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• HDP MP: Dire allegations on Xerabê Bava confirmed 

  HDP Batman MP Mehmet Ali Aslan from the delegation that was once again denied access to Xerabê Bava today stated that they have confirmed the dire allegations of torture against the villagers.
• State forces cut off water and power in Talatê village 

  Turkish state forces have cut off water and power in Nusaybin's Talatê village which remains under their a and aggression for three days.
• HPG reports Turkish aerial bombardment on Qandil 

  HPG reported that Turkish warplanes shelled Kozine and Kortek areas in Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Xerabê Bava resident speaks of torture in custody 

  A resident of Xerabê Bava, who was taken into custody in the village and released yesterday evening, spoke of torture by state forces during 12 days in custody.
• Derîn Peshmergas visit HPG guerrillas in Kirkuk 

  Peşmergeyî Derîn (PUK peshmergas who fought in Southern Kurdistan before the 1992 Gulf War) have made a visit to the HPG forces in Kirkuk to send their regards to Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish aerial activity over Qandil 

  Activity of Turkish warplanes over Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory continues.
• DTK Co-chair Güven: Time to rise up for Xerabê Bava 

  DTK Co-chair Güven remarked that state forces are taking young women from their homes in the name of “custody” in Xerabê Bava, saying: “Xerabê Bava and other villages should be surrounded by people. Now is the time to act at once.”
• Three administrators of the DBP and HDP jailed in Bitlis 

  The Turkish state's operations of political genocide against the Kurdish population and their representatives continue without a pause.
• Footage from the demolition of houses in Talatê village 

  Residents have recorded the demolition of houses by state forces in Nusaybin's Talatê village.
• Son of a resident detained in Talatê: They want to disappear my father 

  Necat Yıldız was detained in Talatê village, and his son Rıfat Yıldız said the state forces don’t accept that his father is under custody. Yıldız pointed out that the state wants to disappear his father in custody.
• Turkish jets bomb civilian zones in Qandil 

  Turkish fighter jets bombed the Kortek area in Qandil last night around 22:45. The bombing targeted civilian zones once more.
• HPG reports retaliatory action in Viranşehir 

  HPG reported that a retaliatory action was organized by a local unit in memory of the 3 resistance fighters murdered by the Turkish state in the Viranşehir district of Urfa province.
• KCK calls for all-out struggle against the Turkish state atrocity 

  KCK has released a statement calling for all-out struggle against the atrocity of the Turkish state forces in Northern Kurdistan territory.
• State forces intensify their attacks on Nusaybin's Talatê village 

  Reports are coming through that Turkish state forces have intensified their attacks on Talatê (Doğanlı) village of Nusaybin as of early Friday morning.
• Turkish jets bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes have bombed the Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Residents of Qandil condemn the attacks of the Turkish state 

  Residents of Binarê Qandil area condemned the airstrikes carried out by Turkish jets on Qandil region of Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• State forces attack Nusaybin's Talatê village again 

  Turkish forces have once again attacked the Talatê village 7 km to the Xerabê Bava village in Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• Qandil youth replaces the Öcalan poster destroyed by Turkish airstrikes 

  Youths in Qandil replaced the poster of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan that was targeted and destroyed by Turkish jets during yesterday's strikes.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for solidarity with the villages under attack 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency has called on the people to not leave the villages under the siege and attack of Turkish forces alone.
• DBP urges international organizations to act for Xerabê Bava 

  DBP Deputy Co-chair Şimşek called international human rights organizations to urgent action for Xerabê Bava.
• The Turkish state burning down homes in Nusaybin's Talatê village 

  The Turkish state forces entered the Talatê village with diggers and are reported to demolish houses, then set fire to them. Meanwhile 4 people are reported to be detained.
• Another delegation heads for Xerabê Bava village under siege 

  A delegation made up of representatives of NGOs and unions has left for Xerabê Bava village of Mardin's Nusaybin district.
• Footage of state forces' attack on Nusaybin's Talate village 

  Turkish state forces have started an aggression in the Nusaybin's Talate village which they placed under a siege today. Reports are coming through of bombardments and detentions.
• State forces bomb houses in Talate village 

  Turkish forces have started an aggression in the Talate village which they placed under a siege today. Reports are coming through of bombardments and detentions.
• Heavily tortured Xerabê Bava resident held in Mardin Hospital 

  It came out that Abdi Aykut, a resident of Xerabê Bava from whom no news was received for 5 days since his detention after torture by state forces, is held at Mardin State Hospital.