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• HDP and HDK pay tribute to Deniz Gezmiş, Hüseyin Inan, and Yusuf Aslan  

  Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) and Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) commemorated Deniz Gezmiş, Hüseyin Inan, and Yusuf Aslan on the 49th anniversary of their execution.
• Iranian soldiers wound kolbar 

  Iranian soldiers opened fire on a group of kolbars and seriously injured one of them.
• Activists in Berlin and Stuttgart demand freedom for Öcalan 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists organized various actions to protest the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin and Stuttgart.
• Protest against the silence of the UN continues in Geneva 

  The weekly protest of Kurdish activists in front of the UN building in Geneva focused on the cross-border invasion of South Kurdistan by the Turkish military. The participants condemned the silence of the UN.
• Diyarbakir Medical Association demands release of Idris Baluken 

  Physician and HDP MP Idris Baluken has been unlawfully imprisoned in Turkey for 1534 days. The medical chamber in Diyarbakir demands the release of their colleague.
• Lawyers submit application to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• Germany bans a Salafist NGO 

  The German police raided several homes and garages in ten regions in the morning hours and confiscated a large number of materials belonging to the banned organization.
• UN express deep concern over police opening fire against Colombian workers on strike in Cali 

  The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) voiced deep alarm over the violence in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, as a number of people were reportedly killed and wounded when police opened fire on demonstrators.
• Activists in Düsseldorf send letters to the United Nations 

  Kurds living in Düsseldorf sent letters to the United Nations demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dozens of Bar Associations file lawsuits against police circulars 

  In Turkey, more and more nullity suits are filed against the police circular, which aims to stop audio and video recording of officers in public incidents.
• Şenyaşar Family: If there is no justice, persecution will continue 

  Şenyaşar Family is continuing to resist saying that “If there is no justice, cruelty persists. We will build justice together".
• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client on Imrali after his call for a meeting with his lawyers within a legal framework.
• Five people detained in Sason 

  Five people were detained following home raids in Sason.
• KON-MED calls on SPD delegates to adopt motion on North and East Syria 

  The Confederation of Kurdistan Communities (KON-MED) in Germany made a call to the delegates to adopt the motion, called "Solidarity with Rojava", at the congress of the SPD, which is a government partner in Germany, on 9 May.
• French left MP calls on his government to take a stance for the HDP  

  French left MP Eric Coquerel submitted a parliamentary question to the French Foreign Ministry demanding an answer about the pressures against the HDP in Turkey.
• SPD will move a motion called 'Solidarity with Rojava' at its Congress 

  The Social Democratic Party will present a motion titled "Solidarity with Rojava". The motion demands that the criminalization policy against the Kurds come to an end.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg reaches week 463 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg continues on week 463. A group from Duisburg took over the action.
• 'The HDP is the voice of democracy in Turkey', say unionist Dubbins and former MEP Ward 

  The HDP is the voice of democracy in Turkey' said unionist Simon Dubbins and former MEP Julie Ward.
• Civil disobedience by Kurdish youth outside the Parliament in Berlin 

  Activists of the Kurdish youth movement staged an action of civil disobedience in Berlin against the silence of the German government in the face of Turkey's actions in South Kurdistan, which are contrary to international law.
• Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summons Turkish chargé d'affaires 

  The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad. The country protests the continued occupation operation in the South Kurdistan areas and the presence of the Turkish defense minister.
• Intellectuals urge the Arab League to speak out against Turkish attacks 

  Arab intellectuals, politicians and writers condemned Arab countries for remaining silent towards the latest military assault of the Turkish state on the Medya Defense Zones, urging the Arab League to hold an extraordinary meeting to address the issue.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to visit their client in Imrali.
• Activists in Zurich pay tribute to HPG Command Council member Sinan Dersim 

  HPG Command Council member Sinan Dersim (Dalokay Şanlı) fell a martyr during an air strike carried out by the invading Turkish army on Medya Defense Areas on 27 October 2020. He was commemorated in Zurich.
• Peace Mother Hediye Temel dies in Şırnak  

  Peace Mother Hediye Temel died in Şırnak State Hospital, where she was being treated.
• New political police operation in Van, 5 taken into custody 

  Five people were taken into custody in a new political police operation in Van.