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• Activists at Geneva vigil: Our freedom struggle will continue and we will prevail 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 condemned the Iraqi blockade of Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Turkish lira losing value against the US Dollar and Euro 

  The Turkish lira hit fresh record lows against the dollar after Erdoğan won the presidential election last Sunday.
• HBDH Sinan Dersim Militia releases monthly balance sheet of actions 

  HBDH Sinan Dersim Militia published its monthly balance sheet of actions. The militias organized actions against the police and collaborators.
• Police try to force university student to become a spy 

  Yıldız Technical University student, Oğuzhan Kul, was harassed and forced to become a spy on by people who claimed to be police officers.
• HDP Party Assembly member Aydın sent to prison 

  HDP Party Assembly member Ilker Murat Aydın was remanded in custody on the grounds of witness statements.
• KCDK-E calls for solidarity actions for Maxmur refugee camp 

  The KCDK-E called for solidarity actions for the Maxmur refugee camp, which is besieged by the Iraqi army. The camp, which is under official UN protection, is threatened with complete isolation from the outside world.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan.
• HBDH marks the anniversary of Gezi uprising, calling for expansion of revolutionary struggle 

  “We will expand our united revolution struggle as a requirement of our commitment to the memories of martyrs. We will continue to carry the fire of rebellion to the strongholds of fascism until the day of victory.”
• Seminar in Stockholm calls for solidarity with the Kurds to be increased 

  At a seminar held in Stockholm to debate the presidential election in Turkey, Swedish politicians vowed to increase solidarity with the Kurds.
• KNK to hold national congress in Lausanne in July 

  KNK member Şoreş Xidir confirmed that they will hold a national congress in Lausanne on 22-24 July.
• Erdoğan's new mandate begings with the lira at a record low 

  After the official announcement of Erdoğan's election victory, the Turkish lira slipped even further. The dollar exchange rate is now at a record low of 20.06 against the euro at 21.63.
• Kurds in Leipzig protest attacks targeting Maxmur Camp 

  Kurds and their friends took to the streets in Leipzig to protest the AKP-MHP fascist regime and the attacks against Maxmur, and said: "We will continue our resistance against the fascist regime in all areas."
• Racist attack targets HDP Inegöl building  

  Two racist AKP members attacked the HDP Inegöl District Organization building with stones on Sunday night.
• Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP meet today to determine a roadmap for the future 

  The Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP are meeting today to evaluate the election results and determine a roadmap for the future.
• Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election after right-wing victory in local elections 

  Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dissolved the parliament after the right-wing victory in the local elections in Spain. A general election will be held on July 23.
• Turkey among first five countries for users of drugs 

  The Trends and Developments report published the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe.
• Martyrs of May were commemorated in Stockholm 

  The Martyrs of May were commemorated with an event organized by the Martyrs' Families Association in Stockholm.
• AKP members provoke Kurdish families living in Alanya 

  In Alanya, a group of AKP members went in front of the Kurdish families' houses and attempted to provoke them with a fire they lit.
• Attacks on Maxmur protested in London and The Hague 

  The attacks on Maxmur were protested in London and The Hague.
• Activists in Basel protest attacks on Maxmur 

  The Swiss Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Women's Movement (YJK-S) organized an action for Maxmur Camp in Basel.
• Delegation meets UNHCR representative in Geneva, demanding action for Maxmur 

  Swiss politician and doctor Beppe Savary-Borioli, together with representatives of the Kurdish community, called on the UNHCR in Geneva to fulfil its commitment to the Maxmur refugee camp besieged by the Iraqi military.
• Activists in Aarau protest siege of Mamxur Camp 

  The siege by the Iraqi army on the Martyr Rûstem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur, was protested in Aarau, in Switzerland.
• Twenty-one HDK members sent to prison 

  Twenty-one of the 24 HDK members taken into custody in Tekirdağ were arrested.
• Activists in Bern demand release of young activists detained  

  Politician Nejdet Atalay spoke in Bern at the action in solidarity with Maxmur camp. He said: "The attacks against Maxmur are against all Kurds." and demanded the release of the young people detained in the Iraqi Consulate.
• Kurdish activists protesting for Maxmur in Bern detained 

  Police detained Kurdish activists who staged a protest at the Iraqi Consulate in Bern in solidarity with the Kurdish refugee camp in Maxmur under Iraqi siege.