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• CHP Leader Kılıçdaroğlu: Erdoğan family smuggles money abroad 

  CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu revealed that Turkish President Erdoğan’s family transferred money to a front foundation abroad through pro-government foundations Ensar and TÜRGEV.
• Finland and Sweden send delegations to Ankara over NATO bids 

  The Turkish government officially stated that it does not want Sweden and Finland to join the NATO military alliance, thanks to its hostility to the Kurds.
• Kurdish young activists carry out action in solidarity with Merdan K. under trial in Germany 

  Kurdish young activists carried out an action in solidarity with Merdan K., who was arrested in Germany about eight months ago and whose case was heard on 24 May.
• YJA Star guerrilla Dilan Inan laid to rest in Siirt 

  YJA Star guerrilla Dilan Inan (Jiyan Koçer), who fell as a martyr during clashes in Besta, was laid to rest in Siirt.
• Body of Kurdish activist Mehmet Zeki Çelebi taken to Şırnak State Hospital for autopsy 

  The body of Kurdish activist Mehmet Zeki Çelebi, who lost his life as a result of an armed attack in Sulaymaniyah, was taken to Şırnak State Hospital for autopsy.
• Armenia, Azerbaijan resume negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh 

  Having been in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh for 30 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Brussels to discuss a "peace agreement". According to the Council of Europe which mediates, the parties have agreed to advance discussions.
• Kurdish journalists and media workers against Turkish genocidal war in Kurdistan 

  Journalists and media workers from Kurdistan held a press conference in Brussels against the genocidal war of the Turkish state against the Kurds.
• 5 people sentenced to 73 years in prison in Urfa 

  A Turkish court in Urfa province sentenced 5 people to 73 years in prison.
• Colonel of Iranian Revolutionary Guards shot dead in Tehran 

  A colonel of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards was shot dead in the east of the capital Tehran.
• Activists in Paphos collect 2,214 signatures demanding to delist the PKK 

  A stand was opened at the beaches of Paphos, Cyprus, and 2,214 signatures were collected to demand the removal of the PKK from the EU list of terrorist organisations.
• Police attack "No war – peace right now" demo in Istanbul 

  Under the slogan "No war - peace right now", a demonstration was staged in Istanbul on Sunday against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan. Several people were detained on the fringes of the demonstration.
• Kurdish activist Hasbi Çakıcı passes away in The Hague 

  Hasbi Çakıcı has died in a hospital in The Hague. The Kurdish activist spent four years in prison in Turkey. In 2019, he participated in the mass hunger strike in the Netherlands for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement claims responsibility for action in Istanbul 

  The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) claimed responsibility for the action against ISMEK in the Istanbul Sultançiftliği municipality.
• Turkey wants Sweden to extradite Kurdish author who died 7 years ago 

  Ankara has asked Stockholm to extradite several "terrorism" suspects to approve its NATO membership. Kurdish author Mehmet Sıraç Bilgin, who died in 2015, is among them, according to the state-run news agency.
• Hearing of experts at trial against Mirza B. 

  Next week, the trial against Kurdish activist Mirza B. will continue before the Munich Higher Regional Court. The academic councilor at the University of Bamberg will be questioned as an expert witness on the situation of the Kurds in Turkey.
• Damascus government rejects Turkish President's plan to send one million refugees back to Syria 

  The Damascus government rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plan to send one million refugees, calling it an "aggressive game" and a "criminal project".
• HDP Youth Assembly members sent to prison in Amed, students in Ankara protest arrests 

  In Amed, 10 people, including HDP party assembly member Halide Türkoğlu and a number of HDP Youth Assembly members, were remanded in custody. Members of the Free Student Initiative protested the arrests with a march in Ankara.
• Charges against Lafarge over Syria affair upheld 

  The Paris Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of Lafarge, which merged with Holcim, and instead upheld charges of "aiding and abetting crimes against humanity."
• Journalists Marlene Förster and Matej Kavčič deported from Iraq after a month in detention 

  German journalist Marlene Förster, who was arrested in Şengal on April 20, and her Slovenian colleague Matej Kavčič have been deported by the Iraqi authorities after a month in detention.
• Anti-war activists in Italy salute the Kurdish resistance 

  Activists joining central anti-war protests in Italy expressed their solidarity with the Kurdish people and guerrilla forces that are faced with a genocidal campaign of the Turkish state in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Call for enhanced struggle against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The reason for the crises in the Middle East is the unlawful isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Prison,” said DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz, calling for enhanced struggle against the isolation policy imposed on the Kurdish leader.
• Turkish soldiers block visitors to Öcalan’s house in Amara 

  Turkish soldiers prevented people who tried to access Amara to raise concern over the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The Öcalan Family said that “We must enhance the struggle.”
• New group of activists takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, calls for support for guerrillas 

  The new group of activists which took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil called for support for the "historical resistance carried out by the guerrillas."
• 16 British trade unions send letter to Turkish ambassador condemning attacks 

  Representatives of British trade unions addressed the Turkish ambassador in an open letter and condemned the Turkish state's invasion attacks on South Kurdistan and the bombing of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• What is going on in Diyarbakir Municipality? 

  Governors and government-appointed officials have been marked by corruption in Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality. Officials related to Soylu, Erdoğan, Albayrak and Ağar are struggling for power in the municipality.