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• May Day Organizing Committee in Zurich invites Öcalan as the main speaker to this year’s rally 

  Abdullah Öcalan was invited as the main speaker to this year's May Day Day rally in Zurich, Switzerland.
• Date of the DEM Party meeting with the Ministry of Justice to be determined next week 

  DEM Party stated that the date of the İmralı delegation's meeting with the Ministry of Justice will be determined next week.
• KCK: Our hearts beat with Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s 

  KCK: “Our efforts to ensure the success of the process, which has developed with the great labor and efforts of the esteemed Sirri Sureyya Onder and which Rêber Apo has initiated with his historic ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’, will continue."
• International Conference on the experiences of Kurdish municipalities in Strasbourg 

  An international conference focusing on the experiences of Kurdish municipalities is being organized in Strasbourg. The conference will explore the innovative governance practices of Kurdish municipalities and their contributions to European democracy.
• Beşiktaş Municipality investigation: Detention order issued for 12 people 

  Following the arrest of the Deputy Mayor of Beykoz, a detention order was issued for 12 municipal employees, including Beşiktaş Deputy Mayor Ali Rıza Yılmaz.
• Hülakü: A solution needs real steps and strong will  

  DEM Party MP Ömer Faruk Hülakü stressed that resolving the Kurdish issue requires not only a genuine will but also concrete and lasting steps.
• Aslan: The government fears unity of Kurds and workers 

  EMEP chair, Seyit Aslan, said the government fears the growing unity between the Kurdish struggle and the struggle of workers from Turkey.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder's period of sedation extended for 5 more days 

  Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu visited Sırrı Süreyya Önder and said that doctors had decided to keep him under sedation for five more days.
• Approximately 3,500 children have died in the central Mediterranean over the past 10 years 

  18 April marks 10 years since a catastrophic shipwreck off the coast of Italy killed more than 1,000 people, including children.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in its 669th week 

  The vigil launched in Strasbourg on June 25, 2012 demanding the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continues in its 669th week.
• Deputy Mayor of Beykoz remanded in custody 

  Fidan Gül, the Deputy Mayor of Beykoz District Municipality, who was detained on Tuesday within the scope of the “bid rigging” investigation, was remanded in custody.
• Dr. Attia: The responsibility for the implemention of Öcalan’s call lies with the Turkish state 

  Fernaz Attia, an Egyptian doctor of political science, said that the responsibility for the implementation of Abdullah Öcalan’s call lies with the Turkish state.
• MSF: Gaza has become a “mass grave” for Palestinians and those helping them 

  “Israeli authorities must end their collective punishment of Palestinians,” said the MSF, urging Israel's allies to end their complicity and stop enabling the destruction of Palestinian lives.
• Renée Le Mignot: The Rojava model should guide Syria 

  Renée Le Mignot warned against the jihadist dictatorship in Syria and called the Rojava model a unique example for the region’s future.
• First Kurdish woman runs for MP in Australia 

  Dilvan Yildiz Bircan launched her campaign in Sydney as the first Kurdish woman to run for MP in Australia.
• Florence Nightingale Hospital: Sırrı Süreyya Önder still in critical condition 

  Florence Nightingale Hospital has announced that Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who was hospitalized and underwent surgery on the night of 15 April, is still in critical condition.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder moved to intensive care after surgery 

  Imrali Delegation member Sırrı Süreyya Önder has been moved to intensive care after surgery.
• DEM Party spokesperson: Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s surgery still ongoing  

  DEM Party spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said that Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s surgery is still ongoing after a heart attack.
• DEM MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder suffered a stroke 

  DEM MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder suffered a heart attack on Tuesday evening and was admitted to a hospital in Istanbul. He is currently undergoing emergency surgery there.
• CPT visited detention facilities in Turkey but ignored İmralı once again 

  The CPT, which has long been at the center of criticism for its inaction against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, visited many detention facilities in Turkey during a recent ad-hoc visit but did not go to İmralı.
• Beykoz Deputy Mayor taken into custody 

  Beykoz Deputy Mayor Fidan Gül was detained on charges of "rigging a tender".
• Iraqi Presidency calls for recognition of Anfal Massacre as international crime of genocide 

  Stressing the need for the Anfal massacre to be formally recognised as an international crime of genocide, Iraqi Presidency urges its Permanent Mission to the United Nations to intensify efforts to secure official international recognition of this crime.
• 14 April, the day of remembrance of the victims of the genocidal Anfal campaign 

  The Iraqi Baathist regime killed as many as 182,000 Kurds between 1986 and 1989. Since 2004, the 14th of April has been the day of remembrance of the victims of the genocidal Anfal campaign.
• Bologna Municipality grants 'Honorary Citizenship' to Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Honorary Citizenship granted to Abdullah Öcalan in Bologna, Italy on March 27 was handed over to his nephew, Ömer Öcalan, in a special ceremony.
• DEM Party to meet with Minister of Justice on Friday 

  The İmralı delegation of the DEM Party will meet with the Turkish Minister of Justice on Friday. The meeting is seen as the next important step in the context of a potentially new developing dialogue process around the Kurdish question.