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• Middle East and North Africa Youth Conference starts in Beirut 

  The two-day Middle East and North Africa Youth Conference started in Beirut with the participation of 21 youth organisations from different countries.
• Death toll in Gaza rises to 36,731 

  Over 36 thousand people have been killed and more than 83 thousands injured in the Palestinian territories since 7 October.
• Ebu Seger detained and tortured by Iraqi forces for opposing death sentence for a Yazidi citizen 

  Ebu Seger, co-chair of the Bîrcarî People's Assembly, was detained and tortured by Iraqi forces for opposing the death sentence for a Yazidi citizen.
• Fadıl Senyaşar remains in prison 

  Fadıl Şenyaşar's request for release was rejected again. The hearing was adjourned to 12 July.
• French personalities urge the CPT to send a delegation to Imrali 

  More than 60 people from the world of politics, art, civil society, law and academia in France wrote to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
• Activists from Düsseldorf take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Düsseldorf took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil, which has been held in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, since 2012.
• 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' exhibition opens in Winterthur  

  The 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' exhibition opened in Winterthur, Switzerland.
• Hamas: Death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 36,654 

  During the past seven months of war, 36,654 people have been killed and 83,309 others injured in the Gaza Strip.
• DEM Party deputies march to the Ministry of Interior against the ‘trustee coup’ 

  DEM Party MPs marched to the Ministry of Interior against the AKP regime’s trustee coup against Kurdish municipalities.
• 23 Austrian personalities send a letter to the CPT, calling for action for Öcalan 

  23 Austrian personalities demanded the CPT to send a delegation to Imrali.
• Vigils in front of DEM Party municipalities after trustee coup in Hakkari continue 

  The vigils, which started in front of DEM Party municipalities after the trustee coup against Hakkari Municipality, continued on their third day.
• Geneva activists protest in front of OHCHR against isolation and usurpation 

  In the ongoing demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Geneva, activists called on international organisations to fulfil their responsibilities for the freedom of the Kurdish leader and condemned the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality.
• KNK calls for strong stance against Erdoğan’s political coup, and solidarity with the DEM Party 

  Removed from office and replaced by a government-appointed trustee, the democratically elected Co-Mayor of Hakkari was imprisoned based on false allegations.
• Istanbul Bar Association: The will of the voters is eliminated through the appointment of trustees 

  Denouncing the seizure of Hakkari Municipality, the Istanbul Bar Association said, “The will of the voters is being eliminated through the constant appointment of trustees. We stand for the right to elect and be elected and our democracy.”
• Protest in Bologna for Turkey-Italy friendship football match 

  Activists in Bologna protested the friendly football match played on Tuesday between Italy and Turkey.
• International protest against appointment of trustee in Hakkari 

  International reaction to trustee fascism
• PES calls out to Turkish authorities on antidemocratic removal of co-mayor of Hakkari 

  The Party of European Socialists called on the Turkish authorities to honor the mandate of the people of Hakkari.
• AKP MPs attack DEM Party action in Parliament 

  AKP members attacked the protest action organized by DEM Party deputies in the Turkish parliament against the appointment of a trustee in Hakkari.
• DEM Party MPs protest trustee Hakkari coup in Turkish parliament 

  DEM Party MPs came together in parliament and started a protest against the appointment of a trustee to Hakkari Municipality.
• Lawyers’ organisations protest the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality 

  Legal organisations protested the seizure of Hakkari Municipality through a trustee.
• Kurdish organizations in Europe protest appointment of trustee in Hakkari  

  Kurdish organizations in Europe protested the usurpation of will in Hakkari with actions held in Cologne and Winterthur.
• KCDK-E calls on the Kurdish people and their friends to stand up 

  KCDK-E called on the Kurdish people and their friends to take to the streets against the usurpation of the municipality of Hakkari and said, “We will respond by raising our struggle against these genocidal attacks in Europe, Australia and Canada.”
• Urgent international call following the replacement of the elected mayor with a trustee in Hakkari 

  DEM Party calls on all pro-democracy communities, all parties and international institutions, to take a firm stance against the political coup, to stand in solidarity with the DEM Party, and to defend the political will of the people of Hakkari.
• CHP leader calls for withdrawal of the appointment of trustee to Hakkari Municipality 

  CHP Chairman Özgür Özel reacted to the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality and demanded the withdrawal of the appointment of a trustee.
• KCK: Let’s raise the united struggle against isolation and torture 

  KCK calls on Kurds, the peoples of Turkey, democratic forces, those who oppose fascism and are in favor of freedom, democracy, and law, to support the demands of political prisoners and to raise a united struggle against the isolation-torture system.