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• University students in Lorient launch solidarity campaign for earthquake victims 

  University students in Lorient launched a solidarity campaign for earthquake victims.
• Yavuz: Our goal in Istanbul is to win 20 deputies and double our votes 

  Speaking about the election work, the Green Left Party Istanbul Election Commission Co-Spokesperson Ramazan Yavuz said: "Our goal in Istanbul is to win 20 deputies and double our votes."
• Activists at Geneva vigil call for participation in the Düsseldorf rally on Saturday 

  Since the beginning of 2021, activists have been protesting the Turkish state's war against the Kurds and the isolation of Öcalan with a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
• Green Left Party Candidate Parlak: Hakkari can better lead efforts for national unity and peace 

  Vezir Coşkun Parlak, a young deputy candidate for Hakkari from the Green Left Party, said that due to its historical and geographical position, Hakkari can better lead efforts for national unity and social peace.
• Supreme Election Board announces overseas voting schedule 

  The Supreme Election Board announced the schedule of overseas voting for the presidential and general elections to be held on May 14.
• Hasan Cemal: Turkey needs to be rebuilt and the Kurdish question must be solved first 

  Journalist Hasan Cemal is running for the YSP in Turkey's parliamentary elections and argues for a solution to the Kurdish question in order to rebuild the country from scratch after twenty years of AKP government.
• 7 soldiers killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia border clashes 

  Seven soldiers have been killed in border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• Racist attacks against the Green Left Party offices in two cities 

  The Green Left Party, under the banner of which the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is contesting for the May 14 elections, are faced with racist attacks.
• Activists from Lausanne and Geneva take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Activists from Lausanne and Geneva took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Kurdish rappers release election song for Green Left Party 

  The election song "Hatin em" (‘We are coming’) made by rap group Kejoo, Reqso, Simyager and Roni Artin for the Green Left Party Youth Assembly was released on all social media.
• Beştaş: We will enter the Parliament with a strong group 

  Meral Danış Beştaş, one of the Erzurum deputy candidates of the Green Left Party, said: "For us, the parliamentary elections come first. It is a very critical election. We have to enter the parliament with a strong group."
• Green Left Party Women's Alliance volunteers get together in Düsseldorf to plan election work 

  The Green Left Party Women's Alliance volunteers came together in Düsseldorf.
• Information stand opens in Duisburg to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  An information stand was opened in Duisburg by the Asya Yüksel Women's Assembly to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP closure case file handed over to rapporteur 

  The HDP did not attend the hearing on Tuesday at the Constitutional Court (AYM) which was set by the supreme court as the plea date for the party in the HDP Closure Case.
• Green Left Party presents female candidates for elections: "We will change the system together" 

  The Green Left Party (YSP) presented its female candidates for the parliamentary elections in Turkey in Ankara.
• Dozens of organizations call for participation in Düsseldorf demo on Saturday 

  Representatives of several organizations made a joint statement on behalf of the Democratic Union of Forces calling for participation in the demonstration to be held in Düsseldorf on Saturday.
• Election campaign for the Green Left Party stepped up in London 

  The British Election Coordination, consisting of mass organizations from Kurdistan and Turkey, decided to support the Green Left Party in the elections.
• Victim of "helicopter torture” in Van sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  Osman Şiban who was thrown off a military helicopter by Turkish soldiers in Çatak district of Van in 2020, has been sentenced to 7,5 years in prison.
• Women stand for the Green Left Party for their rights and freedoms 

  Woman politicians of the Green Left Party said that May 14 elections would be critical for women and urged them to unite under their party.
• Green Left Party fields more female candidates than any other party 

  For the 14 May parliamentary elections, 193 female candidates have been fielded by the Green Left Party, 161 by TIP, 153 by CHP, 145 by IYI Party, 113 by AKP and 73 by MHP.
• Akar: We aim at getting 4 deputies elected in Ağrı 

  Green Left Party Ağrı co-spokesperson Cemal Akar said that their goal is to have 4 deputies elected on 14 May.
• Kurds call on everyone to attend march in Düsseldorf on Saturday 

  Politicians, women, young people and people from different segments of Kurdish society called on everyone to join the European march to be held in Düsseldorf on 15 April to demand freedom for Öcalan.
• Gülşen Kurt: These elections are important for women  

  Göç-Der co-chair Gülşen Kurt pointed out the importance of the elections for women and invited all women to work under the umbrella of the Green Left Party.
• EŞİK says women representation still low in parties' lists  

  EŞİK pointed out that the parliamentary lists of political parties that will enter the elections are far from offering equal representation and emphasized that they will fight until equal representation with legal guarantees is achieved.
• HDP calls for participation in Kobanê Case hearing 

  The HDP called for participation in the hearing of the Kobanê Case, where a legal opinion will be announced after two years of trial, and said that the right to defense was violated.