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• Kobanê Case trial to resume on 3 July 

  The new hearing in the Kobanê Case was set for 3 July.
• Green Left Party kicks off electoral campaign in Hatay 

  The Green Left Party kicks off the electoral campaign in Hatay, one of the cities hit by the earthquake on 6 February.
• Swiss internationalist on trial for fighting ISIS in Rojava acquitted 

  An internationalist who went to Rojava from Switzerland in 2015 to join the fight against ISIS, has been acquitted by a court on Friday.
• Green Left Party candidates meet female agricultural workers in Izmir 

  The women candidates of the Green Left Party in İzmir came together with female agricultural workers in the Menderes district.
• Women from Iran and Rojhilat make animated movie for the Green Left Party 

  Women from Iran and Rojhilat made an animated movie to promote the Green Left Party ahead of the elections in Turkey.
• Green Left Party candidate for Istanbul: Our first goal is to make the palace regime lose 

  Kezban Konukçu Kok, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party for Istanbul, said that her party aimed at winning at least 20 deputies in the city.
• 'If Erdoğan falls, prices will also fall', says Green Party election poster 

  With the elections about a month away, the Greens and the Left Future Party continue to open election offices in Turkey and Kurdistan.
• Kiye: I will work to grant Kurdish language rights in parliament 

  Havin Kiye, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party in Van, said that she will fight for the constitutional guarantee of Kurdish as an official language and the right to education in one's mother tongue.
• Özkan: We aim at sending 3 deputies to parliament from 1st constituency in Ankara 

  Green Left Party candidate Ali Özkan said at the opening of the election office in the neighbourhood of Polatlı in Ankara that they are targeting 3 deputies in the 1st constituency of Ankara.
• Amed Labor and Democracy Platform announces 1 May program 

  Amed Labor and Democracy Platform announced at a press conference that they will celebrate 1 May in Dağkapı Square.
• SDF delegation attends session in the French Parliament 

  A SDF delegation attended the session in the French Parliament. The delegation discussed many issues related to the Middle East, the fight against terrorism, the Syrian crisis and the Northern and Eastern Syrian Revolution.
• Green Left Party visits Hatay and Maraş 

  The Green Left Party visited many institutions in Hatay and Maraş, two of the cities worse hit by the earthquake, and met with the people.
• HDP Group deputy chair Danış Beştaş suffers traffic accident  

  HDP Group deputy chair Meral Danış Beştaş had a traffic accident in the district of Karayazı, where she went as part of the election work. Beştaş, whose condition was serious, was taken to the hospital.
• Lawyer Vural: The government is already afraid of losing the elections in May 

  Remarking that the AKP-MHP government is already afraid of losing elections in May, lawyer Fırat Vural said: "The Labour and Freedom Alliance will confront future governments that will try to institutionalize fascism in Turkey and Kurdistan."
• Kurdish religious scholar: AKP abuses religion 

  Democratic Islamic Congress Member Mele Yusuf Andan criticized the AKP government's propaganda that abuses religious sentiments of citizens, saying, "They use the Qur'an as their shield."
• “We want an equal, free life for the peoples of Turkey, and we will build it" 

  "We attribute the lack of confidence in the country to the billions of dollars spent on bombs and bullets. We will oppose the war policy and work together with society for prosperity," says HDP youth spokesperson Rohat Gövercin.
• Saudi Arabia, Syria restore diplomatic ties after years of rifts 

  The ministers of Saudi Arabia and Syria discussed "the necessary steps to achieve a complete political settlement to the Syrian crisis".
• Green Left Party Candidate Sayyigit: We will fight stronger for our rights 

  Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party for Van province, is a former co-mayor dismissed by the government despite having been elected in elections. Sayyigit said that she would continue to work with her constituency.
• Ömer Öcalan: Green Left Party will play a key role in the elections 

  Ömer Öcalan, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party for Urfa province, said that the Green Left Party will play a key role in the upcoming elections.
• Green Left Party opens election office in Duisburg  

  The Green Left Party opened an election office in Duisburg with the participation of politicians Leyla İmret, Ahmet Yıldırım and representatives of AGIF and ATIF.
• Günay in Bursa: We will send two deputies to Parliament 

  HDP spokesperson Ebru Günay attended the opening of the Green Left Party's election office in Bursa, and said: "Despite all this violence and fascism, we will send two deputies to the Parliament."
• University students in Lorient launch solidarity campaign for earthquake victims 

  University students in Lorient launched a solidarity campaign for earthquake victims.
• Yavuz: Our goal in Istanbul is to win 20 deputies and double our votes 

  Speaking about the election work, the Green Left Party Istanbul Election Commission Co-Spokesperson Ramazan Yavuz said: "Our goal in Istanbul is to win 20 deputies and double our votes."
• Activists at Geneva vigil call for participation in the Düsseldorf rally on Saturday 

  Since the beginning of 2021, activists have been protesting the Turkish state's war against the Kurds and the isolation of Öcalan with a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
• Green Left Party Candidate Parlak: Hakkari can better lead efforts for national unity and peace 

  Vezir Coşkun Parlak, a young deputy candidate for Hakkari from the Green Left Party, said that due to its historical and geographical position, Hakkari can better lead efforts for national unity and social peace.