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• 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."
• EUTCC: Verdict in Kobanê trial is ignoring European rulings 

  The EUTCC said in a statement that the verdict in the Kobanê trial is "ignoring European rulings.
• Tuncel: We will continue to strengthen our fight for freedom, peace and democracy 

  Gültan Kışanak, Ayla Akat Ata, Meryem Adıbelli, Ayşe Yağcı and Sebahat Tuncel are free again. But they don't really feel free.
• Prisoner Yavuz released after 30 years in jail 

  Yılmaz Yavuz was held in prison for 30 years. He was released from Izmir Şakran Prison on Friday.
• Gültan Kışanak: We need freedom not release decisions 

  Gültan Kışanak, one of those released in the Kobanê Case, said after leaving prison: "We want to live in a country where women, people, beliefs are free, and identities and languages are not a problem."
• Urgent call from the DEM Party regarding the unlawful verdicts in the Kobanê Case 

  The DEM Party urgently call on "all individuals and organisations that stand for human rights and fundamental democratic values to denounce the unlawful decisions of the Kobanê Case".
• DEM Party co-chairs: We don't recognize the Kobanê Case sentence 

  DEM Party co-chairs Tuncer Bakırhan and Tülay Hatimoğulları condemned the sentence and punishment of politicians at the Kobanê Case, underlined that they did not recognize this sentence.
• Vigil in Strasbourg: 'We are here for the freedom of our leader' 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which has been taking place in Strasbourg for 12 years, continues with a new group in its 620th week.
• 10 Kurds detained in Paris 

  In Paris, 10 more people were detained in house raids targeting Kurds.
• Lawyer Demir: CPT has become a part of isolation 

  Reacting to the statement of the Ministry of Justice that "there is no isolation", lawyer Cemal Demir stated that the statements of the government are scandalous and emphasised that the CPT is also a part of the isolation in İmrali Prison.
• DEM Party to hold an extraordinary meeting today 

  DEM Party said "We will overthrow your conspiracies" regarding the verdicts in the Kobanê Case. The party decided to convene extraordinarily.
• Court announces verdict in Kobanê Trial 

  The court is announcing the verdict in the Kobanê Trial against 108 politicians.
• François Hollande: Paris massacre in 2013 was an operation of the Turkish state 

  Former French President François Hollande called the 2013 massacre of three Kurdish women revolutionaries in Paris "an operation" in which the Turkish state intervened.
• Imprisoned politicians do not attend the Kobanê Trial 

  Sixteen of the imprisoned politicians did not attend the final hearing of the Kobanê Trial. The hearing was adjourned to 14.30 after the first statements.
• ‘Biji Rojava’ mural in Bologna 

  Italian and internationalist writers painted a mural in Bologna, saying: "Rojava teaches us that an alternative to the national bloody state and patriarchal system is possible."
• Sinn Féin MP: Öcalan should be released 

  Mazlum Dinç, one of the lawyers of Asrın Law Office, met with Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy, who said that his party's attitude towards Öcalan is clear. "Öcalan should be released."
• Situation of Öcalan discussed at Aragon Parliament 

  The Commission for Citizen Appearances and Human Rights of the parliament of the Cortes de Aragon, in the Spanish State, discussed the situation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Verdict of Kobanê Trial expected today 

  The Kobanê Trial is expected to be concluded today with the pronunciation of the verdict.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva celebrate Kurdish Language Day 

  In the ongoing demonstration for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Geneva, activists celebrated the Kurdish Language Day on 15 May.
• DEM Party deputies meet with representatives of political parties in Vienna 

  A delegation of DEM Party deputies met with many political parties and non-governmental organisations in Vienna.
• DEM Party delegation holds diplomatic talks in Germany 

  A DEM Party delegation headed by co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları is holding diplomatic talks in Germany.
• Police take at least 31 people into custody in Istanbul and Izmir 

  At least 31 people were taken into custody in Istanbul and Izmir. Among those detained is a DEM Party executive.
• Deputies and senators from the Spanish State send letter to CPT president asking to act for Öcalan  

  Deputies and senators of different political parties in the Spanish State Parliament, as well as deputies in the autonomous parliaments, sent a letter to the president of the CPT.