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• Internationalist hashtag campaign #YourSilenceKills 

  A group of internationalists in Rojava wants to put the war crimes of the Turkish state in Kurdistan on the public agenda with a campaign on Twitter. The campaign starts on Sunday under the hashtag #YourSilenceKills.
• Kurds in Denmark announce the candidates they support in general elections 

  Remarking that preferential voting would be decisive in the regions where Kurds live intensely, the Democratic Kurdish Community Centre in Denmark calls on all Kurds to be sensitive in the approaching general elections.
• University students debate on Democratic Confederalism in Mexico 

  A discussion entitled "Struggles and emancipations in the global South: from Kurdistan to Abya Yala" brought together dozens of people in southern Mexico.
• Thousands rally in Marseille in protest at Turkish chemical attacks 

  Kurds and their friends are protesting all around the world against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons in its genocidal campaign against the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Protest in front of EP denounces the West's silence on Turkey's chemical attacks in Kurdistan 

  Activists protested outside the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday against the West's silence on Turkey's chemical weapons attacks in Kurdistan. Belgian police used tear gas and called for reinforcements.
• HDP applies to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's nephew Ömer Öcalan and HDP spokeswoman Ebru Günay were part of the delegation that submitted the request to be allowed access to Imrali Island Prison where the Kurdish leader has been held in incommunicado detention since 1999.
• ÖHD: AKP-MHP government guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity 

  The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) has reacted to the chemical attacks by Turkey and said that “the AKP-MHP government is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
• International Commune of Rojava condemns Turkish attacks on Kurdistan, calls for action 

  The International Commune of Rojava issued a statement condemning the "Turkish fascist state and the silence towards its crimes! We condemn the ceaseless support Turkey is gaining internationally.”
• KCDK-E to OPCW: Break your silence on Turkey's use of chemical weapons! 

  The KCDK-E sent a letter to OPCW Director General Fernando Arias asking him to "break your silence, stop Turkey's use of chemical weapons!"
• KCDK-E calls on all Kurds and their friends to protest in front of the European Parliament today 

  The KCDK-E called on all Kurds and their friends to take action in front of the European Parliament today to protest against the chemical attacks carried out by Turkey.
• Peace Mothers: Everyone should protest Turkish chemical attacks! 

  The Peace Mothers Assembly called on people to stage protests against the chemical attacks by the Turkish state.
• Kurds protest chemical attacks in Sydney 

  The Turkish chemical attacks against the guerrilla forces were protested by the Kurds and their friends living in Sydney.
• Sara Tolhildan was laid to rest in Uludere 

  Sara Tolhildan (Dilara Ürper), who carried out an action in Mersin, was laid to rest in Uludere.
• KONGRA-GEL: Let's protest Turkish state terrorism 

  KONGRA-GEL said: “Let's put pressure on the international institutions and public opinion that remain silent towards Turkish state terrorism. We must show our anger through our actions”.
• Police take HDP executives into custody in Erciş 

  HDP members were taken into custody during a new political police operation in Erciş.
• Prisoner’s release postponed twice for rejecting repentance law 

  Metin Güven, who has been in prison for 30 years, has been forced to accept the repentance law. Güven’s release was postponed twice even though he completed his jail sentence.
• Cement company fined millions of dollars for protection money to Islamic State 

  A subsidiary of the Swiss cement group Holcim has pleaded guilty in the US to having paid protection money in the millions to the Islamic State in Rojava in 2013 and 2014. The company will pay a fine of 778 million dollars for this.
• Group from Heilbronn takes over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The 540th week of the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, was taken over by a group of activists from Heilbronn.
• Kurdistan National Congress: Turkey guilty of war crimes 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) Executive Council said that the Turkish state has committed heavy war crimes using chemical weapons and added: "The situation is extraordinary" and called for resistance.
• Former HDP Mardin MP Gülser leaves prison 4 months after end of her sentence 

  Gülser Yıldırım, former HDP Mardin MP, has been released from prison four months after her sentence had ended.
• KCDK-E calls for protest actions against Turkish use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan 

  In view of the intensified use of chemical warfare agents by the Turkish army in Kurdistan, the European Kurdish federation KCDK-E calls for urgent actions to denounce and make visible the war crimes of the Erdogan regime.
• Protests across Europe against use of chemical weapons by Turkish army in Kurdistan 

  Protests are taking place across Europe against the use of banned ordnance by the Turkish army in Kurdistan. Kurdish organizations are demanding attention and a statement from international institutions.
• Kurdish association in Saarbrücken raided and searched 

  The Kurdish Community Centre and four private flats in Saarland have been raided by order of the Koblenz Public Prosecutor's Office. The Kurdish umbrella organisation KON-MED sees this as an intimidation attempt ordered by Turkey.
• KON-MED calls for protests against Turkish chemical attacks 

  The Kurdish umbrella organisation in Germany, KON-MED, has called on all Kurdish people to take to the streets to protest the Turkish chemical attacks against the guerrilla forces.
• Conference in Berlin for medical aid for Rojava 

  The conference was attended by several officials from the regional administration, as well as many doctors and medical staff.