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• Prisoner Yilmaz refused treatment and he is sent back to prison 

  Nizamettin Yilmaz, who is on hunger strike in Mardin E Type Closed Prison, refused treatment at Mardin State Hospital, after been hospitalised. Yilmaz was therefore taken to prison again.
• Don't forget to put up your poster for hunger strikers today! 

  German activists called on people to put up their poster and join the campaign to draw attention to the state of 7 thousand prisoners on hunger strike demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Solidarity with the hunger strikers in Marble Arch 

  Building Practical Solidarity between two fast-growing ecological movements, the Kurdish movement and Extinct Rebelion
• Family visited hunger striker Şiyar Xelil 

  Mele Mustafa Tuzak has reached day 121 of his fast, while Cemal Kobanê and Ömer Bağdur have reached day 86. 
• Kurdish activists in Strasbourg reached day 130 

  The 14 Kurdish activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg have reached day 130 of their fast.
• HDP: We share the sorrow and mourning of 104 years… 

  "As the grandchildren of the ancient peoples of Anatolia and Mesopotamia, we share the sorrow and pain of 104 years, and commemorate with grief and respect all those who have fallen.”
• Kurdish activist on hunger strike for 108 days hospitalized 

  Akın, who continues his hunger strike at his home since his release from prison, has been taken to hospital.
• Hunger strike commenced at Amnesty International office in London 

  The civil disobedience action staged at the Amnesty International office in London earlier today, has turned into a hunger strike action against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Die Linke candidates to EP call on CPT 

  Candidates for the European Parliament from Germany’s Die Linke called for an immediate end to the isolation imposed upon Ocalan. The candidates issued a joint statement and called the CPT to action to end the isolation in Imrali.
• Demonstration in front of CoE on week 5 

  Kurds in Europe continue the demonstrations held in Strasbourg to urge the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) to take action continue on week 5 with activists from Switzerland and France.
• Mothers of prisoners on hunger strike start sit-in in Amed 

  Relatives of prisoners who were obstructed and battered by the police in Amed, started a sit-in protest.
• Civil disobedience at Amnesty International offices in London 

  Kurds and allies held a civil disobedience action in the Amnesty International offices in London to draw attention to the hunger strikes
• Police obstructs mothers for hunger strikers in Amed 

  Turkish police forces continue obstructing relatives of prisoners who are on hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• German doctors: The state of the hunger strikers is concerning 

  The German doctors examining Mele Mustafa Tuzak, Omer Bagdur, Cemal Kobane and Siyar Xelil who continue their hunger strike in Berlin said their state is concerning.
• Police terrorism against HDP in Bingol: 9 detained 

  The police raided HDP offices in Bingol and detained 9 people in house raids.
• Twitter storm for the hunger strike resistance today at 8 pm 

  Today, at 8 pm Europe time, a Twitter Storm to raise awareness on the hunger strike resistance.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg: Day 129 

  The 14 Kurdish activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg called on people to mobilize.
• Solidarity hunger strike in Florence 

  Italian activists have promoted a solidarity hunger strike in the city of Florence.
• Protest against isolation in Marseille 

  A new action was organised in Marseille to protest isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Day of Action for the hunger strikers on 25 April 

  Tomorrow German activists are launching a huge poster campaign to draw attention the hunger strike resistance against isolation.
• Leyla Güven: 168 day on hunger strike 

  The hunger strike resistance led by Leyla Güven has been joined by thousands in Kurdish and Turkish prisons as well as in many European cities. 
• Alevi organizations visit Leyla Guven 

  Alevi associations visited Leyla Guven, who is on day 167 of her hunger strike.
• Tally in Iranian floods 

  The Iranian Crisis Center issued an official statement on the flooding disaster that affected 25 states of the country after a month passed. The official tally showcases the terrifying extent of the disaster.
• Munich court acquits activist in PYD case 

  Munich Administrative Court acquitted an activist who had been on trial for carrying a PYD flag during a demonstration to protest the invasion of Afrin.
• 20 relatives of prisoners detained in Batman 

  Turkish state forces attacked the prisoners’ relatives and detained 20 in Batman.