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• Simultaneous actions target state forces in Nusaybin 

  State forces were hit by simultaneous actions in Mardin's Nusaybin district which remains under a siege despite there being no curfew in force.
• Public prosecutor did not enter the basement of savagery for inspection 

  The public prosecutor who went to Cudi neighborhood after the pause in curfew attacks in Cizre refused to enter the basement of savagery with the excuse of 'lack of life safety'.
• Demirtaş: Our protests will continue and we will not step back 

  Demirtaş highlighted the on-going siege on Sur and invited the residents of Amed to continue stating their objections democratically at 16:00 every day until the siege is lifted.
• MLKP youths join YPS ranks in Nusaybin 

  A group of youths affiliated to the Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) have joined the ranks of Civilian Defense Units-YPS in Mardin's Nusaybin district where popular resistance against state's attacks endures with determination.
• HDP Lice executive dies due to teargas attack of police 

  HDP Lice district executive Muhsin Maltaş had a heart attack and died due to the teargas attack of Turkish police during yesterday’s march to end the siege on Sur.
• Kurdish women joining the sit-in in Strasbourg call for action for Sur 

  The sit-in launched by Kurds outside the European institutions in Strasbourg continues in its 11th day.
• HSM: Turkish Intelligence carried out the attack on the oil pipeline 

  People’s Defense Center (HSM) stated that they were not involved in the attack targeting the oil pipeline. According to the HSM, groups affiliated with the Turkish Intelligence Agency were responsible for the attack.
• Residents of Cizre: The state cannot take away our Kurdish identity 

  Residents of Cizre found their houses destroyed after the end of the curfew in the district. The residents’ stance, however, reflect the indestructible will of the people facing state brutality.
• Three soldiers killed in a clash in Dargeçit 

  Three soldiers of the Turkish army were killed in a clash in the rural area between İdil and Dargeçit.
• DTK, HDK, HDP, DBP and KJA reiterate their call for Sur 

  DTK, HDK, HDP, DBP and KJA have reiterated their call to Amed people, saying; "Everyone should continue marching to Sur from where they are with noise-making protests"
• People determined to march to Sur as clashes spread across Amed 

  Police crackdown continues on thousands of people across the main Kurdish city Amed who have started a march to the central Sur district to break the siege in force for 92 days.
• Tens of thousands marching to Sur amid police crackdown 

  Thousands of people in Amed have started a march the central Sur district in order to break the siege ongoing for 92 uninterrupted days.
• People of Amed ready to march to Sur 

  Preparations have been completed for the mass march to Amed's Sur district which is aimed at breaking the siege ongoing for 92 uninterrupted days.
• Turkish jets bomb surroundings of İdil 

  Turkish F-16 warplanes have started to bomb the surroundings of Şırnak's İdil district where a state of siege continues for 16 days.
• State forces shell civilian areas in Sur 

  Onslaught by Turkish military and police forces continues in Amed's central Sur district where a state of siege remains in force for 92 uninterrupted days.
• Governor bans entrances to Sur before today's march to break the siege 

  Governor of the main Kurdish city Amed has banned entrances to the central Sur district before the mass march planned for today afternoon to break the siege ongoing for 3 months.
• HPG reports actions by guerrillas in Şırnak and Mardin 

  HPG Media Center has reported ongoing attacks by the Turkish military against guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones.
• Turkish jets demolish 976 year old tomb in Amediye 

  Turkish warplanes bombarded the village of Dereshê in Amediye district of Duhok between 20:00 and 21:00 yesterday evening.
• Violent explosions in Sur 

  The terror of AKP and Erdoğan continues in Amed’s Sur district, where explosions and gunfire shots intensified over the past hour and can be heard from all across the city.
• Intense fighting in Şırnak's İdil district 

  Intense fighting continues in İdil as state forces’ curfew attacks intensify. Many ambulances reached Turgut Özal Neighborhood where the most intense fighting takes place.
• Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ call upon international institutions to act for Sur 

  HDP co-chairs called upon all national and international democratic institutions and platforms to express a solid reaction against the current political and humanitarian crisis in Sur and act in solidarity with the people of Sur.
• Families denied bodies of their slain children in Sur to go on death fast 

  Families on vigil to receive the bodies of their children killed in Sur for 37 days will go on death fast if the on-going siege is not lifted and their children’s bodies are not evacuated.
• ICC to process the REPAK application on war crimes in North Kurdistan 

  The International Criminal Court stated that REPAK Kurdish Women’s Relations Office application for action against the war crimes committed in North Kurdistan will be reviewed processed.
• DBP, HDP and DTK co-chairs on vigil for Sur 

  Co-chairs of DBP, HDP and DTK are on vigil for Amed's historic Sur district which remains under a state of siege and onslaught for 91 days now.
• Irish poet writes 'For The Kurdish People in Diyarbakır and Beyond' 

  Irish poet Seamas Carraher who lives in Dublin has written a poem for the Kurdish people addressing to the extrajudicial killings of Kurdish citizens by the Turkish state under the name of curfews.