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• No news about a man taken into custody by police in Kızıltepe 

  The police raided a house in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin on Thursday evening and detained a person who was taken to an unknown location.
• German-Turkish cooperation: Ten years in prison for Gönül Örs 

  Gönül Örs, a social scientist from Cologne who was accused of terrorism in Turkey on the basis of BKA information, has been sentenced to more than ten years in prison. However, the ban on her leaving the country has been lifted and she can leave Turkey.
• Jaafari: Erdoğan and his family involved in oil theft, MIT carried sarin gas 

  Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Jaafari stated that Turkish president Erdoğan's son personally managed the oil theft and natural gas by ISIS in Syria, and that the Turkish intelligence service (MIT) carried sarin gas smuggled from Libya to Syria.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan on Imrali 

  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.
• Kobani Trial: HDP members face hostile attitude 

  Speaking at the ongoing hearing of the Kobani Trial, People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Foreign Relations Commission member Nazmi Gür stated that HDP members have faced hostile attitudes in the Sincan Closed Prison where they are held.
• Sweden Foreign Minister Linde says Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan affect safety of civilians 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde responded to a parliamentary question about the Turkish state's invasion attacks in South Kurdistan and how they affect the safey and stability of civilians.
• Police detain HDP and TJA activists for joining memorial for Deniz Poyraz 

  Police have detained 4 HDP and TJA activists in Istanbul for joining memorial for Deniz Poyraz.
• Activists in Stuttgart support the "Werin Cenga Azadiyê" initiative 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists gathered in Stuttgart to salute the "Werin Cenga Azadiyê" initiative launched by Komalen Ciwan.
• Police take three into custody in Beytüşşebap 

  Three people were taken into custody in the political genocide operations carried out in Beytüşşebap, province of Sirnak.
• Peace delegates detained at Frankfurt airport released 

  The peace delegates detained by the federal police at Frankfurt airport on their return from Southern Kurdistan are free again.
• Sit-in protest in front of the UN office in Geneva continues 

  Kurdish activists continued a sit-in protest in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva protesting against the inaction of the international community in the face of Turkey's expansionist policy and the genocidal occupation attacks on Kurdistan.
• Blinken at talks urges withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya 

  US Secretary of State called for all foreign forces to leave Libya.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in Strasbourg rally on June 26 

  KCDK-E calls for strong participation in a demonstration to be held in Strasbourg on June 26 against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, Turkish expansionism and the political genocide campaign against the HDP.
• “EU summit must act to halt Erdogan’s onslaught on democracy” 

  “EU governments must, respect its own obligations for refugees’ international protection, and hold Turkey accountable for human rights and international law violations.”
• Peace delegates detained at Frankfurt airport on return from South Kurdistan 

  Six members of the international peace delegation have been detained at Frankfurt airport on their return from South Kurdistan. A protest action is taking place in the airport.
• Lawyers apply 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.
• Jeffrey Donaldson named as next DUP leader in the North of Ireland 

  Jeffrey Donaldson has been named as the next leader of the DUP. He was indeed the only candidate to replace Edwin Poots, who announced his resignation following an internal party revolt last week.
• One person sent to prison 533 days after Hürmuz Diril disappeared 

  A person has been arrested in the investigation of Hürmuz Diril, who has been missing for 533 days in Beytuşşebap, Şırnak.
• Kurds living in Helsinki condemn the murder of Deniz Poyraz 

  Kurds living in Helsinki condemned the murder of Deniz Poyraz in the armed attack against the HDP Izmir Provincial Organization.
• Condolence visits to family of Deniz Poyraz continue 

  NGOs and people continue to pay condolence visit to the family of HDP member Deniz Poyraz who was killed in the İzmir office of the party last week.
• Hearing of Kobani Trial continues 

  The third hearing of the Kobani Trial resumes. The lawyers raise concern over an enemy law in the case.
• HDP deputies say government will fail to eliminate the party 

  HDP deputies Tayyip Temel and Murat Sarısaç said that the government cannot eliminate the HDP through the closure case and the attacks like in İzmir and vowed to enhance the struggle.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to go to Imrali 

  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.
• 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.