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• Two years after the usurpation of HDP municipalities 

  Two years ago, the trustee administration of Kurdish municipalities began with the removal of the mayors of Amed, Mardin and Van. 31 mayors were arrested. HDP politician Meral Danış Beştaş calls them political hostages.
• Farewell to veteran HPG fighter 

  Serhat Göksu (Senar), a veteran fighter of the HPG, passed away in Hamburg, Germany. He was laid to rest in Erzurum province, eastern Turkey, where he was born.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• 'Erdogan wants to finish the Yazidi genocide that ISIS left incomplete' 

  FCK-BW-BAYERN said that the Erdogan regime wants to finish the Yazidi genocide that ISIS left incomplete.
• KON-MED calls for participation in demos for Shengal in Germany 

  KON-MED calls on the Kurdish people and their friends to stand against the genocidal policies of the Turkish state, and to embrace Shengal by taking to the streets and increasing the struggle.
• HDK calls on people to show solidarity with the Yazidis 

  The HDK called on all people to show solidarity with the Yazidi people after the attacks by the Turkish state.
• Activists in London protest Turkish attacks on Shengal 

  The Turkish state's attack on Shengal was protested in many European cities, including London.
• Kurds in Hamburg protest Turkish attacks on Shengal  

  The genocidal attacks of the invading Turkish state against Shengal were protested in Hamburg.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization against Turkey’s attacks on Yazidis in Shengal 

  The KCDK-E called for mobilization and increased struggle against the Erdogan regime in a statement condemning the latest attacks against the Yazidis in Shengal.
• HDP MP Taşdemir: Isolation of Öcalan aims to prevent peaceful solutions 

  HDP Ağrı Deputy Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir said that the main goal with the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is to interrupt demands for a solution to the Kurdish problem.
• Kurdistan Alliance Work calls on international community to condemn Turkish attacks against Shengal 

  The Kurdistan Alliance Work condemned the attack carried out by the invading Turkish state on the Sikeniyê Hospital in Shengal.
• CDK-F condemns Turkish army attack against Shengal 

  The CDK-F condemned the Turkish army attack against the Yazidi town of Shengal in South Kurdistan (North Iraq) and the bombing of the hospital in the village of Sikeniye, which killed several people.
• Kurds should unite, says Azadi Party Chair Aştî 

  Azadi Party Chair, Ayetullah Aştî, drew attention to the Turkish state's occupation in South Kurdistan and said: "The Kurdish people must unite and stick together."
• KOMAW: We stand with Yazidis against barbarians 

  The Institution of Martyrs’ Families KOMAW condemned the Turkish attack against Yazidi people and said, “We, as Kurdish people, stand with the Yazidis.”
• HDP: People in Afghanistan are sacrificed to the interests of politics 

  The demands for democracy and freedom in Afghanistan have been sacrificed to the interests of realpolitik, said the HDP and called on the international community to play a constructive role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
• 'AKP/MHP government targets Kurds' 

  According to Parlak, as long as the government allows hate speech in the media, attacks like those in Konya, Afyon and Çorum, will continue. He says that serious human rights violations are not taken into account because there is no justice.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Police raid HDP headquarter in Bitlis for eviction 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) headquarter in Bitlis was raided by the police for eviction on the grounds that it is risky to stay inside the building. Officials dismantled the doors and windows.
• Group of activists from Kiel takes over "Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 478. 

  A group of activists from Kiel took over the "Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 478.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sends solidarity greetings on 15 August anniversary 

  Peace in Kurdistan sends greetings to Kurdish people everywhere on the 37th anniversary of the launch of the guerrilla struggle for a peaceful and democratic Kurdistan.
• Kurds in Europe protest the Turkish attack on Shengal 

  The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state against Shengal are being protested by the actions organized by the Kurds living in Europe.
• Lavrio camp residents salute the 15 August Initiative 

  In Lavrio camp of Greece, a ceremony was held to mark the anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, the PKK's first armed attack against the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization against Turkey’s genocidal attacks 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) has called for mobilization against genocidal attacks of the Turkish state.
• Lawyers submit another application to meet Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Floods strike northern Turkey, death toll rises to 70  

  Death toll has risen to 70 following the flood disasters that consumed Kastamonu, Sinop and Bartın cities in northern Turkey.