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• German Left Party: Solidarity with HDP - for a clear stance against the Erdogan regime 

  The executive committee of DIE LINKE party declared its solidarity with the HDP and demanded a clear position towards the AKP/MHP regime.
• EP to denounce continuous repression of the HDP and opposition in Turkey 

  The European Parliament (EP) will hold a session on Tuesday on the crackdown targeting the opposition in Turkey, particularly the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
• Austrian MP sends solidarity message to the HDP 

  Ewa Ernst-Dziedzic, a member of the Green Party in the Austrian Parliament, condemned the pressures carried out by the AKP-MHP government against the HDP and issued a message of solidarity.
• Today marks the 28th anniversary of the Madimak Hotel massacre 

  On this day in 1993, one of the most brutal attacks against Alevites took place in Sivas.
• The US State Department adds Turkey to its list of "countries involved in the use of child soldiers 

  The US State Department added Turkey to its list of "countries involved in the use of child soldiers".
• German police search homes of five Kurdish activists in Hanover 

  In Hanover, police searched the homes of five Kurdish activists. Numerous cell phones, laptops and documents were confiscated. The defendants are accused of violating the law on associations.
• Kurdish women in Russia commemorate Martyr Zilan: We will win with her spirit 

  Kurds in Russia pay tribute to legendary guerrilla fighter Zeynep Kınacı (Zilan) who became immortal following an action of self-sacrifice against Turkish occupation troops in Dersim in 1996.
• Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative takes actions against fascists 

  Women’s Initiative Jinen Tirejen Roje carried actions against the fascists, saying, “Every fascist bullet will be brought to account”. The Initiative dedicated the actions to Zeynep Kınacı.
• Children of Fire claim responsibility for actions in five cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced the details of their latest actions in multiple cities.
• Constitutional Court rules HDP MP Gergerlioğlu’s rights violated 

  Gergerlioğlu had his parliamentary mandate withdrawn in mid March due to a final judgement on terror charges. He was sent to Sincan Prison in Ankara on April 2 following a violent police raid on his office in the parliament.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in protest actions on July 3 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress has called for strong participation in the actions organized by the Defend Kurdistan Initiative on July 3.
• KDP and MIT tried to block Defend Kurdistan members in South Kurdistan 

  The Defend Kurdistan initiative members said that the KDP and Turkish intelligence service (MIT) attempted to interfere with them in Southern Kurdistan, while they observed that the KDP could not integrate with the people.
• Belgian Parliament recognizes Yazidi Genocide 

  The Belgian lawmakers also asked the government to “use all domestic and international legal means so that the crime of genocide committed by ISIS in Iraq and Syria does not go unpunished.”
• Young people in Stuttgart, Athens, Dortmund and Marseille join the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign 

  Young people who took to the streets in Stuttgart, Athens, Dortmund and Marseille saluted the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign launched by Komalên Ciwan.
• Activists in Paris, Kiel, Lavrio and Basel commemorate Martyr Zilan 

  Martyr Zilan (Zeynep Kınacı) was commemorated in Paris, Kiel Lavrio and Basel on the 25th anniversary of her martyrdom.
• KON-MED co-chair calls for participation in actions against occupation 

  Zübeyde Zümrüt, co-chair of the KON-MED, the largest umbrella organization of the Kurdish Diaspora in Germany, has called on Kurds to take to the streets in all European cities on July 3 to protest the Turkish invasion in southern Kurdistan,northern Iraq.
• Family buries remains of guerrilla son 22 months after he fell a martyr 

  The remains of HPG guerrilla Hikmet Eren, who fell as a martyr during a clash in the Derik district of Mardin in October 2019, were handed over to his family 22 months later.
• PUK deputy Zikri Zebarî says government should stand against Turkish invasion attacks  

  PUK parliamentarian Zikri Zebarî said that the government should stand against the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan and added: “Kurdistan was liberated with the blood of thousands of martyrs. Turkey needs to leave."
• Kurds in Russia: The KDP should end the collaboration 

  Kurds living in Russia protested Turkey’s invasion attacks and the KDP’s collaboration with the Turkish state.
• Kolbar injured in Kermanshah 

  A kolbar fell off the cliffs and was injured in Kermanshah city of East Kurdistan.
• Sancar: Together, we can end the plunder and corruption 

  HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar said that “If we act in concert, we will put an end to this plunder, robbery and corruption.”
• Children of Fire set fire to several targets in six cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they took multiple actions in six cities.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply once again to go to Imralı 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• "Now is the time to stand up" 

  The struggle of the Kurds and the democratic forces within the HDP has kept the democratic forces alive. Now the threshold of fear has been crossed. The time when fascism felt strong is finally over.
• Magnitude 4.3 earthquake registered in Elazığ this morning 

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was registered this morning in Maden, district of Elazığ.