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• Armed attack against parliamentarian Maruf in Hewler 

  Parliamentarian Rabun Maruf was targeted by an armed attack in Hewler (Erbil). Wounded in the head, he was hospitalized.
• Turkish army bombs Bradost, southern Kurdistan 

  Turkish warplanes carried out a bombardment on southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Roboski victim’s brother taken into custody 

  Hikmet Alma has been detained “for insulting the President”.
• Guerrilla actions against Turkish forces in Hakkari and Lelikan 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in northern (Bakur) and southern (Bashur) Kurdistan.
• Workers in the streets again in Southern Kurdistan 

  Workers in Southern Kurdistan have taken to the streets against the government not paying their salaries for years.
• Co-mayors Bağcı and Özalp arrested 

  DBP’s Handan Bağcı and Şerafettin Özalp, co-mayors of the usurped Özalp Municipality, and Deputy Co-mayor Okan Bayram have been arrested on outstanding sentences and sent to Van Type T Prison.
• We need National Unity, says President of KRG Parliament 

  President of the South Kurdistan Parliament and Gorran member calls for National Congress.
• HDP opens electoral campaign in Amed 

  Every vote for the HDP is a vote towards freedom.
• Heavy rain in Kurdistan: Four dead 

  Heavy rain in northern and southern Kurdistan has led to floods. Four people died in the southern Kurdistan town of Duhok.
• 1300 kolbars encircled by Iranian regime forces 

  Iranian regime forces are not allowing some 1300 kolbars to cross into Rojhilat (eastern Kurdistan) at Piranshahr and Hawraman border. Many kolbars and kasibkars have been detained.
• 2 Turkish soldiers killed, 5 others wounded in Bradost 

  HPG guerrillas carried out an action in Bradost region of southern Kurdistan, leaving two Turkish soldiers dead and 5 others wounded.
• HPG: “5 soldiers killed in Hakkari and Lêlîkan” 

  HPG Press Center has announced that the guerrilla has killed 5 soldiers in Hakkari and Lêlîkan in Southern Kurdistan.
• Victims of Dersim genocide remembered 

  A tribute was organized in Seyit Riza square to honour the dead of the 1937 massacre.
• HPG Commander: The guerrilla will defend the people of Bradost 

  The Khakurk (Xakurkê) state Commander of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) Bager Erdal said more than ever that they are ready to defend South Kurdistan, and especially the people of Bradost.
• Kurdish parties forge election alliance 

  Representatives of five Kurdish parties met with HDP.
• HPG hits the Turkish army in Cukurca and Lelikan 

  HPG Press Office announced the results of guerrilla actions in Cukurca and Lelikan.
• Footage from HPG action in Lelikan 

  Footage has been released from the guerrilla action on Hill Lelikan on April 27.
• Crowded march in Shehba against Turkish invasion 

  Afrin resistance made history
• Strike continues in Rojhilat: “Until our demands are met” 

  The shopkeepers who do border trade are on day 19 of their strike. Shopkeepers announced they will continue with the strike until their demands are met.
• Footage from the guerrilla action in Barzan 

  The footage shows the guerrillas hitting Turkish military positions with RPGs and smoke coming up the positions.
• Wife of Kurdish man burned alive in Cizre released from prison 

  Lütfiye Duymak, whose husband was burned alive alongside dozens of others during the self-governance resistance in late 2015, has been released from prison.
• Rights violations increase in southern Kurdistan before elections 

  A remarkable increase in rights violations is taking place before the May 12 elections in southern Kurdistan. 716 violations of rights were recorded in 15 days.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas carried out another action against Turkish forces that continue their invasion attacks in southern Kurdistan. At least two soldiers were killed in Lelikan.
• PKK Executive Committee meeting completed 

  PKK Executive Committee meeting held in the mountains of Kurdistan between April 21-24 called on all democratic forces to develop and unite the fight for democracy and freedom further against the colonialist/genocidal AKP-MHP fascism in the coming period.
• Panahi’s nephew ends his life after the execution order 

  After it was announced that Ramin Hossein Panahi will be executed, his nephew Nîştiman Hossein Panahi hanged himself.