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• 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.
• Iran’s Supreme Court upholds death sentence for Kurdish Sunni cleric 

  A 45-year-old Kurdish cleric from Bukan, who was arrested during the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' uprising in the city, was sentenced to death and a 16-year prison term.
• DEM Party Hakkari organisation: It is time to make fascism take a step back 

  The Hakkari provincial organisation of the DEM Party made a call before the big rally planned to be held in the city on 13 June, saying: “Now it is time to increase the resistance in Hakkari and make the trustee fascism step back.”
• Bayindir: Kurds will not end the struggle until they obtain their rights 

  DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır emphasised the role of Abdullah Öcalan in the solution of the Kurdish question and said, “The day is the day of solution and freedom. Kurds will not end the struggle until they obtain their rights."
• Footage of wreckage of Turkish UCAV downed by guerrillas in Asos 

  RojNews published footage of the wreckage of a Turkish combat drone shot down by guerrillas in southern Kurdistan.
• Political genocide continues: Five people detained in Ergani, including two former mayors 

  Five people were taken into custody in Ergani, including two former mayors of the district.
• Guerrillas shot down a Turkish UCAV in Asos 

  In Asos, an ANKA-type UCAV of the Turkish state was shot down by the guerrillas.
• Drone shot down on Mount Asos 

  It was reported that Kurdistan freedom guerrillas shot down a drone on Mount Asos.
• HPG: 11 Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  In the actions carried out by the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla in Avaşîn and Metîna, 11 Turkish soldiers were killed and 2 tents were destroyed.
• Turkish army launches operation in Lice countryside  

  The Turkish army is deploying more troops in Lice where a military operation has just been launched.
• Hakkari Municipal Council rejects the usurper, elects an acting co-mayor 

  Rejecting the usurper in Hakkari Municipality, DEM Party Municipal Council members unanimously elected Viyan Tekçe as the acting co-mayor of the municipality.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Welat Alikî 

  Around six months after his violent death, presumably from chemical weapons, the identity of a guerrilla who died in Mardin has been established. The guerrilla was Welat Alikî from Rojava.
• Co-mayor of Tatvan faces investigation for taking down Erdoğan’s photo from his office 

  An ex officio investigation was initiated against the DEM Party's Tatvan co-mayor for taking down a photo of Tayyip Erdoğan from his office.
• Resistance continues in Hakkari: People should stand up everywhere! 

  DEM and DBP co-chairs who participated in the protests in Hakkari said that the trustee regime in Kurdistan and Turkey is a conspiracy against the people, calling on people to stand up and resist.
• Footage of guerrilla actions carried out with special techniques 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the actions carried out with special techniques in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region.
• Big explosion in Turkish army's positions in Zap 

  After five guerrilla actions against Turkish bases on Girê Amêdî, a heavy explosion occurred in a Turkish fortification on Wednesday evening. The HPG had attacked the position with "special technology".
• HPG: Guerrillas carried out five separate actions against the Turkish army in Girê Amediyê 

  Guerrillas carried out five separate actions using special technology against the Turkish army positioned in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• Protest in Hakkari to defend the will of people against the AKP’s coup 

  People took to the streets in Hakkari after the elected co-mayor, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, was dismissed, replaced by a trustee and sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison.
• YRK guerrilla martyred in Turkish UCAV attack in Asos region 

  The East Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) announced that guerrilla fighter Şervan Rojda was martyred in a drone attack by the occupying Turkish state in the Asos region.
• Dismissed co-mayor of Hakkari sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison - UPDATE 

  The co-mayor of Hakkari Municipality, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, whose office was usurped by the AKP-MHP government and a trustee was appointed, was sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison.
• Hakkari: Those who resist will win! 

  DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları vowed resistance during the protest against the usurpation of the municipality of Hakkari.
• People on vigil in front of municipalities in Kurdistan 

  In protest at the seizure of Hakkari Municipality, the people started vigil actions together with DEM Party members. People continue to wait in front of the municipalities with the slogan ‘Pressures cannot deter us’.
• CHP delegation in Hakkari: The trustee practice is antidemocratic and unlawful 

  CHP delegation travelled to the Hakkari after the seizure of municipality and visited DEM Party. Underlining the unlawfulness of the trustee practice, CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel said, “We will continue our solidarity in every field.”
• People in Hakkari protest against usurpation of the municipality 

  Many political parties and civil society organisations staged a march against the political coup carried out by the Turkish government in Hakkari.
• Police take scores into custody in Mardin 

  Many houses were raided by the police in Mardin. While many people were taken into custody, the Kalkan family, including a pregnant woman, was tortured.