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• DEM Party commemorates victims of the Sayfo genocide 

  DEM Party expressed solidarity with the Syriac people on the 109th anniversary of the 15 June 1915 Sayfo genocide against Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian-Aramean people in the Ottoman Empire.
• Defend Kurdistan calls for a boycott of the UEFA Euro 2024 

  Defend Kurdistan called for a boycott of the UEFA European Football Championship.
• Death toll in Gaza increases to 37,266 

  The Ministry of Health of the Hamas government in Gaza announced that at least 37,266 people have been killed so far in the war that started more than eight months ago.
• "Dialogue with Öcalan – you can’t imprison ideas!" events in Països Catalans 

  Catalonia and Valencia promote several events within the context of the "Dialogue with Öcalan – you can’t imprison ideas!" campaign.
• Lawyers of prisoners in Imrali apply for visit 

  Lawyers of Asrın Law Office and their families applied to meet with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş, who are under absolute isolation in Imralı on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
• At least 58 people detained in 16 provinces 

  At least 58 people have been taken into custody in Turkey on suspicion of "terrorism".
• Seminar week in Turin discusses Abdullah Öcalan's perspectives 

  At the University of Turin, internationalist youths and young women organised a seminar week to discuss the problems of women's liberation and World War 3 from the perspective of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawyers on the acquittal of Tahir Elçi’s murderers: We will continue the legal struggle 

  In a statement in front of the Four-Legged Minaret where Tahir Elçi was murdered, lawyers said, “Tahir Elçi has been shot once again by the 10th High Criminal Court" and vowed to continue their struggle.
• Murderers of Tahir Elçi acquitted 

  The trial against three police officers for the murder of the Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi in Amed has ended with acquittals. The murder is wanted to be blamed on the PKK with blackmailed witness statements.
• Ceasefire negotiations continue as death toll in Gaza increases 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Gaza Strip since 7 October has exceeded 37,200, while ceasefire negotiations continue. Hamas allegedly asked for written assurances from the US.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva: We will protest in front of the CPT on 25 June 

  Geneva activists announced that they would protest in front of the CPT on 25 June with the slogan ‘Leader Öcalan is our will’.
• Demo in front of the German Foreign Ministry denounces the isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurds protested against the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the German Foreign Ministry.
• Iranian Foreign Minister to travel to Iraq and Kurdistan Region 

  Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bakrini will visit Iraq, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
• Imrali isolation discussed at DEM Party and PACE Turkey Rapporteur meeting 

  The Imrali isolation was brought up in the meeting held between the DEM Party and PACE Turkey Rapporteur Seven Shennach.
• DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları: This picture will go down in history 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları accused the Turkish government of denying Kurds their civil rights and declaring them a threat to national security, saying that Turkey is being thrown back into the Middle Ages.
• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan in Imralı 

  Lawyers from the Istanbul-based Asrın Law Office filed another application to meet with their clients in Imralı Island Prison, who have not been heard from for over 38 months.
• DEM Party holds talks with opposition parties to discuss the situation in Hakkari 

  The DEM Party held talks with the CHP, Saadet and DEVA. The party is calling for a basis of political and social opposition to put a stop to the trustee regime of Erdoğan and his associates.
• Justice Vigil in Istanbul against usurpation of people's will in Hakkari continues 

  On the 3rd day of the "Justice Vigil" in Istanbul, it was emphasized that the third way front struggle should be strengthened by being aware of the social dynamics.
• Death toll in Gaza reaches 37,124 

  The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll in the region has risen to 37,124 since the start of the war.
• Asrın Law Office turns to the UN, calling for ‘urgent action’ against İmralı isolation 

  Lawyers of Asrın Law Office made an ‘urgent action’ application to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture against the absolute isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Second day of the Middle East Youth Conference in Beirut 

  The Middle East Youth Conference, organised in Beirut with the slogan ‘Youth and Building a Free Future’, continues on its second day with intense discussions.
• Italian defenders of democracy in solidarity with DEM Party and all those persecuted in Turkey 

  Italian administrators and politicians criticize the ever-increasing repression in Turkey, expressing solidarity with the deposed co-mayor of Hakkari and all those subject to injustice in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• Turkish use of chemical weapons in South Kurdistan protested in Paris 

  The Turkish state committed chemical warfare crimes in South Kurdistan in front of the eyes of the world, said activists in an action held in Paris.
• Martyr Evîn Goyî Women's Council in Paris send letters to CPT  

  Martyr Evîn Goyî Women's Council sent hundreds of letters to the CPT protesting the Imralı torture.
• Crisis and war discussed at the Middle East Youth Conference 

  At the Middle East Youth Conference, crisis and war were discussed, as well as the situation of women in wars.