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• Fadıl Şenyaşar to stay in prison after new hearing in Malatya 

  Fadıl Şenyaşar was not released after a new hearing in Malatya.
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• KCDK-E calls on the German government to end its complicity with Turkish fascism 

  Following the wave of criminalization against Kurdish politicians in Germany and Europe, the European umbrella organization KCDK-E called on the German government to end its complicity with Turkish fascism.
• SADAT member detained in Paris in connection with attack on Kurdish association 

  The assailant presented himself as a former member of SADAT, a parastatal mercenary group in Turkey.
• Interior Minister Soylu admits that the dismissal of Kurdish mayors was ordered by Erdogan 

  Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu admitted that he dismissed Kurdish mayors upon President Erdoğan's orders.
• CDK-F condemns violence against Green Left Party members by Gray Wolves in Lyon 

  The CDK-F condemned “in the strongest terms the acts of violence committed by members of the Gray Wolves in Lyon on 9 May, against the volunteers and representatives of the Green Left Party."
• Young activists in Lucerne demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young activists in Lucerne demanded freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• TEV-ÇAND members take over the vigil for Öcalan’s freedom in Strasbourg 

  Members of TEV-ÇAND took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil on its 568th week.
• Activists at Geneva vigil call on the Kurdish people to go to the polls 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 called for strong participation in the May 14 elections in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• Victims of 2015 Ankara massacre commemorated 

  During the commemoration that marked the 91st month of the 2015 Ankara massacre which killed 104 people, the Turkish state was called to confront the previous massacres in the country.
• Young activists in Basel and Geneva protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Rallies were held in the Swiss cities of Basel and Geneva to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to demand his freedom.
• Asrın Law Office's lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Asrın Law Office's lawyers applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client Abdullah Öcalan, whom they had not heard from since 25 March 2021.
• Activists in Zurich protest arrests carried out by Turkish state ahead of elections 

  The political police operations carried out by the Turkish state throughout Turkey and Kurdistan were protested in an action held in Zurich.
• Two high-level ISIS mercenaries killed in Diyala 

  Two high-level ISIS mercenaries were killed as a result of an air operation in Diyala, Iraq,
• Dr. Kemal: A democratic Turkey will benefit the entire region 

  PYD South Kurdistan Representative Dr. Cawîdan Kemal pointed out that if Turkey democratizes after the 14 May elections, the countries in the region and the Kurds living in other parts will also be positively affected.
• Turkish Justice Ministry issues statement on Imrali 

  Following rumours of alleged pre-election talks with Abdullah Öcalan, the Turkish Justice Ministry stated that only a technical team was on the prison island of Imrali to investigate storm damage to service buildings.
• 51 years ago the execution of revolutionaries Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan 

  51 years ago, on 6 May 1972, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Huseyin Inan were hanged in Ankara.
• Ferac: The key to a solution to the Kurdish question is on Imrali 

  Writer and journalist Letîf Fatîh Ferac spoke against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying, “The solution to the Kurdish question lies neither in Washington, nor in Paris, nor in Ankara. The key to the solution is in Imrali.”
• Asrın Law Office demands contact with Öcalan amid rumours of alleged talks on Imrali 

  Ahead of the May 14 election in Turkey, there is speculation about alleged talks with Abdullah Öcalan on the prison island of Imrali. The Asrin Law Office considers the rumours to be manipulation and demands immediate contact with their client.
• Police take 9 people into custody in Dersim, Hatay and Istanbul 

  At least 9 people, including journalist Ertan Çıta, were taken into custody in a police operation against Partizan supporters.
• Solidarity night with Amedspor in Marseille  

  After the increasing racist attacks against Amedspor, a solidarity night was held in Marseille with the anti-fascist and Amedspor Barikat group.
• Families apply to visit their relatives on Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• Protest against the detention of Kenan Ayaz in Cyprus 

  A demonstration took place in Nicosia against the extradition of Kenan Ayaz to Germany. The Kurdish activist in Cyprus custody went on an indefinite hunger strike on May 4.
• HDP: 295 people were taken into custody in a month as the government seeks provocation 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission Co-Spokesperson Nuray Özdoğan said that 295 people were detained and 61 were imprisoned in a month as the government is seeking provocation.
• Police beat people protesting the killing of street musician Aymaz 

  After the racist murder of the Kurdish street musician Cihan Aymaz in Istanbul, protesters were arrested by the police and mistreated at the police station.