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• Journalists protest police violence at Yellow Vest protest 

  “The many cases of police violence towards journalists is quite simply chilling,” RSF secretary-general Christophe Deloire said.
• NAV-DEM: Support Kurdish and democratic candidates in Europe 

  The Democratic Kurdish Community Center of Germany (NAV-DEM) called on Kurdish voters to support candidates supporting liberties in the European Parliament elections.
• Police attacked HKP members who wanted to walk to Taksim 

  Police attacked HKP members who wanted to walk to Taksim. Many taken into custody.
• Kavak: Do whatever is in your hands for the hunger strikers 

  “We can lose these friends at any moment. - said Kavak - In this respect, it is necessary to reclaim this action and to prevent any death.”
• Nasır Yağız: Day 162 of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike resistance in South Kurdistan demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan continues.
• 17 people were detained on their way to Taksim for Workers’ Day 

  17 people were detained as they tried to reach Taksim Square where they intended to celebrate 1 May, Workers’ Day.
• Solidarity with the death fast and the hunger strikes 

  The death fast and the hunger strike resistance are demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Taksim Square in Istanbul closed to traffic 

  Police around the square are carrying out identity checks.
• The ghost of the financial crisis threatens Argentina 

  Last week the alarm rang again in the financial system of the South American nation.
• Women lit candles for 7000 hunger strikers in German cities 

  Protests in Europe continue to echo the demand of the hunger strike resistance: end isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. 
• Civil disobedience in Amnesty International Switzerland 

  Kurdish youth and mothers launched a sit-in at the Amnesty International Switzerland chapter to draw attention to the hunger strikes.
• Lawyers: Prisoners’ demand should be accepted 

  Lawyers from the OHD pointed out that hunger strikes have given way to death fasts and that the prisoners’ demands should be accepted at once.
• Day 2 in Bakirkoy Prison sit-in 

  Relatives of prisoners on hunger strikes against the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan are holding a sit-in demonstration in front of the Bakirkoy Closed Women’s Prison.
• Day 135 of Strasbourg resistance  

  The indefinite non-alternating hunger strike in Strasbourg has continued uninterrupted for 135 and continues to receive visitors.
• DTK urges action for hunger strikes turned into death fast 

  DTK pointed out that the hunger strikes have turned into death fasts and, protesting the silence, said urgent action is necessary.
• Families of prisoners call for mobilization 

  "It is high time we do not speak but take to the streets. Our sole agenda is to keep the resistance going unabated until we achieve a result," said families of the prisoners on hunger strike.
• HDP MPs launch sit-in in Parliament 

  HDP MPs launched a sit-in in the Turkish Parliament to draw attention to the death fasts and hunger strikes aiming to end the isolation imposed upon Ocalan.
• Mother sentenced to 7 years in prison for speech at son’s funeral 

  Besra Erol, mother of Evrim Deniz Erol who had been killed in the Suruc Massacre, was arrested for a speech she gave in the funeral ceremony for her son.
• Kurdish hunger striker in Paris continues to receive visitors 

  Groups visiting hunger striker Özkan Özdemir said they support the resistance and that they will put it on the public agenda.
• Workers' Day message from Strasbourg hunger strikers 

  The hunger strikers in Strasbourg issued a message to mark Workers’ Day. The activists called on everyone to be the voice of the resistance against isolation on 1 May. 
• Governor in Van banned Workers' Day celebration 

  The Governor of Van banned the 1 May meeting reiterating the AKP justification for banning events, social peace. 
• Advertisement van to give voice to the hunger strikers in Toronto 

  Activist Yusuf Iba joined the hunger strike resistance led by DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, in Toronto 108 days ago.
• Erol Aydemir reached day 41 of hunger strike in Rome 

  Erol Aydemir, who joined the hunger strike in order to protest the aggravated isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, has reached day 41 of his fast.
• Life Against Isolation Platform promoted action tent in Stuttgart 

  Demonstrations in solidarity with hunger strike actions continue all over Europe.
• New political operation by the police: 24 detained in Adana 

  24 people have been taken into custody in Adana following home raids in a new political genocide operation.