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• France Inter writes of Grey Wolves: “A fascist mob under influence” 

  "Beyond the Grey Wolves, Ankara is establishing increasingly powerful political and religious relays throughout Europe. The goal is to establish Erdoğan's popularity not only in the Turkish diaspora, but also throughout the Muslim world."
• HBDH: We will fight until victory 

  On the 5th anniversary of its constitution, the HBDH issued a written statement and said that “Turkey and the Kurdistan territories are in a process of radical change and revolution.”
• Police in Van close off street where HDP Provincial building is located 

  The street where HDP Van Provincial Organization is located has been closed off by Turkish police.
• Kars Municipality co-mayor Şevin Alaca remains in prison 

  Kars Municipality co-mayor Şevin Alaca, who was removed by the AKP-MHP government and replaced by a trustee, remained in prison after court opposed her release.
• Activists in Brussels protest Iraq for threats against Shengal 

  Iraqi government threats against Shengal were protested in front of the UN in Brussels.
• Demo in solidarity with Shengal in Berlin 

  Kurds in Berlin protested against the planned dissolution of the autonomous security forces of the Yazidi settlement area of Shengal.
• Berkin Elvan, the youngest victim of Gezi, remembered 

  Berkin Elvan is the youngest victim of the 2013 Gezi uprising. The boy was 14 when he was seriously injured by a gas cartridge fired by police on the sidelines of the protests. Seven years ago today, after 269 days in a coma, he passed away.
• Children of Fire set 2 factories, 2 workshops, 1 truck on fire 

  The Children of Fire Initiative reported that they burned two factories, two workshops and a truck in four cities.
• Strategic Alliance: Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement 

  With the foundation of the guerrilla alliance HBDH five years ago, a strategic alliance of revolutionary organizations from Turkey with the Kurdish liberation movement has emerged.
• KCDK-E: It is a national duty to protect Shengal 

  KCDK-E responded to the Iraqi Central government which forces Shengal Security Forces to leave the city, saying, "The day is the day to protect Shengal.”
• UNICEF: Almost 12,000 children killed or injured in Syria in the past decade 

  Almost 12,000 children killed or injured in Syria in the past decade, according to verified data – an average of more than three children a day.
• At least 5 detained in Urfa and Malatya 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide continues unabated.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit to their client who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• Kurds turn their backs on the UN in Geneva 

  In a symbolic action, Kurds have turned their backs on the UN headquarters in Geneva to protest the United Nations' ignorance in the face of their demands.
• Swedish minister: Freedom of expression must be respected in Kurdistan Region 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in a parliamentary session that she is concerned about the detention of journalists and dissidents in Southern Kurdistan. She called for respect for human rights and freedom of expression.
• Online panel discusses Turkey’s intelligence activities, murders and threats abroad 

  Antoine Comte, lawyer of three Kurdish women revolutionaries murdered in France, Jan Fermon, lawyer of the PKK case in Belgium, Frank Jasenski, lawyer of Kurdish politicians in Germany and Kurdish politician Ferda Çetin attended the panel.
• Deposed co-mayor of Varto sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• British trade unionist: Abdullah Öcalan will not be left alone on that island 

  Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary at Unite the Union, one of the leaders of the freedom campaign for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, said that they will speed up the campaign and added, "Öcalan will not be left alone on that island."
• Judge leaves the courtroom in Ankara massacre hearing 

  During the hearing of the Ankara massacre case, the families reacted to the presiding judge. After a row the presiding judge left the courtroom.
• HDP members stage sit-in to protest the police intervention in Amed 

  HDP deputy Remziye Tosun responded to the police intervention on party members who in a statement called attention to the Imrali isolation and the hunger strikes. She said "Let's not be silent about the isolation and the hunger strikes."
• HDP member Mehmet Masyan taken into custody in Istanbul 

  Mehmet Masyan, a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was taken into custody following a new political genocide operation.
• Başaraner: Resistance is the main feature of HDP voters 

  Kurdish politician Emek Başaraner talked about the repression targeting the HDP and said: "Violence has become a habit for the regime, but resistance has become a habit for six million HDP voters."
• Bernmar: Repression must end, the PKK must be removed from the terrorist list 

  Göteborg Municipal official and Left Party Group Chairman Daniel Bernmar condemned the security police's crackdowns on Kurds and demanded that the PKK be removed from the list of terrorist organizations.
• Prosecutor questions MEBYA-DER members in custody about Garê operation and Garzan graveyard 

  Those detained in the MEBYA-DER operation were asked questions about "HPG members who lost their lives in the Garê operation” or “who opened Garzan Graveyard” and “who washed the body of a fallen fighter".
• TJA activist Beritan Önen sent to prison 

  TJA activist Beritan Önen was arrested on the allegation of “being a member of an illegal organization”.