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• Police take violent action against Pride March in Istanbul 

  Turkish police have again taken violent action against the Istanbul Pride March. Numerous people were taken into custody, including AFP reporter Bulent Kilic.
• Activists block Turkish Airlines counter at Basel Airport 

  In protest against the war of aggression in southern Kurdistan, internationalist and Kurdish activists blocked a Turkish Airlines counter at Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg airport.
• Constitutional Court to examine Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu application on 1 July 

  Salih Gergerlioğlu, the son of HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, wrote on his Twitter account that the Constitutional Court will examine his father’s application on 1 July.
• Children of Fire Initiative claims responsibility for new actions 

  The Children of Fire Initiative said in a statement that they set fire to three construction machines, a Vestel service, a warehouse, a truck and an atelier.
• Elected Kurds from Switzerland issue an appeal for peace and dialogue  

  Elected Kurds of the diaspora and friends published an appeal for peace and dialogue in Switzerland.
• Swedish Foreign Minister: Constructive dialogue with Northern and Eastern Syria should be developed 

  Answering to a question by Anders Österberg MP on Sweden's relations with Rojava, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said that constructive dialogue with Northern and Eastern Syria should be developed.
• Four released in the Kobanê trial 

  At today's hearing in the "Kobanê trial" against the former HDP executive committee, four more arrest warrants were lifted. Emine Ayna, Beyza Üstün, Ibrahim Binici, Zeki Çelik are released, but are not allowed to leave Turkey.
• UK trade unions write to the Turkish Embassy, denounce Turkey’s attacks 

  UK trade unions condemn Turkish aggression in Northern Iraq, the systematic oppression and violence against Kurds, women and civil society in Turkey. Letter calls for Turkish government to restart of peace talks with jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• EU asks Erdogan to remove obstacles to membership process 

  At the European Union (EU) summit, the European leaders have asked Turkey to remove the last obstacles in order to renew relations.
• Norway concerned about Turkish military presence in South Kurdistan 

  The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Norway is concerned about the Turkish state's military presence in southern Kurdistan.
• No news about a man taken into custody by police in Kızıltepe 

  The police raided a house in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin on Thursday evening and detained a person who was taken to an unknown location.
• German-Turkish cooperation: Ten years in prison for Gönül Örs 

  Gönül Örs, a social scientist from Cologne who was accused of terrorism in Turkey on the basis of BKA information, has been sentenced to more than ten years in prison. However, the ban on her leaving the country has been lifted and she can leave Turkey.
• Jaafari: Erdoğan and his family involved in oil theft, MIT carried sarin gas 

  Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Jaafari stated that Turkish president Erdoğan's son personally managed the oil theft and natural gas by ISIS in Syria, and that the Turkish intelligence service (MIT) carried sarin gas smuggled from Libya to Syria.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan on Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client on Imrali after his call for a meeting with his lawyers within a legal framework.
• Kobani Trial: HDP members face hostile attitude 

  Speaking at the ongoing hearing of the Kobani Trial, People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Foreign Relations Commission member Nazmi Gür stated that HDP members have faced hostile attitudes in the Sincan Closed Prison where they are held.
• Sweden Foreign Minister Linde says Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan affect safety of civilians 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde responded to a parliamentary question about the Turkish state's invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and how they affect the safey and stability of civilians.
• Police detain HDP and TJA activists for joining memorial for Deniz Poyraz 

  Police have detained 4 HDP and TJA activists in Istanbul for joining memorial for Deniz Poyraz.
• Activists in Stuttgart support the "Werin Cenga Azadiyê" initiative 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists gathered in Stuttgart to salute the "Werin Cenga Azadiyê" initiative launched by Komalen Ciwan.
• Police take three into custody in Beytüşşebap 

  Three people were taken into custody in the political genocide operations carried out in Beytüşşebap, province of Sirnak.
• Peace delegates detained at Frankfurt airport released 

  The peace delegates detained by the federal police at Frankfurt airport on their return from Southern Kurdistan are free again.
• Sit-in protest in front of the UN office in Geneva continues 

  Kurdish activists continued a sit-in protest in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva protesting against the inaction of the international community in the face of Turkey's expansionist policy and the genocidal occupation attacks on Kurdistan.
• Blinken at talks urges withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya 

  US Secretary of State called for all foreign forces to leave Libya.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in Strasbourg rally on June 26 

  KCDK-E calls for strong participation in a demonstration to be held in Strasbourg on June 26 against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, Turkish expansionism and the political genocide campaign against the HDP.
• “EU summit must act to halt Erdogan’s onslaught on democracy” 

  “EU governments must, respect its own obligations for refugees’ international protection, and hold Turkey accountable for human rights and international law violations.”
• Peace delegates detained at Frankfurt airport on return from South Kurdistan 

  Six members of the international peace delegation have been detained at Frankfurt airport on their return from South Kurdistan. A protest action is taking place in the airport.