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• Cansu Özdemir: The ban on the PKK in Germany is not legally justified 

  Cansu Özdemir criticized the continued ban on the PKK in Germany and stated that arrests based on this ban are legally unfounded.
• Kurdish University to be established in Germany issues statement 

  The European Kurdish Language Platform has issued a public statement to clarify misinformation circulating on social media regarding the multilingual Kurdish University currently being established in Germany.
• Erdoğan: I have appointed 10 legal experts for the new constitution 

  AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan announced that he has appointed 10 legal experts for the new constitution.
• Italian municipality grants honorary citizenship to Warisha Moradi on death row in Iran 

  Kurdish activist Warisha Moradi, who was arrested in Iran on 1 August 2023, is at risk of imminent execution and is suffering from serious health conditions.
• DEM Party meets with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli 

  The co-chairs of the DEM Party met with MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli on Tuesday. The meeting lasted 40 minutes.
• Scotland Kurdish Assembly holds annual congress  

  The Scotland Kurdish People's Assembly held its annual congress, where Abdullah Öcalan was saluted.
• Hatimoğulları: Constitutional reform is not our main priority 

  Tülay Hatimoğulları said that their focus is not on constitutional changes and emphasized that their primary goal is to advance steps toward democratization.
• Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg calls on Europe to contribute to the process initiated by Öcalan 

  The Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg, which was launched on June 25, 2012, was taken over by a group from Zurich in its 676th week.
• European delegation visits Rojava representative office in Sulaymaniyah  

  A delegation comprising members of the European Parliament and various political organizations visited the representative office of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in Sulaymaniyah.
• Alenka Zupančič: Everyone should support Öcalan’s call 

  Slovenian philosopher Alenka Zupančič has urged support for Abdullah Öcalan’s call.
• Kılıç: What is the state waiting for to take a step toward peace? 

  MEBYA-DER co-chair Mehmet Emin Kılıç underlined the PKK’s and Abdullah Öcalan’s commitment to peace.
• Kate Osamor: PKK’s decision is a unique opportunity for peace 

  Kate Osamor described the PKK’s decision to end its armed struggle as a unique opportunity for peace and urged the UK government to support a new peace process in Turkey.
• Restellini: I want to meet Abdullah Öcalan under free conditions 

  Jean-Pierre Restellini said that the PKK has taken a brave and peaceful step, and now the state must act.
• Bakırhan: An agreement must be turned into a written legal document 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan stated that the “law of brotherhood” is the “law of equality” and that a mutual agreement must be reached and turned into a “written legal document.”
• 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK ends 

  During the 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK, comprehensive discussions were held on Kurdish national interests, diplomatic strategies, and efforts toward national unity, culminating in the election of co-chairs and members of the Executive Council.
• Ahmet Karamus and Zeynep Murad re-elected as co-chairs of the KNK 

  At the 23rd General Assembly of the KNK, Ahmet Karamus and Zeynep Murad were re-elected as co-chairs.
• Ilham Ehmed at Athens conference: Syria is facing the possibility of a civil war and a major crisis 

  “The Kurdish Question and Developments in the Middle East” conference in Athens continues with speeches.
• 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK continues 

  National unity, dialogue between Kurds, the search for a political solution, and regional developments were discussed at today's sessions of the 23rd Ordinary Congress of the Kurdistan National Congress (KNK).
• Conference on “The Kurdish Question and Developments in the Middle East” continues 

  The first session of the conference on “The Kurdish Question and Developments in the Middle East” discussed the current situation of the Kurds in Syria.
• Bayık and Karayılan send message to KNK Congress: National unity is an urgent task before us 

  In a joint message to the KNK Congress, Cemil Bayık and Murat Karayılan said, “The role and mission of the KNK in its founding purpose have grown even more in this process. The issue of national unity is an urgent task before all of us.”
• 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK begins 

  The 23rd Ordinary Congress of the KNK has begun. The two-day congress is attended by 300 delegates, dozens of political parties, institutional representatives, intellectuals, artists, writers, and opinion leaders.
• 30 June will be 'Action Global Day for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan' 

  Open call to make 30 June 'Action Global Day for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan'.
• DEM Party meets with the Future Party Chairman Ahmet Davutoğlu 

  During the 1.5-hour meeting between the DEM Party delegation and Future Party Chairman Ahmet Davutoğlu, the democratization process, the recent meeting with Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK's congress decisions to disband and disarm were discussed.
• Authorities deny nomadic shepherds access to high pastures in Ardahan 

  As Turkish authorities in Ardahan are denying Kurdish nomadic shepherds access to high pastures, those affected speak of arbitrariness and demand an end to the repression.
• DAANES delegation meets with French MPs in Paris 

  A delegation from the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria met with members of the French National Assembly. The aim of the meeting was to secure international support for a pluralistic, decentralized solution.