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• 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.
• Damascus government rejects Turkish President's plan to send one million refugees back to Syria 

  The Damascus government rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plan to send one million refugees, calling it an "aggressive game" and a "criminal project".
• HDP Youth Assembly members sent to prison in Amed, students in Ankara protest arrests 

  In Amed, 10 people, including HDP party assembly member Halide Türkoğlu and a number of HDP Youth Assembly members, were remanded in custody. Members of the Free Student Initiative protested the arrests with a march in Ankara.
• Charges against Lafarge over Syria affair upheld 

  The Paris Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of Lafarge, which merged with Holcim, and instead upheld charges of "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity."
• Journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič deported from Iraq after a month in detention 

  German journalist Marlene Förster, who was arrested in Şengal on April 20, and her Slovenian colleague Matej Kavčič have been deported by the Iraqi authorities after a month in detention.
• Anti-war activists in Italy salute the Kurdish resistance 

  Activists joining central anti-war protests in Italy expressed their solidarity with the Kurdish people and guerrilla forces that are faced with a genocidal campaign of the Turkish state in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Call for enhanced struggle against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The reason for the crises in the Middle East is the unlawful isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Prison,” said DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz, calling for enhanced struggle against the isolation policy imposed on the Kurdish leader.
• Turkish soldiers block visitors to Öcalan’s house in Amara 

  Turkish soldiers prevented people who tried to access Amara to raise concern over the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The Öcalan Family said that “We must enhance the struggle.”
• New group of activists takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, calls for support for guerrillas 

  The new group of activists which took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil called for support for the "historical resistance carried out by the guerrillas."
• 16 British trade unions send letter to Turkish ambassador condemning attacks 

  Representatives of British trade unions addressed the Turkish ambassador in an open letter and condemned the Turkish state's invasion attacks on South Kurdistan and the bombing of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• What is going on in Diyarbakir Municipality? 

  Governors and government-appointed officials have been marked by corruption in Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality. Officials related to Soylu, Erdoğan, Albayrak and Ağar are struggling for power in the municipality.
• Vigil in front of OPCW against Turkish attacks and international silence continues 

  Activists have been protesting in front of the UN organization OPCW for two weeks, demanding an investigation into the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish military in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Protest in front of the UN: Stop Erdogan who paves the way for ISIS! 

  FEDA Co-chair Demir Çelik warned that if Erdogan, who carries out the invasion attacks on Bashur after Rojava, is not stopped, thousands of Salafists he shields will engage in an irreversible genocide in Middle Eastern geography.
• Woman found dead near military guard post in Van 

  A woman's dead body was found near a dam about 300 meters away from the military guard post in the Özalp district of Van province. It is reported that the woman was raped and murdered by soldiers.
• Twelve countries place an export embargo on foodstuffs 

  Twelve countries, the largest exporters of agricultural raw materials since the start of the hegemonic war of power in Ukraine, decided to place an embargo on the export of foodstuffs, especially wheat.
• DISK-AR says unemployment among young people reaches 41% 

  Turkish Revolutionary Trade Unions Confederation Research Center (DİSK-AR) announced that youth unemployment increased in Turkey during the AKP period.
• Police raid house of Halise Aksoy, mother of HPG guerrilla Agit Ipek 

  Police raided the house of Halise Aksoy, mother of HPGguerrilla Agit Ipek, whose remains were delivered by post in April 2020.
• Sandstorm leaves thousands hospitalized In Iraq and South Kurdistan 

  4,000 people have been hospitalized due to a strong sandstorm that hit Iraq and South Kurdistan.