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• Sandstorm leaves thousands hospitalized In Iraq and South Kurdistan 

  4,000 people have been hospitalized due to a strong sandstorm that hit Iraq and South Kurdistan.
• SYKP co-chair Uğur: Attacks against the opposition and the HDP are likely to increase  

  SYKP co-chair Cavit Uğur said that the attacks are likely to increase further in the coming period and added: "It is necessary to be alert, expose and develop an open objection against the attacks."
• Drivers demanding a wage increase take to the streets in Tehran 

  Dozens of drivers demanding a wage increase took to the streets in Iran's capital, Tehran. State forces detained the drivers on the second day of their protests.
• British government initiates process of formally reneging on Brexit Protocol 

  The British government has initiated the process of formally reneging on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the introduction of unilateral legislation to “disapply” parts of the protocol on trade in the north of Ireland.
• Kurdish Democratic Society Center: Kurds can't be used as political pawns 

  The Kurdish Democratic Society Center in Sweden said that the government should take a stand on the Kurdish freedom struggle and Swedish-Kurds' rights.
• Journalist Steve Sweeney: "OPCW has slammed the door in our faces again" 

  Journalist Steve Sweeney was one of the members of the delegation from Britain prevented from reaching the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on Tuesday. 
• International delegation can't present file on Turkish use of chemical weapons to OPCW 

  The vigil against the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against the guerrillas in front of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) continues.
• Başaran: We will not allow the closure of the HDP 

  HDP Deputy co-chair Ayşe Acar Başaran said, "We are prepared for all eventualities, but we will not let the HDP be closed down no matter what. We will continue our struggle against all attacks."
• Foreign journalists jailed in Iraq have first contact with lawyers 

  Journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič, imprisoned in Iraq, had their first contact with lawyers after almost a month.
• Paris court to rule on activities of Holcim’s merger partner in Rojava 

  A Paris court will make its next ruling on Wednesday on the activities of Holcim's merger partner Lafarge in Rojava. The building materials group allegedly did business with ISIS from 2012 and 2014 to maintain factory operations in Kobanê.
• ‘A conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey’s war on the Kurds,’ says Dr Jeff Miley 

  Dr Jeff Miley said that "a conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey's war on the Kurds.
• Swedish politicians: We have always supported Kurds 

  Swedish politicians said they have always supported Kurds.
• PACE rapporteurs to visit Turkey for Kavala case 

  The two rapporteurs will prepare a report after a series of meetings in Turkey. The Council of Europe previously launched infringement proceedings against Ankara due to its failure to implement an ECtHR decision about Kavala.
• More than 5 thousand signatures collected in Cyprus in a week for delisting the PKK 

  Activists aim to collect 60 thousand signatures in Cyprus as part of the global campaign for the removal of the PKK from the “terror list”.
• The key to peace is Öcalan’s freedom, says Ögmundur Jónasson 

  Ögmundur Jónasson, former minister of Justice and Interior of Iceland, said that "the key to peace is Öcalan’s freedom".
• Swedish MPs say Turkey should stop attacks against Kurdistan 

  Lorena Delgado Varas, Swedish Left Party MP, and Ylva Larsdotter, the leader of the Uppsala Left Party, said Turkey should end attacks against Kurdistan.
• Kurdish-Arab Dialogue Meeting held in Brussels 

  KNK hosted a Kurdish-Arab Dialogue Meeting to discuss the global crisis, its reflection on the region, the situation of the countries in the region, the policies of western states in the region, and the expansionist policies of Turkey and Iran.
• Swiss Kurdish Institute holds first ordinary congress in Bern 

  The first ordinary congress of the Swiss Kurdish Institute was held in Bern.
• Demo in Rome against Turkish attacks in Kurdistan 

  Kurds and their friends continue their protests against the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan.
• European Parliament adopts Turkey report: 'Persistently further from EU values' 

  Without clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warn MEPs in a report adopted on Thursday.
• Thousands march against occupation and betrayal in Berlin 

  The great 'Defend Kurdistan Against Occupation and Betrayal' demonstration has begun in German capital Berlin.
• Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan to be buried in Dersim  

  The remains of Aysel Doğan arrived in Diyarbakır this morning, from Germany, before heading to her hometown of Dersim.
• Young activists in London condemn Britain's silence on Turkish attacks 

  TCŞ and JXK activists condemned Britain's pro-Turkish occupation stance with a performance of street theater.
• British delegation heads to OPCW with report on Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan 

  A delegation from Britain is heading to the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague to press for action from the watchdog. 
• At least 129 workers die in workplace homicides in April 

  At least 129 workers died in workplace homicides in April, according to the report released by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).