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• HDP Hakkari Central District co-chair Hasan Özek sent to prison  

  HDP Hakkari Central District co-chair Hasan Özek was sent to prison on charges of "aiding and abetting the organization".
• New wave of repression against the HDP 

  A new wave of repression is rolling against members, supporters and leaders of the HDP in Turkey. Numerous people have been detained in several cities.
• DBP politician Mehmet Candemir dies in prison 

  DBP politician Mehmet Candemir has died in prison, due to a heart attack, according to authorities. The Kurdish politician was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison in 2017 for his activities for party commissions in the 2015 parliamentary elections.
• Martyr Avyan Afrin YPS Retaliation Team carries out action to celebrate 15 August 

  Martyr Avyan Afrin YPS Retaliation Team carried out a graffiti and fireworks action to celebrate the 15 August Initiative.
• Peace in Kurdistan issues solidarity statement with Kurds on 15 August anniversary 

  Peace in Kurdistan said that on 15 August 1984 began a new chapter in the history of the Kurdish struggle whose end is nowhere in sight and whose future is unresolved.
• KON-MED criticises the ignorance of German media towards Turkey's terror in North-East Syria 

  KON-MED criticises the ignorance of the German media in the face of Turkish state terror against northern and eastern Syria, saying that the German press should see it as its duty to take a closer look, especially at a close ally of Berlin.
• Sancar: The HDP is the place of a common struggle 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar is on a two-day visit to Hatay province. At the launch event on Saturday, Sancar said: "No one can defeat a people who protect their land, water, air, work and dignity."
• Police detain mothers of prisoners in Istanbul 

  The police attacked the press statement that the relatives of the prisoners wanted to make to draw attention to the tortures in prisons. Mothers were detained, while HDP MP Musa Piroğlu, was surrounded by the police.
• Police take at least 15 people into custody in Amed and Adana 

  At least 15 people were detained in Amed and Adana.
• Iranian state kills a kolbar in Kermanshah 

  The Iranian state attacked a group of kolbars on the border of Kermanshah and killed one.
• International Kurdish Solidarity Collective: Pressure must be put on Turkey 

  The International Kurdish Solidarity Collective said that they will try to create public pressure on NATO and related institutions to stop Turkish aggression.
• 49 dead in Gaza, including 17 children 

  Gaza death toll rose to 49, including 17 children.
• Öcalan's family and guardian once again apply for visit 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian made new applications for a visit.
• Sweden fulfils Turkey’s extradition request 

  Sweden is to extradite a man wanted for fraud to Turkey. This is the first case since Ankara demanded the extradition of a number of people in return for agreement to the Nordic country joining NATO.
• Colombian President wants to resume talks with ELN 

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that one of the first actions to be taken by his government will be to resume peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN).
• Fourth member of "Beatles" Islamic State cell arrested in Britain 

  Aine Leslie Davis, a member of the notorious "Beatles" cell of the terrorist group Islamic State, has been arrested in Britain after returning from Turkey.
• Signature campaign to delist the PKK in Kiel 

  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.
• Çepni: Turkey’s goal regarding Syria is to prevent a status for the Kurds 

  Turkish minister Derya Yanık said in Adana that Turkey's aim was not to protect the Syrians but to prevent "a Kurdish state in Syria".
• Iraq maintains its silence about commanders killed in Turkish bombing 2 years ago 

  Zuber Hali, one of the commanders of the Iraqi Border Guards Brigade, and one of his colleagues were killed in a Turkish bombing two years ago. Although two years have passed, Iraq maintains its silence about the incident.
• Kurdish activists protest at Eiffel Tower in Paris 

  Kurdish youth activists staged a civil disobedience action at the world-renowned Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
• International Kurdish Solidarity Collective calls for an end to the Turkish attacks on Kurdish areas 

  More than 70 politicians, academics and cultural workers from several countries, who have joined together to form an International Kurdish Solidarity Collective, demand an end to the Turkish attacks on Kurdish areas contrary to international law.
• HDP Alevi Desk: Attacks on Alevi institutions and places of worship should be taken seriously 

  Sevgi Kişin Sazan from the HDP Alevi Desk said that the attacks on Alevi institutions and places of worship are not accidental and should be taken seriously.
• HPG guerrilla Kemal Bora laid to rest in Batman 

  HPG guerrilla Kemal Bora was killed in the clashes that broke out with the Turkish state forces in the village of Smailka in the Kozluk district of Batman.
• Health and Safety Labor Watch: At least 169 workers died in July 

  The Health and Safety Labor Watch (ISIG) said that at least 169 workers were killed on the job in July.
• 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.