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• 86 years ago, the Dersim Genocide 

  4 May marks the 86th anniversary of the beginning of the Dersim Genocide. The Turkish government massacred thousands of people, those who survived were banished, Dersim was depopulated.
• Turkey’s election is about democracy itself 

  Devriş Çimen, the European representative of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), wrote an in-depth analysis for the US-based online magazine Jacobin.
• Bayık: 14 May elections are a historic opportunity and people need to make good use of it 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Cemil Bayık said that the 14 May elections are a historic opportunity and called on "all peoples and everyone who is against fascism in Turkey to make good use of this historical opportunity."
• ‘The AKP-MHP regime was militarily defeated in Zap and will be politically defeated in Ankara’ 

  YJA Star Headquarters Command Member Zozan Çewlîg said that the AKP-MHP fascist regime was militarily defeated in the Zap region and would be politically defeated in Ankara, too, with the elections on 14 May.
• PKK calls for enhanced struggle on May Day and May 14 to overthrow the AKP-MHP fascism 

  “Let us make this May Day the beginning of the great victory of democracy. Let us turn May 2023 into the beginning of a free Kurdistan and a democratic Turkey,” says the PKK.
• Hozat: Turkey seeks to promote anti-Kurdish feelings 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that Turkey seeks to promote anti-Kurdish feelings and to provoke conflicts between the Kurds and Syria.
• Kongra Star publishes report on the situation of refugees in Shehba 

  The displaced people from Afrin live in refugee camps in poor living and health conditions which deteriorate over time, especially for women and children.
• Besê Hozat: As long as Turkish attacks continue, resistance will go on 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that "as long as Turkish attacks continue, guerrilla resistance will go on."
• Besê Hozat: The AKP-MHP regime must be overthrown 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that the AKP-MHP government does not promise the peoples of Turkey anything but death, darkness and war, and added that the fascist regime must be overthrown.
• 108 years ago, the Armenian Genocide 

  Today Armenians all over the world commemorate the 108th anniversary of the April 1915 Genocide.
• Swiss internationalist: In Rojava I saw how a society get together to change the status quo 

  A Swiss internationalist stood trial and was acquitted in a case opened by the Federal Department of Defence for “disrupting the defence of the country” and “serving in an army abroad”.
• 24 April marks 108th anniversary of Armenian Genocide 

  Peace in Kurdistan remembers all the victims of the Armenian Genocide, one of the most appalling crimes and human tragedies of the modern age, on its 108th anniversary.
• Co-presidency system remains an indispensable principle 

  Although the Turkish government sees the co-presidency system as a threat to itself, the system has been accepted by society. For the Green Left Party, it is also an indispensable principle in all bodies.
• New brochure about democratic modernity as a guide for building a new internationalism 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity published a new brochure.
• Kalkan: The AKP-MHP fascist dictatorship continues its attacks on an even higher level 

  Duran Kalkan, a member of the KCK Executive Council, said that "the AKP-MHP fascist dictatorship continues its attacks on an even higher level."
• Kalkan: The CPT is a committee that legitimizes torture 

  Duran Kalkan, a member of the KCK Executive Council, said in an interview that "the CPT is a committee that legitimizes torture."
• Lawyer Kaya: We need a strong fight to see constructors convicted 

  Lawyer Mehmet Kaya spoke about the trials against contractors following the devastating earthquake in February. He criticized the charges based on negligence and calls for charges based on intent.
• Muslim warns against an anti-Kurdish alliance against AANES 

  In view of the quadripartite meetings of Russia, Syria, Iran and Turkey, Salih Muslim warns of an alliance between Damascus, Ankara and jihadist groups that could be used to crush the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
• Kurdish candidate competes for elections in Swiss canton  

  The Appenzell Outer Rhodes are going to the polls. One of the canton's deputy candidates is Nazir Atila. Atila has been living in Switzerland since 2001 and is one of the Kurds who had to migrate for political reasons.
• In memory of HPG commander Serhed Tolhildan 

  Known for his humble, self-sacrificing and brave stance, HPG commander Serhed Tolhildan fought until his last breath for a free life.
• International conference “We Want Our World Back” ends with "Jin Jiyan Azadi" slogan 

  The fourth international conference “Challenging capitalist modernity – we want our world back” was a successful three-day of debates and meetings.
• Duran Kalkan sends a video message to the Hamburg conference 

  PKK Executive Council member Duran Kalkan sent a video message to the conference "Challenging Capitalist Modernity" held in Hamburg.
• Internationalist martyrs of the Rojava Revolution – X: Reece Harding 

  Reece Harding from Benowa, City of Gold Coast, Australia, left for Rojava to confront ISIS savagery. He joined the YPG ranks on 4 May 2015 and fell a martyr on 27 June 2015.
• Salih Muslim: Elections in Turkey will have an impact on Rojava and South Kurdistan as well  

  It is unpredictable what the Erdoğan government will do before and after the elections in Turkey. If he stays in power, he will implement his invasion plans in Rojava, said PYD leader Salih Muslim.
• Towards a free and democratic Turkey with the Labour and Freedom Alliance 

  This is the first time in Turkey's history that the Labour and Freedom Alliance will participate in such an important election. Expanding and supporting it is of historic importance for Turkey's democracy.