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Across Turkey and the Kurdish regions, spirited May Day demonstrations are met with heightened security and repression as protesters defy bans and press for labour rights.
The people of #Van (Wan) took to the streets in #protest against the Turkish authorities' appointment of the ruling #AKP's candidate as mayor instead of #DEMParty's #AbdullahZeydan, who won the majority of votes in Sunday's local #elections but was disqualified in defiance of a final court ruling.
31 March local elections in Turkey
On the 25th anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan's capture and imprisonment, a significant milestone for the Kurdish movement, actions demanding his release are taking place in different parts of the world.