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• HDP pays visit to Deniz Poyraz's family 

  “We want peace and brotherhood. We do not want mothers to cry. Long live the brotherhood of peoples,” said father of HDP member Deniz Poyraz who was killed in the HDP headquarters in İzmir in June.
• KCK: The repression and genocide attacks against Kurds will not go unanswered 

  KCK calls on all the Kurdish people to show solidarity and to intensify their struggle for freedom and democracy everywhere in order to put an end to the attacks.
• Kurdish victim of racist attack in Konya laid to rest 

  According to the Human Rights Association, 7 people, including 3 Syrian children, were killed and 32 injured in at least 14 racist attacks in Turkey in 2020. Since 2010, 15 people have been murdered and 1097 people have been injured in 280 racist attacks.
• Hunger strike of migrants in Brussels temporarily suspended 

  On Wednesday, the government in Brussels announced a breakthrough in talks with the hunger strikers. The hunger strike was "temporarily suspended" by the migrants.
• US rejects Erdoğan's proposal for two states in Cyprus 

  The United States rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's proposal for two states in Cyprus.
• Kurdish activist Mehmet Subaşı dies in Paris 

  Mehmet Subaşı, an activist from Kurdistan living in Paris passed away after his fight with cancer.
• Kurdish young activists take to the streets in Europe against isolation 

  Kurdish young activists took to the streets in Europe, opened stands to draw attention to the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, and briefed the press on the situation in Kurdistan.
• Activists in Kassel pay tribute to the 14 July Great Death Fast resistance 

  The 14 July Great Death Fast resistance was commemorated in the city of Kassel.
• Court releases 12 people taken into custody at commemoration for Suruç victims 

  12 people beaten and taken into custody by the police in Kadıköy on Tuesday at a commemoration for the victims of the Suruç massacre, were released on condition of judicial control.
• Sit-in activists in Geneva call for a mass rally on July 24 

  A mass protest march is to be held in Geneva on Saturday, July 24, the 98th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne that caused the disintegration of Kurdistan.
• EU, France, U.S. react to Erdogan's 'Cyprus provocation' 

  The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of a provocation during a visit to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus.
• Racist attack kills a Kurdish citizen in Konya province 

  A racist group of 60 people attacked a Kurdish family in the Meram district of Konya. Hakim Dal (43) was killed in the attack.
• HDP blames government for racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers 

  HDP Agriculture Commission Spokesperson Rıdvan Turan has accused the AKP-MHP government of being responsible for the racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 237 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 237th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 216 and day 199 in Greece.
• EU plans to send troops to Libya against Turkey and Russia, reports claim 

  The EU is firming up plans for a military mission to Libya in order to compete for influence with foreign powers there, according to a leaked paper seen by EUobserver.
• Kurds to protest the 98th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne 

  Kurds and their friends will protest the 98th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into four parts.
• Police in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul attack events paying tribute to Suruç victims 

  Police in Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul attacked the events held to pay tribute to those killed in the ISIS attack in Suruç and arrested numerous people.
• President Macron emphasizes that France will continue to support North and East Syria 

  The Elysée Palace said in a statement that President Macron emphasized that they will continue to support North and East Syria.
• 33 "dream travelers” commemorated in Suruç 

  At a memorial ceremony in front of the Amara Cultural Center in Suruç, the young "dream travelers" who were taken from their lives in an attack six years ago were remembered: "They live on in the revolution of Rojava."
• Catalonia prepares for recognition of North and East Syria 

  The autonomous region of Catalonia is preparing to recognize the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. Government parties and the opposition have presented a draft resolution to this effect to parliament.
• Victims commemorated on anniversary of Suruç massacre 

  Young people murdered in Suruç massacre were commemorated on the anniversary of their martyrdom.
• HBDH: We will call the perpetrators of all massacres, including Suruç, to account 

  HBDH commemorated the martyrs of Suruç and said that “We invite people to join our united revolutionary forces and take action to make the dreams of 33 dream travellers come true”.
• Kurdish Red Crescent calls for solidarity during Eid al-Adha 

  The Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê (Kurdish Red Crescent) has called for solidarity during the feast of sacrifice.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 236 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 236th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 215 and day 198 in Greece.
• Asia-Pacific activists unite in call for status for N/E Syria Autonomous Administration 

  Asia-Pacific activists called for status for the Northern and Eastern Syria Autonomous Administration.