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• RJAK supports Green Left Party in May 14 elections 

  The Kurdistan Free Women's Movement said that it would support the Green Left Party in the 14 May elections.
• May 14 elections: Electoral turnout doubled in Baghdad and Hewler 

  Voting for the May 14 elections has ended in Iraq and South Kurdistan. The electoral turnout doubled compared to the 2018 elections.
• Dr. Kemal: A democratic Turkey will benefit the entire region 

  PYD South Kurdistan Representative Dr. Cawîdan Kemal pointed out that if Turkey democratizes after the 14 May elections, the countries in the region and the Kurds living in other parts will also be positively affected.
• TEV-ÇAND in Europe calls for support for the Green Left Party 

  Artists within TEV-ÇAND in Europe called for support for the Green Left Party in the elections to be held on 14 May.
• Turkish Justice Ministry issues statement on Imrali 

  Following rumours of alleged pre-election talks with Abdullah Öcalan, the Turkish Justice Ministry stated that only a technical team was on the prison island of Imrali to investigate storm damage to service buildings.
• Peace Mothers in Rojava in solidarity with Green Left Party 

  Peace Mothers in the Euphrates Region called on the people of Turkey and North Kurdistan to vote for the Green Left Party in the upcoming elections.
• Event in solidarity with Green Left Party in Vienna 

  An event was held in Vienna in solidarity with the Green Left Party.
• Yiğit: We will win all 4 deputies in Ağrı 

  HDP Doğubeyazıt District executive Suat Yiğit said that the sound of victory can be heard in Ağrı squares as the 14 May elections approached.
• KCK Ecology Committee calls on everyone to vote for the Green Left Party 

  The ecology committee of the KCK called on everyone to vote for the Green Left Party. The Committee condemned the AKP-MHP regime's nuclear plans and called for taking a stand against the devastation caused by capitalist modernity.
• Green Left Party volunteers in Duisburg open propaganda stand 

  Green Left Party volunteers living in Duisburg opened propaganda stands and called on everyone to vote.
• Green Left Party Marseille Election Coordination holds last meeting in the city 

  The Green Left Party Marseille Election Coordination held a meeting to bring people living in the city to the polling stations.
• Hatip Dicle urges voters abroad to go to the polls 

  Kurdish politician Hatip Dicle said that votes cast abroad would affect the number of deputies, and urged people to go to the polls to vote for the Green Left Party.
• European Coordination of the Green Left Party mobilises all forces 

  In the final spurt of Turkey’s election abroad, the European Coordination of the Green Left Party is once again mobilising all its forces to support registered voters in reaching the polls.
• 51 years ago the execution of revolutionaries Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan 

  51 years ago, on 6 May 1972, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan were hanged in Ankara.
• KCK: Turkey is at a crossroads and there must be a radical change of mentality 

  As the Turkish Gladio has entered the electoral process in Turkey with the Islamist party Hüda-Par, KCK says that Turkey is at an important crossroads and there must be a radical change of mentality.
• Ferac: The key to a solution to the Kurdish question is on Imrali 

  Writer and journalist Letîf Fatîh Ferac spoke against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying, “The solution to the Kurdish question lies neither in Washington, nor in Paris, nor in Ankara. The key to the solution is in Imrali.”
• Asrın Law Office demands contact with Öcalan amid rumours of alleged talks on Imrali 

  Ahead of the May 14 election in Turkey, there is speculation about alleged talks with Abdullah Öcalan on the prison island of Imrali. The Asrin Law Office considers the rumours to be manipulation and demands immediate contact with their client.
• Hunergeha Welat releases song to support the Green Left Party 

  Hunergeha Welat prepared a song called 'Deng Bidin' to support the Green Left Party.
• Green Left Party activist beaten by racists in Edirne undergoes 3-hour surgery 

  Sare Ay, 55, who was attacked by a racist group in Edirne, underwent 3-hour surgery.
• Police take 9 people into custody in Dersim, Hatay and Istanbul 

  At least 9 people, including journalist Ertan Çıta, were taken into custody in a police operation against Partizan supporters.
• Solidarity night with Amedspor in Marseille  

  After the increasing racist attacks against Amedspor, a solidarity night was held in Marseille with the anti-fascist and Amedspor Barikat group.
• Akın: A vote for the Green Left Party means a vote for a new future 

  Green Left Party deputy co-spokesperson Ibrahim Akın told ANF that a vote for the Green Left Party would be decisive for Turkey's equal, free and democratic future.
• Preparation for the election rally to be held in Batman on 7 May continues 

  Preparation for the rally to be held at the 8 March Women's Park in Batman on 7 May continued. Women distributed leaflets at their ‘Purple stand’ calling on people to attend the rally.
• Çelik: It is our duty to send a high number of deputies from the Green Left Party to Parliament 

  HDP Izmir Provincial co-chair Berna Çelik said: "It is our duty to send the Green Left Party to the Parliament."
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.