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• 123 organisations urge the UN to not hold the Summit in Turkey 

  123 organisations from Southern Kurdistan wrote a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon calling against holding the First World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey.
• Rojava Representation Office to be opened in Berlin tomorrow 

  A Representation Office of Rojava Democratic Autonomous Administration will be opened in Berlin tomorrow.
• Demirtaş: We are launching a “No dictatorship, no coup” campaign 

  HDP Co-chair announced they have launched a “No” campaign against the coup led by the AKP / Palace and called for the forming of a strong bloc.
• Growing objections to the EU Commission’s decision on Turkey 

  While the European Union's deal with Turkey tries to curb the arrival of refugees, discussion on the new asylum system within the European Union continues.
• HDK and DTK release historic declaration against AKP / Palace coup 

  HDK and DTK have released a declaration against the AKP/Palace's attempt of coup and elimination over “immunities”.
• MIT sends ammunition and 400 militants to SNC gangs in Azaz 

  The Turkish state has handed over 5 trailers full of ammunition to SNC gangs in Azaz 2 days ago. 400 SNC members from İdlib, Hama and Homs were transferred to Azaz from Bab Es Selame Border Gate.
• Expert report: Conditions of Elçi murder can’t be determined 

  The panel of experts has submitted a report saying it was physically and medically impossible to determine the conditions of Amed Bar Association President Tahir Elçi’s murder.
• State being defeated: Military cemeteries and hospitals full to the brim 

  The defeat faced by the state has resulted in overcrowding in hospitals and cemeteries. New plots are designated as cemeteries and military hospitals are closed off to civilians.
• Öcalan’s book 'Democratic Civilisation' promoted in Argentina 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s book 'Democratic Civilisation' was presented in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.
• HDP MP Paylan: The truth has been blatantly distorted by the media 

  HDP MP Garo Paylan said reports by the ‘pool media’ blatantly distorted the truth by saying the HDP MPs caused the physical violence in the Constitutional Commission.
• Open letter to Ban Ki-moon urges relocation of the UN Summit in Istanbul 

  Worldwide known names have written an open letter calling upon to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to think again on the planned World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul set to take place on 23 and 24 May 2016.
• Demirtaş: We have options, people can establish multiple parliaments 

  HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş stated that they would always defend the will of the people, and discuss other alternatives if HDP parliamentarians were arrested and prosecuted.
• Scandal in the investigation of HDP parliamentarian Sarıyıldız 

  The prosecutor in HDP parliamentarian Sarıyldız’s investigation admitted that no guns were loaded in Sarıyıldız’s car, but stated that the HDP MP should be prosecuted for this allegation anyway.
• Armed attack on HDP Kartal district branch in Istanbul 

  HDP’s Kartal District Branch faced an armed attack last night.
• Iraqi army launches operation on Fallujah 

  The Iraqi army has launched an operation this morning on ISIS gangs controlling the Fallujah district of Ramadi.
• 3 parties pass the proposal for lifting of parliamentary immunities 

  The Constitutional Commission in Turkish parliament has passed the proposal for the lifting of parliamentary immunities.
• CPT visits Öcalan in İmralı 

  A delegation of the CPT has recently carried out a two-day visit (28 and 29 April 2016) to the F-type High-Security Closed Prison on the island of Imralı in Turkey.
• AKP deputies once again attempt to lynch HDP MPs in parliament 

  Deputies of the ruling AKP government attacked HDP MPs during today's Constitutional Commission meeting on lifting of immunities in Turkish parliament.
• TAK claims responsibility for the action in Bursa 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan-TAK) has claimed responsibility for the action conducted in Bursa on April 28th.
• HPG claims responsibility for the 'sabotage action' in Manisa 

  HPG (People's Defense Forces) has claimed responsibility for the action in Manisa province on April 28th.
• May Day celebrated in Amed with enthusiasm 

  International Workers' Day is being celebrated in the main Kurdish city Amed with great enthusiasm at the İstasyon (5 June) Square.
• Istanbul police detain 52 people trying to reach Taksim Square 

  Police forces heavily deployed across Istanbul to prevent events to mark the May Day around Taksim Square and İstiklal Avenue have attacked and detained dozens trying to reach the symbolic square.
• Police attack HDP cortege in Bakırköy 

  Police forces attacked the people in the HDP cortege that also included co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ during the May Day rally in Istanbul's Bakırköy district.
• May Day rallies cancelled in Antep, Urfa and Adana 

  Labor and trade organisations have cancelled the May Day events in Antep, Urfa and Adana provinces.
• Heavy police presence and blockade around Taksim Square 

  Police forces have heavily blockaded the Taksim Square and İstiklal Avenue in central Istanbul although DİSK, KESK , MMOB and TTB have decided to celebrate the May Day in Bakırköy’s Halk Pazarı Square this year.