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• Activists in Berlin protest attempt by Iraqi army to besiege Maxmur camp 

  Activists in Berlin protested the attempt by the Iraqi army to besiege Maxmur camp.
• Activists in Lausanne introduce work of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The ideas and the project of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan were introduced at an event held on the occasion of the founding anniversary of the Swiss Workers' Party.
• Alliance Network Against NATO calls for participation in protest in Stockholm today 

  The Alliance Network Against NATO called for participation in the protest to be held in Stockholm today against the new law threatening rights and liberties.
• Solidarity with Maxmur resistance in The Hague 

  Kurds have demonstrated in The Hague against the siege of the Kurdish refugee camp in Maxmur, expressing their solidarity with the resistance of the camp residents and condemning the UN for its failure to protect the camp.
• Six members of HDP Izmir Youth Assembly sent to prison  

  Six young people from HDP Izmir Youth Assembly, who were taken into custody on 31 May, were sent to prison.
• Families apply for a visit to Imrali 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• EP Rapporteur on Turkey: EU accession process cannot endure 

  “We have to recognize that the accession process has not protected any single critical-thinking, democratic body or committed person. The basic condition of accession is the political will to become a democracy,” Amor told Turkey recap.
• KCDK-E calls for solidarity with Piroğlu facing extradition to Turkey 

  A revolutionary from Turkey, Ecevit Piroğlu, is in custody in Serbia, facing extradition to Turkey where he is likely to serve at least thirty years in prison.
• Green Left Party announces distribution of tasks in parliament 

  The Green Left Party distributed tasks for its deputies in the parliament.
• Abdullah Öcalan's book "Sociology of Freedom" presented in Torino 

  The Italian edition of Abdullah Öcalan’s book “Sociology of Freedom” was presented in Torino on May 30.
• Law, Prisons, and the Kurdish Issue conference at the European Parliament 

  A conference titled 'Rights and Freedoms in Turkey: Law, Prisons, and the Kurdish Issue' will take place at the European Parliament on 13 June.
• Activists in Vienna and Lucerne show solidarity with Maxmur 

  Activists gathered in Vienna and Lucerne to show solidarity with the resistance of the population of the self-governing refugee camp of Maxmur and to call for an end to the siege by the Iraqi army.
• Activists in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan  

  A march to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was held in the Paris suburb of Villiers le Bel.
• Günay: Our party is preparing for a new era  

  HDP spokesperson Ebru Günay said at a press conference ahead of the party’s Central Executive Board meeting to be held today: "Our main goal is to prepare for the new era by putting in place a criticism-self-criticism mechanism."
• Supreme Election Board releases final results of presidential runoff 

  Erdoğan, who has been Turkey's president since 2014, won the race again to rule for another five years.
• Green Left Party MP Tiryaki: We will build the future our peoples deserve 

  “We will continue to struggle for democracy. We will carry out this struggle in all areas, especially in parliament,” said Green Left Party Batman MP Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki.
• Green Left MP candidate remanded in custody 

  Green Left Party Izmir parliamentary candidate Meryem Yıldırım was remanded in custody.
• NATO Secretary General says he will visit Turkey soon  

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that he will visit Turkey soon to accelerate Sweden’s NATO membership process.
• Six young people taken into custody in Izmir 

  Six young people from HDP Izmir Youth Assembly were taken into custody by police on Wednesday evening.
• Selahattin Demirtaş quits active politics 

  Former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş announced that he had quit active politics, saying that he would continue the resistance from prison with the same tenacity as all his other comrades.
• Members of Kurdistan Youth Movement take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Young activists took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, ongoing since 2012.
• 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.