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• Yazidi delegation meets United Left and Greens in EP 

  A Sinjar Yazidi delegation in Europe has held a meeting with the European United Left and The Greens/European Free Alliance groups in the European Parliament.
• 60 MEPs call on EU to support reconstruction of Kobanê 

  60 members of the European Parliament have issued a statement calling on EU and member states to provide urgent support for the reconstruction in Kobanê and ensure the opening of a humanitarian corridor into the town.
• Preliminary meeting ahead of Geneva 3 

  Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Salih Müslim said that the meeting to be held on May 4 is a preliminary meeting ahead of Geneva 3 and they were going to be there officially.
• PACE rapporteur in Ankara prior to delegation visit on 5 May 

  A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is to visit Turkey in early May to observe the pre-election atmosphere.
• Three people arrested for participating Kobanê resistance 

  Three people who participated the Kobanê resistance have been arrested in İzmir on charges of being members of an armed organisation.
• DBP Dersim former co-chair arrested 

  DBP (Party of Democratic Regions, formerly BDP) Dersim former co-chair Ergin Doğru has been arrested in İstanbul and sent to prison.
• Gangs commit massacre in Alevi village bordering Turkey 

  Al Nusra gangs that have strengthen their initiative in the northern parts of Syria continue attacking the civilians.
• Kurdish Friendship Group in the EP debate Kobanê, Sinjar and HDP 

  The Kurdish Friendship Group in the European Parliament (EP) has discussed the reconstruction of Kobanê, the situation in Sinjar and the HDP’s perspective regarding the 7 June elections.
• Attacks on HDP continue 

  Two election offices and an election vehicle of the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) in the province of Elazığ have been attacked.
• HDP to issue a press statement on resolution process tomorrow 

  HDP Imrali delegation will issue a press statement in Ankara tomorrow regarding the recent situation in the resolution process which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is recently attempting to hinder with various remarks.
• AKP candidates to be guarded by police teams 

  Van Police Department has assigned police teams for each AKP parliamentary candidate to guard them during their election campaigns, following requests made by the candidates.
• 4 youths detained in Mersin 

  Mersin police raided the tent set up by DEM-GENÇ (Democratic Youth's Federation) activists in Mevlana Neighborhood of Toroslar district as part of the "Xwedi Derkeve" campaign late last night.
• State of emergency in Istanbul for 1 May 

  The Police Department of Istanbul announced that it will station 10.000 police force in and around Taksim Square to bar the groups entering the area on 1 May.
• ISIS executes 2154 people since the declaration of its alleged “Caliphate” 

  The number of people executed by Islamic State since the declaration of “Caliphate” in Syria in 6/28/2014 until yesterday morning 04/28/2014 has risen to 2154.
• PYD officially invited to Geneva III Conference 

  PYD has been officially invited to Geneva III summit. Democratic Autonomy Administration European Representative Sinem Mihemed said the organising committee for Geneva III will meet early May.
• Clashes between Syrian regime and ISIS at Yarmouk camp 

  Fierce clashes take place in Yarmouk camp for the Palestinian refugees between the ISIS gangs and the Baathist regime forces, while the clashes intensify at many points in the capital of the Syrian state.
• Van sends 4 trucks of aid to Kobanê 

  Sinjar-Rojava Solidarity Coordination has sent four trucks of aid to the war-torn city of Kobanê in West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Assailants of HDP office attack released 

  Two assailants who were detained in relation with the recent attack on HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) office in Milas district of Muğla, have been released.
• Opening of HDP election office turns into rally 

  The Peoples Democracy Party (HDP) opened its election office in the city of Van yesterday with a ceremony attended by thousands of people.
• HDP office in Soma set on fire 

  HDP office in Soma district of western province of Manisa was set on fire late Monday evening. The attack which the police said was not “deliberate” was commented by HDP members as a sabotage.
• Kışanak: This is no ordinary election 

  HDP Amed Co-mayor Gültan Kışanak spoke at a rally in London yesterday organised by the HDP Coordination in Britain, saying the election in Turkey on June 7 is no ordinary election and that every vote counts.
• Kurdish parties come together for national diplomacy 

  Representatives of Kurdish parties and institutions came together in Den Haag city of Holland to discuss some major subjects including the reconstruction of Kobanê and building Kurdish diplomacy in international arena.
• Kürkçü: We have no plan B 

  HDP Mersin MP and Izmir parliamentary candidate Ertuğrul Kürkçü spoke at a panel in Izmir yesterday about the upcoming elections. Kürkçü said the HDP provided hope that the aims of a sectarian dictator who is hostile to women could be thwarted.
• YPG fighters wounded in Kobanê jailed and denied treatment in Turkey 

  The health of YPG fighters Savaş Sönmez and Erkin Selanik, who were wounded in Kobanê while fighting ISIS gangs, is deteriorating on account of their being denied treatment for their wounds.
• Turkey sends back Danish truck of aid for Kobanê 

  Turkey has sent back a Danish truck of aid for Kobanê which departed from Copenhagen on 14 March and was held waiting at Bulgaria-Turkey border customs gate for over a month.