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• Critical week: A new call from Öcalan and new steps from the PKK expected 

  As we enter a critical week in the Peace and Democratic Society Process, both the establishment of a commission in Parliament and a new call expected from Abdullah Öcalan will determine the course of the process.
• 120 people detained in operation against CHP-run municipality in İzmir  

  In İzmir province, 120 people have been detained in an operation against the CHP-run municipality. The public prosecutor's office has issued arrest warrants for a total of 157 people.
• European delegation visits DEM Party Istanbul organization  

  A 39-member international delegation from Europe has arrived in Turkey to request a meeting with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, incarcerated in İmralı Island Prison.
• European delegation submits request for a meeting with Öcalan to Asrın Law Office 

  A 39-member delegation comprising academics, politicians, journalists, and writers, led by the European Forum for Freedom and Peace (EFFP) requested a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Island Prison.
• De Conca: Öcalan must be released 

  Massimiliano De Conca said the PKK’s dissolution is a new beginning and that Abdullah Öcalan’s call responds to the global crisis of democracy.
• KNK delegation meets with Communist Party of Iran 

  Continuing its efforts to strengthen Kurdish national unity, a KNK delegation held a meeting with the Communist Party of Iran to promote political cooperation in Rojhilat Kurdistan.
• A 39-member delegation goes to Istanbul seeking to meet with Abdullah Öcalan 

  A 39-member delegation convened under the leadership of the European Freedom and Peace Platform is going to Turkey with a request to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Çiçek: The fundamental aim is for the Kurdish people to step through the door of the law 

  DEM Party Istanbul MP Cengiz Çiçek, speaking at a conference held in Mersin, said that "Abdullah Öcalan’s fundamental goal is for the Kurdish people to step through the door of the law."
• ‘Sheikh Said’ rally in Cologne: 100 years of resistance continues uninterrupted 

  A mass rally was held in Cologne to mark the 100th anniversary of the uprising led by Sheikh Said in 1925.
• DEM Party, bar associations, and lawyers meet in Van to talk about the “Process” 

  As part of its "Democratic Society Meetings," the DEM Party met in Van with bar association presidents, legal organizations, and lawyers.
• Workshop on Labor in a Democratic Society 

  The Platform of Democratic Institutions organized the “Workshop on Labor in a Democratic Society” in Amed.
• Bayındır: National unity must be our main agenda 

  Speaking at the MEBYA-DER congress, DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır said: “National unity must be our primary agenda. The Kurdish people should dedicate their energy and efforts to realizing the national congress.”
• DBP pays tribute to Sheikh Said and his companions 

  The DBP commemorated Sheikh Said and his companions on the 100th anniversary of their execution.
• Final Declaration of the “History, Memory, and Collective Dissent Conference” published 

  The final declaration of the conference, which addressed the Sheikh Said resistance in its political, cultural, literary, and social dimensions, has been released.
• Two-day conference on the 1925 Sheikh Said Uprising ends after lengthy discussions 

  The two-day 1925 Uprising Conference in Brussels has come to an end after lengthy discussions on the political, cultural, social, and literary dimensions of the Sheikh Said uprising from different perspectives.
• DEM Party holds meetings in the United States 

  A DEM Party delegation held meetings in the United States between June 22–28.
• KJAR representative in Europe: We stand for freedom, not for war 

  KJAR representative Meryem Fethi said that the Iran-Israel war is not the people’s war and Eastern Kurdistan is not a party to it.
• Makbule Güner: If the state is sincere, it must take steps 

  Makbule Güner, who lost her son in the conflict, supports Abdullah Öcalan’s stand for peace and urges the state to act to end the war.
• Public meeting in London: Our greatest strength is walking together with people 

  DEM Party co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan said that the greatest strength of the Kurdish Freedom Movement is walking together with the people.
• Conference in Brussels discusses the political and social impacts of the 1925 uprising 

  The conference marking the 100th year of the 1925 Sheikh Said Uprising examined its political, social, and historical impact.
• KON-MED meets with Kurdish members of the German Parliament 

  KON-MED met with Kurdish members of the German Parliament in Berlin to discuss the situation of the Kurdish diaspora in Germany and political developments in Turkey.
• Iran urged Hezbollah to stay out of war to ensure its survival, source reveals 

  A senior US official has told The National that Tehran had asked Hezbollah not to enter the war to retain “what is left of their strength”.
• Conference at the British Parliament calls for support for Öcalan's call and urgent steps by Turkey 

  An international conference at the British Parliament called for support for the constructive steps taken by Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK, peace efforts, the freedom of political prisoners, and an end to military attacks and operations.
• Öcalan: Sheikh Said's line will attain its true meaning through today's democratic nation paradigm 

  In a message to the conference in Brussels, Öcalan stated, “Sheikh Said's line will attain its true meaning when it is combined with today's democratic nation paradigm.”
• International conference in Brussels on the 100th anniversary of the Sheikh Said uprising 

  An international academic conference is being held in Brussels to mark the 100th anniversary of the popular uprising led by Sheikh Said in 1925.