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• Activists in Helsinki protest Finnish government's cooperation with Erdogan regime  

  Activists protested the Finnish government's cooperation with the Erdogan regime in front of the Foreign Ministry in Helsinki.
• 82 Kurdish refugees stranded in the Aegean Sea 

  A boat carrying dozens of Kurdish refugees is not allowed to cross into Greece.
• KCDK-E calls for unity and action for world peace 

  In a written statement to mark September 1-World Peace Day, KCDK-E Co-Chairs called for unity for peace by saying "No to War".
• Six parties say they will announce roadmap in September 

  Six political parties and organizations united in a new alliance said they will announce their roadmap in September.
• Günay: Turkey's only goal in Syria is to fight the Kurds and leave them without status 

  "If Turkey is interested in a solution and peace in Syria, all it must do is withdraw from Syrian territory and abandon its support for the factions associated with it," said Ebru Günay of the HDP.
• "International powers agree to Turkish drone and artillery attacks on NE Syria" 

  HDP Honorary Chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü said that Iran, Russia, the US and EU accept Turkish attacks on northern and eastern Syria to avoid a major invasion.
• Iranian state forces kill at least 6 kolbars in one month 

  It has been reported that Iranian state forces killed at least 6 kolbars on the border between Eastern and Southern Kurdistan in a month. 35 have been injured.
• British trade unionists speak out against Turkey's war crimes and isolation of Abdullah Öcalan  

  British trade unionists spoke out against Turkey's war crimes and isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Sine Court sentences 5 Kurdish activists to 5 months in prison 

  The Sine Investigation Court sentenced 5 Kurdish activists to 5 months in prison for "making propaganda against the Iranian regime, aiding an opposition party and establishing an illegal organization".
• ISIS members continue to shelter in Turkey, some with Yazidi captives 

  Currently, ISIS members that have returned are residing in the provinces of Antakya, Batman, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kayseri, Kırşehir, Konya, Yalova and Yozgat, with the largest groups in Ankara and İstanbul.
• Women take over Freedom from Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The women's movement takes over the 532nd week of the Freedom from Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The activists call on international institutions to break their silence and work to end the isolation.
• Police take father of Roboski victim into custody 

  Selahattin Encü, the father of Şivan Encü, one of the 34 civilians killed by the Turkish state in Roboski, was taken into custody.
• Headman killed, police officer seriously injured by ISIS in Kirkuk 

  A headman was killed, and a police officer was seriously injured as ISIS attacked Iraqi forces and a village in Kirkuk twice last night.
• Lawyers of Öcalan submit another application to visit their client 

  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 three years ago.
• Iranian general reportedly killed in Syria 

  A general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was reportedly killed in Syria on Monday.
• Six detained in Ankara over social media posts critical of war 

  Six people have been detained in Ankara for allegedly criticising the Turkish attacks on northern and eastern Syria on social media.
• Sadr supporters stage sit-in outside Supreme Court 

  Supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who have been protesting in front of the Iraqi parliament for more than three weeks, have launched a sit-in in front of the Supreme Court.
• Turkish judiciary issues media blackout on deadly accident in Mardin 

  The media in Turkey are not allowed to report on the devastating road accident in Mardin that left 21 people dead. The Turkish judiciary has imposed a media blackout on all newspapers, broadcasters and agencies. Violators face horrendous penalties.
• Iranian court sentences HDP Ağrı member Mehmet Birdal to 16 years in prison 

  HDP Ağrı Provincial General Assembly member Mehmet Birdal, who was arrested in Iran, where he went for business, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on political grounds.
• HDP Silopi Province Organization to hold regional rally on 1 September, World Peace Day 

  The HDP Silopi Province Organization will hold a regional rally on 1 September, World Peace Day.
• Four ESP members remanded in custody in Istanbul 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide continues unabated.
• Protest in Bern after deadly drone attack in Hesekê 

  A protest demonstration was staged in the Swiss city of Bern after the Turkish attack on an educational centre for girls in northern Syria, in which four girls were killed and eleven injured.
• KESK co-chair says there is a need for a new economic model to counter current crisis 

  KESK co-chair Mehmet Bozgeyik said that there is a need for a new economic model that favours democracy, ecology and labor.
• Turkish state bombs villages in Shera and Dirbesiyê 

  The Turkish state bombed many villages in Shera in Afrin Canton and two villages to the west of Dirbesiyê.
• Hervé Hamon: The Kurds are our business 

  “The right of the Kurds is part of the right of peoples to self-determination,” says Hamon, asking, “Are we aware that the Islamic State is threatening to re-establish itself in Kurdish lands, thanks to one of the main members of NATO, our ally?"