In the congratulatory message of HDP CEB, regarding the Kurdish Language Day, emphasizing that the Hawar Magazine was the symbol of resistance, "It is a requirement of our political presence, our tradition of struggle, our responsibility towards history and our people to own our language, as it was yesterday" was said.
HDP won 65 municipalities, 3 of which metropolitan cities in the local elections of 31 March 2019. 44 municipalities have been seized and taken over by state-appointed trustees so far.
43 people were taken into custody during home raids in Özalp including HDP District Co-Chair Burhan Atmaca and party executives.
Soma case attorney Sercan Aran, stated that appointing Fuat Ali Aydın as the expert in another workplace homicide case while he is on trial in Soma case, shows that this is not a fair trial.
Police who raided the house of Berivan Helen Işık who was dismissed and taken into custody, smashed the doors and windows of the house.
An armed attack has been carried out against a vehicle in the district of Özalp in Turkey’s eastern province of Van. The attack with long barreled weapons targeted the Vefa Social Support Group bringing food aid to Eğribilen Neighborhood.
While the workers working in the Merinos factory in Antep, which did not stop production despite the epidemic, continues to get infected with the virus, an announcement was made, stating that the workers who get infected will be imposed a fine.
The Ministry of Interrior did not stop appointing trustees to HDP municipalities even during the epidemic. Trustees were appointed to Siirt, Iğdır, Kurtalan and Baykan Municipalities.
The HDP's spokeswoman on women's policy, Ayşe Acar Başaran, points out the anti-women dimension of Turkish government policy.
One day after the release of the Kurdish politician Mahmut Alinak from prison to house arrest, the public prosecutor's office in Kars appealed against the lifting of the arrest warrant.
With the death of 55 more people, death toll from coronavirus rose to 4,007 in Turkey where 144,749 cases have been recorded in total.
The Kurdish Language Platform, which made a statement regarding the 15 May Kurdish Language Day, warned: "If the language disappears, our community will also disappear", and listed what needs to be done to protect the Kurdish language.
Celebrating the 15 May Kurdish Language Day, TJA stressed that they will continue to fight for the freedom of languages.
The two HPG members who died in the countryside of Adıyaman was buried. The soldiers who allowed 5 people to attend the burial ceremony prevented the washing of the bodies.
The Civil Society Association in the Penal Execution System (CISST) reported violations in 72 different prisons.