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• Another dead body found after boat capsizing in Lake Van 

  Six dead bodies found in Lake Van after the sinking of the boat a week ago.
• Volkswagen plant won’t be built in Turkey 

  The planned Volkswagen plant in Manisa will definitely not be built. The official reason is a slump in demand due to the Corona crisis. Erdogan is now threatening German car companies with "investigations".
• Children of Fire claim the explosion at fireworks factory 

  A fireworks factory exploded in the western Turkish province of Sakarya earlier today. The militant group "Children of Fire" has claimed responsibility for the action.
• Kurdish politician sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people continues unabated.
• Families apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Prosecutor's Office.
• Leyla Güven writes to European institutions' representatives 

  HDP executive Leyla Güven wrote to European institutions political leaders and representatives.
• RiseUp4 the Revolution: Call for action on 18 and 19 July 

  "On 19 July, 8 years ago, the biggest revolution of the 21st century started in Kobanê, Rojava, in an unstoppable advance against the fascism of our time."
• Activists in Paris and Marseille demand freedom for Öcalan 

  JCA and TCŞ activists in Paris held an action demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica. In Marseille, young people protested the Turkish occupation attacks.
• Trial against Mustafa Çelik opens in Hamburg 

  The seriously ill Kurdish activist from Bremen is accused of "membership of a terrorist organization".
• Sinn Féin presents party’s frontbench team in Dail 

  Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD presented the party’s frontbench team in the Irish Parliament, the Dail.
• Activists protest Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu's visit to Germany 

  The attacks of the Turkish state were protested with an action held in Münster, on the day Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğuğlu arrived in Germany.
• Covid-19 cases in Syria rise to 312 

  19 new infections with the Coronavirus have been recorded, bringing the number of cases registered in Syria to 312.
• Protest against Turkish Foreign Minister in Berlin 

  There were protests in front of the Foreign Ministry in Berlin against the visit of the Turkish ministers Çavuşoglu and Ersoy.
• Danish politicians in solidarity with HDP mayors 

  The verdict of the voters' must be respected, say politicians from Denmark as they express their solidarity with the HDP.
• Lawyers apply for a visit to Öcalan 

  The lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan filed a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit to the Imralı island prison.
• ‘Solidarity selfie’ campaign for jailed HDP members in Australia 

  ‘Solidarity selfie’ campaign draws support for persecuted Kurdish mayors and MPs in Turkey.
• Court sentences DBP members Birtek and Balta to 10 years in jail 

  DBP members Bermal Birtek and Ergin Balta were sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison each.
• PKK: We know the genocidal mentality behind Sivas massacre well 

  The PKK Culture and Art Committee commemorated the 33 martyrs of the Madımak Hotel, saying: "We know the murderous mentality behind the Sivas massace."
• KCDK-E health committee warns against traveling to Turkey  

  The KCDK-E health committee called on Kurds to avoid traveling to Turkey.
• HDP: We won't forget the massacres in Sivas and Çorum 

  During the Pir Sultan Abdal cultural festival held in Sivas on 2 July 1993, 33 people were burned to death in the Madımak Hotel.
• Colombian military under investigation for sexual abuse on minors 

  Accusations of sexual violence against young women by members of the army sparked after 27 June.
• 3 people detained at Sivas massacre statement in Tuzluçayır 

  The Alevi and democratic mass organizations in Ankara Tuzluçayır were prevented by police from making a press statement about the 2 July 1993 Sivas Massacre.
• MADEF: On 2 July 1993 humanity was burned 

  Commemorating the intellectuals who were murdered in Sivas on 2 July 1993, MARDEF said that the state played a direct role in the massacre.
• Next hearing for Leyla Güven's trial will be held on 28 October 

  The hearing of the case against DTK co-chair Leyla Güven was heard. Witness Evindar Oruç will be brought to court by force.
• Turkish army set forest on fire in Amed 

  The invading Turkish army set on fire the forest in the countryside of Barin in Amed.