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• 81 associations, trade unionists, academics from the Spanish state write to the CPT 

  81 associations, trade unionists, academics from the Spanish state sent a letter to the CPT president demanding action for Öcalan.
• Panel on Rojava at the Vienna Schauspielhaus 

  The Council of the Kurdish Community in Austria (Feykom) organised a Rojava panel on Tuesday evening at Vienna's most famous theatre.
• Protest demo in Amed against verdict in Kobanê Case: We will not take a step back 

  During a demonstration in Amed against the verdict in Kobanê Case, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları emphasised that they would not take a single step back and would increase their struggle.
• HDP Manisa former provincial co-chair jailed 

  HDP Manisa former provincial co-Chair, Kerem Taylan, was charged with "making illegal organisation propaganda" for his speeches.
• Five young people detained in Urfa 

  The Turkish regime continues its political elimination campaign against the Kurds and the opposition unabated.
• DEM Party Kızıltepe district co-chair remanded in custody  

  DEM Party Kızıltepe district co-chair Abdulkerim Erdem was remanded in custody after his 7 years and 11 months’ prison sentence was approved.
• Sendika.org office in Istanbul raided by the police 

  The office of the left-wing online portal Sendika.org in Istanbul was raided and searched by the police in the absence of its operators. On the other hand, 27 people were detained in connection with the 1 May demonstrations this year.
• Another 6-month ban on lawyer visits imposed on Öcalan 

  It came out that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners in İmralı were subject to a new 6-month ban on lawyer visits.
• Italian Committee sends a letter to the CPT, calling for urgent action for Öcalan 

  Dozens of Italian figures and organisations, including senators, MPs, political parties and law offices, sent a letter to the CPT asking for action against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Federal Court rejects Masrour Barzani's complaint 

  The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court rejected the complaint of Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani regarding the distribution of seats in the parliament.
• Iranian government sets presidential election on 28 June 

  According to the official news agency IRNA, the Iranian government decided on Monday that the presidential election would be held on 28 June.
• At least 15 people taken into custody in Istanbul 

  At least 15 people were taken into custody in house raids carried out following the 1 May demonstration in Istanbul.
• DEM Party Co-Chairs visit Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş in prison 

  After a visit to Selahattin Demirtaş in prison on Monday, DEM Party Co-Chairs said: "We will fight resolutely until the political prisoners are freed, until Turkey is democratised, until there are no more such political conspiracy trials."
• Helicopter crash in Iran: Rescuers recover nine bodies 

  The bodies have been transferred to Tabriz and funeral ceremonies will begin on Tuesday and continue the following day in the capital Tehran.
• Iranian Foreign Minister killed in helicopter crash replaced by Ali Bageri 

  Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahiyan, who died along with President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was replaced by Ali Bageri.
• Dead body of Iranian President recovered after fatal helicopter crash 

  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a fatal helicopter crash on Sunday and the wreckage of the helicopter was found by rescue teams on Monday morning.
• Iranian president and foreign minister died in helicopter crash, confirms state media 

  Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-abdollahian were confirmed dead by state media after a helicopter went down in mountains close to the Azerbaijan border.
• Federal Court session on Barzani's objection postponed 

  The Supreme Federal Court in Baghdad postponed the hearing on Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's objection to the distribution of seats in the parliament.
• Prisoner Ilhan released from jail after 30 years 

  Şehmuz Ilhan has been in prison for 30 years. He was released on Saturday.
• European politicians protest Turkey for Kobanê case sentence 

  Reactions poured in from European representatives to Turkey regarding the results of the Kobanê case.
• 18 people sent to prison in Istanbul, Manisa and Izmir 

  18 people were sent to prison in Istanbul, Manisa and Izmir.
• Escalating oppression of Kurds in France discussed in Paris 

  At a conference organised in France, the escalating pressure against Kurds was evaluated by lawyers. Lawyer Antoine Comte said that the French judge intervened in Belgium in exchange for information provided by Turkey on ISIS.
• Kobanê Conspiracy Case: There can be no such thing as ‘aiding’ the offence of an abstract danger 

  The lawyers of the Kobanê Conspiracy Case emphasised that the verdict is political, pointing out that the sentences given under Article 302 point to the offence of an abstract danger, and that there can be no question of aiding this.
• Erdoğan sets murderers and coup plotters free 

  While astronomical sentences of hundreds of years were announced in the Kobanê Trial, Erdoğan pardoned the father of an AKP member who murdered soldiers, and two observers convicted in the 28 February trial.
• Figen Yüksekdag: We will win by resisting 

  Figen Yüksekdağ, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in the Kobanê Trial, said: "Until today, they have not been able to bring us to our knees. We will win by resisting."