Council and HBDH Executive Committee Member Sinan Dersim.
• Dersim mountains, a land of resistance and beauty 

  Speaking of Dersim, where she joined the PKK, guerrilla Dicle Avaşin said: "The rebellion of the Dersim mountains gives people confidence. Every stone, every tree, the water tell about what happened in history."
• Cizire Yazidi House: Achievements of Shengal people must be protected 

  In a statement on the Iraqi government’s attempt to enter Shengal, Cizire Yazidi House remarked that the achievements of Shengal people must be protected.
• No arrests in investigation into murder of kolbar by Turkish soldiers 

  In Van, a kolbar was tortured to death by Turkish soldiers, a second survived seriously injured. An investigation has been opened against the perpetrators, but they remain at large.
• HSM announces death of Sinan Dersim 

  Sinan Dersim was martyred in a Turkish airstrike in the Medya Defense Zones last October. The HSM Command pays tribute to his struggle and speaks of a great loss.
• Turkish soldiers raid house of condolence for fallen guerrilla 

  Turkish soldiers raided the condolence house for Şehnaz Okşamak, a fallen member of the People's Defense Forces (HPG). The soldiers confiscated the chairs and fined five people.
• TEV-DEM: Iraqi government's threats serve Turkey's interests 

  TEV-DEM said that the Iraqi government’s threats against Shengal served the interests of the Turkish state.
• People block the Iraqi army in Shengal 

  People from Gir Zerik in southwestern Shengal block the Iraqi army from advancing into their village with a sit-in.
• HDP urges Constitutional Court to condemn the crimes committed in Cizre 

  Nearly 300 people lost their lives and many were injured during the curfew and military onslaught in Cizre district of Şırnak in 2015.
• Shengal Autonomous Council: Resistance continues 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Council has announced that it will continue resistance to outside intervention until the recognition of an autonomous status and self-government for the Yazidi region.
• Nûda Tolhildan: Don't let yourselves be instrumentalized! 

  Guerrilla fighter Nûda Tolhildan overheard on the radio that her mother is being instrumentalized by the Turkish state. She appeals to all parents not to let themselves be used and to be proud of their fighting children.
• Governorship of Van extends ban on actions and activities until 3 May 

  The Governorship of Van extended the ban on actions and activities for another 15 days. The ban has been in place for 1,608 days.
• Kolbar tortured to death by Turkish soldiers at Iranian border 

  Turkish soldiers tortured two kolbars they captured in the border area. One of the kolbars, father of three, lost his life as a result.
• Political activist: KDP aims to cast me out of Hewlêr 

  Hawrê Kurdî, a political activist detained several times and exposed to political attacks because of his opposition to Turkish State’s occupation in Southern Kurdistan told; “KDP security forces aim to cast me out of Hewlêr.”
• HPG pays tribute to three fallen guerrillas 

  The HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Gulan Hêmin, Mizgîn Cigerxwîn and Sozdar Feraşîn fell as martyrs following the bombing by the Turkish army of the Medya Defense Areas in September 2020.
• HDP MPs protest the arbitrary and systematic bans in Van 

  HDP deputies and members took to the streets in protest at the never-ending bans in Van province.
• Ban on demonstrations and events extended in Hakkari 

  The AKP / MHP government has extended the ban on demonstrations and events in Hakkari. The ban has been in place since 2016.
• Turkish soldiers use violence against villagers in Sur, detain 6 in Çukurca 

  Turkish soldiers used violence against the people of Zorova village in Amed's Sur district. On the other hand, Turkish forces detained 6 people in house raids in Hakkari’s Çukurca district.