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• 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.
• "ISIS gangs and Turkish Intelligence collaborate in Hatay" 

  Hatay Assembly for the Right to Life Against War emphasized the presence of ISIS gangs in the province of Hatay and the Turkish Intelligence Agency’s role in this issue.
• Demo in South Africa for Kurdish self-rule and Öcalan's freedom 

  In a peace march held in South Africa, people protested the AKP ruling of Turkey, sent solidarity messages to the Kurds and demanded freedom for Öcalan.
• 'Fredom for Öcalan Campaign' launched in the UK 

  A campaign named 'Freedom for Mr. Abdullah Öcalan' is being launched in the UK under the lead of prominent trade unions. DBP Co-chair Yüksek has made visits as part of the campaign.
• Institutions in Europe call for boycott against Turkey tourism 

  Several institutions in Europe that Kurds and other peoples from Turkey have organized in have issued a written statement and called for boycotts against tourism in Turkey.
• Draft on parliamentary immunity to be debated on April 28 

  AKP has made a notice to opposition parties to discuss the parliamentary immunity in the Constitutional Commission. The debate will be held on April 28, Thursday at 11.00 in the Parliament Constitutional Commission.
• Amedspor: They want to suppress our struggle 

  Amedspor Deputy Chairman Nurullah Edemen has made a statement on the racist attack the team suffered after their game with Ankaragücü in Turkish capital yesterday.
• The Armenian Genocide began 101 years ago today 

  On the night of April 24, 1915, the Turkish government placed under arrest over 200 Armenian community leaders in Constantinople. Hundreds more were apprehended soon after.
• Death toll rises to 3 in Kilis 

  The death toll in yesterday's ISIS attack on Turkey's Kilis province has risen to 3.
• 9 reasons to not “be filled with joy” on April 23 

  Turkey has always boasted “being the first and only country to gift a holiday to children” and has stressed the importance of children. But Turkey’s children rights report is not so bright.
• Demirtaş to meet with US administration in Washington D.C. 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş will visit the US capital Washington D.C. on April 28.
• Ceasefire declared in Qamishlo 

  Rojava Asayish General Command has issued a written statement regarding the clashes of the last 3 days in Qamishlo. In the statement, a ceasefire was announced to go into effect as of 15:30 on April 22.
• Italy's Palagonia Municipality awards Öcalan with ‘honorary citizenship’ 

  The Palagonia Municipality in Catania province of Italy has awarded Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with ‘honorary citizenship’.
• International Peace Delegation meets CPT officials on Öcalan's isolation 

  The International Peace Delegation headed by Mandela’s lawyer Essa Moosa that wanted to visit İmralı on February 15 against the isolation of Öcalan but was obstructed by the Turkish state is having meetings in Strasbourg with CTP and EC.
• Regime forces start to surrender in Qamishlo 

  The clashes that broke out between the regime and Asayish forces yesterday morning have continued through the night and today in the early morning. Regime forces are starting to surrender after losing several positions in the clashes.
• German police causes the death of a Kurd in Kleve 

  German police officers violently intervened in a fight in the city of Kleve and murdered a Kurd.
• Demirtaş calls upon Turkish society to raise voice for peace 

  HDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş visited the vigil for imprisoned academicians and stated that the AKP transformed into a perverted cult that has been bombarding mosques and massacring civilians.
• Rojava Committee completes week-long diplomatic work in Sweden 

  The Rojava Committee completed their diplomatic work in Sweden with a press conference after the opening ceremony of Rojava Representation Office in Sweden.
• International İmralı Committee takes over 'Freedom For Öcalan Vigil' 

  The International İmralı Support committee will attend the Freedom For Öcalan Vigil and conduct a series of meetings with the Council of Europe and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in order for ending the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Socialist People’s Party: PKK should be removed from the terror list 

  In the Socialist People’s Party convention in Denmark, delegates agreed on working to remove the PKK (Kurdistan Worker's Party) from the EU’s list of terrorist organisations.