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• Charges against Lafarge over Syria affair upheld 

  The Paris Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of Lafarge, which merged with Holcim, and instead upheld charges of "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity."
• Journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič deported from Iraq after a month in detention 

  German journalist Marlene Förster, who was arrested in Şengal on April 20, and her Slovenian colleague Matej Kavčič have been deported by the Iraqi authorities after a month in detention.
• Anti-war activists in Italy salute the Kurdish resistance 

  Activists joining central anti-war protests in Italy expressed their solidarity with the Kurdish people and guerrilla forces that are faced with a genocidal campaign of the Turkish state in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Call for enhanced struggle against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The reason for the crises in the Middle East is the unlawful isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Prison,” said DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz, calling for enhanced struggle against the isolation policy imposed on the Kurdish leader.
• Turkish soldiers block visitors to Öcalan’s house in Amara 

  Turkish soldiers prevented people who tried to access Amara to raise concern over the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The Öcalan Family said that “We must enhance the struggle.”
• New group of activists takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, calls for support for guerrillas 

  The new group of activists which took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil called for support for the "historical resistance carried out by the guerrillas."
• 16 British trade unions send letter to Turkish ambassador condemning attacks 

  Representatives of British trade unions addressed the Turkish ambassador in an open letter and condemned the Turkish state's invasion attacks on South Kurdistan and the bombing of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• What is going on in Diyarbakir Municipality? 

  Governors and government-appointed officials have been marked by corruption in Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality. Officials related to Soylu, Erdoğan, Albayrak and Ağar are struggling for power in the municipality.
• Vigil in front of OPCW against Turkish attacks and international silence continues 

  Activists have been protesting in front of the UN organization OPCW for two weeks, demanding an investigation into the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish military in the Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Protest in front of the UN: Stop Erdogan who paves the way for ISIS! 

  FEDA Co-chair Demir Çelik warned that if Erdogan, who carries out the invasion attacks on Bashur after Rojava, is not stopped, thousands of Salafists he shields will engage in an irreversible genocide in Middle Eastern geography.
• Woman found dead near military guard post in Van 

  A woman's dead body was found near a dam about 300 meters away from the military guard post in the Özalp district of Van province. It is reported that the woman was raped and murdered by soldiers.
• Twelve countries place an export embargo on foodstuffs 

  Twelve countries, the largest exporters of agricultural raw materials since the start of the hegemonic war of power in Ukraine, decided to place an embargo on the export of foodstuffs, especially wheat.
• DISK-AR says unemployment among young people reaches 41% 

  Turkish Revolutionary Trade Unions Confederation Research Center (DİSK-AR) announced that youth unemployment increased in Turkey during the AKP period.
• Police raid house of Halise Aksoy, mother of HPG guerrilla Agit Ipek 

  Police raided the house of Halise Aksoy, mother of HPGguerrilla Agit Ipek, whose remains were delivered by post in April 2020.
• Sandstorm leaves thousands hospitalized In Iraq and South Kurdistan 

  4,000 people have been hospitalized due to a strong sandstorm that hit Iraq and South Kurdistan.
• SYKP co-chair Uğur: Attacks against the opposition and the HDP are likely to increase  

  SYKP co-chair Cavit Uğur said that the attacks are likely to increase further in the coming period and added: "It is necessary to be alert, expose and develop an open objection against the attacks."
• Drivers demanding a wage increase take to the streets in Tehran 

  Dozens of drivers demanding a wage increase took to the streets in Iran's capital, Tehran. State forces detained the drivers on the second day of their protests.
• British government initiates process of formally reneging on Brexit Protocol 

  The British government has initiated the process of formally reneging on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the introduction of unilateral legislation to “disapply” parts of the protocol on trade in the north of Ireland.
• Kurdish Democratic Society Center: Kurds can't be used as political pawns 

  The Kurdish Democratic Society Center in Sweden said that the government should take a stand on the Kurdish freedom struggle and Swedish-Kurds' rights.
• Journalist Steve Sweeney: "OPCW has slammed the door in our faces again" 

  Journalist Steve Sweeney was one of the members of the delegation from Britain prevented from reaching the headquarters of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on Tuesday. 
• International delegation can't present file on Turkish use of chemical weapons to OPCW 

  The vigil against the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against the guerrillas in front of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) continues.
• Başaran: We will not allow the closure of the HDP 

  HDP Deputy co-chair Ayşe Acar Başaran said, "We are prepared for all eventualities, but we will not let the HDP be closed down no matter what. We will continue our struggle against all attacks."
• Foreign journalists jailed in Iraq have first contact with lawyers 

  Journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič, imprisoned in Iraq, had their first contact with lawyers after almost a month.
• Paris court to rule on activities of Holcim’s merger partner in Rojava 

  A Paris court will make its next ruling on Wednesday on the activities of Holcim's merger partner Lafarge in Rojava. The building materials group allegedly did business with ISIS from 2012 and 2014 to maintain factory operations in Kobanê.
• ‘A conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey’s war on the Kurds,’ says Dr Jeff Miley 

  Dr Jeff Miley said that "a conspiracy of silence shrouds Turkey's war on the Kurds.