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• Prison sentences for DBP members in Aydın over Kobanê protests 

  More than six years after protests against the ISIS assault on Kobanê, 16 DBP members in the western Turkish city of Aydın have been sentenced to several years in prison on terror charges and other accusations such as "stone throwing."
• Parliament receives 22 new summaries against 10 HDP and 10 CHP deputies 

  A total of 22 new summaries prepared for 20 deputies (10 from the HDP and 10 from the CHP), were sent to the Parliament.
• Resistance of Boğaziçi academics on day 75 

  The protest vigil of the Boğaziçi University's academics marks its 75th day.
• Yazidi women in Aleppo call upon all Yazidis to unite 

  Yazidi women in Aleppo condemned the schemes against Shengal and urged Yazidis to struggle in unity and to claim their identity.
• Emine Şenyaşar’s vigil for justice on its 39th day 

  For 39 days now, Emine Şenyaşar has been sitting in front of the courthouse in Urfa demanding justice for her family members murdered by relatives and bodyguards of AKP deputy Halil Yıldız.
• Hunger strike in Turkey’s prisons on day 141 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 141st day. The solidarity action launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 120th days and in Greece for 103 days.
• German organizations join the international campaign “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  17 German civil society and political organizations have joined the campaign "The time has come: Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan towards a just peace in Turkey".
• Activists in Bielefeld demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The demonstration held in Bielefeld to protest the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and demanding his freedom, will continue today with a march.
• Third day of action for Öcalan in Cologne 

  The demonstration in Cologne demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, entered its third day.
• International Initiative releases new “Let’s talk about Öcalan” video 

  The International Initiative has released a new video of the “Let’s talk about Öcalan” series.
• Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office demands to strip Istanbul MP Ahmet Şık of immunity 

  Independent Istanbul MP Ahmet Şık is to be deprived of parliamentary immunity. The reason given to this request is a statement by the parliamentarian about the protests at Boğaziçi University.
• BMG alliance calls for Workers Day Actions  

  Despite it is very likely that all events will be banned on Workers Day, the BMG alliance mobilizes for decentralized actions. Eight activists were arrested while putting up posters in Ankara.
• Şenyaşar family: “Prosecutors will also be brought to account one day” 

  Şenyaşar family is continuing their justice vigil in front of the Urfa Courthouse to protest the murders committed by the ruling AKP members. The family slammed the prosecutors, saying "They will also be brought to account before the judiciary one day."
• Explosion results in casualties in Baghdad 

  One person was killed and 12 injured, according to a preliminary investigation.
• Constitutional Court returns the HDP indictment to the Court of Cassation 

  The Court of Cassation chief prosecutor failed to prove the relation between the HDP and the acts listed in the indictment, according to the justification.
• HDP Amed provincial co-chair Hülya Alökmen jailed 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues increasingly.
• Hunger strike in Turkey’s prisons on day 140 

  The hunger strike launched in Turkish prisons against the Imrali isolation has entered its 140th day. The solidarity action launched in Maxmur has been continuing for 119 days and in Greece for 102 days.
• Lawyers apply once again 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.
• Kapıköy border gate remains closed despite protests by people of Van 

  The closure of Kapıköy border gate in Van negatively affects the lives of residents, yet the AKP-MHP government has no intention to reopen it despite criticism.
• Young activists in Stuttgart protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists in Stuttgart protested the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with a tent action.
• Vigil for Öcalan in Cologne 

  A vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is taking place in Cologne. Speeches protested against the illegal isolation of the Kurdish leader and the inaction of Europe.
• Kurds continue their vigil outside the UN office in Geneva 

  Kurdish activists continued a sit-in protest in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva protesting against the isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Turkey.
• Kurds protest Imrali isolation in Russia 

  Kurds living in Krasnodar, Russia protested the Imrali isolation and said that they will raise the struggle.
• HDP delegation visits Şenyaşar family protesting in Urfa 

  HDP deputy Mahmut Toğrul visited the Şenyaşar family's vigil in front of the court in Urfa. Emine Şenyaşar and her son are demanding justice for their family members murdered by bodyguards and relatives of an AKP deputy.
• HDP in Amed stages sit-in to condemn isolation of Öcalan 

  HDP Amed Provincial Organization and non-governmental organizations held a sit-in protest in Koşuyolu Park against the Imrali isolation.