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• HDP Amed Provincial co-chairs call for participation in rally to be held on 6 August  

  HDP Amed Provincial co-chairs called for participation in the rally to be held on 6 August with the slogan "We are the Solution".
• Kurdish patriot Seydo Hazar passed away in Stuttgart 

  Seydo Hazar, a patriot who worked for the Kurdistan Freedom Movement for many years, passed away on Saturday evening in Stuttgart.
• 102 French MPs: We must not allow Erdogan's army to attack our Kurdish allies again 

  If we give Erdogan the green light for a new invasion operation in northern Syria, it would destabilise the region and pose a serious threat to Europe's security."
• Simultaneous attacks against Alevi institutions in Ankara 

  Simultaneous attacks were carried out against Ana Fatma Djemevi, Şah-ı Mardan Djemevi, Gökçebel Village Association and Turkmen Alevi Bektashi Foundation in Ankara.
• Second day of Long March in Paris  

  The first day of the long march organized by youth organizations demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Paris, ended on Saturday evening. Today the second day of the march.
• More than a hundred injured in clashes in Baghdad 

  More than a hundred people have been injured in clashes with security forces in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Police and military used tear gas, water cannons and sound bombs to prevent entry into the Green Zone.
• AKP regime bans LGBTI+-friendly advertisement 

  Due to alleged negative effects on the "spiritual, moral, psychological and social development of children and young people", the Turkish Ministry of Trade banned an LGBTI+-friendly commercial by an international textile company.
• Two-day long march against isolation and invasion kicks off in Paris 

  The two-day march organized by youth in Europe to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and denounce the Turkish state's genocidal war against the Kurdish people started in Drancy on Saturday.
• Family of HDP party council member abused by police during house raid in Istanbul 

  Turkish police stormed the flat of HDP party council member Livan Orman in Istanbul, abusing family members and dragging them across the floor.
• German Foreign Minister meets HDP co-chair Sancar in Ankara 

  German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar during her ongoing visit to Turkey.
• YPS calls for self-defence against racist attacks 

  Against the background of increasing racist attacks against Kurds and other marginalised people in Turkey, the Civil Defence Units (YPS) call for self-protection and self-defence.
• Al-Sadr followers storm the parliament of Iraq 

  Al-Sadr followers protest in Baghdad against the Iran-backed PM candidate, demanding his withdrawal.
• German Foreign Minister criticises Turkey’s planned invasion in northern Syria 

  Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticised Turkey's military intervention in northern Syria. During her inaugural visit to Istanbul, she warned that further clashes could prepare the ground for a strengthening of ISIS.
• Celebration in Krefeld for 10th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution  

  A celebration was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution at the signing stand opened this week in Krefeld to remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organisations.
• Two persons killed by Turkish army said to be civilians 

  It was claimed that the statement by Turkish Interior Minister Soylu about "2 PKK members killed" did not reflect the truth: one of the murdered people was a villager living in the Iranian village of Bexleci, and the other a refugee.
• Paris Long March against isolation and occupation kicks off today 

  The 2-day Long March against isolation and occupation organized in Paris by TCŞ and TekoJIN kicked off today.
• German Left Party MP visits DBP in solidarity with co-chair Aydeniz 

  German Left Party (Die Linke) Deputy Gökay Akbulut paid a solidarity visit to Co-Chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Saliha Aydeniz, whose parliamentary immunity has been lifted.
• Seven HDP members detained in Istanbul 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide against the HDP continues unabated.
• Four young people detained in Antalya 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide continues unabated amidst its ongoing genocidal invasion campaigns in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place more than two years ago.
• Police take HDP Akdeniz council members into custody before important meeting 

  HDP council members were detained before the extraordinary meeting to discuss the borrowing power of Akdeniz Municipality.
• Kurds from Munich take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  The new group that took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg said that the Turkish state was conducting a dirty war policy against the Kurds.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN organise 2-day Long March against isolation and occupation in Paris 

  A long march against isolation, treason and occupation, organised by TCŞ and TekoJIN will leave Paris on Saturday, 30 July.
• Qasim Xirawi: Turkey wants to do in Iraq what it has done in Syria 

  Political observer Qasim Xirawi said that the presence of 4,000 Turkish soldiers in Iraq and more than 22,000 violations against the country shows that Turkey wants to do in Iraq what it has done in Syria, trying to seize some parts of Iraqi territory.
• Demo in Geneva: "We do not accept the borders drawn through Kurdistan" 

  The Kurdish youth movements TCŞ and Teko-Jin have protested in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva against Turkish expansionism and declared that they do not accept the borders through Kurdistan established 99 years ago by the Treaty of Lausanne.