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• 'Democratic Middle East' workshop to kick off in Beirut tomorrow 

  Solutions to the problems in the Middle East and the situation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan will be discussed at a workshop to be held tomorrow in Beirut, Lebanon.
• Five people taken into custody in Beytüşşebap 

  Five people were detained in house raids as part of a new police political operation in Beytüşşebap.
• Fed-Kurd holds its 4th Ordinary Congress 

  East German Free Kurdistan Federation (Fed-Kurd) held its 4th Ordinary Congress.
• ‘Mehmet Şimşek is an advocate of neoliberal market economy and can't solve the prevailing crisis' 

  Mehmet Şimşek is expected to lead the finance portfolio in Erdoğan's new cabinet and get the country's struggling economy back on track. As an advocate of the neoliberal market economy, he will not be able to solve the crisis, according to Sezai Temelli.
• Kurds ready to protest the Treaty of Lausanne on its 100th anniversary 

  The Kurdistan National Congress will hold a major national congress on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into four parts and subjected the ancient peoples of the region to genocides.
• Explosion in MKE rocket and explosives factory in Ankara 

  An explosion occurred in the morning hours at the MKE rocket and explosives factory in Ankara. Dead and injured are reported.
• Green Left Party and HDP protest detention of eight peace mothers in Antalya 

  The Green Left Party and the HDP reacted to the detention of eight peace mothers in Antalya, saying that "the policy of repression will never intimidate women or our party."
• Court rejects requests for release of defendants in Kobanê Case 

  The court board rejected the requests for release of the defendants in the Kobanê Case.
• Ferit Şenyaşar continues his fight for justice in parliament 

  Green Left Party MP Ferit Şenyaşar, who lost his father and two brothers in a massacre by AKP people in Şuruç in 2018, continues his struggle for justice in the parliament now after being elected an MP in the May 14 election.
• HDP: Government attacks the will of the Kurdish people 

  HDP spoke out against the unlawful detention of co-mayors and employees of Patnos Municipality, calling for their immediate release and vowing to fight the government's attacks on the will of the Kurdish people.
• Families of Imrali prisoners apply for a visit 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• HDP Patnos Municipality co-mayors taken into custody 

  HDP Patnos Municipality co-mayors Müşerref Geçer and Emrah Kılıç were taken into custody.
• Turkish soldier who hit and killed 5-year-old in Yüksekova released on condition of judicial control 

  The Turkish soldier A.K.P, who hit and killed 5-year-old Erdem Aşkan in Yüksekova (Gever), was released on condition of judicial control.
• Six Peace Mothers detained in Antalya 

  Political genocide operations by the Turkish regime continue unabated.
• Guerrillas Vedat Ayhan and Dilan Gökalp laid to rest 

  Guerrillas Vedat Ayhan and Dilan Gökalp, who fell as martyrs in Lice, were buried in their hometowns.
• Action in Bern for Ecevit Piroğlu 

  A protest was held in Bern for Ecevit Piroğlu. Activists said: “We want him to be released by removing the extradition threat.”
• Activists at Geneva vigil demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 condemned reiterated their demand for freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• New police raids in Cizre, two people taken into custody 

  Simultaneous raids were carried out on many houses in Cizre, in the province of Şirnak this morning, and two people were taken into custody.
• Eight people taken into custody in Bitlis 

  Eight people were taken into custody following house raids in the center and districts of Bitlis.
• Green Left Party executive member: We will develop a roadmap together with the people 

  After the clear losses of the democratic opposition in the elections in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, a process of criticism and self-criticism is beginning.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan.
• Green Left Party Co-Spokesperson: We will come out of this process stronger 

  Saluting the people’s resistance against all pressures and attacks during the election campaign and expressing self-criticism for failures, Akın said: “We will come out of this process stronger.”
• Colombia lifts arrest warrant for ELN leader 

  Colombia lifts an arrest warrant for Antonio Garcia, the current leader of the ELN, which has adopted the ideas and struggle of Che Guevara.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Prime Minister demanding action to protect Maxmur Camp 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote a letter to the British Prime Minister demanding action to protect Maxmur Camp.
• Former HDP deputy and mayor of Dersim Edibe Şahin leaves prison 

  Former HDP MP and former mayor of Dersim, Edibe Şahin, has been released from prison. The Kurdish politician was arrested at the end of 2016.