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• 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.
• Kurdish association attacked in Mannheim 

  Turkish fascists are suspected to be behind the attack, against which the German police took no action.
• Three-day long marches to be staged in six countries 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN issued a call for Long Marches against occupation and treachery in six countries and said that "Let's embrace the epic struggle of the guerrillas."
• Kenyan artists face arrest for painting Öcalan's murals in Nairobi  

  Kenyan artists are under pressure to be arrested for depicting Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in their works. "We will not bow in the face of the threat," the artists stated.
• Prisoner Uğur laid to rest in Şırnak 

  Sıddık Uğur, who was murdered in Beşiri T Type Closed Prison, was laid to rest in Şırnak.
• Political prisoner Sıddık Uğur dies in Beşiri T Type Closed Prison 

  Sıddık Uğur, a prisoner in Beşiri T Type Closed Prison, died. The prison administration claimed that Uğur committed suicide.
• Sit-in protest in front of UN office in Geneva enters 16th month 

  The sit-in protest in front of the United Nations demanding the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has entered its 16th month.
• Swedish newspapers publish joint advertisement against Erdogan 

  Swedish newspapers published a joint advertisement to criticize the Turkish blackmail against Sweden’s NATO bid and the extradition of Turkish and Kurdish dissidents to Turkey.
• HDP MPs Uca and Temelli meet with British deputies in London 

  HDP MPs Sezai Temelli and Feleknas Uca met with British deputies in London. War and occupation policies of the Turkish government were addressed during the talks between the deputies.
• CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu: Erdoğan family smuggles money abroad 

  CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu revealed that Turkish President Erdoğan’s family transferred money to a front foundation abroad through pro-government foundations Ensar and TÜRGEV.
• Finland and Sweden send delegations to Ankara over NATO bids 

  The Turkish government officially stated that it does not want Sweden and Finland to join the NATO military alliance, thanks to its hostility to the Kurds.
• Kurdish young activists carry out action in solidarity with Merdan K. under trial in Germany 

  Kurdish young activists carried out an action in solidarity with Merdan K., who was arrested in Germany about eight months ago and whose case was heard on 24 May.
• YJA Star guerrilla Dilan Inan laid to rest in Siirt 

  YJA Star guerrilla Dilan Inan (Jiyan Koçer), who fell as a martyr during clashes in Besta, was laid to rest in Siirt.
• Body of Kurdish activist Mehmet Zeki Çelebi taken to Şırnak State Hospital for autopsy 

  The body of Kurdish activist Mehmet Zeki Çelebi, who lost his life as a result of an armed attack in Sulaymaniyah, was taken to Şırnak State Hospital for autopsy.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan resume negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh 

  Having been in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Brussels to discuss a "peace agreement". According to the Council of Europe which mediates, the parties have agreed to advance discussions.
• Kurdish journalists and media workers against Turkish genocidal war in Kurdistan 

  Journalists and media workers from Kurdistan held a press conference in Brussels against the genocidal war of the Turkish state against the Kurds.
• 5 people sentenced to 73 years in prison in Urfa 

  A Turkish court in Urfa province sentenced 5 people to 73 years in prison.
• Colonel of Iranian Revolutionary Guards shot dead in Tehran 

  A colonel of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was shot dead in the east of the capital Tehran.
• Activists in Paphos collect 2,214 signatures demanding to delist the PKK 

  A stand was opened at the beaches of Paphos, Cyprus, and 2,214 signatures were collected to demand the removal of the PKK from the EU list of terrorist organisations.
• Police attack "No war – peace right now" demo in Istanbul 

  Under the slogan "No war - peace right now", a demonstration was staged in Istanbul on Sunday against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan. Several people were detained on the fringes of the demonstration.
• Kurdish activist Hasbi Çakıcı passes away in The Hague 

  Hasbi Çakıcı has died in a hospital in The Hague. The Kurdish activist spent four years in prison in Turkey. In 2019, he participated in the mass hunger strike in the Netherlands for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement claims responsibility for action in Istanbul 

  The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) claimed responsibility for the action against ISMEK in the Istanbul Sultançiftliği municipality.
• Turkey wants Sweden to extradite Kurdish author who died 7 years ago 

  Ankara has asked Stockholm to extradite several "terrorism" suspects to approve its NATO membership. Kurdish author Mehmet Sıraç Bilgin, who died in 2015, is among them, according to the state-run news agency.
• Hearing of experts at trial against Mirza B. 

  Next week, the trial against Kurdish activist Mirza B. will continue before the Munich Higher Regional Court. The academic councilor at the University of Bamberg will be questioned as an expert witness on the situation of the Kurds in Turkey.