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• Tuncel and Irmak: Resistance will prevail 

  Kurdish politicians on hunger strike Sebahat Tuncel and Selma Irmak said: “The resistance will prevail. Breaking the isolation will be the beginning of a new process.”
• Ozdemir on day 20 of hunger strike in Paris 

  H. Ozkan Ozdemir’s indefinite hunger strike launched on April 1 in Paris against the isolation continues as do the visits.
• TUAY-DER: Action needed to prevent death in prison 

  TUAY-DER spokesperson Abdulmenaf Kur said the health situation of the hunger strikers is getting worse. “Steps should be taken in order to avoid death in prisons.”
• Solidarity with the hunger strikers in Reims and Newport 

  Two actions in solidarity with the hunger strikers in Reims, France and Newport, Wales.
• Nasır Yağız has reached day 150 of his hunger strike 

  Together with the hunger strike by the HDP Hewlêr representative, there are solidarity hunger strikes going on in South Kurdistan.
• Two men arrested in connection to murder of journalist in Derry 

  Police in the North of Ireland have confirmed they have arrested two young men in connection with the shooting dead of journalist Lyra McKee during a riot in Derry.
• Leyla Güven reached day 164 of her hunger strike 

  Visitors are embracing HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has reached day 164 of her hunger strike.
• Mothers set to continue vigil for children in Gebze prison 

  The governor of Kocaeli opened investigation on attacked on mothers organising a vigil in front of Gezbe M Type Prison.
• Soldiers dead and wounded in Çukurca action 

  An action was carried out against the Turkish soldiers in Çukurca, province of Hakkari. Many soldiers are reported killed or injured.
• Gever municipality in debt after trustee government 

  State-appointed trustees have left debts in the municipalities they have run, taking away the rightful place to HDP elected co-mayors. 
• Mother of hunger striker Tufan: "Let’s make our children live" 

  Her son is on hunger strike and Aysel Tufan issued a call to people: "Let’s make our children on hunger strike live.”
• Berlin hunger strikers visited by Latin American activists 

  The Latin American activists expressed their support for the demand of the hunger strikers, to end isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Rojava delegation met with French President Macron 

  The delegation that met with Macron included YPJ commander Nesrin Abdullah and North and East Syria Federation Co-chair Hamid al-Mihbash.
• ESP, SKM and SGDF members on hunger strikes 

  ESP, SKM and SGDF launched a hunger strike protesting the Imrali isolation.
• German teachers union shows support for hunger strikers 

  Prominent German NGO Education and Science Union (GEW) announced that they support the demands of hunger strikers who continue to resist to end the isolation imposed upon Ocalan.
• Strasbourg resistance on day 124 

  14 Kurdish politicians, activists and journalists continue their resistance in Strasbourg, France on day 124 protesting the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Letter by the hungerstriker HDP parliamentarians in Turkey 

  HDP MPs on hunger strike called upon European governments and institutions concerned with the human rights of prisoners to take immediate action and urge the Turkish government to terminate the policy of isolation on Öcalan and other prisoners.
• DBP members visited HDP MPs on hunger strike in Amed 

  Solidarity with the hunger strike protest against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, continues to grow.
• Solidarity from Basque political prisoners with hunger strikers 

  “We want to show our deepest respect to the Kurdish hunger-strikers. Your life and death commitment for your people and your dignity are an example for us.”
• Solidarity with the hunger strikers in Wuppertal and Vienna 

  Actions in solidarity with the hunger strike resistance in Vienna and Wuppertal.
• Hunger striker Özkan Özdemir continues his action in Paris 

  ICOR representative said that they support the hunger strike undertaken in Turkey and Kurdistan as it is their duty to show solidarity with the Kurdish activists.
• Leyla Güven: Day 163 

  Kurdish politician Leyla Güven has been on an indefinite hunger strike since November, 2018.
• STUC supports Kurdish hunger strikers 

  International solidarity with the Kurdish hunger strike protest continues to grow.
• Hunger striker in Berlin suffers from heart trouble 

  Health of the hunger strike activists is deteriorating.
• Prisoner on 114th day of hunger strike: “We are determined” 

  Ahmet Surme, one of the prisoners in Tekirdag who have been on a hunger strike for 114 days, said they are determined and asked for public attention. Surme said their health is at a critical stage.