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• Solidarity night with the Green Left Party in Duisburg 

  A solidarity night with the Green Left Party was held in Duisburg.
• Kurdish activists march for “Freedom for Öcalan” in Paris 

  Kurds continue their actions around the world to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan who has been subjected to aggravated isolation in Imrali Prison and has not been heard from for two years.
• May Day in Amed: Victory will be ours 

  Masses joined the May Day rally in Amed (tr. Diyarbakır) and demanded the change of the existing order for the achievement of rights and freedoms.
• Kurds rally in Lavrio, Lorient and Reims on May Day  

  Kurds rally in many European countries on May Day.
• Kurdish teen subjected to racist attack by AKP members at polling station in London 

  15-year-old Şerwan Tan, who wore Kurdish national clothes while accompanying his father voting in London, was forced to leave the polling station.
• Tens of thousands celebrate May Day in Istanbul - UPDATE 

  Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Maltepe Square in Istanbul to celebrate International Workers' Day.
• Dozens detained in Istanbul on May Day 

  A ban on demonstrations was imposed on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on 1 May. While only the executive committee of the DISK trade union federation was allowed to lay a wreath, dozens of demonstrators were forcibly detained.
• Activists from RiseUp4Rojava block Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Helsinki-Vantaa airport 

  Activists from RiseUp4Rojava Finland blocked the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
• KCDK-E issues statement to mark International Workers' Day  

  The KCDK-E issued a statement on the occasion of May 1st, International Workers' Day and called on everyone to vote and get rid of the AKP-MHP fascist government on 14 May.
• Activists in Cologne protest police operation targeting the ESP 

  The police political operations carried out by the Turkish state and targeting the ESP were protested in Cologne.
• Police take six people into custody in Istanbul 

  Police attacked members of the Struggle Union Platform and İnşaat İş ve Enerji Sen trade union while they were marching towards Taksim Square to celebrate International Workers’ Day. Six people were taken into custody.
• Rally for the Green Left Party in Marseille 

  Speaking at a rally in Marseille, politician Osman Baydemir said: “You can change a lot with one vote. You can destroy the fascist system and liberate our comrades in prison, you can liberate Rojava.”
• Turkish fascists provoke voters in Strasbourg 

  Turkish fascists provoked Green Left Party supporters, who went to cast their vote at the Turkish consulate, by making the "grey wolf" sign and carrying out physical attacks. Strasbourg police detained 3 Kurds who protested against the fascists.
• 13-year-old child sued for insulting Erdoğan 

  A 13-year-old child in Istanbul has been sued for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He faces up to four years in prison.
• HDP: We will not submit to the electoral coup 

  The HDP defined the mass arrests in Turkey as a futile attempt to intimidate the AKP/MHP regime, which is facing defeat, and warned of security problems in the elections on 14 May.
• FEDA, European Democratic Peoples' Federation and AABF: Vote for the Labor and Freedom Alliance 

  FEDA, European Democratic Peoples' Federation and AABF called for support for the Labor and Freedom Alliance in the 14 May elections.
• Activists in Munich open Labor and Freedom Alliance information stand 

  Activists in the city of Munich called on everyone to vote for the Green Left Party.
• First day of voting in Switzerland 

  In Switzerland, voting for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey began on Saturday morning. Apart from minor incidents, the day passed quietly.
• New police operation targets ESP members 

  As the elections approach, the attacks by the AKP-MHP government are increasing. During an operation targeting ESP members, many people, including ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü, were detained.
• Labour and Democracy Alliance elections stand opened in Duisburg  

  Green Left Party volunteers living in Duisburg called on everyone to go to the polls and exercise their right to vote.
• Long queues in Britain as voting begins  

  Voting in Britain began in the cities of London, Manchester, Leicester and Edinburgh. The British Electoral Coordination, which supports the Green Left Party, called on everyone to go to the polls.
• KCK celebrates May Day : We call on everyone to destroy the AKP-MHP alliance 

  KCK congratulates all working people, especially the working class, oppressed peoples and women, on May Day.
• Protest in Amed against political genocide operations 

  Masses protested the political genocide campaign in Amed, denouncing the “operation against Kurdish identity.”
• 48 of those detained in Amed-based operation sent to prison 

  143 people including journalists, politicians, lawyers and representatives of non-governmental organizations were taken into custody in 21 cities as a result of an Amed-based political operation on Tuesday.
• International Women’s Alliance sends support message to Green Left Party 

  The International Women’s Alliance sent a video in support of the Green Left Party.