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• Police take 4 people into custody in Suruç 

  At least 4 people were detained in house raids carried out by Turkish state forces in Urfa’s Suruç district.
• ÖHD: 104 people taken into custody under torture in Istanbul 

  ÖHD said that 104 people were detained under torture in Arnavutköy Imrahor District and announced that some of them were seriously injured.
• Candidate registration for Iran's early presidential election begins  

  Candidates for the early presidential election to be held in Iran on 28 June will be able to register with the Interior Ministry for five days starting Thursday.
• Gaza war: Death toll rises to 36,224 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks reached 36,224.
• Dozens of MPs and personalities from Switzerland call on the CPT to visit Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı 

  Swiss parliamentarians and personalities sent a letter to the CPT, calling for action for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for about 38 months.
• Motion about Kobanê Trial moved Swiss Federal Assembly  

  Socialist Party MP Claudia Friedl submitted a motion to the Swiss Federal Assembly regarding the Kobanê Trial and asked the government to take an initiative to release the prisoners.
• 567 years of imprisonment requested for 42 people 

  A total of 567 years of imprisonment was requested in two separate indictments prepared against 42 people who were arrested because they wanted to march to Taksim on 1 May.
• Italian Greens and Left Alliance call on the CPT to send a delegation to İmralı urgently 

  Italian parliamentarians and senators from the Alliance of the Greens and the Left sent a letter to Dr Alan Mitchell, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, demanding that the CPT send a delegation to İmralı immediately.
• Greenreport: Turkish army bombs Kurdish guerrillas with prohibited weapons 

  Greenreport exposes Turkey's dirty war against Kurdish guerrillas: "Unpunished, ignored, sure that we will turn our eyes the other way and not smell the chemical stench of a colonialist war of extermination and internationally banned weapons."
• Auernheimer: Isolation is torture by international standards 

  Prof. Georg Auernheimer said that the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan was a form of torture according to international standards. He added that the Turkish state should return to the negotiation table, and that "as a first step, Öcalan should be released."
• New group of activists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A new group of activists took over the 12-year-long Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil, in its 622nd week.
• Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç to remain in custody in the Netherlands 

  Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç, who has been living in the Netherlands for 23 years, is being held in custody. A Dutch court has ordered the continuation of his detention.
• Opening of mass grave containing ISIS massacre victims in Kora Elo Enter starts 

  A mass grave containing victims of the massacres carried out by ISIS in Iraq started to be opened.
• Sadr calls for closure of the US embassy in Baghdad after Israeli attack in Rafah 

  Muqtada Sadr condemned the ‘genocide’ in Gaza and the ‘bombing of the camps in Rafah’ and the ‘shameful’ American support for Israel in the devastating war on the Palestinian territories since 7 October.
• Israel outraged as Ireland, Spain and Norway formally recognise Palestinian State 

  The recognition of Palestinian state by Spain, Norway and Ireland will take effect from Tuesday 28 May. Israel is outraged.
• TJK-E condemns the attack on the ‘Freedom for Öcalan Vigil’ in Strasbourg 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe (TJK-E) condemned the attack on 27 May against the ‘Freedom for Öcalan Vigil’ in Strasbourg, which has been going on for 12 years.
• Aggravated life imprisonment sought for former HDP MPs 

  An indictment was prepared against 5 former HDP MPs within the scope of Kobanê protests and aggravated life imprisonment was demanded.
• Iran's Supreme Court confirms death penalty against HPG guerrilla Rêgeş 

  Iran's Supreme Court has confirmed the death penalty against HPG guerrilla Rêgeş. The execution could take place at any moment.
• KCDK-E: Support the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil after the fascist attack 

  The KCDK-E said: "We call on our people to support the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil after the attack by fascist mobs."
• DEM Party: We vehemently condemn Israel's attack on the tent city in Rafah 

  The DEM Party issued a statement to "vehemently condemn Israel's attack on the tent city in Rafah."
• HBDH militia set fire to drug warehouse in Istanbul 

  HBDH Berkin Elvan Militia announced that they set fire to a warehouse where drug activity was carried out in Okmeydanı, Istanbul.
• AI: International Criminal Court should investigate Israeli attacks as war crimes 

  Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes, said Amnesty International, calling for a new investigation.
• Dozens killed in Israeli massacre in Rafah 

  The Palestinian Civil Defence announced that the death toll in the Israeli attack on a camp in Rafah rose to 40.
• FED-KURD holds its congress in Berlin 

  Speaking at the FED-KURD Congress, KON-MED co-chair said that they will increase the fight for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom and that they will also show solidarity with Kurdish refugees.
• Women in Freiburg send letters to CPT 

  Hundreds of letters of protest against Öcalan's isolation were sent from Freiburg to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.