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• 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.
• 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.