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• Tobacco farmers jailed over "banned demonstration” in Adıyaman 

  Ten tobacco farmers have been imprisoned in the province of Adıyaman for protesting against a new legal regulation.
• ‘Defend Kurdistan’ march in Switzerland enters its final phase 

  The long march initiated by the Defend Kurdistan Initiative in Switzerland has entered its final phase. The march will be concluded with a mass rally in Geneva today.
• Kurdish NGOs in Europe call for support for the KCDK-E 

  The Kurdish organizations in Europe have slammed the German government’s crackdown on the KCDK-E and called for support.
• Öcalan’s lawyers submit another application to go to Imralı 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative calls for participation in today's rally in Geneva 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative called for participation in the rally to be held in Geneva, today, to end the long march coming from Lausanne.
• Activists in Evry protest Germany's ban of the KCDK-E congress 

  Activists in the suburb of Evry, Paris, protested Germany's ban of the congress of KCDK-E and the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police take HDP Hakkari Provincial co-chair Özdemir into custody 

  HDP Hakkari Provincial co-chair, Lokman Özdemir, was taken into custody on Sunday while on his way to the wedding.
• After ban by authorities, KCDK-E holds open-air congress in Germany 

  In Cologne, a rally was held to protest against the ban on the congress of the Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E. Since enough members were present, the board elections were held open-air.
• "Defend Kurdistan against Turkish occupation” march in Switzerland continues 

  The second stage of the three-day march from Lausanne to Geneva will be concluded in the evening with a concert by members of the cultural association TEV-ÇAND. The participants had left Sunday morning in Morges and march to Gland.
• Political prisoners extend hunger strike 

  The hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkey, going on since November 2020, is being extended. So far, the action has been carried out in alternating groups for five days. From July 14, the hunger strike is to be taken over for 15 days at a time.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 227 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 227th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 206 and in Greece day 189.
• Three-day march against occupation and genocide continues in Switzerland 

  More than 250 people take part in the three-day march under the slogan "Defend Kurdistan against occupation and genocide" through Switzerland. The first stage from Lausanne to Morges was concluded with a concert.
• Prison sentence for BDP party sign in Kurdish 

  Talha Kaya, the former District Chair of the closed Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison for the party sign he had had in Kurdish.
• Minibus accident in Van leaves 12 refugees dead and 20 wounded 

  12 people lost their lives and 20 were injured when a minibus carrying refugees overturned in a stockade in Muradiye, province of Van.
• Celebration of 14 July resistance in Rome, Hildesheim and Dortmund 

  The 14 July resistance fighters and the martyrs of the month of July were commemorated in Rome, Hildesheim and Dortmund.
• Lausanne-Geneva march kicks off: “Defend Kurdistan against Turkish occupation" 

  A three-day march by the #DefendKurdistan initiative against genocide and occupation has begun in Lausanne on Saturday. The action is intended to send a signal that a new edition of the Lausanne Treaty is out of the question.
• Call for protest against criminalization of Kurdish self-organization in Cologne 

  The Confederation of Communities of Kurdistan in Germany calls for a protest rally tomorrow (Sunday) against the ban on the KCDK-E conference issued by the Cologne police.
• Police attack commemoration of Suruç massacre 

  Thirteen people were detained in Ankara during a police attack on a commemoration of the families of the victims of the Suruç massacre. In Istanbul, police stopped a demonstration and detained six people.
• Alouk water station out of service for 15 days 

  Alouk water station is out of service for the 15th day, with drinking water crisis in al-Hasakah city, its countryside and Ras al-Ain, SOHR reports.
• TJK-E protests ban by German authorities of KCDK-E congress 

  The TJK-E protested the ban by German authorities of the KCDK-E congress in Cologne.
• Germany bans 4th Congress of the KCDK-E 

  The Kurdish European Association KCDK-E said that its congress, planned for tomorrow in Bergisch Gladbach, has been banned by the German authorities. The board of directors was informed of the ruling by telephone on Friday.
• UN vote to keep Bab El-Hewa Border Gate open to allow international aid 

  The UN decided that the Bab El-Hewa Border Gate, which was in the hands of the mercenaries, would remain open for another year for the passage of international aid. The UN voted for the decision in a closed session.
• March from Lausanne to Geneva kicks off today 

  Kurds living in Europe today will begin the 3-day march from Lausanne to Geneva to protest the genocidal attack of the invading Turkish state against South Kurdistan.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 225 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 225th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 204 and in Greece day 187.
• Over 2,000 people drowned on their way to Spain 

  The Spanish NGO Caminando Fronteras reported that at least 2,087 migrants drowned while trying to reach Spain in the first half of 2021.