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• 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."
• ‘Kurdish people will respond to the AKP in elections on May 14’ 

  Female deputy candidates of the Green Left Party in Van reacted to the political attacks of the AKP government and said that the Kurdish people would give their response to the ruling AKP in the 14 May elections.
• Green Left Party breeze blows in Fatih, a traditional AKP-MHP stronghold  

  A Green Left Party breeze is blowing in the borough of Fatih, traditionally an AKP-MHP stronghold in Istanbul.
• Remains of Vakkas Tümen delivered to his family 7 years after his death 

  The remains of Vakkas Tümen (Kawa Çekdar), who fell a martyr while resisting state terror between 2015 and 2016 in Nusaybin, were delivered to his family 7 years later his death.
• ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü and six others sent to prison 

  Seven people, including ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü, Green Left Party candidate Müslüm Koyun and ETHA editor Nadiye Gürbüz, were arrested in the police political operation carried out in Istanbul and Eskişehir.
• 'Those who migrated from Adiyaman must go to polls' 

  The Provincial co-chairs of the Green Left Party and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) urged those who left Adiyaman province following the recent earthquakes to go to the polls.
• Green Party Election Coordination in the UK: Vote to overthrow fascism 

  In the UK, citizens of Turkey can still cast their vote for the presidential and parliamentary elections until 7 May. Turnout was low in the first four days.
• Dozens detained in political genocide operations in 10 cities 

  A new wave of repression against the Kurdish opposition has begun in the run-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey.
• Green Left Party calls on voters abroad to go to the polls 

  As overseas voting for the 14 May elections continues, the Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls.
• Autonomous Administration representative meets Norwegian Labour Party in Oslo 

  Abdulkerîm Omar, European Representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, met officials of the Norwegian Labour Party.
• Erdogan pardons the "military wing leader" of Hezbollah in Turkey 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has granted a pardon to Turkey's Hezbollah's "military wing leader" who buried three people in his basement after brutally torturing them in Ankara.
• MP Paylan calls for voting for Green Left against the fascist regime 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Garo Paylan, who attended an election campaign in Izmir, called for voting for the Green Left Party against the fascist regime.
• KCDK-E: Everyone should go to the polls and vote for the Green Left Party 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress called on everyone to “go to the polls in a spirit of mobilization.”
• Türk: These elections are a historic opportunity 

  Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk met with civil society associations and opinion leaders and underlined that the elections are a historical opportunity.
• Karakuş: The government seeks to intimidate society with police operations  

  The co-chair of the IHD office in Van, Mehmet Karakuş, said the arrests of over 50 opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers and journalists, is an attempt to intimidate society.
• Remzi Kartal calls on people abroad to vote to end the AKP-MHP regime 

  Kongra Gel co-chair Remzi Kartal called on people abroad to continue to vote to end the AKP-MHP regime. Voting abroad ends on 9 May.
• Green Left Party in Edirne attacked, three people injured 

  Three people, including candidate Serdal Zımba, were injured in the attack on the stand of the Green Left Party in Edirne.
• Asrın Law Office's lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Asrın Law Office's lawyers applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client Abdullah Öcalan, whom they had not heard from since 25 March 2021.
• Swedish intellectuals: We fear that the new law will affect the Kurds 

  "We are concerned about the rule of law in Sweden. We fear that the new law will affect Kurds and Swedish-Kurdish associations that are primarily concerned with culture and language," say intellectuals and writers in Sweden.
• Number of detainees in Istanbul-based operation rises to 32 

  The number of those detained in six cities in an Istanbul-based operation on Tuesday rose to 32.
• ‘The defeat of the AKP will offer the opportunity for a solution to the Kurdish question’ 

  “A strong parliament, a strong Green Left Party group in parliament means we will have the power to make laws. It means opening the doors between Europe and Turkey. It will be our contribution to Turkey's freedom,” said HDP Honorary Chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü.
• Erdogan's election campaign photo protected by the police in Van 

  The Van Governorate forcibly hung Erdogan's campaign photo on a shopping mall in Van despite the objection of local shopkeepers. The photo is protected by police officers who keep guard for 24 hours.
• Political genocide operation against HDK, HDP and Green Left Party in Istanbul 

  At least 17 people including members and administrators of HDK, HDP and Green Left Party Youth Assembly were detained in police raids in Istanbul.
• Çelenk: Our people want women in parliament 

  Sevilay Çelenk, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party in Amed said: "Our people want women deputies to be strong in the parliament."
• Solidarity night with the Green Left Party in Duisburg 

  A solidarity night with the Green Left Party was held in Duisburg.