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• PYD Switzerland holds annual conference 

  Gulistan Sadun and Ali Omer were elected as PYD Switzerland term spokespeople after the annual party’s conference.
• KCK commemorates Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Arslan and Hüseyin Inan 

  Paying tribute to Turkish revolutionaries on the 52nd anniversary of their execution, KCK called on the democratic forces to come together, to form a unity for a struggle in solidarity, and to realize the goal of free Kurdistan and democratic Turkey.
• DEM Party Co-Chairs visit Diyarbakır Municipality 

  DEM Party Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan paid a visit to Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality.
• Day 211 of the Gaza war: At least 34,683 dead 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since 7 October is at least 34,683.
• 'Abdullah Öcalan played an important role in the defeat of ISIS' 

  Al-Azhar University lecturer Şêx Ehmed Turkî said that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan played an important role in the defeat of ISIS.
• Many young people taken into custody in Istanbul 

  Turkish police once again carried out raids in Istanbul in the morning within the scope of the investigation on 1 May. Many people were taken into custody.
• 38 people sent to prison in Istanbul after 1 May celebrations 

  38 people who were taken into custody in Istanbul on 1 May, Labor Day, were sent to prison.
• Amed SK secures promotion to the TFF First League 

  Kurdish club Amed SK secured promotion to the second-highest professional division in Turkish football with a 0-0 draw against Menemenspor from İzmir.
• Switzerland's response on 'İmralı': Isolation is an inhuman and degrading treatment 

  Responding to a parliamentary question on the İmralı isolation, the Swiss Federal Council said: "Isolation can be seen as inhuman or degrading treatment, even torture. Switzerland reminds Turkey of its obligations."
• KCK issues condolence message for journalist Celal Başlangıç 

  Paying tribute to Celal Başlangıç, who lost his life in Germany, said: "We bow with respect to his friendship with the Kurdish people, his courageous expression of the truth, his belief in the struggle for democracy and his efforts for all these values."
• Two people in Bursa sent to prison 

  12 of the 14 people taken into custody in Bursa on Thursday were released on judicial control, while Nesibe Akan and Mahmut Yıldırım were sent to prison.
• CHP and DEM Party meet in Ankara 

  DEM Party chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan discussed the situation after the elections in Turkey and the common tasks of the opposition with CHP chair Özgür Özel in Ankara.
• Journalist Celal Başlangıç passes away 

  Turkish journalist and author Celal Başlangıç died at the age of 68 as a result of cancer on Friday night.
• Families apply to visit their relatives in İmralı 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners under absolute isolation in İmralı applied for a meeting with their relatives.
• Eight Syrian soldiers injured near Damascus in Israeli raids 

  The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that 8 Syrian soldiers were injured near Damascus as a result of Israeli air strikes.
• Prison sentence requested for Kurdish politician Leyla Zana  

  Prison sentence was requested for Kurdish politician Leyla Zana at the hearing held in Ankara on Thursday.
• More than 20 people taken into custody in Bursa 

  More than 20 people were taken into custody in house raids in Bursa.
• Colombia severs diplomatic relations with Israel 

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the "genocidal" attitude of the Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and announced the severing of diplomatic relations with Israel, making Israel outraged and Hamas pleased.
• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan in Imralı 

  Lawyers from the Istanbul-based Asrın Law Office filed another application to meet with their clients in Imralı Island Prison, who have not been heard from for 38 months.
• Speaker of Parliament visits DEM Party to discuss the path to a new constitution 

  Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş visited DEM Party within the scope of negotiations for a new constitution. DEM Party gave the message that a road clearing is needed for a democratic constitution.
• HBDH militia set fire to a factory in Kocaeli 

  HBDH Workers' Justice Militia reported that they set fire to a factory in Kocaeli “in retaliation for the occupation operations in Kurdistan”.
• Yiğitalp: Isolation imposed on Mr. Öcalan reflects on society as a war 

  Former HDP MP Sibel Yiğitalp said: “The isolation imposed on Mr. Öcalan reflects on society as a war. Maintaining isolation means insisting on this war."
• May Day demo in Van calls for an end to the policies of war and exploitation 

  At the 1 May demonstration in Van, trade union federation KESK called for a solution to the Kurdish question, saying: "The budget spent on the war must be allocated to the people. That is why we are here today."
• 'The barbarians will lose, socialism will win' 

  In a written statement on 1 May international Workers' Day, MLKP Hüseyin Demircioğlu Academy Command stressed that the capitalist world order has given nothing but blood, tears, persecution, oppression and violence to workers and laborers.
• French MP asks Interior Minister about repression against Kurds 

  In a parliamentary question to be answered by the Ministry of Interior, French MP Jean-Paul Lecoq brought the increasing pressure on Kurds in France to the agenda.