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• HPG pays tribute to martyrs of Hezex 

  HPG remembered guerrillas Baran, Rubar, Sarya, Serbest and Şerko who fought heroically in the clash against the invading Turkish army in the area of Cehennem Creek in the Hezex district of Şırnak on 16 June 2019. 
• PKK pays tribute to guerrilla Avesta Firaz Herekol 

  PKK expressed their condolences to Avesta's family and comrades, and to the Kurdish leader and people.
• Dismissed workers not reinstated by Minister order, claims say 

  The 250 dismissed workers won a court case and were waiting for their reinstation but they were denied a return on the grounds that they had failed a test. Their appeal to return to work was rejected without any justification.
• An internationalist fighter in Rojhilat: Guerrilla Beritan 

  Guerrilla Beritan is an Arab woman. She joined the Kurdish Freedom Movement after the attacks on Shengal in 2014 and then went to Rojhilat where she is continuing her struggle for freedom.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers were killed in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• Bahoz left first, then the whole group 

  Bahoz, Bêkes, Çalak and Hawar were four young men from Eastern Kurdistan. When Bahoz said he would go to Rojava, nobody knew what he was talking about. Then Çalak and Bêkes followed. In the end Hawar also left. He's now fighting in the mountains for all.
• Four deposed HDP mayors placed under house arrest 

  Four of the mayors of the HDP-run municipalities in Siirt, Baykan and Kurtalan, who were deposed and detained on Friday, have been placed under house arrest. Two others were released against reporting requirements.
• 670 intellectuals say no to 'fratricidal war' among Kurds 

  "We don't want a fratricidal war," said 670 intellectuals in a text they sent to the authorities of South Kurdistan. The statement demanded the forces sent to Zînî Wertê to withdraw.
• Van fears return to the darkest years 

  Events reminiscent of the 1990s darkest years - when kidnapping and murders by unknown were carried out - have been taking place in the past year in Van.
• Turkish jets bomb Behdinan in Southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state has intensified its attacks in its all-out war against the Kurdish people in three parts of Kurdistan.
• Deposed co-mayor of Iğdır jailed 

  Co-mayor of the Iğdır municipality seized by the Turkish regime last week, has been remanded in custody and sent to prison.
• Youngster detained by the police in Silopi 

  It was not immediately clear why Ayas was detained.
• HPG/YJA Star guerrillas kill 3 Turkish soldiers in Heftanin 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas killed 3 invaders and injured 2 in an action against the Turkish army they carried out within the scope of the 'Battle of Heftanin' Campaign.
• Turkish border guards kill a civilian from Eastern Kurdistan 

  Soldiers of the occupant Turkish army continue murdering civilians in Kurdistan territory.
• Two Turkish soldiers killed in Southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• No alternative to the guerrilla life 

  YRK fighter Şaho Dersim comes from Eastern Kurdistan and has been with the guerrilla for five years. Living in the mountains means for Şaho to become one with nature. Meanwhile he can't imagine anything else but the guerrilla life.
• HDP co-mayor of Altınova jailed 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• Long March to Zînî Wertê faces obstacles 

  PUK security forces are preventing youth wanting to march to Zînî Wertê. Young people said: "The PUK is preventing the Long March and this means they too have a finger in the Zînî Wertê conspiracy."
• Young people march towards Zînî Wertê 

  The Long March to Zînî Wertê organised by the South Kurdistan Youth Initiative has begun.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Çukurca, Hakkari 

  According to the HPG, guerrilla fighter Bawer Dengda lost his life in a Turkish air attack on the Zap region in Southern Kurdistan. Xakurke and Dersim regions were also bombed by Turkish jets.
• HPG: The Chaldean couple was murdered by counter-guerrilla forces 

  The HPG issued a statement on the case of the Chaldean couple Şimoni and Hurmüz Diril who were abducted from Şırnak. According to guerrilla research, the two elderly civilians were kidnapped and murdered by counter-guerrilla forces.
• From an ISIS jail to Kurdish mountains, story of an Arab youth 

  Çiyager Agir is an Arab from Deir ez-Zor. He stayed in ISIS prison when his city was occupied by the Islamic State and saw hope again after the victory in Kobanê. He joined the guerrillas and has been in the Kurdish mountains for two years.
• Young people start Long March to Zînî Wertê tomorrow 

  Young people from many cities of South Kurdistan will take part in the march.
• “Abduction of activists in Van is a state policy” 

  Recently, the number of kidnappings in broad daylight is increasing in the province of Van. Representatives of political parties and human rights organisations describe the abduction as a state policy.
• Footage from guerrilla action in Heftanin 

  The action was carried out at 15:40 on April 23 as part of the ‘Battle of Heftanin’ campaign ongoing in Medya Defense Zones.