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• German parliament recognizes Yazidi genocide - UPDATE 

  A draft bill submitted by the Petition Committee of Germany’s Federal Parliament to recognize the genocide against the Yazidis by ISIS in 2014 has been accepted at the parliament's general assembly.
• Memorial in Karlsruhe on 10 July for German revolutionaries Kevin Joachim and Jakob Riemer 

  A memorial will be held in Karlsruhe on 10 July for the German revolutionaries Kevin Joachim (Dilsoz Bahar) and Jakob Riemer (Şiyar Gabar), who fell as martyrs on different dates while fighting in the ranks of the Kurdish Freedom Struggle.
• DAKAP protests lifting of immunity of DBP co-chair Saliha Aydeniz  

  DAKAP protested the lifting of the immunity of DBP co-chair Saliha Aydeniz and said "she is the will of all Kurdish women and will remain so."
• Former Japanese prime minister shot during speech 

  Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was attacked during a speech.
• DBP: Parliamentary action against Saliha Aydeniz is a political decision 

  The DBP calls the imminent lifting of the parliamentary immunity of its chairperson Saliha Aydeniz a political decision and vows to continue its democratic struggle: "We are in the right and that gives us strength."
• AfD urges German government to act against Turkey’s invasion attacks  

  The right-wing-populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) asked the German government to condemn the Turkish invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and to impose sanctions on the officials who gave the orders for the attacks.
• Four Binevş Culture and Art Association members sent to prison in Adana 

  Four of those taken into custody in the political police operation against the Binevş Culture and Art Association were sent to prison in Adana.
• Activists in Bologna protest NATO agreement in front of Swedish embassy 

  A group of activists took action against the Swedish embassy in Bologna to react to the latest NATO entry of Sweden and Finland.
• Democratic Socialists of America condemn NATO and US complicity in Turkey’s aggression in Kurdistan 

  The Democratic Socialists of America International Committee condemns NATO and US Complicity in Turkey’s Aggression in Syria and Iraq.
• Dubbins and Westrheim on NATO, Sweden, Finland, and freedom for Öcalan 

  UNITE the UNION International director and Freedom for Öcalan Campaign co-chair Simon Dubbins, EUTCC co-chair Kariane Westrheim spoke on NATO, Sweden, Finland, and freedom for Öcalan.
• Özsoy: Finland and Sweden now have their own "Kurdish problem"  

  Turkish President Erdoğan is trying to further militarize the Kurdish question and make it a NATO issue, said HDP deputy Hişyar Özsoy.
• No War on North- & Eastern Syria Day X Mobilization 

  RiseUp4Rojava campaign called for a global mobilization against the growing threat of a new large-scale Turkish invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria/Rojava.
• Committee recommends lifting immunity of Saliha Aydeniz 

  With Saliha Aydeniz of the DBP, another Kurdish MP in Turkey is to be stripped of her parliamentary immunity. A recommendation to this effect was made today by the responsible committee in Ankara.
• HDP Turgutlu district co-chairs sentenced to 13 years in prison 

  Turgutlu district co-chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Mesut Hayri Bökü and Naile Gümüştaş, were sentenced to 13 years and 1 month in prison.
• Young man from Kobane detained in Istanbul 

  A young Kurdish man from Kobane was detained in Istanbul because of his social media posts.
• Nasr Alliance MP: “Iraq will retaliate against Turkey militarily if necessary” 

  An Iraqi MP from the Nasr Alliance, Eqel Al-Radayini, said that the presence of Turkish troops on Iraqi soil is against the law. He added that Iraq would retaliate against Turkey militarily if necessary.
• 22 migrants drown off Libyan coast 

  According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), at least 22 migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast.
• ISIS members fleeing Syria reorganize in Turkey 

  Video footage possessed by an ISIS member captured in the Turkish city of Çorum reveals the fact that many members of the group are hiding in Turkey.
• Iraq captures four ISIS members 

  Four ISIS members have been captured during the operations carried out by the Iraqi Anti-Terror Forces in Anbar, Kirkuk, Saladin and Baghdad.
• Catalan Council condemns NATO agreement with Turkey  

  The Catalan Council issued a written statement condemning the NATO agreement with Turkey regarding the membership of Sweden and Finland.
• Agreement between NATO and Turkey to be protested in Stockholm on Saturday 

  The agreement between NATO and Turkey regarding the membership of Finland and Sweden will be protested with a demonstration in Stockholm on Saturday 9 July.
• Kurds and their friends gather in Florence to protest NATO-Turkey agreement 

  The Kurds and their friends gathered in Florence to protest the NATO-Turkey agreement in front of the Swedish consulate.
• 14 detained after the HDP congress in Ankara 

  After the successful HDP congress in Ankara, 14 people have been detained so far for alleged "terror propaganda".
• ‘Iraq should present a complaint against Turkey before EP’s Security Council’ 

  Waed Kado, a member of the Iraqi Security and Defence Commission, said that trade relations with Turkey should be suspended to protest the Turkish attacks and destruction of trees in South Kurdistan.
• German parliamentary report: Sharing information on Kurdish associations is against the law 

  The Scientific Services Office of the German Bundestag said that sharing information about Kurdish associations with the intelligence service and security directorate is against the law.