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• Constitutional Court: Demolition of monument a violation 

  The Constitutional Court ruled that the demolition of the "Monument to Humanity" in Kars violated the right to freedom of expression of its author.
• Kurdish Culture Week underway in Brussels 

  Today is the third day of the Kurdish Culture Week in Brussels.
• 6th Kurdish Culture Week kicked off in Brussels 

  The 6th edition of the Kurdish Culture Week has begun in Brussels.
• Small Palace in Hasankeyf at risk of collapsing 

  The pressure created by heavy machinery in Hasankeyf has led to the risk of collapse of the so called "Small Palace".
• Kurdish Culture Week to be held in Brussels 

  Brussels is hosting the sixth edition of Kurdish Culture Week this year between 10 and 14 July.
• Kurdish theatre Şa Performance must live 

  Tuncay Özel, one of the founder of Şa Performance Kurdish theater, asked to newly elected mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu to support the company forced to close because of financial problems.
• Kurdish Culture and Art Festival ends in Rojhilat 

  Thousands of people attended the 4th Kurdish Culture and Art Festival in the city of Urmiye, in Rojhilat.
• Actions for Hasankeyf multiply 

  Several actions have been organised as part of the campaign 'It's not too late to save Hasankeyf'.
• 3,400-year-old Bronze Age palace emerged due to draughts 

  According to the archaeologists it is one of the most important recent finds in the region.
• Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement Congress ended 

  The conference of the Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement held at the Aram Tigran Cultural Center in Rimelan, ended after two days of meetings and panels.
• TEV-ÇAND held 6th Conference in Rimelan 

  Rojava Culture and Art Movement TEV-ÇAND is holding its 6th conference at the Aram Tigran Cultural Center in Rimelan. 
• The Hidden Cross: Documentary about the Armenians in Amed 

  A documentary about survivors of the Armenian genocide who had to convert to Islam was shot in Amed. ANF talked to the directors.
• Hohenems Literature Prize awarded to Kurdish writer 

  The Hohenems Literature Prize, awarded to migrant writers whose native language is not German, was won by Kurdish writer Karoş Taha.
• Kurdish PEN Congress held in Oldenburg 

  The international Kurdish PEN held its three-day long 10th congress in Oldenburg.
• Kurdish Pen goes to Congress in Germany 

  The congress of the International Kurdish Writers' Association began in Oldenburg.
• Theatre against Turkish occupation 

  Then actors and people stood hand in hand.
• Kurdish filmmakers demand support for cinema in South Kurdistan 

  Kurdish filmmakers, who want to develop Kurdish cinema and increase the audience in the movie theaters in Başur Kurdistan, have focused on their work this year.
• A shop turned into a museum in Sulaymaniyah 

  Turning photo collection into a habit, Recep Mela Refiq has collected 5,000 photos in 10 years and converted his shop into a museum.
• Concert in Athens in solidarity with Rojava 

  Hundreds of Kurds as well as Greeks and internationalists attended the concert in solidarity with Rojava, which was held in front of the National Archaeological Museum of Greece.
• May You Live In Interesting Times: The Art Biennale in Venice 

  The 58th International Art Exhibition, titled May You Live In Interesting Times, takes place from 11th May to 24th November 2019 in Venice.
• 6th Sara Women Festival kicks off in Zurich  

  One of the main aim for dozens of women organizations is to show through the festival the resistance of women not just in Switzerland and Kurdistan but around the world. 
• Almodóvar Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Festival 

  Pedro Almodóvar declared: “I am very excited and honoured with the gift of this Golden Lion. I have very good memories of the Venice Film Festival.
• Hasankeyf Festival held after 3 years of silence 

  The festival promoted to commemorate Imam Abdullah was held in Hasankeyf for the first time after 3 years of silence. The festival issued a call to safe the historical site.
• Cultural memory preserved in songs 

  Dengbêj singer Receb Rüstem has been contributing to the preservation of Kurdish culture and melodies for 40 years through her songs.
• German government and the ban of Mir Music and Mesopotamia Pub. 

  The Merkel government said that earning from Mesopotamia Publishing and Mir Music went solely to finance the PKK and thus justified banning the two publishing houses.