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• Prisoners suffered from food poison in Şakran jail 

  On 22 May, Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan told hunger strikers in a message given to his lawyers to end the action. The hunger strikers called off the action but many prisoners were not treated properly after the end of the fast. 
• KCDK-E called on activists to march for Afrin on 8 June 

  The KCDK-E called on all people to join the march which will be held in Cologne on 8 June to protest the Turkish state’s occupation of Afrin, the wall of shame they constructed around the city and their latest invasion operation against South Kurdistan.
• Sinn Féin: Tackling the climate emergency a priority 

  Sinn Féin Environment spokesperson Cathal Boylan has said tackling the climate emergency is a priority for Sinn Féin.
• KON-MED calls to rise up against invasion on June 8 

  Kurdistan Societies Confederation Germany (KON-MED) called for participation to the march to be held in Cologne on June 8 against the Turkish state invasions in Afrin and elsewhere in Kurdistan.
• Kurdish activist Tuzak taken to hospital in Bochum 

  Mele Mustafa Tuzak, one of the three Kurdish activists who joined the hunger strike resistance in Berlina was taken to hospital again in Bochum.
• SPD may opt for co-chairmanship model 

  After receiving a major defeat in the European elections, the German social democrats are discussing choosing the co-chair model for better governance.
• Activist charged because of a YPJ flag acquitted 

  The activist holding a YPJ flag during the protests against the Munich Security Conference was acquitted.
• Families of Öcalan and three other inmates traveling to Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the three other inmates in Imrali are on their way to the prison island.
• International court for ISIS taking shape 

  Northern and Eastern Syrian Autonomous Administration’s demand for an international court for the trial of ISIS members is advancing. A meeting was held in Sweden to discuss the technical details.
• Kurds from Frankfurt take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, the longest protest organised by Kurds in Europe, has been taken over by a new group of activists from Mainz on its 363rd week.
• Kurdish activist Koçak returned to St. Gallen 

  Kurdish and Turkish revolutionaries went to visit Koçak, who reiterated that the end of the resistance does not mean the end of the struggle.
• Activists Bağdur and Kobanê returned to Kassel 

  The two activists were on hunger strike for 118 days.
• London panel to discuss Kurdish struggle for democracy in Turkey 

  The meeting will discuss the latest developments in relation to the imprisoned Kurdish Leader Abdullah Ocalan and results of the mass Kurdish hunger strikes.
• International tribunal for ISIS members discussed in Sweden 

  Civil servants from Sweden, Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands and other countries and organisations met in Stockholm to discuss possibility to set up international tribunal for ISIS foreign nationals.
• Inflation in May rose by 18.71% compared with May last year 

  The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the consumer and producer inflation figures for May 2019.
• New Democratic Kurdish Community Center opened in Malmö 

  A new Democratic Kurdish Community Centers  has opened in Sweden. The opening in Skåne, Malmö, has been attended by many Kurdish and Swedish people. 
• Families applied to prosecutor to be granted visit to Imrali 

  The families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners in Imrali, applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office asking permission to visit their relatives during the Ramadan Feast.
• Celik: Gains achieved through paying a price must be defended 

  Naime Celik, who was on a hunger strike for 87 days against the isolation in Imrali, stressed that the true architect of the success was the mothers who continued  their resistance throughout the protest and called to defend the gains.
• Polls closed in 4 of the 7 new elections ruled by YSK 

  Polls have closed in four of the seven region for which the High Election Board (YSK) ruled elections to be rerun.  
• Mothers fined for sit-in to support hunger strikers in Van 

  Mothers of prisoners as well as HDP and TUHAYDER executives were fined over the hunger strike.
• Kurds in Sydney held congress on their way to create a federation 

  Democratic Kurdish Community Centers in 4 states of Australia have concluded the work to organise themselves in a federation.
• People of Xakurke: We don’t want Turkey in our lands 

  The people of Xakurke protested the Turkish state attacks and said, “They are killing our people and they want to invade our lands. We trust in the guerrilla.” The people are also upset with the Southern government’s silence.
• Summary of proceedings against HDP Buldan and Uca 

  The Attorney General's Office requested the lifting of immunity of the two deputies.
• March in Basel against shame wall in Afrin built by Turkey  

  The shame wall built by the occupying Turkish state in Afrin and the invasion of South Kurdistan were protested with a march in Basel.
• Sinn Féin called to support Climate Emergency Measure Bill 

  Sinn Féin held a joint press conference with the Green Party and People before Profit to support the Climate Emergency Measures Bill.