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• Australian historian John Tully says Turkey is a ‘prison house of nations’ 

  "I say, ‘prison house of nations’, because the Turkish Republic inherited the genocidal ideology of the Young Turk rulers of the dying Ottoman Empire,” said Australian historian, writer and retired university professor John Tully.
• Osman Ismail: The closure of HDP is a slaughter of democracy 

  Professor Osman Ismail said that "the closure of HDP is a slaughter of democracy".
• Support to the HDP from European MPs ahead of 'Kobanê trial' 

  When ISIS attacked Kobanê in 2014, there was a huge wave of solidarity around the world. Now in Turkey, 108 politicians will be put on trial on Monday. European MPs called for support.
• KCDK-E commemorates Sinan Dersim: "He was a great revolutionary" 

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E commemorated the fallen revolutionary Sinan Dersim and stated that his long-standing work will continue in Europe.
• US officially notifies Turkey of removal from F-35 program 

  US Department of Defence has officially notified Turkey that it has been removed from the F-35 fighter program citing Turkey's acquisition of S-400 air defense systems from Russia despite US sanctions.
• KCK calls for democratic and civil measures to revoke the US decision 

  The KCK Foreign Relations Committee protests the US State Department's decision on three leading members of the Kurdish liberation movement.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers file application to visit their client 

  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.
• Mazloum Abdi's meeting with Swedish Defense Minister disturbs Turkey 

  Following a recent meeting between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazloum Abdi and Swedish Minister of Defense, Turkey summoned the Swedish Ambassador to Ankara to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed its "discomfort".
• Police attacks 'May 1 cannot be banned' demo in Istanbul 

  Around 40 people were detained in Bakırköy, Istanbul during a gathering protesting against the government ban on May 1 events.
• Syria loses voting rights at OPCW after poison gas findings 

  A majority of nations voting at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) supported a decision to immediately revoke Syria's privileges at the agency.
• Sit-in protest against isolation in Amed 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Amed Provincial Organization held a sit-in to protest the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and saluted the prison resistance.
• Erdoğan appoints six new university rectors 

  Turkish president Erdoğan is once again overriding academic autonomy and appointing six new university rectors. In addition, the president extended the term of office of the AKP propagandist Hatipoğlu as university rector.
• Children of Fire Initiative claims responsibility for action in Istanbul 

  The Children of Fire Initiative claimed responsibility for an action against a chemical warehouse belonging to Fatih Kumkapı Police Department in Istanbul.
• HDP calls on Iraqi government to solve problems through dialogue in Shengal 

  Following the Iraqi military troop transfers to the self-governing Yazidi Shengal region in South Kurdistan, the HDP calls on the Iraqi government to resolve problems through dialogue rather than through military shows.
• Merkel calls for release of political prisoners 

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling on all Council of Europe states to immediately implement the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), especially those concerning political prisoners.
• Italian mayor responds to Turkish ambassador 

  Numerous Italian cities have awarded honorary citizenship to Abdullah Öcalan. This displeases the Turkish state. Mayor of Rende, Marcello Manna enlightens the Turkish ambassador in Rome about the principles of a democratic society.
• Women activists visit Şenyaşar family on Justice Vigil in Urfa 

  For 43 days now, Emine Şenyaşar has been sitting in front of the courthouse in Urfa demanding justice for her family members murdered by relatives and bodyguards of AKP deputy Halil Yıldız.
• KCDK-E launches membership campaign 

  “Let's become and recruit members to enlarge our organization” is the motto of the KCDK-E campaign started in 14 countries.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers files application to visit their client 

  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.
• Police take four people into custody in Çukurca 

  During the political genocide operations carried out in Çukurca, four people, including former mayor Servet Tunç, were detained.
• Activists from Frankfurt take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Frankfurt took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The action is on its 461st week.
• Turkey least compliant country with GRECO recommendations against corruption 

  Turkey didn't comply with 74.4 percent of the recommendations in 2019.
• New lawsuit against 97 students at Boğaziçi University 

  A lawsuit has been filed against 97 students who were detained during the protests against the appointment of a trustee rector to Boğaziçi University.
• Lawyers submit 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.
• Police take five people into custody in Batman 

  Five people were detained in new political raids carried out in Batman.