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• Young people in London enter second day of Long March 

  Young people in London ended the first day of the long march they started on Herford Road against the occupation attacks, at the DKTM.
• Turkish police harass HDP Güçlükonak co-chair Aktuğ 

  The Turkish police used violence and insulted HDP Güçlükonak district co-chair Ahmet Aktuğ, at a check-point.
• Young people in Marseille organise action at airport 

  Young people in Marseille protested the French police who did not allow a demonstration against the invasion attacks by the Turkish state. The young people entered the airport and organised a civil disobedience action.
• Nine women in custody in Ankara go on hunger strike 

  Nine women, who were detained on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" and "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" for participating in the METU Revolutionary March, went on hunger strike.
• Young people's Long March reaches Duisburg 

  The young people who marched from Essen reached Duisburg despite fascist provocations.
• Long March kicks off in Switzerland 

  The Switzerland arm of the Long Marches, which take place in 6 different countries organised by the Kurdish youth movement, started in Switzerland today.
• Long March in Germany on its second day 

  The "Long March" of the Kurdish youth movement continues in Germany. The focus of the protest is the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, the Turkish attacks on Southern Kurdistan and the collaboration of South Kurdistan’s ruling party KDP.
• Workshops on the Rojava Revolution in South Africa 

  The delegation tour of the diplomatic committee of the Kurdish youth movement through South Africa continues. In the past few days, several events and workshops on the revolution in Rojava and the Kurdish freedom movement have taken place.
• Long March starts in Greece 

  A "Long March" also started in Greece. From the self-administered refugee camp Lavrio, the protesters walk to the city center of Athens. They demand an end to the Turkish attacks and the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Children of Fire Initiative claims responsibility for 3 actions in Izmir 

  The Children of Fire Initiative claimed responsibility for a textile factory fire as well as a warehouse and a car fire.
• Left candidate Petro wins first round in Colombia presidential elections, will challenge Hernandez 

  Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro won the first round in the Colombia presidential elections with 40% of the votes. He will challenge populist Hernandez on 19 June.
• DKTM Strasbourg pays tribute to May Martyrs 

  In the commemoration organized by DKTM Strasbourg, attention was drawn to the invasion attacks and the use of chemical weapons against the guerrillas, and a call was made to respond to the war crimes committed.
• Lebanese-Kurdish dialogue conference closes with 11-item final declaration  

  The 11-item final declaration of the Lebanese-Kurdish dialogue conference was announced.
• Kurdish youth begin 'Long March' in Germany 

  The German arm of the Long Marches, which will take place in 6 different countries organised by the Kurdish youth movement, started in Dortmund today, set to end in Düsseldorf on 1 June.
• Three ISIS members killed in Iraq 

  ISIS has been particularly active in Iraq and North-East Syria for months. Analysts see a connection between the Turkish aggression and the attacks by the Turkey-backed jihadist organization.
• Campaign to delist the PKK continues in Frankfurt 

  Activists of the Kurdish Community Center in Frankfurt informed about the situation in Kurdistan at the Hauptwache and collected signatures for the delisting of the PKK from the "terror list".
• Numerous SGDF members detained in Ankara 

  Following an anti-imperialist demonstration in Ankara, police raided numerous homes and detained members of the socialist youth association SGDF.
• Photos of provocateurs who attacked HDP headquarters reveal links with AKP 

  Photos of the provocateurs who attacked the HDP headquarters in the past weeks have been published. They were portrayed last September with AKP executives Numan Kurtulmuş and Oya Eronat.
• Illegal monitoring of the Kurdish associations in Germany 

  Since 1994, information belonging to Kurdish organizations in Germany has been unlawfully exchanged with the intelligence and security directorate.
• Kurdish activist collects 7000 signatures for the PKK in Cyprus 

  Kurdish activist Ismet Timurtürkan has collected 7000 signatures in Cyprus for the delisting of the PKK as a terrorist organization. The father of seven is suffering from cancer and thinks it is time to fight for his own dignity.
• Police detain 5 people in Dersim 

  Five people were detained in Dersim this morning by the police.
• The West declared a 'total war' on Russia, Lavrov says 

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that the West has declared a "total war" on the entire Russian world, warning that it would “continue for a long time.”
• Activists in Malmo protest Turkey’s attacks in South Kurdistan  

  A demonstration was organised in Malmo to protest Turkey’s attacks in South Kurdistan and the threats issued by president Erdogan of a possible new invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Grassroots Liberation Movement in Kenya condemns repression of Wahenga artists  

  The Grassroots Liberation Movement in Kenya issued a statement to condemn repression of artists in Nairobi for a mural of Abdullah Öcalan they painted in Nairobi.
• German arm of Long March leaves Saturday from Dortmund 

  The German arm of the Long Marches, which will take place in 6 different countries organised by TCŞ and TekoJIN, will start in Dortmund on Sunday 29 May and end in Düsseldorf on 1 June.