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• 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.
• 1 police killed, 13 injured in Antep blast 

  Governor of Antep announced that 1 police died and 13 people were injured as a result of the explosion that occurred near the Police Headquarters today.
• Huge blast near the Police Directorate in Antep 

  A huge blast has occurred near the Governor's Office and Police Directorate in the province of Antep.
• Thousands occupy the parliament building in Baghdad 

  Thousands gathered in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad today afternoon demanding the forming of a new government as immediate as possible.
• Kurdish youths occupying ZDF bureau in Berlin criticise the media 

  Kurdish youth occupying the ZDF bureau in Germany’s capital Berlin criticised the lack of coverage in the media of the massacres and arrests in Kurdistan.
• Kurdish youths occupy ITV News building in London 

  Kurdish youths in London, UK occupied the ITV News building demanding freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held under aggravated isolation since April 5 of last year.
• Kurdish youths occupy France24 and RFI radio building in Paris 

  Kurdish youths in Paris, France have occupied France24 and RFI radio building in protest of the aggravated isolation of Öcalan and AKP fascism’s genocidal attacks in Kurdistan.
• Turkish army attacks Girê Spî 

  The Turkish army attacked Girê Spî with A-4 weapons last night right after the gangs’ unsuccessful attempts at infiltration.
• YPG statement on Aleppo, Jarablus and Tishrin 

  YPG Media Center announced that one emplacement and one military vehicle belonging to SNC affiliated gangs were destroyed and 2 gang members were killed in Aleppo. YPG forces also repelled the gangs’ attacks on Tishrin and Şêxler.
• Book on Kobanê resistance published in Sweden 

  Swedish journalist Joakim Medin published a book on Kobanê resistance. Medin had witnessed the YPG and PKK guerrillas’ rescue operation for Ezidis seeking refuge in Mount Shengal and the ISIS siege on Kobanê.
• Workers attacked for speaking Kurdish still under intensive care 

  2 workers attacked in Uşak for speaking Kurdish are in critical condition and have been under intensive care for the past 5 days. The attackers, however, were released.
• Istanbul's May Day rally to be held in Bakırköy this year 

  With the union confederations and professional organisations’ call, the May 1 rally will be held in Bakırköy in İstanbul this year. Marches from several routes towards the banned Taksim square are also expected.
• Body of Russian soldier saved by YPG reaches Moscow 

  The body of the Russian soldier who lost his life in the operation to liberate Palmyra (Tedmur) was saved from the gangs by YPG and has arrived in Russia.
• Biden talks about 'Mosul' in Baghdad and Hewler 

  US Vice President Joe Biden visited Iraq’s capital Baghdad yesterday and moved on to Hewler. Biden and Barzani held a meeting in the late hours last night.
• Did the Turkish specialist sergeant join ISIS as suicide bomber? 

  There is information that Turkish soldiers are joining the gangs. Reports say Specialist Sergeant H. K. working in the Turkish army in Gever has joined the ISIS as a suicide bomber.
• Turkey provides 2 tanks to Sultan Murad gangs over Kilis 

  Jaysh al-Thuwar (Army of Revolutionaries) Command reported that gang groups were conducting attacks with the support of the Turkish state.
• Immunity talks start with harassment from AKP deputies 

  The talks regarding AKP’s proposal for lifting parliamentary immunity started with AKP MPs insulting and attacking HDP MPs.
• HDP and KPRC organise 3rd Kurdish Conference in Washington 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Kurdish Policy Research Center (KPRC) have organised the 3rd International Kurdish Conference to be held on April 29 at The National Press Club in Washington D.C.
• 12 thousand Kurds arrested in Iran in one year 

  According to the Iranian state-run İsna news agency, the Kurdistan State Director of Prisons confirmed the rise in the number of prisoners.
• YPG retrieves slain Russian soldier’s body from ISIS 

  Body of a Russian soldier killed by ISIS gangs in Palmyra (Tedmur) was retrieved from the gangs by YPG forces.
• AKP deputies attack HDP MPs in parliament 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü was attacked by AKP MPs as he wanted to give a speech in the plenary session in the parliament revealing AKP’s crimes and pointing out the ongoing state terror in North Kurdistan.
• HDP delegation headed by Demirtaş goes to Washington 

  An HDP delegation headed by Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş went to the US for a series of meetings with senior officials.
• Peace Bloc calls upon parliamentarians to reject the lifting of immunities 

  Peace Bloc held a press conference in Istanbul and called upon all parliamentarians to reject the AKP’s proposal of lifting the immunities of HDP parliamentarians. The bloc also criticized the stance of the CHP.
• AKP's new legislation expands the state's authorities 

  The new legislation passed by the AKP government and ratified by President Tayyip Erdoğan forms the basis of Erdoğan’s plans to confiscate assets of opposition groups and occupy Kurdistan.
• UK Parliament hosts historic meeting on Öcalan 

  The 'Freedom for Öcalan Campaign' led by British trade unions has been initiated with a widely attended meeting in the British parliament.