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• May Day in Istanbul: More than 200 people detained 

  In line with the decision of the Istanbul Governor's Office, gatherings on May Day are not permitted in Taksim Square this year either. More than 200 people were detained as they attempted to access Taksim Square to celebrate May Day.
• DISK leaves May Day wreath in police-blockaded Taksim 

  A DISK delegation laid a wreath at the Taksim Republic Monument in honor of May Day (International Workers' Day).
• Workers ready to march to Kadıköy for May Day rally 

  People gathered at two separate locations waiting for the start of the International Workers' Day march.
• Türkmen: Our primary May Day demand is an end to dismissals 

  BIRTEKSEN Chair Mehmet Türkmen stated mass dismissals have hit Antep, Urfa and Malatya, and called for urgent action to protect workers’ rights.
• Yurtsever: We will be in the square for peace and economic justice 

  Deniz Yurtsever from the May Day Organizing Committee called for mass participation in the Diyarbakır rally.
• May Day blockade in Taksim: Police barriers erected, roads closed 

  In line with the decision of the Istanbul Governor's Office, gatherings on May Day are not permitted in Taksim Square this year. Following the ban, the area around Taksim Square is being cordoned off with police barriers.
• Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg taken over by a group from Bregenz in its 671st week 

  The Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg, which was launched on June 25, 2012, was taken over by a group from Bregenz in its 671st week.
• KCK: Let’s strengthen the struggle for unity and solidarity on May 1st 

  KCK calls on the Kurdish people to embrace and celebrate May 1 in solidarity with workers, laborers, women, and the oppressed on the basis of the ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization on May Day to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  KCDK-E called for mobilization on May Day to demand the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Istasyon Square to host May Day celebrations in Diyarbakır 

  The Diyarbakır Labour and Democracy Platform has issued a call to join the May Day celebrations to be held at Istasyon Square.
• Tanrıkulu: CHP is demonstrating the will to resolve the Kurdish question 

  Sezgin Tanrıkulu said that the CHP is demonstrating a genuine will to resolve the Kurdish question.
• Police take many into custody in Istanbul and Izmir ahead of 1 May 

  Police in Istanbul and Izmir took many people into custody this morning ahead of 1 May.
• May Day program in Van announced 

  The Van Labour and Democracy Platform has announced that May Day will be celebrated at Musa Anter Park.
• Kan: Drugs are part of the special warfare policy 

  Murat Kan said that drug addiction and moral decay are rooted in special warfare policies aiming to alienate society from its values.
• 92 people taken into custody in Istanbul 

  92 people were taken into custody in Istanbul following house raids carried out before the 1 May Labor Day celebrations.
• Geneviève Garrigos: We have a responsibility to protect Rojava 

  Paris Municipal Council Member Geneviève Garrigos stated that the democratic model in Rojava is vital for Syria’s future.
• KON-MED’s May Day message: Unite to change the system of exploitation 

  KON-MED called for stronger resistance against exploitation, racism, discrimination, and war policies on May Day.
• Unprecedented rise in global military expenditure as European and Middle East spending surges 

  Global military expenditure increased to $2718 billion in 2024, the 10th year of consecutive rises. The world’s 15 largest spenders in 2024 all increased their military expenditure.
• Doctors say Sırrı Süreyya Önder's life-threatening condition is worsening 

  Doctors treating Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the Imralı Delegation who is in intensive care at a hospital in Istanbul, said, “Our patient's neurological brain reflexes have decreased and brain edema continues.”
• Senator Sommaruga: Öcalan’s freedom is the first step to take 

  Swiss Senator Sommaruga stated that Abdullah Öcalan’s release would show sincerity in resolving the Kurdish issue.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s condition worsening 

  A statement from the hospital regarding the health status of Imralı Delegation member Sırrı Süreyya Önder, said that “unfortunately, his condition continues to worsen.”
• Meral Beştaş: The key point is ensuring free working conditions for Öcalan 

  Meral Danış Beştaş emphasized that isolation prevents a healthy resolution process and underlined the need for free working conditions for Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCDK-E: For Peace, Women's Liberation and Social Justice. Another World is Possible! 

  KCDK-E issued a statement calling on everyone "to make our voices heard. For an end to the wars in Kurdistan, Syria and Iraq. For the freedom of Öcalan and all political prisoners. For the rights of workers world."
• Elections in Vienna: We must make our voices heard, say candidates Sequenz and Aslan 

  Heidi Sequenz and Berivan Aslan, who are running for the state parliament and municipal council elections, called on all voters to vote, saying, “If we do not use our democratic rights, we allow others to decide our fate.”
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder still in intensive care 

  DEM Party Imralı Delegation member Sırrı Süreyya Önder's treatment in intensive care continues. His condition remains life-threatening.