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• HDP co-chair Buldan says Turkey's war spending increased six-fold since 2015 

  HDP co-chair Buldan said that Turkey's war spending has increased six-fold since 2015. At the same time, the average income has fallen. Every bullet fired means that people in Turkey have less money in their pockets.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place more than two years ago.
• Civil disobedience in KRI representation in Bern 

  Kurdish activists invaded a KRI representation in Bern in protest against the Barzanî clan's support of Turkish attacks on Southern Kurdistan and demanded a meeting.
• Protest in Bremen against Turkish use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan 

  A rally took place in Bremen in protest at the Turkish attacks on the Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan and especially against the use of chemical weapons against guerrilla forces.
• 20 migrants drowned off North African coast 

  Over the weekend, more than 20 people migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia and Libya on their way to Europe. A representative of the authorities in the Tunisian city of Sfax says there is not enough space left to bury the drowned.
• Kurds in Europe continue to protest the Turkish war in South Kurdistan 

  Following the calls for immediate actions, the Kurdish people living in Europe are continuing to stage protests against the Turkish offensive in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Open letter calls for the release of foreign journalists arrested in Şengal 

  "Freedom of the press is not a luxury. It is a system-relevant achievement" - with this quote begins an appeal to Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to take action for the journalists Marlene F. and Matej K., who have been arrested in Şengal.
• Police in Van beat a man singing in Kurdish and then arrest him 

  A man singing in Kurdish in Van was first beaten by the police, then handcuffed and taken into custody.
• Justice vigil in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse after shameful sentence in Gezi Trial 

  The justice vigil launched in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse after the shameful sentence in the Gezi Trial. People said: "We will not surrender to fascism".
• Osman Kavala sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in Gezi Trial 

  Osman Kavala has been in prison for four and a half years, and the verdict is now reached in the controversial trial against him; aggravated life imprisonment without the prospect of parole, which, according to valid case law, lasts until physical death.
• Court of Appeal overturns prison sentence for Selahattin Demirtaş 

  Turkey’s Court of Appeal ruled that the case file of jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş shall be sent back to the high criminal court, concluding that “dividing a part of the act and penalizing it partially is against the law as it is.”
• HBDH Sinan Dersim Militia targets pro-gov’t foundation TÜGVA  

  The HBDH Sinan Dersim Militia carried out an armed action against the pro-government foundation TÜGVA and vowed that “we will make every place an area of revolutionary action. Go into action and target the institutions and elements of fascism everywhere.”
• ISIS attacks Iraqi troops  

  ISIS mercenaries attacked Iraqi troops yesterday, Sunday, evening.
• “People have no more tears to cry and no more strength to bear the situation” 

  HDP party council member Gültekin Koçdemir said that the regime sees war as the only way to save itself, but that it will not succeed. The people are no longer willing to accept the situation, he underlined.
• KON-MED calls for urgent action against Turkish chemical attacks in Kurdistan 

  KON-MED called for urgent action in protest at the Turkish state which uses chemical weapons in the invasion attacks against Kurdistan and its partner KDP.
• Two foreign journalists arrested by the Iraqi army in Şengal 

  Two journalists from Germany and Slovenia have been arrested by the Iraqi army in the Yazidi settlement area Şengal.
• Kurds protest against Turkish offensive in France and Canada 

  The Kurds living in France and Canada took to the streets to protest the Turkish invasion attacks in Kurdistan.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Turkey’s bid to exterminate Kurds can’t succeed 

  Peace Remains to Only Option, said Peace in Kurdistan Campaign.
• KCDK-E calls for immediate protests against Turkish use of chemical weapons in South Kurdistan 

  The KCDK-E calls for immediate protests due to the Turkish chemical weapons use in the southern Kurdish Medya Defense Areas. The first protests have already taken place.
• Demonstration in Sydney to protest invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state  

  A demonstration was held in Sydney to protest the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan.
• Another 13 people sent to prison within the frame of the Kobanê Investigation 

  13 of the 48 people detained during raids carried out in many cities within the frame of the Kobanê investigation were sent to prison.
• Kurdistan Solidarity Committee expresses support for the PKK 

  Condemning the latest wave of Turkish invasion attacks on southern Kurdistan and the KDP’s support, members of the Kurdistan Solidarity Committee expressed their support for guerrilla forces.
• Four people arrested in connection with massacre against Şenyaşar family in Urfa 

  Of the 11 people detained in connection with the triple murder of Şenyaşar family members in Urfa in 2018, four were remanded in custody.
• Kurds in Europe take to the streets against Turkish invasion attacks  

  Kurds in Europe took to the streets against the invasion attacks and betrayal.
• Chinook helicopters in the war in Kurdistan 

  US-made CH-47 Chinook helicopters can carry up to sixty armed soldiers and ten tons of load. In the war in Kurdistan, they have been used by the Turkish army for only the third day.