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• Sinn Féin President sends message to HDP Congress: We stand with you 

  “I send you solidarity from the republicans of Ireland. Know that we will always stand with you in the name of democracy, equality and justice,” said the president of Sinn Féin in her message to the HDP congress on Sunday.
• Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar re-elected as HDP’s co-chairs 

  Tens of thousands have attended the 5th Ordinary Congress of the HDP in Ankara on Sunday, vowing resistance and democratic struggle.
• Dozens of people in police custody in Adana since Monday 

  Since the beginning of the week, around forty people from Kurdish politics and culture have been in police custody in Adana. The charge is "terrorism", and the investigation file is covered by a confidentiality order.
• District parliament in Berlin condemns Turkey's war of aggression 

  The Berlin district parliament of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg passed a resolution on Turkey's war of aggression on northern Syria, which is against international law, with a large majority. The resolution was justified by concerns for the twin city of Dêrik.
• Tens of thousands of people gather in Ankara for HDP 5th Ordinary Congress 

  Tens of thousands of people from many cities gathered in Ankara for the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress.
• Victims of Sivas pogrom commemorated 

  Exactly 29 years ago, 35 people, mostly of the Alevi faith, were killed in an Islamist-nationalist pogrom at the Madımak Hotel in Sivas. This event continues to have an impact to this day. Victims and survivors are still fighting for justice.
• Turkey raises minimum wage in face of inflation 

  The monthly minimum wage has been raised in Turkey. Despite a roughly 30 per cent increase, the amount is not enough to feed a family of four.
• Racist attack on migrants results in injuries in Osmaniye 

  In Osmaniye in Turkey's Mediterranean region, a lynch mob chased a group of migrants who had fled from a detention centre. Numerous people were injured, and it is still unclear whether there are any dead.
• TJK-E activists take over Strasbourg vigil for freedom for Öcalan 

  The ten-year-long vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg is being organised this week by activists of the Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe.
• All set for tomorrow's HDP 5th Ordinary Congress  

  The preparations for the HDP 5th Ordinary Congress, which will be held tomorrow, Sunday 3 July, have been completed.
• Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Madimak Hotel massacre 

  On this day in 1993, one of the most brutal attacks against Alevites took place in Sivas.
• French journalist reacts to 'international hypocrisy' against Kurds 

  Journalist and writer Philippe de Val evaluated the agreement with Turkey at the NATO summit on French Europe 1 radio. The French journalist emphasized how the Kurds were suddenly seen as "a problem" for world peace.
• HBDH Hasret Gültekin Militia carries out sabotage action in Gebze 

  The HBDH Hasret Gültekin Militia said that they carried out a "sabotage action against a recycling facility belonging to a member of the AKP gang" in Gebze.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali apply for visit 

  The family and guardian of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to request a visit.
• Kurdish young boy Ali Baygören laid to rest in London 

  Kurdish youth Ali Baygören, who was stabbed to death in London, was laid to rest by hundreds of people.
• Police beat young man in the middle of the street in Siirt 

  A young man named Welat Inan was subjected to police violence as he was returning home from work in Siirt.
• YJA Star guerrilla Şükran Alp buried in Idil 

  YJA Star guerrilla Şükran Alp, who fell a martyr in the Turkish army's military attack on Herekol, was eventually buried.
• Muhammed Cihad Cemre sent to prison 

  Muhammed Cihad Cemre, the son of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) İstanbul MP Hüda Kaya, has been remanded in custody.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to request a meeting with their client.
• Open letter to UK Prime Minister Johnson about Turkish war crimes and use of chemical weapons 

  Open letter to UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and to Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition, about Turkish war crimes and use of chemical weapons in Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan.
• If you want to get into NATO, you have to be anti-Kurd like it 

  Commentary by Remezan Mendayî on the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO.
• Fikret Doğan: HDP congress will be the best answer to isolation 

  HDP Van Provincial Co-Chair Fikret Doğan said that the HDP congress to be held next Sunday will be a magnificent response to isolation.
• Kurdish Society Centre condemns Swedish-Turkish cooperation against Kurds 

  The Kurdish Society Centre has condemned the Swedish-Turkish cooperation against Kurds.
• PKK: NATO gives green light to Turkey's genocide against the Kurds 

  "NATO has agreed in Madrid to support and adopt the policy of massacres and genocide carried out by the Turkish state against the Kurdish people for a hundred years," the PKK said about the NATO summit.
• Iraqi Foreign Ministry: There is no agreement between Iraq and Turkey 

  A spokesperson from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that there is no reason for Turkey to invade Iraqi territory, saying, “Turkey has repeatedly announced reaching an agreement with Iraq, but that is not the case.”