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• Police attack commemoration of Suruç massacre 

  Thirteen people were detained in Ankara during a police attack on a commemoration of the families of the victims of the Suruç massacre. In Istanbul, police stopped a demonstration and detained six people.
• Alouk water station out of service for 15 days 

  Alouk water station is out of service for the 15th day, with drinking water crisis in al-Hasakah city, its countryside and Ras al-Ain, SOHR reports.
• TJK-E protests ban by German authorities of KCDK-E congress 

  The TJK-E protested the ban by German authorities of the KCDK-E congress in Cologne.
• Germany bans 4th Congress of the KCDK-E 

  The Kurdish European Association KCDK-E said that its congress, planned for tomorrow in Bergisch Gladbach, has been banned by the German authorities. The board of directors was informed of the ruling by telephone on Friday.
• UN vote to keep Bab El-Hewa Border Gate open to allow international aid 

  The UN decided that the Bab El-Hewa Border Gate, which was in the hands of the mercenaries, would remain open for another year for the passage of international aid. The UN voted for the decision in a closed session.
• March from Lausanne to Geneva kicks off today 

  Kurds living in Europe today will begin the 3-day march from Lausanne to Geneva to protest the genocidal attack of the invading Turkish state against South Kurdistan.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 225 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 225th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 204 and in Greece day 187.
• Over 2,000 people drowned on their way to Spain 

  The Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras reported that at least 2,087 migrants drowned while trying to reach Spain in the first half of 2021.
• New offender protection law passed in parliament of Turkey 

  The highly controversial 4th Law Package has been ratified by the parliament in Ankara. Among other things, the package includes a paragraph according to which "strong suspicion" is no longer sufficient for imprisonment for sexual violence.
• Arrest operation against tobacco farmers in Adıyaman 

  In Adıyaman, some fifty tobacco farmers have been arrested in raids by the police and gendarmerie. They are accused of taking part in banned protests against a new legal regulation. In many places, armored vehicles block the roads.
• Police attack Suruç Families Initiative marching to Ankara, detain 5 

  Police attacked the Suruç Families Initiative which is holding a march from Istanbul to Ankara as part of its ‘Justice for Suruç, Justice for All’ campaign. Police has detained 5 members of the initiative by using violence.
• Hevrîn Xelef Square will be inaugurated in France on September 21 

  Lyon City Council has named a square after Kurdish female politician Hevrîn Xelef. The square will be inaugurated by the mayor on September 21.
• Gergerlioğlu says opposition should urgently meet on a common ground 

  HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu said that the opposition should urgently meet on a common ground based on conscience and democracy against the government crackdown.
• Thousands of police reach in Amed ahead of Erdoğan visit 

  Thousands of police were mobilized in Amed, ahead of the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• 'Öcalan’s treatment is tantamount to torture,' says UK trade unionist Bert Schouwenburg 

  Bert Schouwenburg was responsible together with UNITE for the establishment of the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign in 2016.
• Socialist Youth Associations Federation organizes march for Suruç massacre victims 

  The Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) will launch a march from Istanbul to Ankara tomorrow to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Suruç massacre in 2015.
• MEPs strongly condemn repression of opposition in Turkey 

  Deep concern expressed by MEPs over constant attacks and pressure on Turkish opposition parties, in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
• Square in Lyon named after Hevrîn Xelef 

  Lyon City Council has approved to name a square after Kurdish woman Hevrîn Xelef who was murdered Turkey-backed mercenaries in Syria.
• Police attack miners protesting in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime continues persecuting miners who are demanding their rights. Police in Ankara attacked mine workers who had been dismissed in 2011. Although there is a right to compensation, it has not been paid out to date.
• Basque senator and EU MEP ask questions about HDP to Madrid government and Brussels 

  EH Bildu senator Gorka Elejabarrieta together with a number of other senators asks the Spanish government about the HDP. Nikolaj Villumsen MEP representing the Red-Green Alliance asks the Parliament whether the EU is afraid of Erdogan.
• Police detain seven people in Erzurum 

  Seven people were detained during the political genocide operations in Karayazı, province of Erzurum.
• UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office responds to letter sent by Peace in Kurdistan 

  The Eastern Mediterranean Department Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office responded to the letter sent by Peace in Kurdistan Campaign on 22 May to the UK Foreign Secretary about Turkey.
• "Defend Kurdistan against a new edition of Lausanne" 

  A three-day march by the #DefendKurdistan initiative against genocide and occupation begins in Lausanne on Saturday. The action is intended to send a signal that a new edition of the Lausanne Treaty is out of the question.
• HDP pays solidarity visit to miners blocked in Ankara 

  In Ankara, HDP deputies and provincial co-chairs paid a solidarity visit to miners whose protest march was blocked at the entrance of city.
• Şenyaşar family slams “the state of the oppressors” 

  The Şenyaşar family blasted the judicial system saying “What kind of state is this? The state of the oppressors!”.