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• Protest against the detention of Kenan Ayaz in Cyprus 

  A demonstration took place in Nicosia against the extradition of Kenan Ayaz to Germany. The Kurdish activist in Cyprus custody went on an indefinite hunger strike on May 4.
• German Greens: Turkey’s elections offer a chance to restore democracy 

  The Green Party, one of the government allies in Germany, made a statement on the May 14 elections in Turkey and said that "Turkey, which has been under Erdogan's authoritarian rule for years, has a great chance to restore democracy and the rule of law."
• HDP: 295 people were taken into custody in a month as the government seeks provocation 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission Co-Spokesperson Nuray Özdoğan said that 295 people were detained and 61 were imprisoned in a month as the government is seeking provocation.
• Kevana Zerin calls for support for Green Left Party 

  Kevana Zerin artists called for support for the Green Left Party in the 14 May elections.
• Police beat people protesting the killing of street musician Aymaz 

  After the racist murder of the Kurdish street musician Cihan Aymaz in Istanbul, protesters were arrested by the police and mistreated at the police station.
• Danish deputy Sondergaard not allowed to be an observer at Turkish elections 

  Danish lawmaker Soren Sondergaard was prevented from being an observer at the 14 May elections in Turkey.
• Dersim Construction Congress delegation meets Swiss Socialist Party 

  A delegation of three people from the Dersim Construction Congress met with Swiss Socialist Party officials to discuss the massacre, which happened 86 years ago.
• Protest in Stockholm: “We must not allow Erdoğan's laws to be introduced in Sweden” 

  The Swedish parliament has agreed to tighten the country's anti-terror law. Oppositionists and intellectuals see this as genuflecting to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and pandering to his anti-Kurdish agenda.
• Kongra Star expresses support for Green Left Party 

  “The 21st century is the century of women’s freedom,” said Kongra Star Aleppo Coordination, expressing solidarity with women fighting for democracy and defeat of the AKP-MHP regime in Turkey.
• Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls to overthrow the dictator 

  The Supreme Election Board (YSK) said that 1 million 138 thousand 743 external voters cast their votes at polling stations and customs abroad. The Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls and overthrow the dictator and his henchmen.
• Activists in Strasbourg: It's time for Öcalan’s physical freedom! 

  Azad Güneş, an activist taking part in the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, said that "To embrace Öcalan is a historical duty and responsibility. It is time to secure his physical freedom."
• ‘Kurdish people will respond to the AKP in elections on May 14’ 

  Female deputy candidates of the Green Left Party in Van reacted to the political attacks of the AKP government and said that the Kurdish people would give their response to the ruling AKP in the 14 May elections.
• Green Left Party breeze blows in Fatih, a traditional AKP-MHP stronghold  

  A Green Left Party breeze is blowing in the borough of Fatih, traditionally an AKP-MHP stronghold in Istanbul.
• Remains of Vakkas Tümen delivered to his family 7 years after his death 

  The remains of Vakkas Tümen (Kawa Çekdar), who fell a martyr while resisting state terror between 2015 and 2016 in Nusaybin, were delivered to his family 7 years later his death.
• ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü and six others sent to prison 

  Seven people, including ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü, Green Left Party candidate Müslüm Koyun and ETHA editor Nadiye Gürbüz, were arrested in the police political operation carried out in Istanbul and Eskişehir.
• 'Those who migrated from Adiyaman must go to polls' 

  The Provincial co-chairs of the Green Left Party and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) urged those who left Adiyaman province following the recent earthquakes to go to the polls.
• Green Party Election Coordination in the UK: Vote to overthrow fascism 

  In the UK, citizens of Turkey can still cast their vote for the presidential and parliamentary elections until 7 May. Turnout was low in the first four days.
• Dozens detained in political genocide operations in 10 cities 

  A new wave of repression against the Kurdish opposition has begun in the run-up to the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey.
• Green Left Party calls on voters abroad to go to the polls 

  As overseas voting for the 14 May elections continues, the Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls.
• Autonomous Administration representative meets Norwegian Labour Party in Oslo 

  Abdulkerîm Omar, European Representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, met officials of the Norwegian Labour Party.
• Erdogan pardons the "military wing leader" of Hezbollah in Turkey 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has granted a pardon to Turkey's Hezbollah's "military wing leader" who buried three people in his basement after brutally torturing them in Ankara.
• MP Paylan calls for voting for Green Left against the fascist regime 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Garo Paylan, who attended an election campaign in Izmir, called for voting for the Green Left Party against the fascist regime.
• KCDK-E: Everyone should go to the polls and vote for the Green Left Party 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress called on everyone to “go to the polls in a spirit of mobilization.”
• Türk: These elections are a historic opportunity 

  Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk met with civil society associations and opinion leaders and underlined that the elections are a historical opportunity.
• Karakuş: The government seeks to intimidate society with police operations  

  The co-chair of the IHD office in Van, Mehmet Karakuş, said the arrests of over 50 opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers and journalists, is an attempt to intimidate society.