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• Mayor of Sur sentenced to long prison term 

  The deposed co-mayor of Sur, Cemal Özdemir has been sentenced to almost nine years in prison by a Turkish court in Amed.
• MEPs call for immediate action against Turkey’s attacks 

  Open letter by MEPs calls for immediate action to stop Turkey’s attacks peace and democracy, in Kurdistan and everywhere; “Take concrete steps, as economic and targeted sanctions, to help end Turkey's unlawful repression and attacks”.
• Turkey continues to threaten to blackmail the EU 

  The Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu has threatened EU Foreign Commissioner Josep Borrell that the borders for refugees to Greece will be kept "open" if the EU does not make concessions.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil enters 420th week 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil held in front of the Council of Europe demanding freedom for the Kurdish people's leader was taken over by a group from Pforzheim on week 420.
• Activists in Athens protest Turkish attacks 

  The massacres and occupation attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Kurdistan were protested by hundreds of people marching to the Turkish consulate in Athens.
• Four people arrested for negligence in factory explosion 

  Four people have been arrested after the explosion at a fireworks factory in Hendek, Sakarya.
• Eighteen civil society organisations write to ECHR and CoE 

  Eighteen civil society organisations have written a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the President of the European Court of Human Rights to denounced the Turkish military operations in northern Syria.
• Another explosion in Iran 

  An explosion occurred this morning in a factory in the south of Tehran, the capital of Iran: two people were killed and many were injured.
• First-ever Freedom for Öcalan Campaign online rally on 16 July 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Campaign is organising for July 16th the first-ever online rally.
• Co-mayor and councilors detained in Batman 

  Co-mayor and councilors were denied access to the municipal meeting.
• Dozens of Christian villages in Southern Kurdistan depopulated 

  The European Syriac Union points out that more than thirty Christian villages have been depopulated during the Turkish invasion in Southern Kurdistan. The Union calls for urgent action to protect the population.
• Rocket attack on US troops in Iraq 

  Two rockets targeted American diplomatic and military installations on Sunday night, Iraq's security forces said. 
• Germany admits Turkish presence in Rojava "not legitimate"  

  For the first time, two years after the invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria carried out by Turkey, the German Federal Government admitted that the "occupation is not justified under international law."
• Former FARC guerrillas launch crowdfunding to support projects 

  Former FARC guerrillas launched crowdfunding to support their cooperative projects.
• Catalunya imposes lockdown on Lleida following new Covid outbreak 

  The Catalan regional government has imposed a lockdown to residents of the comarca (province) of Segrià, in Lleida due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the past week.
• HBDH claims responsibility for attack in Bayrampaşa 

  The action was carried out in retaliation for the 33 lives taken in Sivas on 2 July 1993 by the government and jihadist of that time.
• Demo in London against Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  Ongoing protests worldwide against Turkey's attacks on the Kurdish people in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Austrian minister suspects Turkey's influence in Vienna attacks 

  Attacks of Turkish nationalist and Islamist groups are becoming more and more frequent in Austria.
• Protest in Rennes: Murderer Erdoğan! 

  Demonstrations against Turkey’s genocidal war on the Kurds continue worldwide.
• Ipekyolu trustee orders demolition of hundreds of stables  

  Hundreds of breeders suffered losses of thousands of Turkish liras because of the demolition while animals were left outside.
• Activists in Toronto call on Canada to end deals with Turkey 

  Protests against the Turkish state's genocidal war on the Kurds continue worldwide.
• Activists in 3 Swedish cities protest Turkish attacks 

  Kurds and their friends protested the Turkish state's attacks in several Swedish cities.
• Chairs of bars continue their action in front of Parliament 

  Cavit Dursun, chair of the Kayseri Bar Association, said that they made a historical call and added: “The President of the Assembly Justice Committee and the President of the Assembly should come and listen to us.”
• Activists in Basel protest Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  The massacre and occupation attacks carried out by the AKP-MHP fascism and targeting civilians in Kurdistan were protested with a march in Basel.
• Protest against Turkish war crimes in Heilbronn 

  In Heilbronn a demonstration was staged against the Turkish war crimes in Kurdistan. The demonstrators demanded an end to the Turkish war of aggression and an end to economic, political and military cooperation with Turkey.