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• 'Leader Öcalan is a Guest in Your Home' campaign in Shengal 

  Women are presenting brochures and photographs of Abdullah Öcalan to the houses they visit in the Yazidi town of Shengal (Sinjar).
• Iranian state forces kill a kolbar in Bane  

  Iranian state forces attacked a group of kolbars in the Hengejale border region of Bane and killed a young man named Wahid Qadirpur.
• Three people from the Arvas family were sent to prison 

  Three of the four members of the Arvas family, who were taken into custody in a gendarmerie and special operations raid in Westan on Wednesday, were arrested and sent to prison.
• At least 25 people taken into custody in Şirnak 

  At least 25 people were taken into custody in house raids carried out by Turkish state forces in the Cizre and Idil districts of Şirnak.
• Iranian regime murdered another Kurdish citizen 

  Iranian regime forces murdered a Kurdish citizen working as a driver in Banê, Rojhilatê Kurdistan.
• HPG reports ongoing actions against the Turkish army in guerrilla areas 

  Guerrillas continue their resistance against the Turkish occupation forces in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• 'Our place is in the mountains of Kurdistan', say new guerrillas 

  25 new guerrillas have completed training at the Martyr Erdal School. The young guerrillas explain: “We don’t want to live in a system that turns us into robots.”
• Four Kurdish civilians sentenced to prison in Rojhilat 

  The Iranian regime’s political repression of the Kurdish population in Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan) continues unabated.
• Dozens detained in Van 

  The Turkish regime continues its political onslaught against the Kurdish population.
• HPG pays tribute to martyrs Murat, Xemgîn and Artêş 

  The HPG announced the deaths of three guerrilla fighters. Qehreman Murat from Bakur, Rûbar Xemgîn from Rojhilat and Fîraz Artêş from Rojava. They died in September 2022 while resisting the Turkish invasion of Metîna.
• HPG: Turkish army attacked guerrilla areas with chemical weapons 

  The occupying Turkish army attacked the tunnels in the Girê FM Resistance Area in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region with chemical gas and banned explosives.
• 7 people imprisoned, 2 put under house arrest in Hakkari 

  7 of 9 people who were detained in house raids in Hakkari on 8 May were imprisoned, and the other 2 were sentenced to house arrest.
• HPG reports ongoing guerrilla actions against the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas from HPG and YJA Star continue their resistance against Turkish occupation forces in the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan.
• YRK: Turkish state carried out UCAV attack in Pênciwen 

  East Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) reported that the Turkish state bombarded the Pênciwen region and that there was no damage to their forces.
• Turkish air strikes target villages in Binarê Qendîl 

  The Turkish air force has again bombed the region of Binarê Qendîl in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Access to Gabar and Cudi mountains banned once again 

  The Gabar and Cudi mountains in North Kurdistan were banned by the Turkish state for 15 days under the name of "temporary special security zone".
• Iranian forces kill 4 more Kurdish kolbars 

  As a result of the direct fire of Iranian forces, 4 more Kurdish kolbars were killed.
• PUK: We reject the decision of the Iraqi Election Commission 

  PUK announced that it rejected the decision taken by the Iraqi Supreme Election Commission to halt preparations for the upcoming elections.
• Preparations for Kurdistan Region Parliamentary Elections halted 

  Iraq's Independent Supreme Election Commission announced that preparations for the Kurdistan Region Parliamentary Elections have been temporarily halted.
• Doğan: Hilvan is DEM, DEM is Hilvan! 

  DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan spoke ahead of the re-run of the elections in Hilvan and said: "We will win once again on 2 June. Hilvan is DEM, DEM is Hilvan."
• HPG pays tribute to commander Çiya  

  The HPG said that guerrilla commander Şevger Çiya fell in an enemy attack in the Medya Defense Areas in January 2022 after 24 years of freedom struggle.
• Iranian forces arrest five Kurdish religious activists, civilians in Piranshahr 

  The Iranian regime's repression against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Amanos and Amed  

  According to HPG, guerrillas Soro Amanos and Şiyar Amed died in Turkish attacks in the Medya Defense Areas in 2022.
• 14 Kurdish activists taken into custody in Iran 

  The arrests were reportedly carried out mainly by the Intelligence Organisaiton of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and are linked to the organisation of this year’s Newroz celebrations in the region.
• Governor of Hewlêr visits Mardin Metropolitan Municipality 

  Hewlêr Governor Omed Xoşnav, during his visit to Mardin Metropolitan Municipality, stated that they are ready to do their part for peace, while Ahmet Türk said, "Bashur administration should defend the rights of all Kurds."