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• Stop military aggression against Kurds, says Socialist Party of Malaysia 

  The Socialist Party of Malaysia strongly condemned the new intensified cross-border offensive of Turkish armed forces against the Kurds.
• Politician Ölbeci talks about the violence she suffered at the hands of the state at Kobane Trial 

  Continuing her defense in the Kobane Case, politician Zeynep Ölbeci talked about the state tortures that she and the villagers were subjected to in her childhood. “We are here because we protest against ISIS,” Ölbeci said. The trial will resume on 9 May.
• Trade unions commemorate the May Day martyrs in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, trade unions and professional associations commemorated the victims of bloody attacks by Turkish security forces on working class struggle days. At least 37 people were killed in the Taksim massacre on May 1, 1977.
• Kurds in Switzerland to protest Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan 

  Kurds and their friends will meet in a demonstration in Geneva on Saturday to protest the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan and KDP’s cooperation with Turkey.
• Call for May Day in Amed: Take to the streets against war 

  Union representatives who took to the streets in Amed (Diyarbakir) called on the public to protest the war during the upcoming May Day celebrations.
• Ten members of TÖP party detained in Mersin 

  Ten members of the leftist TÖP party have been taken into custody in Mersin.
• FED-KURD calls for participation in Saturday’s rally in Düsseldorf 

  FED-KURD called for participation in a demonstration to be staged in Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday to protest the latest Turkish offensive in South Kurdistan and KDP’s cooperation with the Turkish forces.
• German journalist Marlene Förster is held by the Iraqi secret service 

  German journalist Marlene Förster is being held in a solitary cell by Iraqi intelligence and has gone on hunger strike. There is still no contact with her Slovenian colleague Matej K.
• Police in Mersin take 4 TÖP members into custody  

  A political police operation was carried out in Mersin early this morning. 4 TÖP members were detained.
• Union of Kurdish Students to organise a one-day conference at SOAS  

  The Union of Kurdish Students will organise a one-day conference titled “Kurdish Students Beyond the Homeland & the Struggle for Freedom” on Saturday 30 April at SOAS.
• Anti-war performance in front of UN building in Geneva 

  Kurdish and internationalist activists protested against the Turkish war of aggression in Kurdistan and the support of the Erdogan regime with an anti-war performance in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
• Scottish trade unions condemn Turkish invasion of Northern Iraq 

  The Scottish Trade Union Congress passed an emergency motion calling for “immediate negotiations with the PKK on a ceasefire and progress towards a peaceful and democratic solution”.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in central rally in Düsseldorf on April 30 

  A central demonstration against the Turkish war of aggression in Kurdistan will take place in Düsseldorf on Saturday. A broad alliance of internationalist and Kurdish organizations is calling for the demonstration.
• Germany backs Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan 

  In a parliament speech, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed support for the latest invasion attacks of Turkey in South Kurdistan.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan file new application for visit 

  The excuse of the "lawyer's ban" is over. However, there is still no news from Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. Lawyers will apply once more today.
• Zübeyir Aydar says that criminalization of Kurdish movement in Europe prevents peaceful solution 

  At a conference in the Swedish Reichstag, Zübeyir Aydar pointed out that the criminalization of the Kurdish movement prevents a peaceful solution and strengthens supporters of the war like Erdogan.
• Kurds in Rennes protest invasion attacks carried out by Turkey  

  Kurds in Rennes protested the invasion attacks carried out by Turkey, emphasizing that they will uproot the invaders and the treacherous line by embracing the guerrilla struggle.
• Women in Düsseldorf protest in front of parliament 

  parliamentary officials who met a delegation of activists. The women demanded that Germany put the Turkish invasion attacks on Kurdistan on its agenda.
• KNK issues public call demanding the OPCW to investigate Turkey's use of chemical weapons 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) issued a public call demanding the OPCW to immediately investigate Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan.
• Central demonstration in Düsseldorf to protest the Turkish war in Kurdistan 

  A central demonstration against the Turkish war of aggression in Kurdistan will take place in Düsseldorf on Saturday. A broad alliance of internationalist and Kurdish organizations is calling for the demonstration.
• Kurds and their friends protest occupation and betrayal in front of UN in Geneva 

  Kurds and their friends are protesting the Turkish invasion attacks, KDP betrayal and the silence of Europe outside the UN office in Geneva.
• Acquitted 13 years ago, former HDP deputy sentenced to prison 

  A former deputy of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Halil Aksoy, has been sentenced to one year in prison in the case he had been acquitted 13 years ago.
• Young activists carry out action on Aubagne highway to protest Turkey's attacks 

  TCŞ members closed the Aubagne highway to traffic to draw attention to the Turkish state and its partner KDP's attacks on Kurdistan.
• FCDK-KAWA calls for strong participation in march to be held on Saturday in Düsseldorf 

  FCDK-KAWA called for strong participation in the central march to be held on Saturday in Düsseldorf, against the Turkish invasion attacks.
• HPG guerrilla Naim Ilçin laid to rest in Batman 

  HPG guerrilla Naim Ilçin, who fell as a martyr in Besta, was laid to rest in Batman.