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• Kurds rally in Lavrio, Lorient and Reims on May Day  

  Kurds rally in many European countries on May Day.
• Kurdish teen subjected to racist attack by AKP members at polling station in London 

  15-year-old Şerwan Tan, who wore Kurdish national clothes while accompanying his father voting in London, was forced to leave the polling station.
• Tens of thousands celebrate May Day in Istanbul - UPDATE 

  Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Maltepe Square in Istanbul to celebrate International Workers' Day.
• Dozens detained in Istanbul on May Day 

  A ban on demonstrations was imposed on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on 1 May. While only the executive committee of the DISK trade union federation was allowed to lay a wreath, dozens of demonstrators were forcibly detained.
• Activists from RiseUp4Rojava block Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Helsinki-Vantaa airport 

  Activists from RiseUp4Rojava Finland blocked the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
• KCDK-E issues statement to mark International Workers' Day  

  The KCDK-E issued a statement on the occasion of May 1st, International Workers' Day and called on everyone to vote and get rid of the AKP-MHP fascist government on 14 May.
• Activists in Cologne protest police operation targeting the ESP 

  The police political operations carried out by the Turkish state and targeting the ESP were protested in Cologne.
• Police take six people into custody in Istanbul 

  Police attacked members of the Struggle Union Platform and İnşaat İş ve Enerji Sen trade union while they were marching towards Taksim Square to celebrate International Workers’ Day. Six people were taken into custody.
• Turkish fascists provoke voters in Strasbourg 

  Turkish fascists provoked Green Left Party supporters, who went to cast their vote at the Turkish consulate, by making the "grey wolf" sign and carrying out physical attacks. Strasbourg police detained 3 Kurds who protested against the fascists.
• 13-year-old child sued for insulting Erdoğan 

  A 13-year-old child in Istanbul has been sued for insulting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He faces up to four years in prison.
• HDP: We will not submit to the electoral coup 

  The HDP defined the mass arrests in Turkey as a futile attempt to intimidate the AKP/MHP regime, which is facing defeat, and warned of security problems in the elections on 14 May.
• New police operation targets ESP members 

  As the elections approach, the attacks by the AKP-MHP government are increasing. During an operation targeting ESP members, many people, including ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü, were detained.
• KCK celebrates May Day : We call on everyone to destroy the AKP-MHP alliance 

  KCK congratulates all working people, especially the working class, oppressed peoples and women, on May Day.
• Protest in Amed against political genocide operations 

  Masses protested the political genocide campaign in Amed, denouncing the “operation against Kurdish identity.”
• 48 of those detained in Amed-based operation sent to prison 

  143 people including journalists, politicians, lawyers and representatives of non-governmental organizations were taken into custody in 21 cities as a result of an Amed-based political operation on Tuesday.
• Lawyer Resul Temur and journalist Ahmet Kanbal released under judicial control 

  Lawyer Resul Temur and journalist Ahmet Kanbal were released under judicial control.
• Number of people sent to prison increases to 39 

  11 more people were remanded in custody on Friday, bringing the total of people sent to prison to 39. Among them is Halise Aksoy whose son’s remains were sent to her by post.
• Green Left Party ready for May 14 elections in Australia and Canada 

  The Green Left Party Overseas Election Coordination is continuing its election campaign in Australia and Canada.
• Network set up in Germany to help voters reach the polling stations 

  Voting for the elections in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan has started in Germany. A network of the Green Left Party's election coordination is supporting people to reach the voting locations.
• Peace in Kurdistan condemns the pre-election clampdown in Turkey 

  “Pressure must be brought on the Turkish authorities to end the clampdown on political activities and independent media during the eve of the election,” says the Peace in Kurdistan campaign.
• Huge turnout on the first day of voting abroad 

  Overseas voting for the May 14 elections in Turkey started on April 27. On the first day, voter turnout was high, especially in Germany and France.
• KNK’s Aydar: Everyone should go to the polls and vote for the Green Left Party 

  KNK Executive Board Member Zübeyir Aydar called on voters abroad to go to the polls and vote for the Green Left Party to hold the AKP-MHP fascism accountable.
• Öcalan’s lawyer Newroz Uysal acquitted 

  One of Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers, Newroz Uysal, facing a prison sentence of up to fifteen years, was acquitted of the charge of "terrorism" by court in Amed.
• Labour and Freedom Alliance backs Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential elections 

  The Labour and Freedom Alliance called on its supporters to vote for the Labour and Freedom Alliance in the parliamentary elections and for the main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the presidential elections.
• HDP Co-Chair Sancar calls on voters abroad to vote for the Green Left Party 

  HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar called on the voters abroad to vote for the Party of Greens and the Left Future (Green Left Party).