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• Political genocide in Amed and Maraş: 19 detained 

  19 opposition figures have been detained in police raids in the provinces of Amed and Maraş. Further persons have been put on the wanted list.
• Children of Fire Initiative burns 3 workplaces and 2 boats 

  Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to a factory, a workshop, a workplace, two boats and one automobile “belonging to fascists” in four cities.
• Rainbow Trial: "We will shine in all our colors!" 

  Twelve students have been put on trial for displaying rainbow flags in Istanbul. The previously issued registration orders were partially lifted, but the bans on leaving the country were reaffirmed.
• Mother Şenyaşar continues vigil for justice for murdered family members 

  Emine Şenyaşar continues to carry out her resistance and condemns the cruelty of the Turkish government
• At least 232 workplace homicides registered in Turkey in May 

  ISIG announced that at least 232 workers died at workplace during the month of May.
• Iraqi President Salih: Turkey is responsible for crimes against the environment 

  Iraqi President Berhem Salih described the invading Turkish state's cutting down trees in South Kurdistan as an "environmental crime and inhumane practice".
• HDP delegation pays solidarity visit to Alevi federation 

  A delegation of the HDP visited the Federation of Alevi Unions in Istanbul after an allegation that a large-scale attack would be carried out soon against Alevi place of worship to stir up a conflict.
• Dr. Brauns: Germany knew about Peker's allegations 

  German historian and journalist-author Dr. Nick Brauns pointed out that the Turkish state's relationship with mafia and jihadists is known by western countries, including Germany.
• Murdered Kurdish businessmen commemorated 

  The murdered Kurdish businessmen Savaş Buldan, Hacı Karay and Adnan Yıldırım were commemorated by their graves. HDP co-chairs attended the commemoration.
• At least 23 migrants die off Tunisian coast 

  After an accident off the Tunisian coast, 23 bodies have been discovered. Seventy more people were recovered alive, according to the Tunisian Red Crescent.
• Internationalist rally against Öcalan's isolation in Berlin 

  Internationalist activists gathered in Berlin for a rally demanding the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. With this demand, signatures were collected to be sent to the UN.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• Şenyaşar family urges prosecutor to investigate 23 people involved in the case 

  The Şenyaşar family has urged the Turkish judiciary to launch investigation into 23 people who were involved in the massacre of her family members in hospital.
• Colombia opens border with Venezuela after 14-month closure 

  Colombia on Wednesday reopened its border with Venezuela after a 14-month closure ordered to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
• Curfew in villages and hamlets of Tatvan 

  As of Wednesday, a curfew has been imposed in some villages and hamlets of Tatvan by the Governor's Office.
• Rally in Strasbourg protests against European silence on Turkey’s crimes 

  In Strasbourg, masses staged a march from the Council of Europe to the US Embassy to protest against the hypocritical attitude of the EU and the United States in the face of Turkish war crimes in Kurdistan.
• Geneva vigil: "The UN must break its silence" 

  A protest against the crimes of the Erdogan regime in Kurdistan has been held in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva. The activists demanded that the UN take a stand against the expansionism and human rights violations of the Turkish state.
• Solidarity with the struggle of Emine Şenyaşar 

  For three months, Emine Şenyaşar has been demanding justice in front of the courthouse in Urfa for her husband and sons, who were murdered by bodyguards of an AKP deputy. More and more people are showing solidarity with her persistent struggle.
• Turkey faces food crisis 

  Rıdvan Turan of the HDP's Agricultural Commission warns of an impending food crisis, stating, "Farmers are paying the price for capital-oriented agricultural policies."
• Leyla Güven faces prison sentence for calling Kurdish leader “Mr. Öcalan” 

  Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chair Leyla Güven appeared in court for calling Kurdish leader “Mr. Öcalan”. The prosecutor demands up to 5 years in jail.
• Lawyer Erbaş: We must see the political roots of criminal groups 

  “We cannot grasp the essence of these relations without also evaluating the reality of war which stems from the the Kurdish question,” said lawyer Doğan Erbaş, a member of the HDP Party Assembly.
• Iraqi MPs take action against Turkish invasion attacks 

  Iraqi parliamentarians took action against the invasion attacks and nature destruction carried out by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client in Imrali.
• HBDH Kurdistan Committee says they hit Mardin MHP Provincial Chair 

  HBDH Kurdistan Committee said they targeted Mardin MHP Provincial Chair.
• Grave of Tahir Elçi desecrated 

  In 2015, Tahir Elçi, a prominent Kurdish human rights lawyer, was shot and killed during a press conference in the city of Diyarbakır.