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• ‘A conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey’s war on the Kurds,’ says Dr Jeff Miley 

  Dr Jeff Miley said that "a conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey's war on the Kurds.
• Swedish politicians: We have always supported Kurds 

  Swedish politicians said they have always supported Kurds.
• PACE rapporteurs to visit Turkey for Kavala case 

  The two rapporteurs will prepare a report after a series of meetings in Turkey. The Council of Europe previously launched infringement proceedings against Ankara due to its failure to implement an ECtHR decision about Kavala.
• More than 5 thousand signatures collected in Cyprus in a week for delisting the PKK 

  Activists aim to collect 60 thousand signatures in Cyprus as part of the global campaign for the removal of the PKK from the “terror list”.
• The key to peace is Öcalan’s freedom, says Ögmundur Jónasson 

  Ögmundur Jónasson, former minister of Justice and Interior of Iceland, said that "the key to peace is Öcalan’s freedom".
• Swedish MPs say Turkey should stop attacks against Kurdistan 

  Lorena Delgado Varas, Swedish Left Party MP, and Ylva Larsdotter, the leader of the Uppsala Left Party, said Turkey should end attacks against Kurdistan.
• Kurdish-Arab Dialogue Meeting held in Brussels 

  KNK hosted a Kurdish-Arab Dialogue Meeting to discuss the global crisis, its reflection on the region, the situation of the countries in the region, the policies of western states in the region, and the expansionist policies of Turkey and Iran.
• Swiss Kurdish Institute holds first ordinary congress in Bern 

  The first ordinary congress of the Swiss Kurdish Institute was held in Bern.
• Demo in Rome against Turkish attacks in Kurdistan 

  Kurds and their friends continue their protests against the increasingly ongoing attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan.
• European Parliament adopts Turkey report: 'Persistently further from EU values' 

  Without clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, warn MEPs in a report adopted on Thursday.
• Thousands march against occupation and betrayal in Berlin 

  The great 'Defend Kurdistan Against Occupation and Betrayal' demonstration has begun in German capital Berlin.
• Kurdish politician Aysel Doğan to be buried in Dersim  

  The remains of Aysel Doğan arrived in Diyarbakır this morning, from Germany, before heading to her hometown of Dersim.
• Young activists in London condemn Britain's silence on Turkish attacks 

  TCŞ and JXK activists condemned Britain's pro-Turkish occupation stance with a performance of street theater.
• British delegation heads to OPCW with report on Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan 

  A delegation from Britain is heading to the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague to press for action from the watchdog. 
• At least 129 workers die in workplace homicides in April 

  At least 129 workers died in workplace homicides in April, according to the report released by the Health and Safety Labor Watch (İSİG).
• HDP calls for action against Turkish government’s repression of opponents 

  HDP stated that approval of the prison sentences against Kaftancıoğlu should be seen as another crackdown on government opposition ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections.
• British trade unions expand Freedom for Öcalan campaign 

  16 British trade unions from different business lines in the UK will renew their demand for "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" at various events, including a march to be staged under the guidance of the unions on June 18.
• The decision is political, says lawyer Fermon as Belgian justice acquits Turkish assassination team 

  In the assassination case against Kurdish politicians in Brussels, the court issued an acquittal verdict. Kurdish rulers and their lawyer, Jan Fermon, said the decision was "purely political."
• Essen group takes over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Essen group has taken over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg and called for national unity against occupation and treason.
• HDP commemorates miners murdered in Soma 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party commemorated the Soma Massacre and said that “the Soma Massacre is still fresh in the hearts and memories of Turkey’s peoples with pain and anger.”
• "Poor people are becoming poorer in this crisis," says market seller Kesiciler 

  Mehmet Zarif Kesiciler, who has worked as a market trader in Ankara for 30 years, said that it is the poor population who are becoming even poorer and that it is important to educate people about the causes of the current deep economic crisis.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN call on Kurds and their friends to protest Turkish fascism and KDP in Zurich 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN called on the Kurds and their friends to take action against Turkish fascism and KDP betrayal and attend a march in Zurich tomorrow.
• FED-MED calls on "all Kurds to be in Berlin to defend resistance in Zap" on Saturday 

  FED-MED called for "all Kurds living in and around NRW and their friends to be in Berlin to defend the Zap resistance" tomorrow, Saturday.
• KCDK-E: Silence serves the enemies of Kurds 

  KCDK-E calls on the Kurds in all countries, especially in Berlin, to participate in the demonstrations to be held under the motto 'USA, NATO support the massacres of the colonialist Turkish state in Kurdistan! Defend Kurdistan'.
• Hamas is paying the price for 'good relations' with Turkey 

  Senior officials of Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said that dozens of its activists and leaders have been deported from Turkey or prevented from entering.