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• Peace in Kurdistan writes to UK Foreign Minister on Turkey's invasion of North Iraq 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote an open letter to UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Dominic Raab MP, about Turkey’s invasion of Iraq and attack on the Kurds.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join the protest to be held in front of the US Embassy in Brussels today 

  The KCDK-E co-presidency Council called on people to join the protest to be held in front of the US Embassy in Brussels today.
• Sabotage action by HDBH militia targets oil factory in Tarsus 

  HDBH militias, within the scope of Martyr Sinan Dersim Revenge Offensive, carried out a sabotage action against Medeni Oil Factory in Organised Industrial Area in Tarsus district of Mersin province.
• Global Coalition: 39 anti-ISIS operations carried out Syria and Iraq in May 

  According to the spokesman of the international anti-IS coalition, 70 IS members, including 11 from the leadership circle, were arrested in 39 operations against the ISIS in Syria and Iraq in May.
• Demirtaş sentenced to two and a half years in prison 

  Imprisoned politician Selahattin Demirtaş has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for "insulting." The former HDP co-chairman is alleged to have made the ex-chief prosecutor of Ankara "a target of terrorists".
• Six members of solidarity association jailed on terror charges in Van 

  In Van, six members of the MEBYA-DER solidarity association have been arrested on the usual terror charges. The association supports people who have lost relatives in the Kurdish liberation struggle.
• Şenyaşar family: We are not going home 

  The Şenyaşar family continues justice vigil in front of the Urfa Courthouse to protest the murder of family members by pro-government people. “We do not accept to remain at home. We will continue our fight,” the family said.
• Organizations to protest Turkey’s war and international silence in Brussels 

  Several organizations will hold a protest in front of the US embassy in Brussels on Saturday to condemn the Turkish state's war against the Kurds and the silence of international forces.
• Mayor Akkuş: We will continue smiling despite everything 

  Iğdır Municipality co-mayor Yaşar Akkuş, who was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison by the Turkish judiciary, said: "We will continue smiling with determination, despite the unlawful political decision."
• Four people remanded in custody in Adana 

  Of twenty activists, politicians and musicians arrested in Adana on Monday, four were remanded in custody on terrorist charges. The allegations are based on public activities as well as on statements by anonymous witnesses.
• Strasbourg: Third week of sit-in action against Turkish occupation ends today 

  The sit-in protest against the occupation and genocide in Strasbourg continues in its third week. A panel reminds of the massacres aimed at the various beliefs in the Middle East after the emergence of Islam and its spread into Mesopotamia.
• Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wins fourth term in office  

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes.
• Kurds in Zurich protest the US for bounty on PKK leading figures 

  Kurds in Zurich protested the bounty put by the US on three leading PKK cadres, Murat Karayılan, Cemil Bayık and Duran Kalkan.
• Police attack tea producers in Hopa 

  Police on Thursday attacked tea producers in Hopa, who protested the quota and quota application for tea. Many producers ended up in custody.
• Leyla Güven faces two new investigations 

  Two further investigations have been launched against the imprisoned Kurdish politician Leyla Güven. The reason are statements she made about Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds organize 'Free Society' conference in Britain 

  Kurds living in Britain has decided to establish a People's Assembly based on the Democratic Confederalism paradigm of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Paris protest the US 

  Kurds living in Paris continued their protest against the US targeting three senior members of the Kurdish liberation movement.
• DTK and DBP call for a united struggle and end to Öcalan’s isolation 

  DTK and the DBP emphasized that the country was on the brink of a dark abyss because of the Imrali isolation, stating that the main interlocutor of the solution is Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan and calling for a united struggle.
• 16 opposition activists jailed in Amed 

  16 opposition activists have been remanded in custody in Amed. The politicians and activists are accused of membership in a terrorist organization.
• Deposed co-mayor of Iğdır sentenced to seven and a half years in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• NGOs and political parties in Adana slam state-mafia relation 

  Representatives of political parties and NGOs in Adana province warned that corruption can only be prevented through organized struggle.
• Families of Suruç massacre victims visit Şenyaşar family 

  The families of the young people killed in Suruç massacre visited Emine Şenyaşar. The families said, "Our relatives were killed by the state".
• Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers file new application to visit their client 

  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.
• Hunger strike in prisons on day 182 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 182nd day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has been continuing for 161 days and in Greece for 144 days.
• Court sends 6 Partizan members to prison over Ibrahim Kaypakkaya commemoration 

  Two out of eight Partizan members who had been under custody for 8 days in Istanbul for joining a commemoration of Ibrahim Kaypakkaya were released, while six people were arrested.