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• Hatip Dicle urges voters abroad to go to the polls 

  Kurdish politician Hatip Dicle said that votes cast abroad would affect the number of deputies, and urged people to go to the polls to vote for the Green Left Party.
• European Coordination of the Green Left Party mobilises all forces 

  In the final spurt of Turkey’s election abroad, the European Coordination of the Green Left Party is once again mobilising all its forces to support registered voters in reaching the polls.
• 51 years ago the execution of revolutionaries Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan 

  51 years ago, on 6 May 1972, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan were hanged in Ankara.
• KCK: Turkey is at a crossroads and there must be a radical change of mentality 

  As the Turkish Gladio has entered the electoral process in Turkey with the Islamist party Hüda-Par, KCK says that Turkey is at an important crossroads and there must be a radical change of mentality.
• Ferac: The key to a solution to the Kurdish question is on Imrali 

  Writer and journalist Letîf Fatîh Ferac spoke against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying, “The solution to the Kurdish question lies neither in Washington, nor in Paris, nor in Ankara. The key to the solution is in Imrali.”
• Asrın Law Office demands contact with Öcalan amid rumours of alleged talks on Imrali 

  Ahead of the May 14 election in Turkey, there is speculation about alleged talks with Abdullah Öcalan on the prison island of Imrali. The Asrin Law Office considers the rumours to be manipulation and demands immediate contact with their client.
• Hunergeha Welat releases song to support the Green Left Party 

  Hunergeha Welat prepared a song called 'Deng Bidin' to support the Green Left Party.
• Green Left Party activist beaten by racists in Edirne undergoes 3-hour surgery 

  Sare Ay, 55, who was attacked by a racist group in Edirne, underwent 3-hour surgery.
• Police take 9 people into custody in Dersim, Hatay and Istanbul 

  At least 9 people, including journalist Ertan Çıta, were taken into custody in a police operation against Partizan supporters.
• Solidarity night with Amedspor in Marseille  

  After the increasing racist attacks against Amedspor, a solidarity night was held in Marseille with the anti-fascist and Amedspor Barikat group.
• Akın: A vote for the Green Left Party means a vote for a new future 

  Green Left Party deputy co-spokesperson Ibrahim Akın told ANF that a vote for the Green Left Party would be decisive for Turkey's equal, free and democratic future.
• Preparation for the election rally to be held in Batman on 7 May continues 

  Preparation for the rally to be held at the 8 March Women's Park in Batman on 7 May continued. Women distributed leaflets at their ‘Purple stand’ calling on people to attend the rally.
• Çelik: It is our duty to send a high number of deputies from the Green Left Party to Parliament 

  HDP Izmir Provincial co-chair Berna Çelik said: "It is our duty to send the Green Left Party to the Parliament."
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• Protest against the detention of Kenan Ayaz in Cyprus 

  A demonstration took place in Nicosia against the extradition of Kenan Ayaz to Germany. The Kurdish activist in Cyprus custody went on an indefinite hunger strike on May 4.
• German Greens: Turkey’s elections offer a chance to restore democracy 

  The Green Party, one of the government allies in Germany, made a statement on the May 14 elections in Turkey and said that "Turkey, which has been under Erdogan's authoritarian rule for years, has a great chance to restore democracy and the rule of law."
• HDP: 295 people were taken into custody in a month as the government seeks provocation 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission Co-Spokesperson Nuray Özdoğan said that 295 people were detained and 61 were imprisoned in a month as the government is seeking provocation.
• Kevana Zerin calls for support for Green Left Party 

  Kevana Zerin artists called for support for the Green Left Party in the 14 May elections.
• Police beat people protesting the killing of street musician Aymaz 

  After the racist murder of the Kurdish street musician Cihan Aymaz in Istanbul, protesters were arrested by the police and mistreated at the police station.
• Danish deputy Sondergaard not allowed to be an observer at Turkish elections 

  Danish lawmaker Soren Sondergaard was prevented from being an observer at the 14 May elections in Turkey.
• Dersim Construction Congress delegation meets Swiss Socialist Party 

  A delegation of three people from the Dersim Construction Congress met with Swiss Socialist Party officials to discuss the massacre, which happened 86 years ago.
• Protest in Stockholm: “We must not allow Erdoğan's laws to be introduced in Sweden” 

  The Swedish parliament has agreed to tighten the country's anti-terror law. Oppositionists and intellectuals see this as genuflecting to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and pandering to his anti-Kurdish agenda.
• Kongra Star expresses support for Green Left Party 

  “The 21st century is the century of women’s freedom,” said Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination, expressing solidarity with women fighting for democracy and defeat of the AKP-MHP regime in Turkey.
• Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls to overthrow the dictator 

  The Supreme Election Board (YSK) said that 1 million 138 thousand 743 external voters cast their votes at polling stations and customs abroad. The Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls and overthrow the dictator and his henchmen.
• Activists in Strasbourg: It's time for Öcalan’s physical freedom! 

  Azad Güneş, an activist taking part in the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, said that "To embrace Öcalan is a historical duty and responsibility. It is time to secure his physical freedom."