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• Erdoğan's new mandate begings with the lira at a record low 

  After the official announcement of Erdoğan's election victory, the Turkish lira slipped even further. The dollar exchange rate is now at a record low of 20.06 against the euro at 21.63.
• Kurds in Leipzig protest attacks targeting Maxmur Camp 

  Kurds and their friends took to the streets in Leipzig to protest the AKP-MHP fascist regime and the attacks against Maxmur, and said: "We will continue our resistance against the fascist regime in all areas."
• Racist attack targets HDP Inegöl building  

  Two racist AKP members attacked the HDP Inegöl District Organization building with stones on Sunday night.
• Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP meet today to determine a roadmap for the future 

  The Green Left Party, HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP are meeting today to evaluate the election results and determine a roadmap for the future.
• Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election after right-wing victory in local elections 

  Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dissolved the parliament after the right-wing victory in the local elections in Spain. A general election will be held on July 23.
• Turkey among first five countries for users of drugs 

  The Trends and Developments report published the EMCDDA’s latest analysis of the drug situation in Europe.
• Martyrs of May were commemorated in Stockholm 

  The Martyrs of May were commemorated with an event organized by the Martyrs' Families Association in Stockholm.
• AKP members provoke Kurdish families living in Alanya 

  In Alanya, a group of AKP members went in front of the Kurdish families' houses and attempted to provoke them with a fire they lit.
• Attacks on Maxmur protested in London and The Hague 

  The attacks on Maxmur were protested in London and The Hague.
• Activists in Basel protest attacks on Maxmur 

  The Swiss Democratic Kurdish Council (CDK-S) and the Swiss Kurdish Women's Movement (YJK-S) organized an action for Maxmur Camp in Basel.
• Delegation meets UNHCR representative in Geneva, demanding action for Maxmur 

  Swiss politician and doctor Beppe Savary-Borioli, together with representatives of the Kurdish community, called on the UNHCR in Geneva to fulfil its commitment to the Maxmur refugee camp besieged by the Iraqi military.
• Activists in Aarau protest siege of Mamxur Camp 

  The siege by the Iraqi army on the Martyr Rûstem Cudi Refugee Camp in Maxmur, was protested in Aarau, in Switzerland.
• Twenty-one HDK members sent to prison 

  Twenty-one of the 24 HDK members taken into custody in Tekirdağ were arrested.
• Activists in Bern demand release of young activists detained  

  Politician Nejdet Atalay spoke in Bern at the action in solidarity with Maxmur camp. He said: "The attacks against Maxmur are against all Kurds." and demanded the release of the young people detained in the Iraqi Consulate.
• Kurdish activists protesting for Maxmur in Bern detained 

  Police detained Kurdish activists who staged a protest at the Iraqi Consulate in Bern in solidarity with the Kurdish refugee camp in Maxmur under Iraqi siege.
• Civil disobedience action for Maxmur at Iraqi Consulate in Bern 

  Young Kurdish activists are protesting the Iraqi siege of Maxmur in a civil disobedience action at the Iraqi Consulate in Bern.
• Demo in solidarity with people of Maxmur in Solothurn 

  In an act of solidarity with the people of Maxmur in Solothurn, UN officials were asked to end the siege attempts of the camp by the Iraqi forces.
• Activists in Düsseldorf protest siege of Maxmur Camp 

  Gathering in Düsseldorf, the people called to increase the international struggle against attempts to besiege Maxmur.
• Activists at Geneva vigil call for UN action against the blockade of Maxmur 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 condemned the Iraqi blockade of Maxmur Refugee Camp in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and called for UN action.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg marks its 570th week 

  Three Kurdish patriots from Paris took over the vigil in Strasbourg, France carried out for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 12 musicians detained for participation in opening of Green Left Party election office  

  The Turkish government continues its campaign of political genocide in the run-up to the run-off elections. In Izmir, twelve musicians taking part in the opening of the Green Left Party election office have been detained on "terror" charges.
• 33 people in Urfa face an investigation over press statement 

  Urfa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against 33 people over a press statement made on 25 April.
• Yazidis in Europe condemn the international silence on attacks against Shengal and Maxmur 

  The European Yazidi Community Coordination condemned the silence of the international community, especially the UN, in the face of the attacks on Shengal and Maxmur.
• Rally in Bielefeld to support people of Maxmur 

  A rally was held in Bielefeld in solidarity with the people of the Martyr Rûstem Cudi Camp resisting the threat of siege by the Iraqi army.
• Autonomous Administration meets Belgian delegation in Brussels 

  The Autonomous Administration and Belgian delegations agreed on the importance of making plans to support projects in Northern and Eastern Syria and developing cooperation between universities.