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• Global Action Day for Hasankeyf and Sur 

  Saturday 28 April Hasankeyf and Sur will take over the social media
• SDF Commander: “We are ready for a joint fight with Arab forces” 

  SDF Commander General Mazlûm Kobanê stated that they are ready for a political solution that all parties would agree on in order to protect Syrian lands.
• HDP’s Kürkçü: Syria must be returned to the Syrian people 

  “Europe should use its influence to prompt peace talks in Syria.”
• Many detained in Istanbul ahead of May Day 

  The AKP regime of Turkey continues its political genocide operations.
• Germans flout the ban on YPG/YPJ flags in Bavaria 

  It has been announced by police officials that solidarity with the YPG continues in spite of the repression and investigations of the Bavarian police in Germany that knows no bounds in intolerance towards YPG/YPJ flags.
• FARC Jesus Santrich taken to hospital 

  The FARC former commander is on hunger strike to protest against his illegal detention
• Russia steps in Armenian crisis 

  Protest actions did not stop after PM Sarkisyan's resignation.
• Preparations for May Day rally in Amed underway 

  State of Emergency won’t stop workers to fill the streets on their day, says union leader.
• 416 ISIS donors confirmed in France 

  Paris prosecutor François Molins stated that they have confirmed 416 donors who participate in the financing of ISIS gangs. Hundreds more are in Turkey and Lebanon.
• Dangers of an early election 

  Bahçeli wanted it, Erdogan saw it convenient, so the early general election was called. 
• Stop the occupation of Afrin, bring Anna home! 

  Dirk Campbell, father of the British YPJ fighter Anna Campbell who fell in Afrin, calls for an end to the occupation of Afrin and the transfer of the body of his daughter.
• HDP delegation meets with President of PACE 

  A delegation from the HDP met with the President of PACE Michele Nicoletti in his office.
• Water crisis in Iran deepening 

  Iran Energy Minister, Reza Ardekanian, described the situation of the regions affected by the water crisis during a meeting of regime officials.
• Opinion poll predicts KDP and PUK decline 

  According to a poll, the two Kurdish parties KDP and PUK will lose 11 seats in the May 12 elections, retaining some 17 deputies.
• Iran reacts to new Trump-Macron pact 

  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tells Trump he can’t decide on the future of the nuclear agreement.
• Kartal: “Demonstrations supporting Leader Apo should grow” 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-chair Remzi Kartal pointed out the pressure on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: “From Japan to Canada, our people should grow the demonstrations supporting Leader Apo.”
• KNK: “There must be recognition for the Armenian Genocide” 

  KNK issued a written statement on the 103rd anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and issued the call, “There must be international recognition for the Armenian Genocide.”
• Hunger strikes for Öcalan continue in Europe 

  Activists are holding hunger strikes for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in several European countries.
• ISIS attack in Kirkuk and Diyala 

  In the ISIS attack in Kirkuk and Diyala, a commander from the Hashd-i Sunni wing of the Hashd-i Shaabi group and 5 were wounded.
• New party born in Raqqa 

  Mihemed Heci tells of the Syrian Future Party’s political manifesto and goals: only a political solution is viable for Syria.
• HDP’s Kürkçü: PACE should keep an eye on the elections in Turkey 

  In the past 18 months the Turkish government has used the draconian powers granted by State of Emergency to bypass the parliament.
• Hunger strike for Öcalan in Hannover 

  A 3-day hunger strike was launched in Hannover for Kurdish leader Öcalan’s freedom.
• Racist attack against Kurdish student in Uludağ University 

  M.C., a Kurdish student in the Uludağ University, was subjected to a racist attack. University administration wishes to cover the issue up.
• Attempts to flout the elections ban with the Solingen excuse 

  Çavuşoğlu is gioing to visit Germany using the anniversary of the Solingen Massacre as an excuse, despite the ban on politicians from Turkey holding rallies or meetings before the snap elections.
• Police disturbed by Armenian Genocide commemoration 

  Police attempted to stop the Armenian Genocide commemoration in Istanbul due to the emphasis on “genocide” and “massacre”.