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• 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.”
• KCDK-E calls for closure of airspace over North and East Syria 

  KCDK-E appealed to the international powers to take a stand against the Turkish threats of attack and to close the airspace over northern and eastern Syria.
• HDP's Ceylan: The government will lose if opposition organizes properly 

  Amed Provincial Co-Chair of the HDP, Zeyyat Ceylan, said that “There is a major economic, political and social crisis. If the society and the opposition are properly organized, there is no chance that the AKP-MHP government will not go."
• Corbyn and Gavan: “Freedom for Ocalan key to peaceful resolution of Kurdish question 

  Jeremy Corbyn MP and Paul Gavan Sinn Fein MP: “Freedom for Ocalan is the key to the peaceful resolution of the Kurdish question.”
• "The Other Side of the River" wins German Film Prize 

  The documentary "The Other Side of the River" by director Antonia Kilian about the life of Hala, who leaves Manbij and her ISIS-sympathetic family to go to an Asayîş women's unit, has won the German Film Prize.
• Investigations against survivors of Suruç massacre and families of victims 

  The fight for justice will never be abandoned, relatives of the victims and injured of the 2015 ISIS massacre in Suruç declared on the occasion of investigations against them.
• Most Finns oppose concessions to Turkey for NATO membership 

  In a survey conducted in Finland before the NATO summit, 70 percent of the Finnish respondents said that If Turkey's demands were met, they would not favour NATO membership.
• French New Anti-Capitalist Party: “Let's protect Rojava and stop Erdoğan” 

  The French New Anti-Capitalist Party released a statement concerning the invasion threats of the Turkish state and said, "Let's protect Rojava, let's stop Erdoğan."
• 67-year-old receives ten months imprisonment for wearing a green-yellow-red scarf 

  67-year-old Menci Orman was sentenced to ten months in prison for "terror propaganda" for wearing a green-yellow-red scarf at a Newroz celebration.
• Erdoğan repeats announcement of new invasion in northern Syria 

  Turkish regime leader Erdoğan has repeated his announcement of a new invasion of northern Syria. This will begin as soon as preparations on the border are completed and "weaknesses in the security corridor" are eliminated, he said.
• KCDK-E: Defend Kurdistan demonstration in Düsseldorf sent message of determination and solidarity 

  As a co-organiser of the "Defend Kurdistan" demonstration in Düsseldorf, the KCDK-E welcomes the broad participation and speaks of a "march of determination and solidarity".
• Amed residents say that it is very difficult to meet ends 

  In these times when house rent prices are increasing, Amed residents say that it is very difficult to meet ends.
• Number of detainees in Adana increases to 35  

  At least 35 people have been detained in Monday’s political genocide operation in Adana. Turkish police used violence after turning off cameras during house raids.
• Police carry out new political police operation in Adana, detain many 

  Turkish police carried out a new political police operation in Adana targeting the Binevş Culture and Art Association. The police searched many houses and detained numerous people, including HDP Provincial co-chairs Helin Kaya and Mehmet Karakış.
• Yazidi Justice Committee to present report on the genocide by ISIS 

  The Yazidi Justice Committee has been investigating the genocide committed by ISIS against the Yazidis and the responsibility of certain states for the crime for over two years. The report will be presented in London at the beginning of July.
• France: Turkey should make its choice on Sweden and Finland for NATO membership 

  In the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden and Finland have asked to join NATO, but are facing opposition from Turkey.
• ‘Defend Kurdistan’ demonstration in Bordeaux 

  Kurds and their friends are taking to the streets all around the world to denounce the genocidal war of the Turkish state in Kurdistan.
• Thousands in Düsseldorf against Turkish war policy and chemical weapons 

  Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Düsseldorf on Saturday to send a message against Turkey's war policy in Kurdistan. The organising committee counted about 20,000 people.
• Son of HDP MP Hüda Kaya detained by anti-terror police 

  Peace activist Muhammed Cihad Cemre has been detained by the anti-terror police in Çanakkale. A wave of hatred against the son of HDP MP Hüda Kaya has been rolling on the internet, unleashed by government supporters.
• Düsseldorf rally against Turkish occupation and genocidal attacks kicks off 

  "Defending Kurdistan means defending the revolution!" is the slogan of the central rally organised by the "Defend Kurdistan" campaign in Düsseldorf today.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN call on everyone to attend march in Düsseldorf today 

  Calling on all young people, men and women, to attend the march in Düsseldorf today, TCŞ and TekoJIN said: "It is time to support the legendary struggle of the guerrillas."
• Jena: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan - For life instead of G7! 

  In Jena today, the Kurdistan Solidarity Group and Ya Basta made a joint statement of solidarity with Abdullah Öcalan. "The repression against him takes place in a global political context and cannot be seen in isolation from it," said the activists involv
• ‘Everyone should stand against Turkey’s genocidal policy backed by NATO’ 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Chair Remzi Kartal called for participation in the Düsseldorf rally on June 25 to denounce Turkey’s invasion and genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands.