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• Germany launches investigation against 8 people working for Turkish intelligence 

  It is reported that Germany has launched an investigation against 8 people who have been spying for the Turkish state in Germany for the last two years. On the other hand, Turkey asked Germany to extradite 48 people in 2022.
• 308 intellectuals call on opposition to defy Turkish incursion into North-East Syria 

  308 intellectuals consisting of academics, journalists, writers and actors called on the opposition to oppose to Turkey’s occupation operations against North and East Syria.
• HDP: We condemn the attacks on Gaza 

  Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy, HDP Foreign Relations Commission Co-spokespersons, strongly condemn the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli government against the Gaza Strip.
• CDK-F and TJK-F call on Kurds to attend demos to mark 15 August 

  CDK-F and TJK-F called on Kurds living in France to participate in the protests organised under the slogan "Defend Kurdistan with free leadership, free identity, democratic autonomy" to mark the 38th anniversary of the 15 August (1984) Initiative.
• Gustavo Petro takes office as Colombia's first leftist president 

  Gustavo Petro, sworn in as Colombia’s first-ever leftist president, took office promising to forge a peace deal with armed groups and to end the "failed anti-drug war".
• Commemoration event for YJA guerrilla Dîdar Harun in Hanover 

  A commemoration event for Dîdar Harun took place in the Kurdish community center in Hanover in the presence of her relatives. The YJA star fighter who fell in the Zap resistance in June had joined the guerrillas from Germany.
• Sancar: We will announce the “Kurdi Alliance” in early September  

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar said that they will announce the “Kurdi Alliance” in early September during his visit with Kurdish parties in Amed.
• Thousands attend rally organised by the Peoples' Democratic Party in Istanbul 

  Thousands attended the rally organised by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Istanbul with the slogan "We are the solution. No to Wars and Exploitation!"
• Israeli assault on Gaza leaves at least 29 dead, including six children 

  The death toll from the Israeli assault on Gaza has risen to 29, including six children, the Palestinian health ministry said.
• Thousand attend HDP rally in Amed  

  The HDP held a rally in Amed on Saturday with the slogan "We are the solution, no to war and exploitation". Tens of thousands of people travelled from different cities to attend the rally, which saw provocations by police.
• Thousands attend the HDP rally in Amed: “We are the solution” 

  The HDP rally held in Amed began with the Kurdish anthem “Çerxa Şoreşê”.
• Signature campaign to delist the PKK continues in Marseille 

  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.
• Aysel Tuğluk remains in prison despite court ruling for her release in Kobanê trial 

  The release of Aysel Tuğluk has been ordered in the "Kobanê trial" in Ankara. As the seriously ill politician has already been sentenced in another trial, she remains in prison.
• Long March demanding Freedom for Öcalan will take place in Germany from 11 to 16 September 

  The preparation committee for the Long March to be held in Germany on 11-16 September to demand freedom for Öcalan and the end of the isolation and torture system in Imrali made a call to all Kurdish and internationalist youths.
• Activists from Sachsen take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  Members of the Sachsen state DKTM took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 529.
• Kurdish activist launches 'Justice Vigil' in front of OPCW 

  Xwaşnav Ata lost two nieces in the fight against the Turkish army. One of them died from the use of chemical weapons. In front of the OPCW HQ in The Hague, the Kurdish activist has launched a 'Justice Vigil' against the inaction of the organization.
• 'If Erdogan goes to war, he will have to pay a huge price' 

  HDP’s Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Commission, Hişyar Özsoy, said that “if Erdogan wages a war that may disturb the existing balance of power, he will have to pay a huge military and political price.”
• Erdoğan to meet Putin in Russia to negotiate over the Kurds 

  The fascist chief of the invading Turkish state, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia.
• British lawyer Margaret Owen writes solidarity letter to women's organisation in Rojava 

  International human rights lawyer Margaret Owen, wrote a solidarity letter to 56 women's organisations in Rojava condemning the killing of YPJ members Jiyan Tolhildan,Roj Xabûr and Barîn Botan.
• Boğaziçi rector suspends activities of student film club over LGBTI+ movies 

  The rector previously canceled the screening of three LGBTI+ themed movies at an open-air film screening event.
• Human Rights Organization: Turkey deploys mercenaries to Yemen 

  The Human Rights Organization Afrin-Syria announced that Turkey is planning to send mercenary groups it trained and equipped to Yemen to fight alongside the Yemeni National Army.
• Largest FARC splinter group puts ceasefire offer on the table 

  In Colombia, a group that broke away from the former guerrilla movement FARC and continued its armed struggle offered a ceasefire to President Gustavo Petro for a "political solution".
• Muqtada al-Sadr calls for dissolution of parliament and early election 

  Muslim scholar Muqtada al-Sadr urged his supporters to continue their sit-in inside the national parliament in Baghdad until his demands are met.
• HDP Istanbul Provincial co-chair Ferhat Encü invites everyone to the party’s rally on Sunday  

  HDP Istanbul Provincial co-chair Ferhat Encü invited everyone to the party’s rally on Sunday 7 August and said that the only solution for the country is to beat this government and its mentality that insists on its policy of violence and war.
• Activists in London and Munich demand recognition of Shengal autonomous status 

  In the protests held in London and Munich on the occasion of the anniversary of the 3 August Yazidi Genocide, activists demanded the recognition of the autonomous status of Shengal.