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• Ferit Şenyaşar continues his fight for justice in parliament 

  Green Left Party MP Ferit Şenyaşar, who lost his father and two brothers in a massacre by AKP people in Şuruç in 2018, continues his struggle for justice in the parliament now after being elected an MP in the May 14 election.
• HDP: Government attacks the will of the Kurdish people 

  HDP spoke out against the unlawful detention of co-mayors and employees of Patnos Municipality, calling for their immediate release and vowing to fight the government's attacks on the will of the Kurdish people.
• Families of Imrali prisoners apply for a visit 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• HDP Patnos Municipality co-mayors taken into custody 

  HDP Patnos Municipality co-mayors Müşerref Geçer and Emrah Kılıç were taken into custody.
• Turkish soldier who hit and killed 5-year-old in Yüksekova released on condition of judicial control 

  The Turkish soldier A.K.P, who hit and killed 5-year-old Erdem Aşkan in Yüksekova (Gever), was released on condition of judicial control.
• Six Peace Mothers detained in Antalya 

  Political genocide operations by the Turkish regime continue unabated.
• Guerrillas Vedat Ayhan and Dilan Gökalp laid to rest 

  Guerrillas Vedat Ayhan and Dilan Gökalp, who fell as martyrs in Lice, were buried in their hometowns.
• Action in Bern for Ecevit Piroğlu 

  A protest was held in Bern for Ecevit Piroğlu. Activists said: “We want him to be released by removing the extradition threat.”
• Activists at Geneva vigil demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 condemned reiterated their demand for freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• New police raids in Cizre, two people taken into custody 

  Simultaneous raids were carried out on many houses in Cizre, in the province of Şirnak this morning, and two people were taken into custody.
• Eight people taken into custody in Bitlis 

  Eight people were taken into custody following house raids in the center and districts of Bitlis.
• Green Left Party executive member: We will develop a roadmap together with the people 

  After the clear losses of the democratic opposition in the elections in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, a process of criticism and self-criticism is beginning.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan.
• Green Left Party Co-Spokesperson: We will come out of this process stronger 

  Saluting the people’s resistance against all pressures and attacks during the election campaign and expressing self-criticism for failures, Akın said: “We will come out of this process stronger.”
• Colombia lifts arrest warrant for ELN leader 

  Colombia lifts an arrest warrant for Antonio Garcia, the current leader of the ELN, which has adopted the ideas and struggle of Che Guevara.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Prime Minister demanding action to protect Maxmur Camp 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote a letter to the British Prime Minister demanding action to protect Maxmur Camp.
• Former HDP deputy and mayor of Dersim Edibe Şahin leaves prison 

  Former HDP MP and former mayor of Dersim, Edibe Şahin, has been released from prison. The Kurdish politician was arrested at the end of 2016.
• Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament discusses Turkey 2022 draft report 

  The Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament discussed the Turkey 2022 draft report.
• HDP Youth Assembly calls for participation in the process of democratic transformation 

  The Executive Committee of HDP’s Youth Assembly calls on all young people to participate in the democratic transformation process they have started, saying: “We will build the politics of the future.”
• HDP co-chairs say they will not run as candidates at the party’s next congress 

  HDP co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar announced that they will not run as candidates at the party’s next congress.
• Socialists in Turkey: There is a strong ground for struggle 

  Although the opposition did not win the elections, a ground for a stronger struggle was formed, say socialists in Turkey.
• New record high for dollar 

  The daily rise in the dollar rate approached 1 percent and the currency started to be traded at 21.12 Turkish Liras.
• FED-DEM holds its 5th ordinary congress in Bremen 

  FED-DEM held its 5th ordinary congress in Bremen.
• Thousands march against Sweden's NATO membership 

  The Alliance Network Against NATO protested the new law that threatens many rights and liberties in Stockholm.
• Zammori: Abdullah Öcalan's thoughts influence the left in Western world 

  Paolo Zammori said that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's idea of democratic confederalism represents a new way for socialism, and that his thoughts affect the left in the Western world.