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• HPG guerrilla Süleyman Öztürk laid to rest  

  HPG guerrilla Süleyman Öztürk, who fell a martyr in the Ömeryan region, was laid to rest.
• Öcalan's lawyers face criminal charges for saying they had not seen their client for 300 days 

  The investigation launched in 2012 against the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is on the agenda again.
• Racist attacks against Kurds on the agenda of the Parliament 

  HDP MP for Amed, Remziye Tosun raised the issue of Kurds being targeted and subjected to racist attacks on the agenda of the Parliament.
• Another application to visit Öcalan and other prisoners 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held incommunicado on the Turkish prison island of Imrali for 22 years.
• Three jailed in Van for protesting the murder of Kurdish family in Konya 

  Three people have been imprisoned in Van for their participation in a protest against the murder of a Kurdish family in Konya.
• HDP co-chair Sancar brings solidarity to the community of Milas, hit by fires 

  HDP co-chair, Mithat Sancar, visited the community of Milas in the Aegean region to learn from the mayor about the forest fires hitting the province. Milas, in the province of Muğla, is one of the areas hit the most.
• Turkish military operation causes fire in Ömeryan-Nusaybin  

  The invading Turkish army launched an operation in three villages in Ömeryan, Nusaybin in the province of Mardin this morning. A fire broke out as the result of the operation but soldiers prevented it from being extinguished.
• Three people lynched by racists in Aydin province 

  A large group of racist people blocked roads in Aydin's Efeler district and attempted to lynch three people in a car on the pretext of wildfires.
• Armed racists stop HDP politician in Antalya 

  The co-chair of the HDP district association in Döşemaltı near Antalya, Mehmet Deniz, has been stopped by an armed group of racists.
• Kurdish workers from Urfa attacked in Çorum 

  Seasonal agriculture workers from Urfa were subjected to an attack in Çorum province amidst increasingly ongoing racist attacks against Kurdish citizens across Turkey.
• Vigil in front of UN: Shengal’s status should be recognized 

  As every Wednesday, Kurdish activists protested in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva against the international silence on the Turkish attacks on Kurdistan. This week they protested for Shengal on the 7th anniversary of the ISIS genocide.
• Advisor of HDP deputy detained in Van 

  Sinan Ok, advisor of HDP deputy Muazzez Orhan, was detained yesterday.
• KCK: "Reports that the forest fires in Turkey were set by Kurds and the PKK are a lie" 

  Denying the allegations of PKK’s involvement in the forest fires in Turkey, KCK said, “It is a serious crime to set the peoples of Turkey against each other. Those responsible for these crimes will definitely not go unpunished.”
• Main perpetrator in murder of Kurdish family in Konya caught 

  Five days after the murder of seven members of the Dedeoğulları Kurdish family in Konya, the main perpetrator Mehmet Altun has been caught on Wednesday.
• Karabulut: "Konya massacre planned in a WhatsApp group" 

  The parents, wife and sister of the main fugitive perpetrator have been arrested in connection with the seven-fold murder of a Kurdish family in Konya. The massacre was allegedly planned in a WhatsApp group.
• PIK: To end the hunger strike, Turkey must end the isolation of Ocalan and all political prisoners 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign said that to end the hunger strike, Turkey must end the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan and all political prisoners.
• Lawyers apply once again to meet Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Journalist Acarer: Under pressure, AKP resorts to war 

  "The AKP, as soon as it comes under pressure, resorts to war policies. Racism in Turkey has reached the highest level," says journalist Erk Acarer.
• Annual inflation rate reaches 18.95% in July 

  The annual inflation rate was 18.95% in Turkey in July, according to the figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institution (TurkStat).
• Activists in Europe pay tribute to victims of Shengal genocide 

  Activists in Europe commemorated those who lost their lives in the Shengal massacre and called for "the status of Shengal to be recognised".
• Kurds in Denmark launch mobilization for flood victims in Van 

  The Democratic Kurdish Community Center called on all Kurdish people in Denmark and their fellows for solidarity with the flood victims in Van.
• Green Left Party calls for struggle against genocides 

  "We respectfully commemorate Yazidi people who were brutally slaughtered by ISIS and we call on all humanity to struggle against genocides, massacres and inhumane treatments," said Green Left Party.
• Kurdish MP opens first parliamentary session in Armenia 

  Kurdish politician Kinyas Hasanov has become the oldest member of parliament in Yerevan to open the first session of the Armenian parliament after the summer recess. The 76-year-old called for unity and tolerance.
• 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.
• KON-MED calls for strong participation in Shengal actions 

  On the anniversary of the Islamic State genocide in the southern Kurdish Shengal region, the Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED is calling for a strong participation in protests and demonstrations.