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• KCDK-E holds annual conference 

  KCDK-E held its annual conference under the theme “Change and Transformation for a Democratic Society.”
• Imrali Delegation meeting with CHP leader Özgür Özel highlights the importance of legal guarantees  

  Following a meeting with CHP leader Özgür Özel, the Imrali Delegation emphasized the importance of the commission meeting to be held on Friday, stating that “legal guarantees and democratic mechanisms are very important for the socialization of peace.”
• DEM Party Co-Chairs call for the release of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ 

  DEM Party Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan visited former HDP executives held in prison and called for their release so that they can contribute to the peace process.
• 61 dead in shopping mall fire in Iraq 

  The death toll from a fire at a shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut has risen to 61, according to reports.
• Zeki Pirsus: The situation Öcalan described in the 1990s is now unfolding 

  Zeki Pirsus said that Abdullah Öcalan’s analysis from the 1990s is materializing today, not through the media.
• Pagani: Erdoğan must accept presence of international observers 

  Remy Pagani said that the process must be secured by international law and observer missions must be recognized.
• Workers' Party of Argentina sends letter to Turkish embassy about Öcalan  

  The International Commission of the Workers' Party sent a letter to the Embassy of Turkey in Argentina in light of the international humanitarian initiative to visit Abdullah Öcalan.
• Vigil in Geneva urges Turkey to secure Öcalan’s physical freedom in response to the historic step 

  On the 234th week of the sit-in protest in front of the UN, activists stated Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom must be secured in response to the step taken by the Group for Peace and Democratic Society.
• Imralı Delegation meeting with Bahçeli: A common stance is needed 

  Following a meeting with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, the DEM Party Imrali Delegation emphasized the need for “consultation” and “a common stance” during the commission phase.
• Imralı delegation meets with Davutoğlu: We are in the ‘commission’ and ‘legislation’ stages 

  Meeting with the Imralı delegation, Ahmet Davutoğlu of the Future Party emphasized the importance of cross-party cooperation in the peace process. The DEM Party stressed that the planned parliamentary commission marked the beginning of a new phase.
• Imralı Delegation's meeting with Minister of Justice focuses on the legal framework of the process 

  Afte a meeting with the Minister of Justice, the Imralı Delegation said, “As the legal groundwork for the process solidifies, it will become easier for the process to move forward toward a conclusion.”
• Irish philosopher Holloway supports Öcalan’s call 

  Irish Marxist philosopher John Holloway expressed his support for Öcalan’s Peace and Democratic Society Call and the PKK’s disarmament ceremony, saying: “I am deeply honored to join the voices supporting the peace process.”
• Academy of Social Science opens in Eindhoven 

  The Social Science Academy, opened in Eindhoven, aims to create an intellectual platform for discussing Öcalan’s paradigm on a global level and contributing to the pursuit of social freedom.
• KCDK-E co-chairs: We are not supporters but protagonists of the new phase 

  KCDK-E co-chairs said that they are not mere supporters but central actors in the new process initiated by President Öcalan’s call and the group’s disarmament.
• DEM Party Spokesperson: Everyone should approach the process with responsibility 

  Speaking about her party's meeting, DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said, “Opposition parties, the ruling bloc, everyone should approach the democratic process with seriousness and responsibility, aware of the gravity of the situation.”
• DEM Party convenes to discuss the weapon burning ceremony and political developments 

  The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) convened an extraordinary meeting to evaluate the weapon burning ceremony that followed a call by Abdullah Öcalan and the subsequent political developments.
• LAB welcomes initiative by Kurdish guerrillas to build peace 

  The Basque trade union LAB welcomed the disarmament ceremony organized by PKK guerrillas on 11 July.
• Dr. Schamberger: Germany sabotages peace by jailing Kurds 

  Dr. Kerem Schamberger said that the arrest of Kurdish politicians in Germany a sabotage of the peace process.
• Imrali delegation warns against falsified meeting notes 

  The DEM Party Imrali delegation called on the public not to trust distorted and baseless documents circulating as meeting notes on social media.
• Kurdish family in Istanbul brutally attacked by the police over Kurdish music 

  In Istanbul, police brutally attacked a Kurdish family because of Kurdish music playing in their car. A pregnant woman suffered serious injuries, and her newborn baby is in intensive care.
• DBP Co-Chair: The Kurdish issue cannot be addressed solely on the basis of security 

  DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar said that the Kurdish issue cannot be addressed solely on the basis of security and requires steps to be taken in many areas, such as reforms, legal regulations, and legal recognition.
• Imrali Delegation will hold new round of talks with political party leaders 

  The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Imrali Delegation will meet this week with CHP Chair Özgür Özel, MHP Chair Devlet Bahçeli, and Future Party Chair Ahmet Davutoğlu.
• Şile mayor Özgür Kabadayı remanded in custody 

  Şile mayor Özgür Kabadayı and four other municipal officials have been remanded in custody.
• Ahmet Dikmen remains in prison in Spain, risks extradition to Turkey 

  Kurdish patriot Ahmet Dikmen was arrested in Spain upon Turkey’s request for extradition during his travel from Belgium.
• DEM Party calls for confrontation with the Zilan Massacre and an apology 

  DEM Party's Peoples and Beliefs Commission paid tribute to the victims of the Zilan Massacre on its 95th anniversary and called on the Turkish state to confront and recognize the massacre.