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• Kurds march in Nicosia against Turkish invasion attacks on South Kurdistan 

  Kurds organized a march in Nicosia, Cyprus, to protest the Turkish state's invasion attacks on South Kurdistan and the KDP's stance.
• KCDK-E: NATO paves the way for new massacres of Kurds 

  KCDK-E said that "the final declaration of the NATO Leaders Summit aimed at covering up all the crimes committed by Turkish president Erdogan and the genocidal Turkish army and give a green light to further massacres."
• Death threat against Kurdish local politician in Germany 

  Kurdish local politician Civan Akbulut in Essen has received a death threat via Instagram. The sender of the threatening message calls himself after JITEM the informal intelligence service of the Turkish military police.
• Protest in Paris against Turkey’s invasion attacks 

  In Paris, the capital city of France, activists protested the Turkish state’s attacks on southern Kurdistan and the KDP’s collaboration with Turkey.
• Protest in London against Turkey's invasion attacks on South Kurdistan 

  Kurds living in London protested the Turkish state and the KDP.
• Pagani slams Erdoğan's expansionism, calls for Turkey's withdrawal from South Kurdistan 

  Remy Pagani, former Mayor of Geneva and a member of the International Peace Delegation to Hewler, has slammed Turkish expansionism and called for the Turkish state to withdraw from South Kurdistan.
• Court rejects recusation in Kobanê Trial 

  Turkish court has rejected recusation at the hearing of the Kobanê Trial.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned in Imrali for 22 years under severe isolation.
• Police detain 9 people in Amed 

  Turkish police raided many houses in Amed this morning and detained at least 9 people.
• International Initiative: Defend Kurdistan Against Turkish Occupation 

  The "International Initiative: DEFEND KURDISTAN - against the Turkish occupation!" was presented in Hewlêr. The aim is to stop the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan immediately and to withdraw all Turkish troops and Islamist mercenaries.
• Group from Hannover takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on 469th week 

  A group of activists from Hannover has taken over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg which is about to celebrate its 10th year.
• AIDL: Arrest of our delegation to South Kurdistan unacceptable 

  'The arrest of the delegation from the Alliance Internationale - AIDL at the airport in Erbil is unacceptable,' said the human rights organisation.
• KDP forces don't allow Peace Delegation to hold press conference in front of the UN in Hewlêr  

  KDP forces do not allow the Peace Delegation to hold a press confrence in front of the UN in Hewlêr (Erbil).
• Deputy Cansu Özdemir announces legal action after Peace Delegation ban travel 

  The Hamburg Die Linke parliamentary group chair, Cansu Özdemir, contradicts the explanation given by the federal police about their hour-long detention at Düsseldorf airport: "There will be legal repercussions, because this measure was clearly unlawful."
• Delegates deported from South Kurdistan received in Berlin and Frankfurt 

  About half of about 50 members of a peace delegation who were recently prevented from entering Hewlêr are back in Germany. The delegates were warmly welcomed at the airports in Frankfurt and Berlin.
• Commentary: How much hypocrisy can the public tolerate? 

  According to the German Police, the peace initiative #Delegation4Peace can cause lasting damage to the security interests of the Federal Republic abroad. Support for the Turkish aggressor could hardly be more obvious.
• Left Party: German authorities must not become Erdogan's henchmen 

  The Left Party is outraged by the prevention of the delegation trip of #Delegation4Peace from Germany to South Kurdistan. "German authorities must not become Erdogan's henchmen," the party executive said.
• Statement of International Delegation for Peace and Freedom in Kurdistan 

  The participants of the #Delegation4Peace have spoken from Hewlêr and made their demands clear: The Turkish military must immediately withdraw from South Kurdistan and the Kurdish forces should enter into a dialogue.
• Report to mark twenty years of Terrorism Act 2000 

  A report has been issued by CAMPACC to mark twenty years of the Terrorism Act 2000, which has been supplemented by many more ‘counter-terror’ laws.
• HDP executives Günana and Subaşı sent to prison 

  HDP executives Fener Günana and Ahmet Subaşı, who were taken into custody in the political genocide operation in Istanbul on 9 June were remanded in custody.
• Activists in Berlin protest Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and Maxmur 

  The Turkish state's invasion of South Kurdistan and the attacks on Maxmur refugee camp were protested with a rally in Berlin.
• KON-MED: The German government stands by Erdoğan 

  KON-MED said that the German government preventing the Peace Delegation from leaving Düsseldorf to reach Hewler (Erbil) shows that Berlin stands by the Erdoğan dictatorship.
• Hakan Taş detained for hours at Hewler Airport 

  Berlin-based left-wing politician Hakan Taş has been detained for 15 hours by KDP security authorities at Hewler Airport. He was reportedly told to stay out of "certain things." "I felt psychologically pressured," he said.
• Statement of the peace delegation banned from leaving Germany for South Kurdistan 

  At the instigation of the German government, a peace delegation in Düsseldorf has been banned from leaving the country for Hewlêr. The initiative describes the actions of German authorities as active support for Turkey's war in South Kurdistan.
• Peace delegation to South Kurdistan banned from leaving Germany 

  German police have refused to allow Hamburg-based Left Party leader Cansu Özdemir and 16 other people in Düsseldorf to leave the country for northern Iraq. The delegation wanted to document the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan and advocate for peace.