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• Young people in Stuttgart, Athens, Dortmund and Marseille join the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign 

  Young people who took to the streets in Stuttgart, Athens, Dortmund and Marseille saluted the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign launched by Komalên Ciwan.
• Activists in Paris, Kiel, Lavrio and Basel commemorate Martyr Zilan 

  Martyr Zilan (Zeynep Kınacı) was commemorated in Paris, Kiel Lavrio and Basel on the 25th anniversary of her martyrdom.
• KON-MED co-chair calls for participation in actions against occupation 

  Zübeyde Zümrüt, co-chair of the KON-MED, the largest umbrella organization of the Kurdish Diaspora in Germany, has called on Kurds to take to the streets in all European cities on July 3 to protest the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan,northern Iraq.
• Family buries remains of guerrilla son 22 months after he fell a martyr 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Hikmet Eren, who fell as a martyr during a clash in the Derik district of Mardin in October 2019, were handed over to his family 22 months later.
• PUK deputy Zikri Zebarî says government should stand against Turkish invasion attacks  

  PUK parliamentarian Zikri Zebarî said that the government should stand against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan and added: “Kurdistan was liberated with the blood of thousands of martyrs. Turkey needs to leave."
• Kurds in Russia: The KDP should end the collaboration 

  Kurds living in Russia protested Turkey’s invasion attacks and the KDP’s collaboration with the Turkish state.
• Kolbar injured in Kermanshah 

  A kolbar fell off the cliffs and was injured in Kermanshah city of East Kurdistan.
• Sancar: Together, we can end the plunder and corruption 

  HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar said that “If we act in concert, we will put an end to this plunder, robbery and corruption.”
• Children of Fire set fire to several targets in six cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they took multiple actions in six cities.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply once again to go to Imralı 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• "Now is the time to stand up" 

  The struggle of the Kurds and the democratic forces within the HDP has kept the democratic forces alive. Now the threshold of fear has been crossed. The time when fascism felt strong is finally over.
• Magnitude 4.3 earthquake registered in Elazığ this morning 

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was registered this morning in Maden, district of Elazığ.
• Young activists protest the Turkish invasion attacks with action at Charles de Gaulle airport 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists protested the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state as well as holidaying in Turkey with an act of civil disobedience in front of Turkish airlines desks at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.
• Activists at the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg call for national unity against isolation 

  The new group of activists which took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, called for national unity against the isolation, occupation and genocide in week 471 of the 10-year-long action.
• HDP Co-Chairs Buldan and Sancar meet lawyers against the closure case 

  "We will prepare that document together and record it in history. That document will be a legacy for future generations", said HDP Co-chair Mithat Sancar about their defense to the closure case against the party.
• Growing repression against peace delegates in Frankfurt 

  During the arrival of part of the "Delegation for Peace and Freedom in Kurdistan" on Sunday at Frankfurt Airport, there were attacks by the evidence and arrest unit.
• USA calls on allied governments to repatriate the citizens engaged in the ISIS 

  The USA Secretary of the State Antony Blinken released a statement in the meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the ISIS in Rome and called upon the allies of the USA to “repatriate their citizens”.
• Hunger strike in Lavrio on day 176 

  For 176 days, Kurdish activists in the Lavrio refugee camp near Athens have been continuing their hunger strike against Öcalan's isolation and the destructive prison conditions in Turkish prisons.
• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• Peace in Kurdistan underlines situation of Öcalan on UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture 

  On United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of TorturePeace in Kurdistan insists on the importance of reminding the world of the position that Abdullah Öcalan continues to endure in his Turkish prison cell.
• Turkish army launches operation in Bitlis 

  The Turkish army launched an operation in Hizan, province of Bitlis, and were joined by village guards.
• Police take brutal action against Defend Kurdistan delegation at Frankfurt airport 

  German police harassed members of the "Delegation for Peace and Freedom in Kurdistan" at Frankfurt airport. Several delegates had their heads pressed against the wall, and one activist was taken away.
• Soldiers open fire on refugees in Siirt, killing two, injuring 12 others 

  Turkish soldiers shot dead two refugees at a checkpoint in Siirt last night. Twelve other people from Afghanistan and Pakistan were injured.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative in Bern protests Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan  

  The invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan were protested with a march organized by Defend Kurdistan in Bern.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg enters its 10th year 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil carried out in Strasbourg to demand the physical freedom of the Kurdish people's leader celebrates the beginning of its 10th year.