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• Tuncer Bakırhan: Öcalan sees hope for peace process 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer stated that Abdullah Öcalan expects developments in the coming weeks that will give momentum to the process.
• KCK obituary for the Pope 

  KCK extends their condolences and sympathies to all Christians in the world, especially the Catholic world, the Vatican State, his family, his loved ones, his followers and all those who strive to spread the message of goodness and humanity to the world.
• Adrià Guevara: HTS is a threat, Rojava model represents the future 

  Adrià Guevara stated the Damascus government offers no trust for the future, while Rojava is a model to be protected.
• KNK expresses its condolences on the passing of Pope Francis 

  The KNK has issued a statement of condolences for the death of Pope Francis.
• Şevval Uzun: AKP repression drives youth toward collective struggle 

  Şevval Uzun said that one of the main reasons behind the growing spirit of collective struggle among young people is the repressive policies of the AKP.
• Öcalan sends message to Sırrı Süreyya Önder 

  Pervin Buldan met with Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali Island, and made a statement in front of the hospital where Sırrı Süreyya Önder is receiving treatment. Buldan shared the message that Öcalan wrote for Önder.
• Writer Mehmet Serhat Polatsoy jailed in Urfa, sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  Writer Mehmet Serhat Polatsoy was jailed after the Court of Cassation upheld the 7,5-year prison sentence handed to him for “membership in an illegal organization”.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder still in life-threatening condition on his sixth day in intensive care 

  Florence Nightingale Hospital, where DEM Party member Sırrı Süreyya Önder is being treated after surgery for aortic dissection, stated that his life-threatening condition continues on his sixth day in the intensive care unit.
• Dem Party İmralı Delegation back from meeting with Öcalan 

  A delegation of the DEM Party met with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Island Prison today.
• Quagliuolo: Abdullah Öcalan is the only leader genuinely advocating for peace 

  Italian activist Laura Quagliuolo said that Abdullah Öcalan is the only leader who genuinely advocates for peace.
• DEM Party Imralı Delegation to meet Öcalan today 

  Pervin Buldan and Faik Özgür Erol, both members of the DEM Party Imralı Delegation, went to meet with Öcalan.
• Dilan Kunt Ayan: Impunity is often misunderstood in Turkey 

  "The issue of impunity is often misunderstood in Turkey," said DEM Party Urfa MP Dilan Kunt Ayan.
• DEM Party: Happy Easter, the symbol of rebirth and hope 

  “We wholeheartedly believe and fight for the future of the days when peoples and beliefs will live their religions, cultures, mother tongues and identities in this ancient land under equal conditions, together and freely,” DEM Party said.
• DEM Party Group Deputy Chairpersons to meet with the Minister of Justice 

  DEM Party announced that their planned meeting with the Minister of Justice would be attended by Deputy Group Chairpersons Sezai Temelli and Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit.
• DEM Party building in Seyhan, Adana attacked 

  The DEM Party building in Adana's Seyhan district was attacked and the party's signboard was broken.
• Prof. Piazza: I feel responsible for Öcalan’s call 

  Professor Gianni Piazza stated that he feels responsible for Abdullah Öcalan’s 27 February call and called for stronger efforts to ensure his freedom.
• Dilan Kunt Ayan: Judicial reform package is far from democratization 

  Dilan Kunt Ayan said that the upcoming judicial package does not offer any meaningful steps toward democratization.
• DEM Party: Sırrı Süreyya Önder's condition is stable 

  The DEM Party Press Office reported that Sırrı Süreyya Önder's condition is stable and that they continue to receive visits from many circles in hospital.
• Prof. Spena: When Öcalan is free, we can meet peace 

  Prof. Giovanni Russo Spena said that Abdullah Öcalan’s ideas and philosophy constitute an alternative for the whole world and added: “When Öcalan is free, we can meet peace.”
• Sellin: Öcalan must be freed to join the political process 

  French Left Party’s Jean-Christophe Sellin said Abdullah Öcalan should be freed and take part in the search for a political solution.
• DISK: We will be in Kadikoy on May Day, but Taksim remains our demand 

  DISK, KESK, TMMOB, and TTB have announced that this year’s May Day, the International Workers’ Day, will be celebrated in Kadikoy.
• Prisoners send message of solidarity to Sırrı Süreyya Önder 

  The prisoners in the Kobanê Trial sent wishes and expressed their full confidence in Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s recovery.
• Öztürk: Peace efforts will strengthen the common struggle 

  Chairperson of the EHP, Hakan Öztürk, stated that the Kurdish Freedom Movement’s pursuit of peace would reinforce unity and the broader struggle.
• Italian activist: Öcalan must be freed 

  Youth activist Aurora stated that Abdullah Öcalan must be freed and urged the youth of the world to organize.
• New statement from hospital: Önder's life-threatening condition continues 

  Florence Nightingale Hospital, where DEM Party İmralı Committee member Sırrı Süreyya Önder is being kept in intensive care, has announced: "Our patient is high-risk, and his life-threatening condition continues."