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• Oluç: Turkey's EU membership depends on the resolution of the Kurdish question 

  Green Left Party Vice-President Saruhan Oluç stated that Turkey's EU membership depends on democratization, the rule of law and the resolution of the Kurdish question.
• ‘Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom is of vital importance to us’ 

  The Mesopotamia Platform of Religions and Beliefs calls on the Council of Europe and the CPT to fulfill their responsibilities and duties in the face of the isolation and torture regime imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP criticizes new Execution Law as it discriminates political prisoners 

  The HDP said in a statement that the amendment to the Execution Law made discrimination against political prisoners.
• AKP corruption in Van increasing 

  AKP Van MP Kayhan Türkmenoğlu, is benefiting from trustee-run municipalities with the companies he has established.
• KCDK-E holds sixth congress 

  At the sixth congress of the KCDK-E, 180 delegates discussed current political developments and self-critically evaluated their own work for four days. In addition, a new board was elected.
• ‘Green Left Party will focus more on direct organising work’ 

  Hacı Erdemir, board member of the Green Left Party, spoke to ANF about the renewal process of the Kurdish political movement in Turkey through an organised grassroots discussion.
• From The Hague to Toronto: Stop the isolation in Imrali 

  Kurdish young people in the Dutch city of The Hague held an action to protest the isolation in Imrali. An action was held for the same purpose in Toronto, Canada.
• KCDK-E protests forced evacuation of Lavrio Camp  

  The KCDK-E protested the forced evacuation of Lavrio Camp by police, called on the Greek government to abandon such practices and to take a stance in favor of human rights.
• German HPG guerrilla remembered in Munich 

  The death of the young internationalist Thomas (Azad Şergeş) in Kurdistan has deeply moved many people. In Munich, companions and relatives organised an evening of remembrance with stories, poems and songs.
• Call for participation in the Lausanne rally on July 22 

  Kurds are organizing a series of events on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne which divided Kurdistan into four parts and subjected the peoples of the region to denial and genocide.
• Scholz: Sweden's NATO membership and Turkey's EU accession are not related 

  Responding to Turkish President Erdoğan’s blackmail to approve Sweden's NATO membership in return for Turkey's EU accession, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: “The two issues are not related.”
• KONGRA-GEL calls for international action for Abdullah Öcalan 

  KONGRA-GEL demands clear information about the conditions of Abdullah Öcalan after reports that he received threatening letters from the administration of Imrali Prison.
• Internationalists protest in Hanover against attacks on Rojava 

  A group of internationalists staged a march in Hanover, Germany in protest at the increasingly ongoing Turkish attacks against Rojava.
• Activists present books of the Academy of Democratic Modernity in Mexico 

  Presentation of the books "Opportunities and Dangers of the Third World War" and "The Theory of Democratic Modernity as a Guide for Building a New Internationalism" in Mexico.
• Memorials for three fallen internationalists held in Leipzig and Frankfurt amMain 

  Internationalist youth communities in Leipzig and Frankfurt am Main paid tribute to three internationalists, Kevin Jochim (Dilsoz Bahar), Jakob Riemer (Şîyar Gabar) and Thomas Johann S. (Azad Şergeş).
• Iraq and Iran agree to establish joint border post 

  Iraq and Iran announced that they agreed to establish a joint border post.
• Activists in Saarbrücken protest isolation and threats against Öcalan 

  Activists took to the streets in Saarbrücken to protest the isolation and threats against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KNK issues urgent call on the Council of Europe, EU and UN for ad hoc mission to Imrali  

  The KNK issued an urgent call on the Council of Europe, EU and UN for ad hoc mission to Imrali.
• Activists in Corbeil demand freedom for Öcalan 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN members gathered in the Paris suburb of Corbeil and demanded freedom for People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Temelli: Isolation in Imrali is an issue that everyone in the country should discuss 

  Sezai Temelli said the issue of the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali was quickly dropped from the agenda.
• Activists in Heilbronn protest increasing criminalization of Kurds 

  In Heilbronn there were protests against the increasing criminalization of Kurdish activists.
• Activists in Biel: Let's take to the streets for Öcalan 

  Concerns about the health and safety of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan were expressed in the action promoted by Kurdish youth movements in Biel. Activists called to mobilize for the leader.
• KCDK-E says Öcalan is receiving threatening letters, calls for urgent action 

  KCDK-E calls for enhanced struggle until clear information is provided about the condition of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, who, it said, is receiving threatening letters without a name and address.
• 80 thousand signatures demanding the recognition of Yazidi genocide submitted to Switzerland 

  80 thousand signatures were submitted to the Federal Council of Switzerland demanding the recognition of the ISIS genocide against the Yazidi community.
• HDP executive prevented from attending his mother's funeral 

  HDP executive Committee member Doğan Erbaş was prevented from attending his mother's funeral as the prosecutor's decision was not given.