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• Memorial for guerrilla Gaffari Yorulmaz in Adiyaman 

  Guerrilla Gaffari Yorulmaz (Bager Adar), who fell as a martyr two years ago, was commemorated in Adiyaman.
• Activists in Frankfurt protest Turkish war of aggression in South Kurdistan 

  A demonstration was held in Frankfurt against the Turkish war of aggression in South Kurdistan. The Iraqi aggression against the Yazidi area of ​​Shengal was also protested.
• The struggle for self-determination: perspectives from Kenya 

  The struggle for self-determination and grassroots liberation from neocolonial NGO-ism: perspectives from Kenya.
• Turkish-linked mercenaries in occupied Serêkaniyê wound 9-year-old in Ceylanpınar 

  Mercenaries affiliated with the Turkish state in occupied Serêkaniyê hit a 9-year-old, Yusuf Y. in the head, in Ceylanpınar, Urfa.
• Letter to the UN Representative in Iraq: People of Şengal will resist to death 

  KCDK-E Bashur wrote to UN Iraq Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert about the attacks on Şengal and called for the end of the war.
• Signatures collected for delisting the PKK in Saarbrucken 

  In Saarbrucken, activists collected signatures for the removal of the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations and informed interested people about the current situation in Kurdistan.
• Dirk Campbell: Kurds pose no threat to Turkey 

  Anna Campbell's father and friend of Kurds, Dirk Campbell, said that Kurds pose no threat to Turkey and have as much right to exist as anyone.
• Swiss "Freedom for Öcalan" committee condemns Turkish-Iraqi attack on South Kurdistan 

  The Swiss "Freedom for Öcalan" committee issued a statement to condemn the Turkish-Iraqi attack on South Kurdistan.
• Activists in Athens protest Turkish state's invasion attacks on Medya Defense Areas 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks on Medya Defense Areas in partnership with the KDP were protested with a march in Athens.
• European Left condemns Iraqi attacks on Şengal and Turkish attacks in Iraq 

  “The world community must not turn a blind eye when Yazidis, in their long history of persecution and expulsion, once again fall victim to arbitrary power politics!”
• HBDH strikes the Turkish police in Amed 

  The People's United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) carried out actions against a police department and a police station in Amed (Diyarbakir) province in northern Kurdistan.
• Protest in front of the OPCW 

  The Kurdish organizations in Europe have decided to hold a permanent protest in front of the UN Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons due to the chemical weapons use in Kurdistan.
• HDP calls on international community to speak out against attacks on the party 

  Feleknas Uca & Hişyar Özsoy, HDP’s co-spokespersons for Foreign Affairs issued a statement about the attacks on the party’s headquarters in Ankara on Thursday.
• 50 years ago the execution of revolutionaries Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan 

  50 years ago, on 6 May 1972, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan were hanged in Ankara.
• Prominent voices in the UK condemn Turkey’s latest War Crimes in Iraq  

  Prominent voices in the UK condemn Turkey’s latest War Crimes in Iraq.
• Communist Party of France sends message of solidarity to HDP deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran  

  The Communist Party of France sent a message of solidarity to HDP MP Ayşe Acar Başaran and all HDP supporters threatened by Turkish police.
• People in Van react to police provocation against HDP headquarters in Ankara 

  People in Van reacted to the police provocation against the HDP headquarters in Ankara. HDP member Karakoyun said: "This attack has once again shown how afraid they are of women's struggle."
• Six political parties issue joint statement condemning provocation against HDP  

  Six political parties issued a joint statement condemning the provocation against the HDP and demanded the opening of an investigation against the person who threatened Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• HDP headquarters in Ankara besieged by the police 

  Turkish police attacked the HDP headquarters in Ankara. HDP spokeswoman Ebru Günay was sprayed in the face with tear gas, and MP Ayşe Acar Başaran was threatened by a police officer that he would "nail" her.
• Protests in Switzerland against attacks on Şengal 

  Demonstrations were staged in the cities of Lausanne and Lucerne, Switzerland in protest at the ongoing attacks and threats of the Iraqi army against the Yazidi town of Şengal in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• PKK to apply for lifting of ban on activities in Germany 

  The PKK intends to apply to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior for the lifting of its ban on activities in Germany, which has been in place since 1993. The legal fight against the criminalization of the Kurdish movement thus reaches a new level.
• Activists protest Turkish attacks in Kurdistan outside the UN office in Geneva  

  Activists protested the recent Iraqi aggression, blockade and hostility against Şengal and the Turkish offensive in Medya Defense Zones outside a United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Artist Dora goes on hunger strike in German prison to protest prohibition to watch Kurdish channel 

  Mazlum Dora, who was prevented from watching Kurdish news and music channels as "inconvenient", announced that he went on hunger strike in Stammheim Prison where he was held.
• Duisburg DKTM members take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on Strasbourg 

  Duisburg DKTM members took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The group called on everyone to stand up against invasion attacks and collaborationism.
• Clare Baker: EU, NATO and Britain should put pressure on Turkey to stop war crimes against Kurds 

  Clare Baker said that the EU, NATO and Britain should put pressure on Turkey to stop war crimes against Kurds.