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• Activists at UN Vigil condemn Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  Since the beginning of 2021, activists have protested the Turkish attacks on Rojava and other parts of Kurdistan with a vigil in Geneva, in front of the UN headquarters.
• HDP: Kobanê is the symbol of the struggle of the peoples 

  The HDP condemns the Turkish attacks on Rojava and the nationalist incitement spread through mosques in Turkey as part of psychological warfare.
• Turkish judiciary considers listening to Kurdish music 'criminal evidence' 

  A lawsuit has been filed against 11 HDP members in Aydın province on charges of "membership in a terrorist organization" and conducting "terrorist propaganda". "Listening to Kurdish music" was considered as criminal evidence in the indictment.
• Activists in Graz protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria were protested by the Kurds and their friends living in Graz.
• Kurds in Vienna protest Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Kurds in Vienna responded to the call for action issued by the KCDK-E to protest the Turkish state's attack on Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Nine people detained in Manisa and Izmir remain in police custody  

  Many people were taken into custody in the raids carried out on several houses houses in Manisa and Izmir on Monday.
• KCDK-E calls on Kurds living in Europe to expose brutality of Turkish state after attacks in Rojava 

  The KCDK-E called on Kurds living in Europe to expose the brutality of the Turkish state after the new attack against the people in Rojava.
• Immediate call for a no-fly zone for North and East Syria/Rojava 

  The areas attacked in North and East Syria/Rojava are all included in the so-called “security zone” on the map that Erdogan infamously displayed at the UN General Assembly in 2019.
• Shopkeepers in Hakkari can't cope with increase in prices 

  Shopkeepers in Hakkari, one of the cities most affected by the economic crisis, point out the responsibility of the government.
• Former mayor of Ağrı, Mukaddes Kubilay, has her conditional release delayed 

  Former mayor of Ağrı, Mukaddes Kubilay, saw her conditional release period delayed.
• HDP Hakkari Central District co-chair Hasan Özek sent to prison  

  HDP Hakkari Central District co-chair Hasan Özek was sent to prison on charges of "aiding and abetting the organization".
• New wave of repression against the HDP 

  A new wave of repression is rolling against members, supporters and leaders of the HDP in Turkey. Numerous people have been detained in several cities.
• DBP politician Mehmet Candemir dies in prison 

  DBP politician Mehmet Candemir has died in prison, due to a heart attack, according to authorities. The Kurdish politician was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison in 2017 for his activities for party commissions in the 2015 parliamentary elections.
• Martyr Avyan Afrin YPS Retaliation Team carries out action to celebrate 15 August 

  Martyr Avyan Afrin YPS Retaliation Team carried out a graffiti and fireworks action to celebrate the 15 August Initiative.
• Peace in Kurdistan issues solidarity statement with Kurds on 15 August anniversary 

  Peace in Kurdistan said that on 15 August 1984 began a new chapter in the history of the Kurdish struggle whose end is nowhere in sight and whose future is unresolved.
• KON-MED criticises the ignorance of German media towards Turkey's terror in North-East Syria 

  KON-MED criticises the ignorance of the German media in the face of Turkish state terror against northern and eastern Syria, saying that the German press should see it as its duty to take a closer look, especially at a close ally of Berlin.
• Sancar: The HDP is the place of a common struggle 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar is on a two-day visit to Hatay province. At the launch event on Saturday, Sancar said: "No one can defeat a people who protect their land, water, air, work and dignity."
• Police detain mothers of prisoners in Istanbul 

  The police attacked the press statement that the relatives of the prisoners wanted to make to draw attention to the tortures in prisons. Mothers were detained, while HDP MP Musa Piroğlu, was surrounded by the police.
• Police take at least 15 people into custody in Amed and Adana 

  At least 15 people were detained in Amed and Adana.
• Iranian state kills a kolbar in Kermanshah 

  The Iranian state attacked a group of kolbars on the border of Kermanshah and killed one.
• International Kurdish Solidarity Collective: Pressure must be put on Turkey 

  The International Kurdish Solidarity Collective said that they will try to create public pressure on NATO and related institutions to stop Turkish aggression.
• 49 dead in Gaza, including 17 children 

  Gaza death toll rose to 49, including 17 children.
• Öcalan's family and guardian once again apply for visit 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian made new applications for a visit.
• Sweden fulfils Turkey’s extradition request 

  Sweden is to extradite a man wanted for fraud to Turkey. This is the first case since Ankara demanded the extradition of a number of people in return for agreement to the Nordic country joining NATO.
• Colombian President wants to resume talks with ELN 

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that one of the first actions to be taken by his government will be to resume peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN).