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• Coalition forces capture senior ISIS leader 

  The captured individual is an experienced bomb maker and operational facilitator who became one of the top leaders of ISIS' Syrian branch.
• Activists in Saarbrücken protest Turkish attack on Shengal 

  The Turkish state's armed drone attack on Shengal, which resulted in the death of a grandfather and grandson, was protested at a rally in Saarbrücken.
• German Government: Turkey should pursue its interests in Syria politically 

  In response to a question by German MP Gökay Akbulut (DIE LINKE), the Federal Foreign Office stated that the Federal Government had called on Turkey to pursue its "security interests in Syria" politically and not by military means.
• Campaign to delist the PKK continues in Paris 

  Kurdish activists and their friends continue their individual and collective efforts as part of the worldwide campaign for the removal of the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations.
• Iraqi operation leaves 8 ISIS members dead 

  The Iraqi General Staff announced the killing of 8 ISIS members.
• Protest against OPCW continues 

  Protest against the failure of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to act on the Turkish poison gas attacks in Southern Kurdistan continues. The protesters accuse the OPCW of having lost all credibility.
• UK PM Boris Johnson rips up Brexit Protocol 

  Legislation has been published by the British government this evening which overrides the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Ireland and severely breaches both the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and international law.
• Former HDP deputy detained in Ankara 

  Turgut Öker from Cologne has been detained in Ankara on suspicion of membership in a terrorist organisation. Öker is a former HDP deputy and honorary chairman of the Alevi Federation of Europe.
• AKP-MHP fascist mob gathers outside the HDP headquarters for provocation 

  A fascist mob consisted of AKP-MHP members stormed the HDP headquarters in Ankara under police surveillance. With Turkish flags in their hands, the AKP-MHP fascists insulted and threatened party members.
• Two politicians taken into custody at Gemlik March sent to prison 

  HDP Kadıköy District co-chair Koray Türkay and Socialist Youth Association Federation İsmail Temel, who were taken into custody at the march against the isolation imposed on Öcalan, were sent to prison.
• Turkish reason of state 

  No matter who has been in power in Turkey, everyone has always agreed that every injustice is buried once Turkish interests are at stake. That is the Turkish reason of state.
• Israel urges nationals to leave Turkey over Iran attack threat 

  Israel urged its citizens on Monday to avoid Istanbul or to return home if already there, sharpening a May 30 advisory against travel to Turkey because of what it said was a threat of Iranian attempts to kill or abduct vacationing Israelis.
• Activists in Mexico City in solidarity with the Kurdish freedom struggle  

  Activists have painted a mural in the courtyard of the Tlahuac Town Hall in Mexico City in solidarity with the Kurdish freedom struggle.
• Istanbul SYKP co-chair tortured in police custody 

  In Istanbul, dozens of participants of the ‘Great March to Gemlik’ were taken into custody on Sunday. Roni Gören of the SYKP, one those detained, suffered lacerations to his head and face while in police custody.
• Campaign for Kurdish refugee who faces deportation from France 

  French educationalists have launched a petition for Kurdish refugee Delibaş Arat who was arrested by French authorities and is facing deportation.
• KON-MED holds its conference in Cologne and calls on members to increase fight against ban on PKK 

  KON-MED held its conference in Cologne and called on members to increase the fight against the ban on PKK and isolation in Imrali.
• People detained during Gemlik March in Kadıköy give statement to police without lawyers 

  The statements 25 people detained during the Gemlik March in Kadıköy should give to the police were taken without a lawyer. The detainees were sent to the courthouse.
• PKK calls on all Kurdish people and friends to develop a stronger struggle to break isolation 

  The PKK Executive Committee called on all Kurdish people and their friends, especially women and youth, to develop the struggle to break the Imrali isolation and overthrow the AKP-MHP fascism in every field.
• Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee delegation talks about experience in South Africa 

  The delegation from the Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee has spent one month in South Africa.
• Hefendehl: The PKK ban has no legal basis 

  Professor Roland Hefendehl has prepared an expert opinion on the PKK's activities in Germany that are relevant under criminal law and considers that the conditions for the ban on activities are not met.
• 33 detained as police attack march to Gemlik in Istanbul 

  Attacking the Gemlik March in Istanbul, police detained at least 33 people, including politicians.
• Thousands demonstrate in Istanbul before the march to Gemlik 

  A march to Gemlik is to take place in Turkey despite massive repression to demand negotiations with Abdullah Öcalan on a solution to the Kurdish question. Thousands of people are on the streets of Istanbul.
• Children of Fire Initiative says they set a factory and a warehouse on fire 

  The Children of Fire Initiative said that they set a factory and a warehouse on fire.
• Nik Matheou condemns Turkey's war crimes 

  Nik Matheou from the Boycott Turkey campaign condemned Turkey's war crimes.
• Mir Castle in Hakkari under occupation for 42 years 

  Mir Castle, located in the city center of Hakkari, has been under the occupation of Turkish soldiers and police for 42 years. The castle has been looted by the state forces for years.