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• Defend Kurdistan welcomes the Zapatistas in Madrid 

  Among the different groups that welcomed the Zapatista delegation in Madrid are Rojava Azadî Madrid and Women Defend Rojava Madrid.
• Police attack students at Boğaziçi University 

  Police attacked students who protested the ban on students and professors from entering Boğaziçi University until Monday.
• Protest in Hamburg against Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  In Hamburg, hundreds of people demonstrated against Turkey's aggressive expansion policy in South Kurdistan on the occasion of the day of action of the Defend Kurdistan Initiative.
• Hunger strikes in prisons reach day 219 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 219th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 198 and in Greece day 181.
• Political genocide in Istanbul: 22 detained 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations continue unabated.
• UN Verification Mission in Colombia expresses concern about government's handling of protests 

  The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNMC) acknowledged that the prolonged protests express unprecedented social unrest in the South American country.
• Activists at the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil: Kurds must be united to exist 

  Kurds participating in the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg drew attention to the importance of national unity and emphasized that the Kurds have to be united in order to exist.
• Guerrilla commander Agit Şevger laid to rest in Bismil 

  Guerrilla commander Agit Şevger, who fell in May, was buried in Bismil. Şevger was a member of the HPG headquarters in Amed and fell as a martyr during a military operation.
• Former Amed co-mayors on trial for introducing co-presidential system 

  Jailed co-mayors of Amed, Gülten Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, as well as 63 members of the city council are on trial for introducing a co-presidential system in the city council.
• Nine people remanded in custody in Urfa and Mardin 

  Nine people detained in a political police operation carried out between 15 and 25 June in Urfa were sent to prison charged with "membership of an illegal organization".
• Autonomous Administration delegation meets Swedish officials 

  A delegation of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has visited Swedish officials.
• CoE Commissioner calls for repatriation of European nationals held in camps in North-East Syria 

  Human Rights Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic publishes her observations on the repatriation of European nationals held in camps in North-East Syria.
• German Left Party: Solidarity with HDP - for a clear stance against the Erdogan regime 

  The executive committee of DIE LINKE party declared its solidarity with the HDP and demanded a clear position towards the AKP/MHP regime.
• EP to denounce continuous repression of the HDP and opposition in Turkey 

  The European Parliament (EP) will hold a session on Tuesday on the crackdown targeting the opposition in Turkey, particularly the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
• Austrian MP sends solidarity message to the HDP 

  Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, a member of the Green Party in the Austrian Parliament, condemned the pressures carried out by the AKP-MHP government against the HDP and issued a message of solidarity.
• Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Madimak Hotel massacre 

  On this day in 1993, one of the most brutal attacks against Alevites took place in Sivas.
• The US State Department adds Turkey to its list of "countries involved in the use of child soldiers 

  The US State Department added Turkey to its list of "countries involved in the use of child soldiers".
• German police search homes of five Kurdish activists in Hanover 

  In Hanover, police searched the homes of five Kurdish activists. Numerous cell phones, laptops and documents were confiscated. The defendants are accused of violating the law on associations.
• Kurdish women in Russia commemorate Martyr Zilan: We will win with her spirit 

  Kurds in Russia pay tribute to legendary guerrilla fighter Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) who became immortal following an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish occupation troops in Dersim in 1996.
• Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative takes actions against fascists 

  Women’s Initiative Jinen Tirejen Roje carried actions against the fascists, saying, “Every fascist bullet will be brought to account”. The Initiative dedicated the actions to Zeynep Kınacı.
• Children of Fire claim responsibility for actions in five cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced the details of their latest actions in multiple cities.
• Constitutional Court rules HDP MP Gergerlioğlu’s rights violated 

  Gergerlioğlu had his parliamentary mandate withdrawn in mid March due to a final judgement on terror charges. He was sent to Sincan Prison in Ankara on April 2 following a violent police raid on his office in the parliament.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in protest actions on July 3 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress has called for strong participation in the actions organized by the Defend Kurdistan Initiative on July 3.
• KDP and MIT tried to block Defend Kurdistan members in South Kurdistan 

  The Defend Kurdistan initiative members said that the KDP and Turkish intelligence service (MIT) attempted to interfere with them in Southern Kurdistan, while they observed that the KDP could not integrate with the people.
• Belgian Parliament recognizes Yazidi Genocide 

  The Belgian lawmakers also asked the government to “use all domestic and international legal means so that the crime of genocide committed by ISIS in Iraq and Syria does not go unpunished.”