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• HDP closure case file handed over to rapporteur 

  The HDP did not attend the hearing on Tuesday at the Constitutional Court (AYM) which was set by the supreme court as the plea date for the party in the HDP Closure Case.
• Green Left Party presents female candidates for elections: "We will change the system together" 

  The Green Left Party (YSP) presented its female candidates for the parliamentary elections in Turkey in Ankara.
• Dozens of organizations call for participation in Düsseldorf demo on Saturday 

  Representatives of several organizations made a joint statement on behalf of the Democratic Union of Forces calling for participation in the demonstration to be held in Düsseldorf on Saturday.
• Election campaign for the Green Left Party stepped up in London 

  The British Election Coordination, consisting of mass organizations from Kurdistan and Turkey, decided to support the Green Left Party in the elections.
• Victim of "helicopter torture” in Van sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  Osman Şiban who was thrown off a military helicopter by Turkish soldiers in Çatak district of Van in 2020, has been sentenced to 7,5 years in prison.
• Women stand for the Green Left Party for their rights and freedoms 

  Woman politicians of the Green Left Party said that May 14 elections would be critical for women and urged them to unite under their party.
• Green Left Party fields more female candidates than any other party 

  For the 14 May parliamentary elections, 193 female candidates have been fielded by the Green Left Party, 161 by TIP, 153 by CHP, 145 by IYI Party, 113 by AKP and 73 by MHP.
• Akar: We aim at getting 4 deputies elected in Ağrı 

  Green Left Party Ağrı co-spokesperson Cemal Akar said that their goal is to have 4 deputies elected on 14 May.
• Kurds call on everyone to attend march in Düsseldorf on Saturday 

  Politicians, women, young people and people from different segments of Kurdish society called on everyone to join the European march to be held in Düsseldorf on 15 April to demand freedom for Öcalan.
• Gülşen Kurt: These elections are important for women  

  Göç-Der co-chair Gülşen Kurt pointed out the importance of the elections for women and invited all women to work under the umbrella of the Green Left Party.
• EŞİK says women representation still low in parties' lists  

  EŞİK pointed out that the parliamentary lists of political parties that will enter the elections are far from offering equal representation and emphasized that they will fight until equal representation with legal guarantees is achieved.
• HDP calls for participation in Kobanê Case hearing 

  The HDP called for participation in the hearing of the Kobanê Case, where a legal opinion will be announced after two years of trial, and said that the right to defense was violated.
• Green Left Party Candidate for Hakkari: My main agenda is the removal of Öcalan's isolation 

  Green Left Party’s deputy candidate for Hakkari Onur Düşünmez said that in the event of being elected, his main agenda would be the removal of the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• People of Van will show its will, says HDP Provincial co-chair Karakoyun 

  HDP Van Provincial co-chair Handan Karakoyun said that the people of Van will show their will in the 14 May elections.
• March in Athens in solidarity with Italian anarchist Alfredo Cospito 

  A march was held in Athens in solidarity with Italian anarchist Alfredo Cospito, who has been on hunger strike since 20 October 2022 against the severe isolation under which he is held in Italy.
• Green Left Party announces its candidates in 81 provinces  

  The names of the Green Left Party candidates in 81 provinces have been announced and the list was submitted to the YSK.
• Kurdistan National Congress condemns attack on Sulaymaniyah International Airport! 

  The Kurdistan National Congress condemned the attack on Sulaymaniyah International Airport.
• Activists in Montpellier march for ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ 

  There has been no news for two years from Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has long been subjected to absolute isolation in Imrali Island Prison.
• Workshops on Confederalism and Democratic Modernity at Hamburg Conference 

  Two of the workshops at the conference "We Want Our World Back" in Hamburg dealt with the topics "Democratic Confederalism" and "Sociology of Freedom in the Construction of Democratic Modernity".
• Israel bombs Syria once again 

  The Israeli military says six rockets were fired from Syrian territory towards Israel. One landed in the annexed Golan Heights.
• Activists in Dortmund demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A stand was opened in Dortmund to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. Activists called for participation in the march to be held in Düsseldorf on 15 April.
• Hamburg Conference discusses the connection between art and resistance 

  The third session of the Hamburg Conference "We want our world back" on Friday evening was about the connection between art and resistance. Today it continues with decentralised workshops.
• Both a migrant and an earthquake victim: “As Syrians, don't we have the right to life?” 

  Mehmet Shehyar from Aleppo is both a migrant and an earthquake victim. The Syrian designer of women's clothes lives with his family in Antakya and cannot get permission to travel to Istanbul for work.
• More than 42,000 prisoners have the right to vote 

  There are more than 42,000 detainees in prisons who have the right to vote. While the detainees can vote in the prisons, the safety of the ballot boxes remains an important issue.
• Tevgera Azadî says attack on Sulaymaniyah International Airport was a hostile act 

  Tevgera Azadî said that the attack on Sulaymaniyah International Airport was a hostile act and called for a fight against the invasion attacks.