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• Kurdistan Alliance Work calls on international community to condemn Turkish attacks against Shengal 

  The Kurdistan Alliance Work condemned the attack carried out by the invading Turkish state on the Sikeniyê Hospital in Shengal.
• CDK-F condemns Turkish army attack against Shengal 

  The CDK-F condemned the Turkish army attack against the Yazidi town of Shengal in South Kurdistan (North Iraq) and the bombing of the hospital in the village of Sikeniye, which killed several people.
• Kurds should unite, says Azadi Party Chair Aştî 

  Azadi Party Chair, Ayetullah Aştî, drew attention to the Turkish state's occupation in South Kurdistan and said: "The Kurdish people must unite and stick together."
• KOMAW: We stand with Yazidis against barbarians 

  The Institution of Martyrs’ Families KOMAW condemned the Turkish attack against Yazidi people and said, “We, as Kurdish people, stand with the Yazidis.”
• HDP: People in Afghanistan are sacrificed to the interests of politics 

  The demands for democracy and freedom in Afghanistan have been sacrificed to the interests of realpolitik, said the HDP and called on the international community to play a constructive role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
• 'AKP/MHP government targets Kurds' 

  According to Parlak, as long as the government allows hate speech in the media, attacks like those in Konya, Afyon and Çorum, will continue. He says that serious human rights violations are not taken into account because there is no justice.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Police raid HDP headquarter in Bitlis for eviction 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) headquarter in Bitlis was raided by the police for eviction on the grounds that it is risky to stay inside the building. Officials dismantled the doors and windows.
• Group of activists from Kiel takes over "Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 478. 

  A group of activists from Kiel took over the "Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 478.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sends solidarity greetings on 15 August anniversary 

  Peace in Kurdistan sends greetings to Kurdish people everywhere on the 37th anniversary of the launch of the guerrilla struggle for a peaceful and democratic Kurdistan.
• Kurds in Europe protest the Turkish attack on Shengal 

  The attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state against Shengal are being protested by the actions organized by the Kurds living in Europe.
• Lavrio camp residents salute the 15 August Initiative 

  In Lavrio camp of Greece, a ceremony was held to mark the anniversary of the 15 August Initiative, the PKK's first armed attack against the Turkish army in Kurdistan territory.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization against Turkey’s genocidal attacks 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) has called for mobilization against genocidal attacks of the Turkish state.
• Lawyers submit another application to meet Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Floods strike northern Turkey, death toll rises to 70  

  Death toll has risen to 70 following the flood disasters that consumed Kastamonu, Sinop and Bartın cities in northern Turkey.
• 59 people in custody for three days in Amed 

  59 people have been detained as a result of a political operation carried out in Amed and have been held in custody for three days.
• MLKP salutes the PKK on the anniversary of 15 August 

  MLKP Hüseyin Demircioğlu Academy Command saluted the PKK on the anniversary of 15 August.
• Police take 6 people into custody in Batman and Mardin 

  Turkish police detained 6 people during house raids in Batman and Mardin. Among those taken into custody are HDP co-chairs.
• Kurds in Rome and Bordeaux celebrate 15 August anniversary 

  The anniversary of 15 August was celebrated in Rome and Bordeaux.
• Number of flood victims in Turkey rises to 51 

  The number of people who lost their lives in the flood disasters in the Black Sea region in northern Turkey rose to 51.
• Attack on Alevi house of prayer in Istanbul 

  On Saturday night, unknown persons carried out an attack on an Alevi house of prayer in Istanbul. The window pane at the back entrance was smashed.
• "Defend Kurdistan" demonstration in Düsseldorf 

  The demonstration "Defend Kurdistan - against the Turkish occupation" started at noon in Düsseldorf. Several thousand people participate in the protest.
• "August 15 was the revival of the Kurdish people" 

  Kurdish women living in the Russian district of Saratov, on the occasion of the beginning of the armed struggle of the PKK 37 years ago, said that the Kurdish people have been revived with it and the same spirit of resistance will also defeat the AKP.
• Police attack shopkeepers in Bitlis, detain at least 70 

  The police attacked the shopkeepers in Bitlis. At least 70 people were detained.
• Muş HDP co-chair Nergiz sent to prison 

  Muş HDP co-chair, Belma Nergiz, has been arrested. The politician, who has been running the provincial organisation for only a month, is accused of membership in a terrorist organization.