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• Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces and Taliban 

  Siddiqui was part of the Reuters photography team to win the 2018 Pulitzer for Feature Photography for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.
• HBDH Kurdistan Committee says it carried out sabotage action in Mardin 

  The HBDH Kurdistan Committee said that it carried out a sabotage action against the car of a person defined as a "guardian of colonialism" in Mardin.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN activists march in Draguignan to protest Turkish attacks 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists held a march in the city of Draguignan, France, within the framework of the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign.
• Flood in Rize claims 5 lives  

  Dead bodies of 5 people who were lost in consequence of the flood in Rize were found.
• Apartment of Alevi HDP employee marked 

  The apartment of HDP member Sezer Öztürk in Istanbul has been marked with a red cross, and the wall has been painted with the words "Alevi, get out, Kurd". When he wanted to press charges, he was threatened by the police.
• Three more persons detained over attack on HDP Marmaris office 

  Three more people have been detained as part of the investigation launched into the armed attack against the Marmaris office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
• HDP MP calls for joint struggle against isolation of Öcalan 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Van Deputy Murat Sarısaç has called on Kurdish people and democratic public to fight against isolation and endorse the hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons.
• HDP condemns armed attack against its Muğla office 

  Another armed attack was carried out against the HDP, this time in Marmaris district of Muğla.
• Turkish army launches military operation in the area between Idil, Ömerli and Midyat 

  The Turkish army launched a military operation on Wednesday evening in the area between Idil, Ömerli and Midyat.
• Erdoğan removes trustee rector of Boğaziçi University after months of protests  

  The trustee appointed as rector to Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Melih Bulu was dismissed by presidential decree as a result of the resistance of the students and the democratic public.
• 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.
• HDBH action targets PTT in Istanbul 

  People’s United Revolutionary Movement militias set fire to an ATM belonging to Post and Telegraph Corporation (PTT) in Eyüpsultan-Istanbul.
• Oluç: Political responsibility lies with the government 

  Once again an armed attack has been carried out on an HDP building in western Turkey, only by chance no one was injured. HDP politician Saruhan Oluç assumes that the attack was planned and holds the government responsible.
• Buldan: Not a single Kurd wants to sit at the table with the AKP 

  “Not even a single Kurd wants to sit at the table with the AKP amid the atrocities committed by the AKP, the detention and arrest of our mayors, our arrested deputies in prisons and the lawsuits filed against us.”
• HDP pays tribute to July 14 Resistance 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) saluted the 14 July Resistance, saying that “The struggle between the July 14 spirit and the putschist mentality continues.”
• Body of fallen HPG guerrilla handed over after 57 days 

  The body of Abdullah Bulat, a fallen guerrilla fighter in Lice, has been handed over to his family 57 days after his death.
• Boğaziçi University professors and academics file complaint against prohibition to enter the campus 

  The professors of Boğaziçi University have filed a criminal complaint about the appointed university administration's decision to restrict entries to the university's campuses on 3 and 4 July 2021.
• Activists in Frankfurt to celebrate the Rojava Revolution on Sunday 

  The Rojava Revolution is to be celebrated and defended. A demonstration will take place in Frankfurt as part of the international action days planned for next Sunday.
• Armed man attacks HDP Marmaris District Organization building 

  An armed attack targeted the HDP Marmaris District Organization building this morning.
• Forest fire in Lice rapidly spreading towards village of Licok 

  A forest fire that broke out in Kerwas in the Lice is approaching the village of Licok. The extinguishing work is inadequate and unsuccessful.
• Third hearing of trial for the killing of Diyarbakir Bar Association President Elçi opens today 

  The third hearing of the trial for the killing of Diyarbakir Bar Association President Tahir Elçi will be held today.
• HDP commemorates victims of the Zilan massacre 

  People’s Democratic Party commemorated thousands of people who were slaughtered in Zilan and said, “The policies causing a massacre in Zilan are still being implemented by the AKP today.”
• Children of Fire set fire to many vehicles and workplaces 

  Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to many vehicles, a petrol tanker ship and a factory, which “belonged to the fascists” in multiple cities of Turkey.
• HBDH: The spirit of July 14 is hovering in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  In praise of the July 14 Great Resistance, the People's United Revolutionary Movement said, “It is time to carry on the legacy of commander Kemal Pir, M. Hayri Durmuş, Akif and Ali.”
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 229 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 229th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 208 and in Greece day 191.