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• Güneş: The male-dominated alliance can only be torn down by women’s struggle 

  PAJK Coordination Member Şimal Ülkem Güneş said that everyone, especially the youth and women, should vote in the second round of the presidential election, stressing that “this male-dominated alliance can only be removed by the struggle of women”.
• What should we do now? 

  Selahattin Erdem writes about the 28 May election and the way to approach it.
• Election safety is too important to leave to the government 

  There are still many unanswered questions regarding the results of the 14 May elections in Turkey and the events on election night. Sociologist Harun Ercan explains what happened.
• If Erdoğan wins again, Turkey will see a watered-down version of Taliban and ISIS rule 

  In a commentary about the elections, the Party of Free Women in Kurdistan Council Member Ronahî Serhat calls for Erdoğan to be voted out on 28 May. If the dictator continues to rule, Turkey will end up with a regime like the Taliban or ISIS, she warns.
• The long list of Kurdish massacres carried out by the AKP 

  The AKP has frequently carried out Kurdish massacres. The AKP calls these murders and massacres "fighting against terrorism", and also acted as the flag bearer of Turkish nationalism.
• AKP government carries out political police operations before every election 

  The ruling AKP carried out major political police operations against the HDP before each election.
• Kalkan: Kurdish people remain resolute in their demand for freedom, equality and democracy 

  “Everyone should wage a multi-faceted struggle that will save them from the AKP. The struggle against fascism is a common struggle. Fascism is carrying out a total attack.Therefore, the antifascist resistance and democratic resistance must also be total."
• PKK: The struggle cannot be won through elections alone, fascism must be fought at all levels 

  In a statement on the occasion of 18 May, the Day of the Martyrs, the PKK called for a more effective and versatile struggle against the fascist-genocidal mentality and politics.
• KCK: The May martyrs are pioneers 

  “As fascism tries to institutionalize itself in Kurdistan and Turkey, there is more need than ever for the Kurdish people to further develop their unity and solidarity with the Socialist Movement of Turkey and to increase the struggle against fascism."
• Father of two martyrs continues his struggle 

  Elî Bekir, whose two daughters fell as a martyr in his struggle for more than 35 years, has never given up despite the crackdown of the BAAS regime. He continues his struggle by taking care of the families of martyrs.
• International observers from ODIHR, OSCE PA, and PACE issue preliminary report on Turkish elections 

  Observers from ODIHR, OSCE PA, and PACE found that the legal framework does not fully provide a basis for holding democratic elections in Turkey.
• Racist attack injures Green Left Party voters in Lyon 

  Voters of the Green Left Party were attacked by racist groups affiliated with the AKP-MHP in Lyon, France. 4 Kurds have been injured.
• Hozan Mizgîn, the voice of Kurdistan 

  Hozan Mizgîn became the symbol of the martyrs of the culture and art movement with her life, struggle and resistance. She became the voice of the Kurdish truth.
• KCK: KDP and Parastin responsible for the fate of Azime Arsun 

  KCK calls on the Kurdish public and all women’s organizations to take action to find out the fate of Azime Arsun and to prevent the KDP from handing her over to the Turkish state in order to support the fascist Erdoğan’s election campaign.
• Memorial for Meredith Tax  

  The virtual memorial event organized for Meredith Tax took place on Sunday. The recording is now available for those who missed the event.
• PKK remembers martyrs who fell in May: “They are our past, present and future” 

  "Our martyrs are a torch that illuminates our way forward. They are our past, present and future and always and everywhere our main source of strength," declares the PKK in commemoration of the May Martyrs.
• Health care in Shehba becomes increasingly difficult 

  In the five camps for internally displaced persons from Afrin in the northern Syrian region of Shehba, the crisis in health care is coming to a head, affecting women in particular. 82 percent of the women cannot see a doctor despite being ill.
• The movie "Tearing Walls Down" premieres in Cologne tonight 

  The movie "Tearing Walls Down", directed by Hebun Polat and Şerif Çiçek will premiere tonight in Cologne.
• 86 years ago, the Dersim Genocide 

  4 May marks the 86th anniversary of the beginning of the Dersim Genocide. The Turkish government massacred thousands of people, those who survived were banished, Dersim was depopulated.
• Turkey’s election is about democracy itself 

  Devriş Çimen, the European representative of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), wrote an in-depth analysis for the US-based online magazine Jacobin.
• Bayık: 14 May elections are a historic opportunity and people need to make good use of it 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık said that the 14 May elections are a historic opportunity and called on "all peoples and everyone who is against fascism in Turkey to make good use of this historical opportunity."
• ‘The AKP-MHP regime was militarily defeated in Zap and will be politically defeated in Ankara’ 

  YJA Star Headquarters Command Member Zozan Çewlîg said that the AKP-MHP fascist regime was militarily defeated in the Zap region and would be politically defeated in Ankara, too, with the elections on 14 May.
• PKK calls for enhanced struggle on May Day and May 14 to overthrow the AKP-MHP fascism 

  “Let us make this May Day the beginning of the great victory of democracy. Let us turn May 2023 into the beginning of a free Kurdistan and a democratic Turkey,” says the PKK.
• Hozat: Turkey seeks to promote anti-Kurdish feelings 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that Turkey seeks to promote anti-Kurdish feelings and to provoke conflicts between the Kurds and Syria.
• Kongra Star publishes report on the situation of refugees in Shehba 

  The displaced people from Afrin live in refugee camps in poor living and health conditions which deteriorate over time, especially for women and children.