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• Italian police seize arsenal from right-wing militants 

  According to the Italian authorities, the French missile was part of a sale to the Qatari army.
• Omer Ocalan: If the gates to Imrali close, chaos will only deepen 

  HDP MP Omer Ocalan said, “If Mr. Ocalan enters the stage, peace will come. If the gates to Imrali are blocked, chaos will deepen.”
• Memorials for martyrs in Russia and France  

  Kurds in France and Russia held memorials for the July 14 martyrs and Diyar Xerib, and condemned the invasion attacks.
• Bodies of guerrillas recovered after 44 days 

  The bodies of HPG guerrillas who lost their life in the clashes in Lice on 3 June were finally retrieved by their families after 44 days.
• Family of guerrilla Acar required DNA test to confirm identity 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Davut Acar (Çiyazan Kaşuri) who lost his life in the clashes in Amanos on 10 July, could not be identified by his family. The family gave a blood sample for DNA testing.
• TÜİK confirmed unemployment rate increased 

  Turkey's unemployment rate stood at 13% in April this year, the country's statistical authority TÜİK announced today, bringing the number of unemployed people to 4.2 million.
• HDK: Öcalan's messages a breath of air, but isolation is there 

  The HDK said in the final declaration of its 4th General Assembly meeting, that Öcalan's messages "made the society breathe. However, the state and the government continue to implement isolation."
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to visit their client 

  A new application has been filed to Bursa Chief Prosecutor's Office by Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers after 7 applications went unanswered.
• US anarchist shot dead by police had words of praise for the YPJ 

  In the manifesto issued by anarchist anti-fascist Willem Van Spronsen, shot dead by the police during an action against the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, there are statements praising the YPJ.
• Families not allowed to retrieve guerrillas' bodies  

  The invading Turkish state does not allow the recovery of the bodies of four guerrillas who lost their lives during the intense bombardment in Lice. The bodies have been waiting in the area for 43 days.
• Jellyfish return to Mediterranean shores 

  The jellyfish population is on the rise in Mediterranean shores this summer, with new species discovered every year.
• Aldar Xelil: July 14 resistance sparked the Rojava Revolution 

  TEV-DEM Executive Council Member Aldar Xelil said, “The July 14 resistance sparked the flame for the Rojava Revolution.”
• Martyr Ruken Hoser Revenge Unit: We carried out action in Cizre 

  Martyr Ruken Hoser Revenge Unit claimed responsibility for sabotage action in Cizre.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement launches campaign 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement held a mass march in Heseke and launched the campaign, “Rise up against Turkish state fascism”.
• Hewler to turn into Ahvaz, Antep to Hewler in 30 years 

  According to a climate study, Hewler’s weather will resemble that of Ahvaz, Antep will resemble Hewler and Paris and Berlin will resemble Canberra by 2050.
• HDP Güven: Former hunger striker prisoners not given treatment 

  HDP Hakkari MP, Leyla Güven, pointed out that the treatment of prisoners after the hunger strike was being prevented and brought the issue to Parliament.
• Custody period extended for co-mayor of Karayazı and 10 others 

  The period of custody for co-mayor of Karayazı, Burhanettin Şahin, and 10 other people was extended.
• Five provinces in Hakkari declared "Security Zones" for 15 days 

  The Governorship of Hakkari have declared 5 provinces Private Security Zone for 15 days, banning entry and exit.
• Prisoner Kotan punished with 12 days isolation in Elazig 

  Erdal Kotan, who fell to 43 kilos due to a hunger strike in Elazig No. 1 High Security Prison, was sentenced to punished with 13 days of isolationl.
• Tributes paid to 14 July Martyrs in many European cities 

  Tributes to the martyrs of 14 July 1982 were organised in many European cities.
• Social media campaign to celebrate the Rojava Revolution 

  To celebrate the 7th anniversary of The Rojava Revolution, the global RISEUP FOR ROJAVA network called for a social media campaign on 19 July.
• Leyla Güven picked up her DTK work where she left it 

  HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has begun working with the DTK after been sworn in parliament.
• Equal marriage becomes effective in Ecuador 

  With the official publication of the ruling on the case of the Constitutional Court, dated June 12, equal marriage in Ecuador is now legal.
• Actor proposed new initiative for the North of Ireland 

  Actor James Nesbitt has proposed plans for a new initiative to discuss the future of the North of Ireland.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners remembered 14 July resistance 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners released a statement to mark the 37th anniversary of the 14 July death fast resistance in Amed in 1982.