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• Dubbins and Westrheim on NATO, Sweden, Finland, and freedom for Öcalan 

  UNITE the UNION International director and Freedom for Öcalan Campaign co-chair Simon Dubbins, EUTCC co-chair Kariane Westrheim spoke on NATO, Sweden, Finland, and freedom for Öcalan.
• Özsoy: Finland and Sweden now have their own "Kurdish problem"  

  Turkish President Erdoğan is trying to further militarize the Kurdish question and make it a NATO issue, said HDP deputy Hişyar Özsoy.
• No War on North- & Eastern Syria Day X Mobilization 

  RiseUp4Rojava campaign called for a global mobilization against the growing threat of a new large-scale Turkish invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria/Rojava.
• Committee recommends lifting immunity of Saliha Aydeniz 

  With Saliha Aydeniz of the DBP, another Kurdish MP in Turkey is to be stripped of her parliamentary immunity. A recommendation to this effect was made today by the responsible committee in Ankara.
• HDP Turgutlu district co-chairs sentenced to 13 years in prison 

  Turgutlu district co-chairs of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Mesut Hayri Bökü and Naile Gümüştaş, were sentenced to 13 years and 1 month in prison.
• Young man from Kobane detained in Istanbul 

  A young Kurdish man from Kobane was detained in Istanbul because of his social media posts.
• Nasr Alliance MP: “Iraq will retaliate against Turkey militarily if necessary” 

  An Iraqi MP from the Nasr Alliance, Eqel Al-Radayini, said that the presence of Turkish troops on Iraqi soil is against the law. He added that Iraq would retaliate against Turkey militarily if necessary.
• 22 migrants drown off Libyan coast 

  According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), at least 22 migrants have drowned off the Libyan coast.
• ISIS members fleeing Syria reorganize in Turkey 

  Video footage possessed by an ISIS member captured in the Turkish city of Çorum reveals the fact that many members of the group are hiding in Turkey.
• Iraq captures four ISIS members 

  Four ISIS members have been captured during the operations carried out by the Iraqi Anti-Terror Forces in Anbar, Kirkuk, Saladin and Baghdad.
• Catalan Council condemns NATO agreement with Turkey  

  The Catalan Council issued a written statement condemning the NATO agreement with Turkey regarding the membership of Sweden and Finland.
• Agreement between NATO and Turkey to be protested in Stockholm on Saturday 

  The agreement between NATO and Turkey regarding the membership of Finland and Sweden will be protested with a demonstration in Stockholm on Saturday 9 July.
• Kurds and their friends gather in Florence to protest NATO-Turkey agreement 

  The Kurds and their friends gathered in Florence to protest the NATO-Turkey agreement in front of the Swedish consulate.
• 14 detained after the HDP congress in Ankara 

  After the successful HDP congress in Ankara, 14 people have been detained so far for alleged "terror propaganda".
• ‘Iraq should present a complaint against Turkey before EP’s Security Council’ 

  Waed Kado, a member of the Iraqi Security and Defence Commission, said that trade relations with Turkey should be suspended to protest the Turkish attacks and destruction of trees in South Kurdistan.
• German parliamentary report: Sharing information on Kurdish associations is against the law 

  The Scientific Services Office of the German Bundestag said that sharing information about Kurdish associations with the intelligence service and security directorate is against the law.
• Jinen Trejen Roje carries out series of actions in Van and Hakkari 

  Jinen Trejen Roje carried out a series of actions in Van's Ipekyolu and Hakkari's Gever districts.
• KESK: Salaries are below breadline 

  Despite the increase in the inflation difference for civil servants and pensioners, salaries remained below the breadline announced by Türk-İş.
• European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber will discuss Osman Kavala case on 11 July 

  The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights said that the case of Osman Kavala will be heard on 11 July.
• SES co-chair Selma Atabey remanded in custody  

  SES co-chair Selma Atabey was remanded in custody after the verdict in the hearing of the ongoing lawsuit against the union.
• Tamil activists: Embrace the guerrillas 

  Pointing to the experiences of the Tamil people, Tamil activists called on the Kurdish people to embrace their guerrillas, saying, “If the guerrilla is destroyed, the resistance ends, and a dangerous situation appears.”
• "Terror investigation" into slogans at HDP conference in Ankara 

  The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the alleged use of "banned slogans" at the HDP party conference. The accusation is "propaganda for a terrorist organisation".
• HDP Congress: The democratic alternative will be decisive in the future 

  Tens of thousands attended the 5th Ordinary Congress of the HDP in Ankara on Sunday, vowing resistance and democratic struggle.
• Police take HDP Urfa Provincial executive Ömer Altun into custody 

  HDP Urfa Provincial executive Ömer Altun, who attended the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress in Ankara on Sunday, was taken into custody.
• HDP delegates and activists: We will continue to fight despite all pressures! 

  The delegates and activists attending the HDP congress said that they will fight against the policies of the government despite the pressures and attacks.