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• Activists in Berlin call for the UN to speak out against siege of Maxmur 

  Nure Alkış spoke at the action led by women in Berlin. She underlined the ISIS attack on the Yazidi people and women, and called on the United Nations to fulfil its responsibilities.
• Kurds in Bern protest siege of Maxmur 

  Kurds in Bern protested the siege of Martyr Rustem Cûdî Refugee Camp.
• Police take many into custody in new political operations in different cities  

  In the police political operations carried out in different cities this morning, many people were detained in raids targeting the TUAY-DER building as well as several houses.
• ATA Alliance to support Erdoğan in the runoff on May 28 

  The presidential election in Turkey and North Kurdistan is going to a second round, as no candidate could secure the required number of votes in the first round.
• Police attack youths dancing to Kurdish music in Istanbul 

  In the Kadiköy district of Istanbul, young people dancing to Kurdish music were attacked and abused by the police. Four young men were detained in the crackdown.
• Kurds in Switzerland to take to the streets for Maxmur 

  The Swiss Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Women's Union (YJK-S) called on people to take to the streets to protest the attacks on the Maxmur refugee camp.
• Voting for the second round of presidential election continues in Berlin 

  Voters in Berlin are flocking to polling stations on the third day of the voting in the second round of Turkey’s presidential election.
• Greek ruling right-wing party wins elections, falling short of outright majority  

  The ruling right-wing New Democracy party won the general election held in Greece on Sunday, surpassing all expectations. However, since an outright majority could not be achieved, the country will go to a second vote.
• Voting process in Switzerland registers high turnout 

  Voting for the second round of the presidential election in Turkey continues in Switzerland. A high turnout was registered.
• Free Women’s Movement: We won't surrender our hope, future and freedom to tyranny and fascism 

  The Free Women’s Movement called on women to go to the polls on 28 May.
• Police take 19 people into custody in 5 cities 

  19 people were detained in a police political operation launched in 5 cities on the grounds of the Newroz celebration.
• People go to cast their vote in high numbers in Berlin 

  People go to cast their vote for the presidential run-off elections in high numbers in Berlin.
• Campus Witches make "purple chain for life" in Izmir against misogynistic AKP-MHP politics  

  Campus Witches formed a "purple chain for life" in Izmir against misogynistic politics and called on people to vote and make Erdogan lose in the second round of the presidential elections.
• KCDK-E: We call on everyone to support the resistance of the people of Maxmur  

  Saluting the resistance of the people of Maxmur against the siege, the KCDK-E said: "We call on our people living abroad to be sensitive and to support the people of Maxmur."
• Sinn Féin is biggest party in local government 

  The final seats have been declared in the council election, with Sinn Fein emerging as the biggest party for the first time in local government.
• Baydemir calls on voters abroad to go to the polls  

  Kurdish politician Osman Baydemir called on voters abroad to go to the polls and vote against those who want to institutionalize absolute fascism.
• Higher number of voters in Switzerland on first day 

  On the first day, 18,894 people cast their votes in 31 polling stations set up for the presidential election in Switzerland.
• Migrant Workers Union established in Britain  

  The Migrant Workers Union was established in Britain to defend the rights of Turkish and Kurdish workers.
• Voting continues in Melbourne 

  Long queues were formed on Saturday morning in Melbourne, when people went to vote for the second turn of the presidential elections.
• Voting begins in Italy  

  In Italy, where Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu received 73.85 percent of the votes in the first round of the presidential elections, the people went to vote for the second round hoping to increase the rate to 80 percent.
• ‘We will respond to the fascist government stronger on May 28’ 

  "In the second round, we can do better and defeat the existing oppressive government. We will continue to develop the struggle further,” said the Green Left Party Amed (Diyarbakır) Provincial Co-Spokesperson Abbas Şahin.
• Counting resumes with Sinn Fein on course to become largest party in local elections 

  Counting is resuming in the local government election, as the new shape of the North of Ireland’s council chambers begins to emerge.
• Piroğlu: We will win on 28 May 

  HDP Istanbul MP Musa Piroğlu said: "We have faced this government and similar ones many times. Erdoğan will eventually lose".
• Young activists hold rally in Hannover demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Young activists held a rally in Hannover under the leadership of TCŞ, to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Work for second turn of elections continues in Duisburg  

  The Alliance for Labor and Freedom Duisburg Election Platform is working to ensure maximum participation in the second round of the presidential election.