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• Defend Kurdistan in Turin holds event of solidarity with earthquake victims in Kurdistan 

  Defend Kurdistan in Turin organized an event in solidarity with the Kurdistan populations affected by the earthquake.
• Nine young people sent to prison in Istanbul because of social media posts 

  Nine ESP, SGDF and SKM members were sent to prison in Istanbul because of posts they published on social networks about those who fell martyrs while fighting against ISIS in Kobanê.
• Socialist Alliance of Australia expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  The Socialist Alliance of Australia joined the global calls for an end to the repression of the HDP.
• Presidential candidate Kılıçdaroğlu to visit HDP on Saturday 

  Presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will visit the HDP headquarters in Ankara on Saturday. Meanwhile, the HDP has again asked the Turkish Constitutional Court to suspend the ban until after the elections in May.
• 20 activists brutally detained in Istanbul  

  Nearly 20 members of ESP, SGDF and Kaldirac who protested the detention of party colleagues in Istanbul were detained and subjected to police violence.
• Association for Threatened Peoples holds vigil for Afrin  

  On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the occupation of Afrin by Turkey and allied jihadists, the Association for Threatened Peoples is holding a vigil in front of the Federal Foreign Office.
• Tents housing earthquake victims in Doğanşehir flooded  

  The tents housing earthquake victims were flooded following the heavy rain that hit Doğanşehir in the province of Malatya.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Solidarity with the HDP, end the show trial, drop the charges 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign expressed solidarity with the HDP and demanded the end of the Kobane trial.
• ‘The murderous mentality behind Gazi Massacre has not been prosecuted’ 

  Democratic Alevi Associations Headquarters Executive Sevgi Kişin Sazan said that the perpetrators of the Gazi Massacre have gone unpunished and the murderous mentality behind it has not been prosecuted.
• DTK, TJA, DBP and HDP to commemorate earthquake victims 

  Co-Chairs of DTK, HDK, TJA, DBP and HDP will attend commemoration events for victims 40 days after the earthquakes.
• Kurdish activist to hold press conference at European Parliament tomorrow 

  Xoşnav Ata, who lost his nieces Gülperin Ata and Mihriban Ata in the chemical attacks of the Turkish state, has been carrying out a vigil in front of the OPCW for 32 weeks.
• International solidarity with the HDP against closure case 

  Parties, organizations, politicians and parliamentarians stand in solidarity with the HDP against all arbitrary and systematic repressions and the closure cases.
• Earthquake survivor in Hatay: 'Even if I die, I can't leave here' 

  Servet Bacanak, an earthquake survivor from the Elektrik neighborhood of Hatay said: “My neighbours are no longer there. Some survivors left, the remaining are buried somewhere. This is a very difficult situation, but even if I die, I cannot leave here.”
• European Free Alliance: We stand with the HDP 

  In an international show of solidarity, the European Free Alliance has joined partners across Europe and further afield in expressing its support and solidarity with the HDP, which faces being banned by the government of Turkey.
• Democratic Socialists of America stand in solidarity with the HDP  

  DSA stands in solidarity with the HDP and condemns government attacks on democracy in Turkey.
• S&D, the Greens/EFA and The Left groups in European Parliament express solidarity with the HDP 

  The S&D, the Greens/EFA and The Left groups in the European Parliament issued a joint statement in solidarity with the HDP.
• Deputies in the Spanish parliament reaffirm solidarity with HDP 

  55 deputies in the Spanish parliament issued a statement of solidarity with the HDP.
• Sign of “Berkin Elvan Playground” in Malatya seized by the police 

  Turkish police seized the sign of "Berkin Elvan Playground" set up for earthquake victims in Malatya city.
• ‘The state wants to destroy the spirit of Armutlu’ 

  İbrahim Kavasoğlu, an earthquake victim and a volunteer in the Armutlu neighbourhood of Antakya, said that these streets have a spirit which the state has been trying to destroy for years.
• International call for Erdoğan to “end the legal attacks against the HDP” 

  “We defend the HDP’s right to freedom of association, expression, peaceful assembly and participation in the upcoming elections. It is time to end the legal attacks against the HDP now, once and for all,” says an international appeal.
• 13 detained in political genocide operation in İzmir 

  At least 13 HDP politicians and members of the Mothers of Peace Initiative were detained during house raids in Izmir.
• Poison attacks on schoolgirls continue in Iran 

  Poison attacks against schoolgirls continue in Iran and East Kurdistan for the fourth month.
• Supreme Election Board releases list of forbidden things on elections day  

  The Supreme Election Board released a list of forbidden things to be applied on the day of the Presidential and parliamentary elections,14 May.
• Newroz celebrations program announced 

  The Newroz celebrations promoted by the HDP, DTK, DBP and TJA in 43 cities have been announced.
• Dr. Binboğa warns of increase in diseases in earthquake regions 

  Speaking in Samandağ, in the province of Hatay, Dr. Mehmet Binboğa warned that "many diseases, including diarrhoea, lice, fleas, fungal diseases and scabies, can reach epidemic proportions" in the regions hit by the earthquake.