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• Week of action for the 10th anniversary of Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  European Initiative for the Freedom of Öcalan
• Nine people in Van remanded in custody 

  Nine people who were detained in the political police operation in Van were remanded in custody.
• Signatures collection to delist the PKK hits record high in Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Nicosia 

  The daily signatures for the campaign to delist the PKK hit a record high in Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Nicosia.
• Justice Vigil in protest at unlawfulness in Gezi Trial continues 

  The Justice Vigil launched by the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects Chambers (TMMOB) in protest of the unlawfulness in Gezi Trial is continuing.
• Lavrov cancels trip to Serbia after countries close airspace 

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cancelled his visit to Serbia after European countries around Serbia closed their airspace to his aircraft.
• Qasim Xerawi: Turkey destroys Iraq's agriculture sector 

  Iraqi political analyst Qasim Xerawi stated that Turkey’s water policy and construction of dams have destroyed Iraq's agricultural sector, suggesting that Iraq could apply economic pressure against Turkey to resolve the water problem.
• Families live in poverty after urban transformation in Sur 

  Families from Diyarbakir’s Sur district have started to live in containers and one-room houses after their houses were demolished as part of the urban transformation. “The rulers live in a palace, while we live in one-room houses,” they say.
• 20 ISIS members captured in Baghdad and Sulaymaniyah 

  According to Iraqi media, 14 ISIS members were captured by security forces in Baghdad and 6 others in Sulaymaniyah.
• International Working Brigades head to Rojava  

  The International Working Brigades made up of 26 internationalists is heading to Rojava.
• United Peoples' Democratic Movement claims responsibility for action against police in Amed 

  The Binevş Agal Militia of the United Peoples' Democratic Movement (HBDH) said that they carried out an action against the Turkish policemen standing guard in Amed on 1 June.
• Tribute to activist, politician and journalist Dino Frisullo on 19th anniversary of his death 

  Activist, politician and journalist Dino Frisullo was commemorated at his grave in Rome on the 19th anniversary of his death.
• Demo in Brussels against Turkish occupation in Kurdistan 

  Kurds and their friends are taking to the streets in protest at the Turkish state’s invasion attacks and threats against Kurdish territories.
• Kurdish activist collects signatures for the PKK in Rome 

  ‘Mother Sultan’, who is taking part in the campaign to delist the PKK in Rome, has collected 1,540 signatures so far.
• 36 opposition figures detained over “HDK investigation” 

  In the wake of the wave of repression against the HDK that has been rolling through Turkey since Friday, 36 of more than forty wanted people are in police custody. They are to be referred to the public prosecutor's office at the beginning of the week.
• Consumer Price Index in Turkey increases by 2.98% in May 

  The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Turkey for May 2022 and said it increased by 2.98% month on month.
• Basque MEP Pernando Barrena comments on Turkey's war crimes 

  Basque MEP Pernando Barrena comments on Turkey's war crimes.
• ‘HDK and HDP will rebuild the future of this country’ 

  With waves of arrests, the Turkish regime wants to increase the pressure on the political and civil society representation of the Kurds.
• Notorious judge Gürlek appointed as new deputy justice minister 

  The notorious criminal judge Akın Gürlek has been appointed as the new deputy justice minister. Gürlek was the preferred judge in politically highly explosive trials, such as those against Selahattin Demirtaş, Canan Kaftancıoğlu and Can Dündar.
• 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.
• Iraqi Parliament to investigate Turkish attacks 

  Iraqi Parliament goes into action in the face of the increasingly ongoing attacks by the Turkish state in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee meets Abahlali BaseMjondolo in South Africa 

  The Kurdistan Youth Diplomacy Committee is on a one-month journey to South Africa.
• Lawyer Cemal Demir: Isolation imposed on Öcalan cannot be explained legally 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir said that the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan is of a special weight and depth that cannot be explained legally.
• HDP delegation meets representatives civil society organisations and political parties in Germany 

  An HDP delegation met with representatives of various civil society organisations and political parties in Germany.
• Police raid HDK Headquarters in Istanbul, take 42 people into custody in various cities 

  As part of a new political police operation, the HDK Headquarters was raided by the Turkish police. Many people were detained in various cities.
• HDP delegation meets Party of European Socialists in Brussels 

  Deputy Secretaries General of the Party of European Socialists, Giacomo Filibeck and Yonnec Polet, met in Brussels with a HPD delegation chaired by Prof Mithat Sancar, Co-chair of HDP, an associate member of the PES.