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• Tuncel writes for Jacobin: Erdoğan will never defeat the fight for democracy 

  “We will resist the way we have resisted for a hundred years. We will continue to defend the struggle for democracy, ecology, women’s freedom, human rights, democratic justice, equality, and peace.”
• Arrest warrants for 105 people, house raids in at least 5 cities 

  Arrest warrants were issued in Amed for 105 people, and more than 100 houses were raided in many cities.
• 4 people sent to prison in Patnos, 14 taken into custody in Istanbul 

  Four of the 6 people taken into custody in Patnos, province of Ağrı over the weekend were jailed. In Istanbul, 14 people were detained in the operation targeting the United Revolutionary Party and Dev-Guç members.
• Activists in Bensheim condemn murder of Deniz Poyraz 

  The killing of HDP member Deniz Poyraz following an attack on the HDP Izmir Bureau, was condemned in an action held in Bensheim, in Germany.
• Mother of Seve Demir visits the condolence tent for Poyraz 

  Sakine Demir, mother of Seve Demir who was murdered in Silopi in 2016, visited the condolences tent put up for Deniz Poyraz.
• HDP: The closure case against our party has been made official 

  The HDP said that "with the deadly armed attack against the HDP Izmir Provincial Building and the resulting death of a young woman still fresh in peoples’ memories, the closure case against our party has been made official."
• Sancar: We will not allow the closure of the HDP 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar called the proceedings to ban his party a "political campaign”, stating that the indictment was not prepared by the public prosecutor's office, but by the MHP and the presidential palace.
• NGOs condemn the deadly attack against HDP 

  31 associations and federations, led by KAYY-DER, have condemned the attack against the Peoples’ Democratic Parts (HDP) calling for expanding the struggle.
• Spanish government to grant pardon to Catalan independence leaders 

  While the convicts will be released from prison with the pardon in question, exempt from their remaining sentences, the government does not want to pay attention to calls for a general amnesty that would erase their crime completely.
• EU delegation visits HDP İzmir headquarter 

  European Union (EU) delegation has visited the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) İzmir headquarter where party employee Deniz Poyraz was murdered last week.
• Lawyers file another application to visit Öcalan 

  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.
• Call for International Day of Action "Defend Kurdistan" on July 3 

  Call for a day of action on the occasion of the international initiative "DEFEND KURDISTAN against the Turkish occupation!".
• 3rd hearing of Kobani Trial resumes 

  The sixth sitting of the third hearing in the Kobani Trial has started in Ankara on Monday.
• Constitutional Court accepts indictment to close the HDP 

  In a hurry, the Constitutional Court of Turkey examined the closure case against the HDP and accepted indictment, rejecting to seize party’s assets.
• Police threaten Deniz Poyraz's family 

  Abdülillah Poyraz, father of Deniz Poyraz, who was murdered in HDP Izmir Provincial Building, was threatened by the police.
• Memorial for HPG guerrillas Devrim Brusk and Çiyajîn Zagros in Geneva 

  HPG guerrillas Devrim Brusk (Hanım Bozkur) and Çiyajîn Zagros (Pınar Demir), who fell as martyrs in an airstrike in Lêlikan in Xakurkê in June 2017, were commemorated with an event in Geneva.
• Fire in the forest of Mount Cudi 

  A fire broke out in the forest of Mount Cudi, beyond the village of Kösreli in Silopi, province of Şırnak. The fire, which broke out in the evening, continues.
• Rocket attack targets base hosting American troops in Iraq 

  Sunday's attack on the Ain Al-Asad air base was the latest in a series of attacks against US forces in Iraq.
• Members of the Defend Kurdistan Initiative welcomed in Düsseldorf 

  Members of the Defend Kurdistan Initiative have criticized the German government's support for the Erdogan regime at Düsseldorf airport after their return from South Kurdistan.
• HDP member denounces violence while in police custody 

  HDP Party Council member Veli Saçılık reported that he was subjected to violence by the police during a protest in Ankara to condemn the murder of HDP employee Deniz Poyraz.
• Activists in Zurich protest the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and the HDP 

  Thousands of people protested in Zurich against the invading Turkish state's attacks on South Kurdistan and the murder of HDP member Deniz Poyraz in Izmir.
• Activists in London protest the murder of Deniz Poyraz 

  Over a thousand people in London, led by Kurds, socialists, revolutionaries and Alevi institutions, protested the attack on the HDP building and the murder of Deniz Poyraz.
• Rallies throughout Europe condemn the killing of Deniz Poyraz 

  In many German cities people took to the streets to commemorate Deniz Poyraz and to protest the making of the HDP a target of violence.
• Kurdish youth rally in Strasbourg against occupation and isolation 

  In Strasbourg, France, a demonstration was held against Turkey's attacks in southern Kurdistan at the call of the Kurdish youth movement. The central theme was also the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Yazidi organizations demand ban of the Grey Wolves in Germany after İzmir attack 

  After the murder of HDP member Deniz Poyraz by a Turkish fascist in Izmir, Yazidi organizations demand a ban of the "Grey Wolves" in Germany.