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• Jinen Trejen Roje carries out series of actions in Van and Hakkari 

  Jinen Trejen Roje carried out a series of actions in Van's Ipekyolu and Hakkari's Gever districts.
• KESK: Salaries are below breadline 

  Despite the increase in the inflation difference for civil servants and pensioners, salaries remained below the breadline announced by Türk-İş.
• European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber will discuss Osman Kavala case on 11 July 

  The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights said that the case of Osman Kavala will be heard on 11 July.
• SES co-chair Selma Atabey remanded in custody  

  SES co-chair Selma Atabey was remanded in custody after the verdict in the hearing of the ongoing lawsuit against the union.
• Tamil activists: Embrace the guerrillas 

  Pointing to the experiences of the Tamil people, Tamil activists called on the Kurdish people to embrace their guerrillas, saying, “If the guerrilla is destroyed, the resistance ends, and a dangerous situation appears.”
• "Terror investigation" into slogans at HDP conference in Ankara 

  The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the alleged use of "banned slogans" at the HDP party conference. The accusation is "propaganda for a terrorist organisation".
• HDP Congress: The democratic alternative will be decisive in the future 

  Tens of thousands attended the 5th Ordinary Congress of the HDP in Ankara on Sunday, vowing resistance and democratic struggle.
• Police take HDP Urfa Provincial executive Ömer Altun into custody 

  HDP Urfa Provincial executive Ömer Altun, who attended the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress in Ankara on Sunday, was taken into custody.
• HDP delegates and activists: We will continue to fight despite all pressures! 

  The delegates and activists attending the HDP congress said that they will fight against the policies of the government despite the pressures and attacks.
• Sinn Féin President sends message to HDP Congress: We stand with you 

  “I send you solidarity from the republicans of Ireland. Know that we will always stand with you in the name of democracy, equality and justice,” said the president of Sinn Féin in her message to the HDP congress on Sunday.
• Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar re-elected as HDP’s co-chairs 

  Tens of thousands have attended the 5th Ordinary Congress of the HDP in Ankara on Sunday, vowing resistance and democratic struggle.
• Dozens of people in police custody in Adana since Monday 

  Since the beginning of the week, around forty people from Kurdish politics and culture have been in police custody in Adana. The charge is "terrorism", and the investigation file is covered by a confidentiality order.
• District parliament in Berlin condemns Turkey's war of aggression 

  The Berlin district parliament of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg passed a resolution on Turkey's war of aggression on northern Syria, which is against international law, with a large majority. The resolution was justified by concerns for the twin city of Dêrik.
• Tens of thousands of people gather in Ankara for HDP 5th Ordinary Congress 

  Tens of thousands of people from many cities gathered in Ankara for the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress.
• Victims of Sivas pogrom commemorated 

  Exactly 29 years ago, 35 people, mostly of the Alevi faith, were killed in an Islamist-nationalist pogrom at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas. This event continues to have an impact to this day. Victims and survivors are still fighting for justice.
• Turkey raises minimum wage in face of inflation 

  The monthly minimum wage has been raised in Turkey. Despite a roughly 30 per cent increase, the amount is not enough to feed a family of four.
• Racist attack on migrants results in injuries in Osmaniye 

  In Osmaniye in Turkey's Mediterranean region, a lynch mob chased a group of migrants who had fled from a detention centre. Numerous people were injured, and it is still unclear whether there are any dead.
• TJK-E activists take over Strasbourg vigil for freedom for Öcalan 

  The ten-year-long vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg is being organised this week by activists of the Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe.
• All set for tomorrow's HDP 5th Ordinary Congress  

  The preparations for the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress, which will be held tomorrow, Sunday 3 July, have been completed.
• Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Madimak Hotel massacre 

  On this day in 1993, one of the most brutal attacks against Alevites took place in Sivas.
• French journalist reacts to 'international hypocrisy' against Kurds 

  Journalist and writer Philippe de Val evaluated the agreement with Turkey at the NATO summit on French Europe 1 radio. The French journalist emphasized how the Kurds were suddenly seen as "a problem" for world peace.
• HBDH Hasret Gültekin Militia carries out sabotage action in Gebze 

  The HBDH Hasret Gültekin Militia said that they carried out a "sabotage action against a recycling facility belonging to a member of the AKP gang" in Gebze.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali apply for visit 

  The family and guardian of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to request a visit.
• Kurdish young boy Ali Baygören laid to rest in London 

  Kurdish youth Ali Baygören, who was stabbed to death in London, was laid to rest by hundreds of people.
• Police beat young man in the middle of the street in Siirt 

  A young man named Welat Inan was subjected to police violence as he was returning home from work in Siirt.