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• Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee delegation talks about experience in South Africa 

  The delegation from the Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee has spent one month in South Africa.
• Hefendehl: The PKK ban has no legal basis 

  Professor Roland Hefendehl has prepared an expert opinion on the PKK's activities in Germany that are relevant under criminal law and considers that the conditions for the ban on activities are not met.
• 33 detained as police attack march to Gemlik in Istanbul 

  Attacking the Gemlik March in Istanbul, police detained at least 33 people, including politicians.
• Thousands demonstrate in Istanbul before the march to Gemlik 

  A march to Gemlik is to take place in Turkey despite massive repression to demand negotiations with Abdullah Öcalan on a solution to the Kurdish question. Thousands of people are on the streets of Istanbul.
• Children of Fire Initiative says they set a factory and a warehouse on fire 

  The Children of Fire Initiative said that they set a factory and a warehouse on fire.
• Nik Matheou condemns Turkey's war crimes 

  Nik Matheou from the Boycott Turkey campaign condemned Turkey's war crimes.
• Mir Castle in Hakkari under occupation for 42 years 

  Mir Castle, located in the city center of Hakkari, has been under the occupation of Turkish soldiers and police for 42 years. The castle has been looted by the state forces for years.
• Nuran Imir: "Gemlik will be a march for truth" 

  Evaluating the Gemlik march, HDP MP Nuran Imir demanded that the isolation be lifted and said: "This will be a march for truth."
• Rallies in France, England and Scotland on the global day of action to defend Kurdistan 

  Demonstrations and rallies took place in France, England and Scotland on the global day of action to defend Kurdistan against Turkey's military aggression.
• Defend Kurdistan demonstration in Bologna 

  A Defend Kurdistan demonstration was held in Bologna.
• Kurds and their friends in Germany protest Turkish attacks  

  Kurds and their friends took to the streets in Germany to protest the Turkish invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and Rojava.
• Ten more HDP politicians imprisoned in Tekirdağ 

  Turkey continues to turn up the repression screw against the democratic opposition. Ten more HDP politicians have been imprisoned on terror charges in Tekirdağ in western Turkey.
• Protest against Turkish foreign minister in Czechia 

  Kurdish and Czechian activists protested Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu who is visiting Czechia.
• 16 GÖÇİZDER members remanded in custody in Istanbul 

  During the political police operation in Istanbul, 16 GÖÇİZDER members, including the co-chairs, were remanded in custody.
• AGIF members in Cologne call on workers and laborers to take action against Turkish attacks 

  AGIF members in Cologne called on workers and laborers to take action against the Turkish invasion attacks.
• Activists in Athens protest the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state  

  The invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state were protested in Athens with a march.
• Peace in Kurdistan sends its solidarity greetings to all those resisting Turkey’s war 

  Peace in Kurdistan sends its solidarity greetings to all those resisting Turkey’s war on this day of action for the Kurds.
• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• Political impasse in Iraq: Sadr urges his lawmakers to resign 

  There has been no government in Iraq since October’s general election. Prominent Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr has called on his 73 lawmakers to “prepare their resignation letters.”
• CDK-F calls on people to attend Saturday’s rallies in France 

  Since 14 April 2022, the Turkish government has been carrying out a military operation in several regions of Basûr (South Kurdistan). CDK-F calls on people to attend Saturday’s rallies in France.
• ISIG reports that 646 workers were killed at work in the first 5 months of 2022 

  ISIG reported that 646 workers were killed at work in the first 5 months of 2022.
• Spanish party Podemos calls on UE to intervene to stop Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  The Spanish party Podemos issued a statement underwriting “the international appeal made by the Progressive International and other international delegations that visited Kurdistan and expressed solidarity with the Kurdish people.
• Defend Kurdistan: Open Discussion at University Occupation in Bologna 

  Kurdish and Internationalist activists participated in a
discussion round with students from the University of Bologna about the
 current political situation in Kurdistan.
• Military deployments on Mount Cudi 

  Military deployments were recorded on Mount Cudi, where operations are continuing.
• RiseUp4Rojava calls for action against imminent Turkish invasion in North-East Syria 

  “To give a proper answer to an attack we have to prepare now and be ready to Block, Disturb & Occupy the supporters of Turkish Fascism and to defend the achievements of the Revolution!” appeals RiseUp4Rojava.