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• Hunger striker Kobanê: Honoured to die in such a way 

  Cemal Kobanê joined the hunger strike resistance demanding the end of isolation against the Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. On Monday he was taken to hospital after feeling ill. 
• Vigil promoted by families of hunger strikers in Istanbul 

  The vigil organised by the families of prisoners on hunger strike in Esenyurt Square has reached day 6. 
• HDP Muş MP Koçyiğit visited hunger strikers in Strasbourg 

  The hunger strike resistance launched by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven on 7 November was joined by thousands of prisoners and dozens of activists around the world.
• With white headscarves for the Workers’ Day in Istanbul 

  The HDP called for participation in the central rally on May 1, Workers’ Day in Istanbul.
• ‘Vengeance Team’ claims the actions in Istanbul 

  Many cars have been set on fire in Istanbul.
• Turkish military spending increased by 24 percent 

  The war against the Kurdish people is reflected in Ankara's military spending. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, this increased by 24 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year.
• Hunger strike in Berlin: Cemal Kobanê hospitalized 

  Hunger striker Cemal Kobanê was taken to a hospital in Berlin. The Kurdish activist has been on hunger strike for three months against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Silivri forcibly taken to hospital 

  Prisoners on hunger strike in Silivri Prison were handcuffed and taken to hospital by use of force. The prisoners refused to be treated, saying; “We will never stray from our path.”
• Protest against isolation in Bordeaux 

  In Bordeaux, Kurds and their friends gathered in front of the Grand Theater, and handed out leaflets explaining the reasons for the hunger strike. 
• Activists from Hamburg take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  A new group of activists from the city of Hamburg has taken over the Vigil demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg.
• Solidarity Vigil for the prisoners on hunger strike in Viranşehir 

  HDP Urfa MP Ayşe Sürücü said that the isolation imposed on Öcalan is in fact imposed on all the peoples of Turkey.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners to go on death fast 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners will go on death fast on 30 April.
• Hunger striker Yusuf Iba reached day 108 of fast in Toronto 

  “President Apo, who created a new and free life, allowed us to have a new life. Our resistance will break isolation and bring us a new spring.”
• Strasbourg hunger strikers: We are ready to pay whatever price 

  The 14 Kurdish activists in Strasbourg have reached day 134 of their fast demanding the end of isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Leyla Güven reached day 173 of hunger strike 

  Kurdish politician Leyla Güven has been on an indefinite hunger strike since November 2018 against the isolation regime executed against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Mothers in Gebze harassed by police once again 

  The sit-in organised by relatives of prisoners in hunger strike in Gebze has been once again blocked by the regime's police.
• Activists detained at Amnesty International protest released 

  Activists detained during protest against isolation at the Amnesty International building in London were released. An investigation was launched against them.
• Democratic Islamic Society met in North and East Syria 

  The first conference of the Democratic Islamic Society in North and East of Syria – Rojava has begun on Saturday.
• Life Against Isolation Platform: Workers' Day against isolation 

  The Life Against Isolation Platform in Europe has called on people to join the Workers’ Day demonstrations demanding the end of isolation. 
• Turkey ranks first in Europe and third in the world in workplace  

  HDP Labor, Economy, Agriculture and Social Policy Co-Vice President Günay Kubilay, in a written statement, said that they were mourning for workers killed in their workplace.
• Leyla Güven: 172 days on hunger strike 

  DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP, Leyla Güven, has reached day 172 of her hunger strike demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• First Minister: Scotland should vote again on independence 

  Scottish voters should be given the opportunity to vote again on independence before the next elections to the Edinburgh parliament in 2021, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said.
• AKP Police putting Taksim Square under siege 

  The AKP regime has already begun to militarise Taksim Square in Istanbul in order to prevent any celebration there on Workers’ Day.
• Hunger strikers in Berlin visited by former HDP deputy 

  Kurdish activists on hunger strike Cemal Kobanê, Ömer Bağdur, Mele Mustafa Tuzak and Şiyar Xelil have been visited by former HDP deputy Ahmet Yildirim.
• Twitterstorm campaign for hunger strikers at 5.15 pm UK time 

  A Twitterstorm campaign will be launched at 5.15 pm UK time today.