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Hunger striker dies of heart attack in Lavrio
Eşref Öz, one of the hunger strikers demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan in the Greek city of Lavrio died of a heart attack. -
Limter-İş chair Saygılı: We will fill the squares on 1 May
Limter-İş chair Kanber Saygılı underlined that May Day celebrations could not be banned and restricted in an environment where epidemic measures did not include workers and added: "We will be in Taksim on 1 May." -
Labour MP Corbyn expresses "greatest concern" for closing down of political parties in Turkey
British Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn expressed his "greatest concern for the closing down of political parties” in Turkey. -
Demo in Hamburg: "Stop arms exports!"
TATORT Kurdistan organized a demonstration against arms exports took place in Hamburg. The Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan was also discussed. -
Demo in London against Turkish attacks on guerrilla zones
In London, England, Kurds and their friends protested the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state against the Medya Defense Zones in cooperation with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). -
Kurds in Lavrio protest against Turkish attacks on guerrilla zones
In Lavrio, Greece, Kurds organized a mass march against Turkey’s occupation attacks on guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq. -
"Kobanê trial" in Ankara adjourned to May 3
The start of the trial against leading politicians of the HDP in Ankara has been postponed for a week following fierce protests by the defendants and lawyers. The indictment was read out in the absence of the defense. -
HDP MP Ömer Öcalan visits Şenyaşar family
HDP MP Ömer Öcalan visited the "Justice Vigil” carried out by the Şenyaşar family in front of the Urfa Courthouse. He said, “There is a great cruelty and injustice. Those who persecuted this family will be prosecuted in future." -
Kobanê Case hearing continues amid protests
The court has rejected the lawyers' requests for recusation at the hearing of the Kobanê Case which is continuing with protests. -
Kobanê Case: Swedish Left Party expresses solidarity with HDP
Growing international solidarity with the HDP against the Kobane trial in which 108 politicians stand trial over the protests in solidarity with Kobane in 2014. -
DBP: Kobanê Case is an official declaration of political genocide
108 politicians including HDP former co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Central Executive Board Members stand trial in the Kobane Case. -
German government monitors Kobanê trial
In view of the Kobanê trial in Ankara, the German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Bärbel Kofler, says that "compliance with the rule of law" will be closely monitored. -
Kobanê trial: Not lawyers but riot police admitted to the courtroom
Lawyers were not admitted to the courtroom where the hearing of the Kobanê Case is being held as the riot police were positioned in the courtroom. -
Dortmund activists take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg
A new group from the German city of Dortmund took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on week 462 -
Police in Istanbul attack HDP members
Police in Istanbul attacked HDP members who wanted to make a statement in front of the provincial building regarding the Kobanê Case, and detained many. -
Lawyers leave hall of Kobanê Trial
In the first hearing of the Kobanê Trial, there was a dispute between the lawyers who reacted to the fact that not all lawyers were allowed into the hall and the court president. The lawyers left the courtroom. -
Activists in London and Gävleborg pay tribute to HPG Command Council member Sinan Dersim
HPG Command Council member Sinan Dersim (Dalokay Şanlı), who fell a martyr as a result of an air attack launched by the invading Turkish state against the Medya Defense Areas on 27 October 2020 was commemorated in London and Gävleborg. -
NAV-BEL holds its conference in Brussels
NAV-BEL, the umbrella organization of Kurds in Belgium, held its conference on 24 and 25 April. -
Police detain many in new raids in Amed
Many people were detained in the new political police operation carried out in Amed. -
Activists in Europe protest the invasion attacks by the Turkish state on South Kurdistan
The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state against the Medya Defense Areas were protested in Hannover, Limassol and Drancy suburb in Paris. -
Basque organization Askapena in solidarity with HDP ahead of the Kobane trial
International solidarity by Basque internationalist organisation Askapena stands against the attempt of illegalization of the HDP: “As we denounce the process of illegalization of the HDP, we will accompany them on that road to complete liberation.” -
‘Kobane trial’ to begin in Ankara tomorrow
108 politicians including HDP former co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş and HDP Central Executive Board Members stand trial in the so-called ‘Kobane Case’. The first hearing will begin in Turkish capital Ankara tomorrow. -
Call for immediate action against Turkish attacks on guerrilla zones
The Internationalist Commune of Rojava, Young Internationalist Women and RiseUp4Rojava call upon everybody to “take immediate action! Take the initiative to the streets, join and organise demonstrations around you”. -
Shengal Council calls on people to stand by guerrillas
The MXDŞ issued a statement regarding the invasion attacks of the Turkish state against the guerrilla areas and said: "It is time for the people to put a limit before the invasion attacks". -
Activists in Copenhagen hold demonstration in support of the HDP
The Friends of the HDP and a number of Danish organisations held a demonstration in Copenhagen to support the HDP and the democratic forces in Turkey.