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• Activists in Zurich protest Armenian Genocide in front of the Turkish consulate 

  The 1915 Armenian Genocide was commemorated in Zurich on its 106th anniversary.
• Hişyar Özsoy: We conveyed our criticism to the CPT 

  HDP Foreign Affairs Commission co-spokespersons, Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy, met representatives of the CPT in Strasbourg. The meeting addressed the total isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and the situation in Turkish prisons.
• IS returnee sentenced to more than four years in prison in Germany 

  An IS returnee in Germany has been found guilty not only of being a terrorist, but also of war crimes against property, possession of war weapons, breach of duty of care and aiding and abetting crimes against humanity.
• TKP-ML: Comrade Sinan was a precious example of revolutionism 

  HPG Command Council and HBDH Executive Committee member Sinan Dersim, saying, "Comrade Sinan was a precious example of what kind of revolutionism and leadership should be carried out."
• MEPs ask Meyer-Landrut to delegate an authorised observer to Kobane Case trial 

  In a letter to the Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, more than thirty members of the European Parliament call for an authorised observer to be delegated to the Kobane Case trial to start in Ankara next Monday.
• Progressive International delegation to monitor the "Kobane case" trial in Turkey 

  “Democracy is on trial in Turkey. We are mobilizing to defend it,” said Progressive International which sent a delegation to Turkey to witness the historic trial of the "Kobane case."
• Şenyaşar family’s Justice Vigil continues on day 46 

  For 46 days, Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar have been demanding justice in front of Urfa Courthouse for their family members murdered by bodyguards and relatives of an AKP deputy.
• PACE calls on Turkey to put an end to laws and practices that contravene democratic standards 

  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has held an urgent debate on the situation in Turkey. Triggers include the announced withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and the motion to ban the HDP.
• HDP delegation meets with CPT officials in Strasbourg 

  The meeting discussed the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons.
• Activists in Kadıköy invite everyone to take to the streets on May Day 

  Activists managed to hold a press statement after police took 41 people into custody in Kadıköy.
• Activists in Bonn protest the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan 

  A protest was held for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Bonn.
• Cancer patient dies in prison 

  Isa Gültekin, a cancer patient prisoner in Mersin Tarsus No 3 T Type Closed Prison, has passed away.
• Another police attack on May Day alliance in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a rally for May Day has again been attacked by police, with numerous arrests. The Corona restrictions in Turkey are only enforced against the opposition, criticized the HDP politician Musa Piroğlu.
• Şenyaşar family: We will not give up resistance 

  Şenyaşar family protests the confidentiality order imposed on the attack in the hospital.
• 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.
• European Court of Justice announces its decision on PKK 

  The European Court of Justice announced its ruling concerning the PKK's removal from the terror list. The Court referred the 2018 verdict back to the General Court on the grounds that sufficient arguments were not presented.
• 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.