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• 68 percent disabled man arrested for his social media posts 

  Disabled Mustafa Yaşar was arrested in Istanbul and sent to Metris Prison.
• Hamas withdraws from talks on a ceasefire in Gaza 

  A senior Hamas official announced their withdrawal talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza war because of Israeli "massacres" and its attitude in negotiations.
• KCK: When resisted in the spirit of July 14th, the enemy will be defeated 

  KCK pays tribute to all the immortal martyrs of the historic Great July 14 resistance which marks the beginning of a death fast in Amed prison in 1982.
• Kongra Star Assembly issues a statement about human rights violations and violence against women in  

  Kongra Star Assembly issued a statement about human rights violations and violence against women in the Syrian regions occupied by the Turkish state and its mercenaries.
• Activists march in Cologne to protest Turkish state's invasion attacks  

  Activists held a march in Cologne to protest the Turkish state's invasion attacks against South Kurdistan.
• Activists in Melbourne protest Turkish state's invasion attacks  

  In Melbourne, Kurds and their friends protested the Turkish state's invasion attacks against South Kurdistan.
• Village guards who resigned denounce threats 

  The village guards who resigned because they refused to be part of the occupation attacks in Zap, Avaşîn and Metina regions were threatened. 17 July had been set as the date on which the village guards would be deployed.
• Kurds in Berlin to demonstrate against war in Middle East and Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish community association Nav-Berlin is calling for a demonstration against the war in the Middle East and the Turkish occupation attacks on South Kurdistan. The protest will begin today, Saturday, at 1 p.m. on Oranienplatz.
• Putin opposes Erdoğan-Assad meeting in Baghdad 

  The Russian president reportedly favours a high-level meeting between Turkish and Syrian leaders in Turkey rather than Baghdad.
• KCDK-E calls for protest actions everywhere against Turkish occupation and genocide 

  KCDK-E calls for mass protests everywhere to oppose the genocide of the Turkish state in continuous mobilisation.
• Prisoner Yaşa dies in Finland 

  Cancer patient Mehmet Ali Yaşa, who was released two months before completing his 30-year sentence, died in Finland, where he went for treatment.
• HBDH militia set a recycling centre and a carpet factory on fire in Bodrum 

  HBDH Kemal Pir Militia announced that they set fire to a recycling centre and a carpet factory belonging to a fascist person in a holiday resort in Bodrum.
• ESP calls for resistance against colonial occupation 

  The Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) called on all peoples and the proletarian left movement to take their place on the side of humanity, resistance, honour and freedom against Turkish occupation of Southern Kurdistan.
• Baghdad condemns the attacks by the Turkish state 

  After the Turkish state escalated its invasion attacks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Baghdad government condemned the attacks and sent a high-level security delegation to South Kurdistan.
• TEV-ÇAND Europe calls on everyone to stand up against Turkish attacks  

  TEV-ÇAND Europe issued a statement to protest the invasion attacks by the Turkish army and said: "Today is the day of resistance. Today is the day to stand up against the attacks wherever we are."
• Israel says 60 percent of Hamas fighters were killed or wounded 

  Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed to have "eliminated or wounded 60%" of Hamas fighters in the more than nine-month war in the Gaza Strip, calling it a military "success".
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Strasbourg in its 628th week 

  A group from the Hessen region of Germany took over the 12-year-long vigil in Strasbourg demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in the 628th week.
• Iraqi court sentences al-Baghdadi's wife to death 

  The Iraqi judiciary sentenced the wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of ISIS killed in 2019, to death for kidnapping Yazidi women.
• France to deport an imam due to 'discriminatory messages against women' 

  The French Interior Minister announced that a "radicalised imam" from the Aube region will be deported within days. The minister accuses the imam of preaching discriminatory messages, especially against women.
• Kurdish and Syriac political parties, organisations call for urgent action against Turkish invasion 

  Kurdish and Syriac political parties and organisations have written an open letter to senior officials of the Arab League, Iraq, Syria, the Arab League, Iraq, Syria, the CoE, the US, NATO and the UN, calling for an immediate halt to the Turkish invasion.
• Shiwani: KDP is blocking election of Kurdish governor 

  The Iraqi Minister of Justice said that the post of governor of Kirkuk could have been held by the Kurds, but the KDP prevented this.
• 15 members of teachers' union beaten and taken into custody  

  15 members of Eğitim-Sen were beaten and taken into custody while protesting against the "Teaching Profession Law" that had just been introduced in parliament.
• 850 prisoners suffer food poisoning in Sincan Prison in Ankara 

  Several prisoners in Sincan High Security Prison No 1 have suffered food poisoning in the past week.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan in Imralı 

  Lawyers from the Istanbul-based Asrın Law Office filed another application to meet with their clients in Imralı Island Prison, who have not been heard from for over 38 months.
• Peace in Kurdistan congratulates Jeremy Corbyn for his election 

  Peace in Kurdistan congratulated Jeremy Corbyn, the new independent MP for Islington North