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• KNK General Assembly: Now is the time for unity! 

  The interim meeting of the 22nd KNK General Assembly, held with the slogan "The way to victory in Kurdistan's struggle for freedom and liberation is unity", ended with a final declaration calling for unity.
• Youth organizations hold conference in Basel 

  Youth organizations TCŞ and TekoJIN held a conference in Basel, within the scope of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Solution to the Kurdish Question" initiative.
• Adem Uzun calls for a Kurdistan National Unity conference 

  Adem Uzun of the KNK pointed out that Kurds are at the centre of the 3rd World War and said, "We must take serious and important decisions. Either we will disappear or we will achieve gains."
• Bakırhan: DEM Party has determined the election results and the course of the future in Turkey 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said that they would take organisation and expansion as a basis in the new period and added: "DEM Party has determined the election results in Turkey and the course of the future."
• Kartal: Abdullah Öcalan's ideas can solve the Middle East crisis 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-President Remzi Kartal stated that the solution for the Middle East lies in the ideas of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Calling for a national attitude, Kartal said, "The decline and collapse of the Turkish state means freedom for
• 22nd interim meeting of the KNK starts 

  The KNK interim meeting started in The Hague with the participation of nearly 200 delegates from the four parts of Kurdistan.
• Arnott: Abdulah Öcalan is the key to peace 

  The Scottish Trade Union Confederation, representing more than half a million workers in Britain, decided to expand the fight for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdulah Öcalan at its 2024 general congress.
• Hashd al-Shaabi base in Iraq targeted 

  Hashd al-Shaabi military base was targeted in Babil, Iraq. It was stated that one person was killed, and 7 people were injured in the attack.
• Ex officio investigation against Mardin Metropolitan Municipality 

  Mardin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said that an investigation has been launched against Mardin Metropolitan Municipality on the grounds that the National Anthem was not sung at the municipal council meeting.
• Scottish Trades Union Congress passes motion calling for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Scottish Trade Unions Congress passed a motion calling for Öcalan's freedom.
• DISK calls for participation in 1 May rally in Taksim 

  DISK distributed leaflets and called for participation in the 1 May rally in Taksim.
• DEM Party delegation continues its talks at the CoE 

  While the Council officials ignored their responsibilities by saying that "the relevant institution is the CPT", the DEM Party delegation stated that the CoE should adopt a deterrent mission on the isolation of Öcalan.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan 

  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 37 months.
• DEM Party Youth Council organises football tournament against the special war 

  The DEM Party Youth is organising a football tournament, calling on young women in particular to take part in order to set an example against misogyny and break down traditional gender roles in society.
• Netherlands stipulates the condition of release for Demirtaş, Kavala ahead of Wittenburg Conference 

  On 17 April, the Dutch Parliament voted in favour of a motion to block the EU's Customs Union update with Turkey should the ECtHR rulings on Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala not be implemented.
• Last two stages of the Newroz March 2024 in central Sardinia 

  The last two stages of the Kurdistan Path, the internationalist solidarity march crossing the island of Sardinia, will take place this weekend.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva call on the CPT to "end the torture of isolation in İmralı" 

  During the action organised in Geneva for more than three years to demand the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, activists reiterated their call upon the authorities to end the torture in Imrali.
• 18 politicians on trial in Kobanê Case to remain in prison 

  During today's hearing of the Kobanê Case, the Court decided to continue the detention of 18 imprisoned politicians.
• Press conference at the Council of Europe: Imrali Prison is a legal black hole! 

  DEM Party MP Ömer Öcalan and Asrin Law Office lawyer Özgür Faik Erol organised a press conference at the Council of Europe on the situation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 13 imprisoned politicians do not attend the Kobanê Trial 

  13 of the 18 imprisoned politicians did not attend the hearing of the Kobanê Case held in Ankara.
• Call for the release of the imprisoned defendants in the Kobanê trial  

  Ahead of the trial for defendants in the so-called Kobanê trial in Ankara, the DEM party, the trade union organisation KESK and the Human Rights Association (IHD) called for the release of the imprisoned politicians.
• DEM Party district co-chair Karatay taken into custody  

  DEM Party district co-chair Ahmet Karatay was taken into custody in a raid on his house in Ağrı’s Diyadin district.
• Israel kills Hezbollah commander in South Lebanon 

  After Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel, Israel once again targeted Hezbollah in South Lebanon, killing one of its commanders.
• DEM Party co-chairs make statement before final hearing of Kobanê Case 

  DEM Party co-chairs made a statement before the hearing where the detainee investigation of the Kobanê Case will be held.
• Autonomous Administration and TEV-DEM celebrate Çarşema Sor 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) celebrated the Çarşema Sor holiday, New Year of Yazidis.