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• "The murder of Deniz Poyraz is not an isolated case" 

  In Istanbul, trade union and professional associations joined the HDP in protesting the murder of Deniz Poyraz and denouncing the Erdogan government's systematic agitation against all dissenters.
• Another group of peace delegation returns to Germany 

  Today another part of the #Delegation4Peace from South Kurdistan returns to Germany. Kurdish and internationalist groups call for a solidarity reception at Düsseldorf airport at 7 pm.
• Activists in Vienna condemn murder of Deniz Poyraz and Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  Kurds and Austrian antifascists took to the streets in Vienna to condemn the murder of HDP member Deniz Poyraz and protest Turkish invading attacks.
• HDP Istanbul MP Canbaz invites everyone to take to the streets against the attacks on the HDP 

  HDP Istanbul MP Dildaş Canbaz called on everyone to be united and take to the streets against the murder of Deniz Poyraz.
• 72 Bar Association Presidents condemn the attack on HDP and the killing of Deniz Poyraz 

  72 Bar Association Presidents condemned in a statement the attack on HDP Izmir Provincial Organization and the killing of Deniz Poyraz.
• Deniz Poyraz laid to rest in Buca Kaynaklar graveyard 

  Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the attack against HDP Izmir Provincial Organization, was laid to rest in Buca Kaynaklar graveyard. Women carried the coffin on their shoulders.
• Kurds in Europe take to the streets: “Deniz Poyraz is immortal” 

  Kurdish people took to the streets in Germany, Britain and France to protest Thursday’s armed attack against the Peoples’ Democratic Party that killed a member of the party in the western province of Turkey.
• French Senator Laurent: We must break the silence 

  “We want to break the silence; we want to create a social movement because there is an opportunity to create a public opinion in Europe to show solidarity with the Kurdish people," said French Senator Pierre Laurent.
• French politicians condemn murder of Deniz Poyraz 

  In a message of solidarity, Unsubmissive France (La France Insoumise) leader Jean-Luc Melénchon and Occitanie Regional Council member Jean-Christophe Sellin have condemned the murder of Deniz Poyraz in the HDP Izmir headquarter.
• Constitutional Court rapporteur requests HDP indictment to be accepted 

  Assigned by the Constitutional Court to examine the second indictment seeking the closure of the HDP, the rapporteur has demanded that the indictment prepared by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Court of Cassation be accepted.
• Tuncel on Kobani Trial: AKP/MHP government is responsible for Izmir attack 

  Speaking at the hearing of the Kobanê Trial, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) former co-chair Sebahat Tuncel said that the AKP/MHP government was responsible for the attack at the HDP headquarter in İzmir.
• Funeral for HDP member killed in İzmir 

  Deniz Poyraz's coffin, shouldered by women, was taken to Bağkuyu neighbourhood, where her family resides.
• HDP co-chairs visit party headquarter in Izmir, commemorate murdered party member 

  Buldan and Sancar left roses in the room where Deniz Poyraz was murdered yesterday.
• Polls open in Iran to elect new president 

  Polls are open in Iran to vote for the new president. There are concerns of a low turnout with the conservative head of the judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, widely seen as the favourite candidate.
• HDP members experienced emotional moments cleaning the İzmir office 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) members who undertook to erase the traces of the attack in the Izmir headquarter experienced emotional moments.
• "Police deleted all surveillance camera records around HDP Izmir office" 

  The İzmir police reportedly confiscated all the camera recordings at the shops around the building where HDP member Deniz Poyraz was murdered and erased the content of the recordings.
• Murderer of HDP member Deniz Poyraz jailed 

  Racist assailant Onur Gencer who stormed the HDP headquarters in İzmir and killed Deniz Poyraz on Thursday, has been remanded in custody.
• HDP Youth: We will hold those responsible for Deniz Poyraz murder to account 

  HDP Izmir Youth Assemblies said, "We will held those responsible to account for this killing," during the march they organized in Kadifekale for party member Deniz Poyraz.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative condemns killing of HDP member 

  The Kurdistan People's Initiative issued a statement condemning the killing of HDP member Deniz Poyraz at the HDP Izmir Provincial building on Thursday morning.
• Syriza condemns killing of Deniz Poyraz and attack on HDP 

  Syriza-Progressive Alliance condemned the heinous murderous attack at the offices of the HDP in Izmir, in which party executive, Deniz Poyraz, lost her life.
• Fehime Poyraz: I will keep my head up 

  Fehime Poyraz is the mother of Deniz Poyraz, the young woman murdered on Thursday in the HDP Izmir Provincial building. As she was receiving guests expressing their condolences, she said, “I won’t cry, I will keep my head up.”
• South Kurdistan artists and organisation call for an end to the Turkish attacks  

  Artists, organizations and political parties in South Kurdistan organized a march to demand the end of the Turkish state's invasion attacks.
• Family and HDP executives take remains of Deniz Poyraz from Forensic Medicine Institute 

  The body of Deniz Poyraz, who was killed in the attack carried out today on the HDP Izmir provincial building, was taken from the ATK.
• KON-MED: Everyone should urgently take to the streets 

  The Confederation of Kurdistan Communities in Germany (KON-MED) called on everyone to take to the streets to protest the fascist assault against the HDP and added that the Turkish state is responsible for the assault.
• Attack on HDP in Izmir: Images from the crime scene emerge 

  HDP member Deniz Poyraz was murdered today by a Turkish fascist at the party headquarters in Izmir. Now images of the crime scene have emerged, showing numerous bullet holes in the premises.