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• 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.
• 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.
• HDK, DTK, HDP, DBP and Green Left Party: We will carry our struggle forward 

  After a meeting to evaluate the elections, HDK, DTK, HDP, DBP and Green Left Party declared that the Kurdish political movement would continue to play a determining role in the struggle for democracy.
• 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.”
• ‘Media bias and restrictions contributed to an unjustified advantage of the incumbent’ 

  In Turkey’s presidential runoff, a competitive campaign continued to be marked by lack of level playing field and media bias, according to international observers.
• 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.