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• Kurdish politician Vedat Aydın commemorated at his grave 

  People's Labor Party (HEP) Diyarbakır Provincial chairperson Vedat Aydın was detained at his home by three JITEM personnel, who introduced themselves as police officers, on 5 July 1991. His body was found in Maden district of Elazığ, two days later.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Metîna Mountain 

  Warplanes of the occupying Turkish state bombed Metîna Mountain in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Hakkari welcomes prisoner released after 30 years in prison  

  Nurettin Çelik, who was released after 30 years, was welcomed with flowers, fireworks, torches and chants in his hometown, Hakkari.
• HPG says that guerrilla forces carried out coordinated action against Turkish army in Metîna 

  The HPG Press Contact Center reported that guerrilla forces carried out a coordinated action against the invading Turkish army in the Metîna region and killed 6 soldiers.
• YPS Mehmet Yıldırım Militia says that they targeted police vehicles in Batman 

  The YPS Mehmet Yıldırım Militia said that they targeted police vehicles with handmade bombs in Batman, injured a police officer, and "obstructed the enemy convoy from passing through the neighborhood."
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Arîn Êrîş  

  Guerrilla Arîn Êrîş died five years ago in the resistance against the Turkish occupation in the Medya Defense Areas. The HPG paid tribute to the martyr as a courageous advocate of a revolutionary life.
• Bomb-laden drone crashes in Sulaymaniyah  

  It was stated that a bomb-laden drone crashed around the Hezarmêrd Cave near Sulaymaniyah.
• Tülay Hatimoğulları: Usurpers have no place here and should be dismissed immediately 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları said that the usurpers should be dismissed immediately and added: "This is a military coup. We will continue to protect our municipalities in the name of democracy, human rights and the future of the country."
• Rally against usurpation in Hakkari: We do not recognise any will over the will of the people 

  At the rally held in Hakkari against the usurpation of the municipality, it was emphasised that the trustee policy was doomed to lose in the face of the people’s struggle.
• Thousands flock to the rally area in Hakkari 

  Masses are marching in Hakkari in protest at the political coup of the Turkish regime against the municipality won by the DEM Party in the 31 March elections.
• Supported by the gendarmerie, village guards seize people's land in Urfa 

  In a village of Urfa, village guards seized land belonging to the people. Despite the objection of the villagers and the court decision, the village guards continue to use the land.
• Yenişehir Municipality works to eliminate the damage caused by the trustees  

  Yenişehir Municipality Co-Mayor Mehmet Ergün stated that they had taken over the wreckage from the trustee and said that they were working intensively to eliminate the damage left by the trustee administration.
• ‘March for Democracy’ reaches Hakkari 

  Before the rally to be held in Hakkari against the usurpation of the municipality, the ‘March to Hakkari for Democracy’ continued on its third day.
• Guerrillas make success inevitable with creative tactics 

  The guerrilla forces, who give hope not only to the Kurdish people but also to all the peoples oppressed by the invaders through their struggle, make success inevitable with creative tactics.
• Former co-mayors and deputy co-mayors of Ergani Municipality imprisoned 

  The Turkish judiciary imprisoned 6 politicians, including former co-mayors and deputy co-mayors of Ergani Municipality, on charges of ‘membership in an illegal organisation’.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Merîvan and Sipêrtî who fell in Xakurke six years ago 

  Guerrillas Avînar Merîvan and Rûken Sipêrtî fell in Xakurke six years ago. The HPG paid tribute to them, saying they were courageous revolutionaries of the Kurdish people and selfless defenders of a free life.
• March for Democracy: Our resistance will continue everywhere 

  The March for Democracy in protest at the usurpation of the Hakkari Municipality started in Şemdinli district yesterday and continues in Yüksekova district today.
• Villages in Yüksekova sealed off due to military operation 

  Two villages in Yüksekova have been sealed off by the Turkish army due to a military operation. A curfew has been imposed on the locals and a ban on access to the mountain pastures has been imposed.
• Guerrilla thwarts attacks by the Turkish army 

  The series of guerrilla actions in the first days of June once again demonstrates the power of HPG and YJA Star and shows that there is no safe place for the Turkish troops in South Kurdistan to retreat.
• Guerrillas carry out actions in Metîna and Zap 

  In Metîna, a member of the Turkish occupation forces was shot dead by a sniper from the YJA Star. The women's guerrilla also brought down a drone and destroyed the military's surveillance equipment.
• "March to Hakkari for Democracy" continues in Yüksekova 

  The first day of the "March to Hakkari for Democracy" was completed. Today the activists will make a press statement in Yüksekova.
• The ‘March to Hakkari for Democracy’ starts in Şemdinli 

  Before the rally to be held in Hakkari against the usurpation of the municipality, the 3-day ‘March to Hakkari for Democracy’ started in Şemdinli district.
• Tatvan Co-Mayor: There is no legal obligation to keep Erdoğan’s photo in office 

  Mümin Erol, Co-Mayor of the DEM Party-run Tatvan district of Bitlis, testified on charges of ‘insulting the president’ for taking down a photograph of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from his office.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of Turkish UCAV downed in Asos 

  A Turkish combat drone was shot down by guerrillas in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) on 6 June.
• The ‘March to Hakkari for democracy’ to kick off from Şemdinli tomorrow 

  Before the rally to be held in Hakkari against the usurpation of the municipality, the 3-day march will start from Şemdinli district tomorrow.