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• Electricity cut affects Iraq 

  When a fire broke out in a power plant in the middle of the summer, when Iraq was hit by extreme heat, electricity was cut off across the country.
• Third day of international conference in Bogota 

  Third and final day of the international conference in Bogota takes place today.
• International Conference in Bogota on its second day 

  At an international conference in Bogota, organisations from North and South America, Europe and the Middle East are discussing alternatives to capitalism and "revolutions, solidarity and internationalism in the 21st century".
• HPG guerrilla Akyol laid to rest in Amed 

  HPG guerrilla Şehmus Akyol, who fell a martyr in Yüksekova, was laid to rest at Yeniköy Cemetery in Amed's Bağlar district.
• Kurdish Youth Movement demands freedom for Öcalan in Paris, Düsseldorf and Zurich 

  The Kurdish Youth Movement is taking to the streets in Paris, Düsseldorf and Zurich today, Saturday, to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Protest in front of OPCW leaves one year behind 

  Xosnav Ata, who lost his nieces in the chemical attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan, has been carrying out a vigil in front of OPCW for 359 days to urge the organization to investigate Turkish chemical attacks against Kurdish guerrilla troops.
• Campaign in France in solidarity with the children of martyrs in Rojava 

  A group of children and women from France went into action in solidarity with the children of martyrs in Rojava.
• Lawyers submit another application 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, who has not been heard from since 25 March 2021.
• Şenyaşar family not allowed inside the Ministry of Justice building 

  The Şenyaşar family were not allowed inside the Ministry of Justice building, where they went to meet with the authorities.
• Activists at Geneva vigil vow to continue their struggle for Öcalan and Kurdistan 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 vowed to continue their struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and Kurdistan on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne.
• International campaign demands information about Abdullah Öcalan 

  In front of the European Parliament in Brussels, representatives of trade unions and political parties from different countries demanded information about the condition of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police raid a house in Nusaybin 

  Police raided a house in Nusaybin. It was stated that a woman died in the raid and another person was injured. After the incident, former DBP District co-chair Bedia Adıgüzel was taken into custody.
• Emergency press briefing about Abdullah Öcalan takes place today 

  An emergency press briefing will take place to demand action for the security and well-being of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Xosnav Ata: I have expectations from people, not states 

  Xosnav Ata said on the 356th day of the vigil for justice before the OPCW, he had expectations from people, not from the states. A press conference will take place on 28 July.
• Bethnarin National Council condemns the Treaty of Lausanne 

  On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the Board of Presidency of the Bethnarin National Council condemns the treaty and describes it as a decisive step in the denial and annihilation of the Syriacs.
• DEDAŞ fires 50 workers in Urfa after they protested poor working conditions  

  At least 50 DEDAŞ workers who stopped work in Urfa to protest poor working conditions were fired.
• Press conference to demand action to ensure security and well-being of Abdullah Ocalan 

  More than 40 trade unions, political parties, legal, political and civil society experts, and others will demand action to ensure the security and well-being of jailed Kurdish political leader Mr. Abdullah Ocalan.
• Final declaration of the Kurdish conference in Lausanne 

  Representatives of Kurdish organisations presented the results of the two-day conference in Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne that decided on the partition of Kurdistan one hundred years ago.
• Anarchists mark 150th anniversary of first anti-authoritarian international 

  More than 5,000 people came together in the Jura mountains in Switzerland to mark the 150th anniversary of the first anti-authoritarian international. Many of the participants attended the large demonstration in Lausanne.
• Four police officers killed in South East Iran 

  Unidentified gunmen killed four patrol officers in Iran's Sistan and Balochistan provinces. The Revolutionary Guard spoke of a "terrorist attack".
• Historic Kurdish conference in Lausanne ends 

  The two-day conference on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne has ended. The final declaration will be released tomorrow.
• Demo in Sydney against the Treaty of Lausanne 

  Kurds are taking to the streets to make their voices heard by the world and to state clearly that they do not agree with the Treaty of Lausanne signed 100 years ago.
• Kurdish conference in Lausanne to define a common strategy 

  In Lausanne, Switzerland, Kurds are discussing the implications of the Treaty of Lausanne, which was adopted a hundred years ago. A common strategy is to be defined at the conference.
• HBDH Ulaş Adalı Militia carries out action at a workplace in Adana  

  HBDH Ulaş Adalı Militia carried out an action at a workplace in Adana to protest the Turkish state's Suruç Massacre and the attacks against Rojava.
• Conference in Lausanne continues today 

  First day of the conference on “The stance of the peoples of Kurdistan on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne” ended with a panel on “The Treaty of Lausanne and its consequences in Kurdistan” that highlighted the importance of national unity.