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• 12 people die in the helicopter crash in Dersim 

  A Turkish helicopter carrying police and some other officers has crashed in Dersim province earlier today. According to official statement, 12 people in the helicopter have died.
• HDP MP and Women's Assembly Spokesperson detained in Amed 

  HDP Ağrı deputy Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir has been detained at Diyarbakır Courthouse.
• YPG reports intensified attacks by Turkish-backed gangs on Rojava 

  YPG reported that the Turkish army and allied gangs continue their activities and attacks on the lands of Rojava, particularly Efrîn Canton.
• Helicopter carrying judges and police officers crashes in Dersim 

  A Turkish police helicopter carrying judges and police officers has crashed in Dersim province.
• HPG: Four soldiers killed in Hakkari 

  HPG Media Centre announced that four soldiers of the Turkish army were killed as result of an action by guerrillas in the countryside of Hakkari province, North Kurdistan.
• 9 members of Turkish-backed gangs wounded in Shehba 

  Turkish-backed gangs attacked attacked Shehba region of Rojava last night. Revolutionary forces responded to the attacks and 9 members of the gangs were wounded.
• Torn ballots with 'No' votes found in construction site in Suruç 

  Many torn ballots with 'No' votes have been found in a building under construction in Suruç district of Urfa.
• Turkish aerial activity over Qandil 

  There is taking place an intensified activity of Turkish aircraft over Qandil region in South Kurdistan.
• HPG: Five soldiers killed in actions by guerrillas 

  Guerrillas carried out actions against the Turkish army in the countryside of Hakkari and Van provinces, North Kurdistan, which left at least five soldiers dead.
• Turkish warplanes bombing Qandil 

  Turkish fighters jets are shelling Qandil region of PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• AKP preparing for more extensive war by the end of the month 

  AKP is preparing for an extensive attack on the Kurdish Freedom Movement with support from the KDP.
• 'No' prevails in Kurdish cities with usurped municipalities 

  In the North Kurdistan region which witnessed a high rate of participation in yesterday's referendum on constitutional amendments, 'No' prevailed in all the cities and districts where municipalities were usurped by the government through trustees.
• Shengal people in solidarity with prison hunger strike in Turkey 

  People of Shengal saluted the ongoing hunger strike in Turkish jails and voiced solidarity with the prisoners joining the massive protest.
• First results in Van: 70 % 'No' 

  Votes from 127 ballot boxes have been counted in Van so far, with a 70 % of 'No' outcome.
• People of Cizre go to the ballots to vote 'NO' 

  People of Cizre under the ongoing siege of state forces are going to the ballots in order to vote 'NO'. Mothers of Cemile Çağırga and Mehmet Tunç called upon everyone to go to the ballots and cast their votes today.
• HDP deputies intervene police officers in schools in Van 

  People have rushed to the ballots early in the morning in Van for the constitutional amendment refernedum vote.
• AKP supporters kill a father and son in a village of Amed 

  AKP supporters have killed a man by the name of Avdo Yıldız and his son Şeymus Yıldız in a village in Amed's Çermik district.
• Soldiers and village guards threaten the people during voting 

  Reports of threats and violations began coming from North Kurdistan where voting has started at 07:00 am for constitutional referendum. Schools in neighborhoods serve as polling stations.
• 'No' rally in Amed: We'll bury AKP into the ballot box 

  Thousands joined the final 'No' rally organised by the HDP before tomorrow's referendum through which Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to formalize his one-man rule.
• HPG: 10 soldiers killed in Hakkari and Amed 

  Most recent actions by guerrillas left 9 soldiers dead in Hakkari and one other in Amed, North Kurdistan.
• Iraqi migrants in Rojava: We are safe and have no problem here 

  More migrants from Iraq and Syria are taking shelter in Rojava after fleeing the atrocity of ISIS that became a nightmare for the people.
• Another DBP-held municipality usurped by the government 

  The Erdoğan-led AKP regime has usurped yet another municipality held by the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) in North Kurdistan as part of its all-out attacks against the Kurds and their elected representatives.
• HPG: 83 police killed in the action against police in Amed 

  HPG said the action carried out by 'Martyr Bager and Martyr Dirêj Vengeance Team' against police HQ in Amed on April 11 left 83 police dead.
• Blast kills one soldier and one village guard in Van 

  A blast in Çatak district of Van has killed one soldier and one village guard.
• Third group takes over the hunger strike in Amed 

  The third group has taken over the indefinite-alternate hunger strike started by the families and politicians in Amed in support of the indefinite irreversible hunger strike in prisons that has reached day 59 in Şakran.