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• People participate in mobilisation in Armenia 

  The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is coming to a head again after fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• 13-year old raped in Istanbul 

  A thirteen-year-old child has been raped by a man in Istanbul, Turkey.
• Man thrown from helicopter: I am not fine 

  Osman Şiban, who was arrested by Turkish soldiers and then thrown from helicopter, says he doesn’t remember anything about the day of the incident.
• Armenia declares martial law amid clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh 

  The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is coming to a head again after fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
• Australian socialist candidate in solidarity with the HDP 

  Worldwide solidarity with the HDP is growing in the face of the increasingly ongoing political genocide against the party.
• German parties express solidarity with the HDP 

  Following the renewed wave of repression in Turkey, politicians of the Left Party and the Green Party in Germany are demanding the release of those arrested and expressing solidarity with the HDP.
• Violent clashes erupt in Nagorno-Karabakh 

  Azerbaijan has launched a major operation against the Nagorno-Karabakh region where Armenians lived. Armenia said it has inflicted "heavy casualties" on the Azerbaijani army.
• 'The EU should not accept Erdoğan's illegal practices' 

  Yiannis Dalmas, Kinima Allagis EU Affairs Secretary and S&D Political Advisor said the EU cannot remain indifferent to President Erdogan's illegal practices.
• FCDK-KAWA: Let's support and mobilize for the HDP 

  The Federation of Democratic Societies of Kurdistan (FCDK / KAWA) issued a written statement regarding the political genocide operations carried out by the AKP-MHP against the HDP.
• Commemoration for Kurdish revolutionary Mehmet Aksoy in London 

  Mehmet Aksoy fell a martyr in Raqqa in 2017.
• Trial against Syriac Orthodox priests resumes 

  The trial against the priest of the Syriac Orthodox Monastery, Mor Yakub has continued in Mardin. The priest is accused of PKK membership because he gave bread and water to guerrilla fighters.
• Politicians in exile call for solidarity with the HDP 

  In an open letter, exiled politicians of the HDP call for serious solidarity with the democratic opposition in Turkey, saying that appeasement policies, turning a blind eye, and verbal lip service only benefited dictatorships.
• Buldan: The HDP will never be brought to its knees 

  At a press conference in Ankara, HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan provided information about yesterday's arrests and announced that the HDP would not be brought to its knees.
• Alfonsi MEP: Time to support democracy in Turkey 

  François Alfonsi MEP condemned the latest operation against the HDP.
• Socialist Alliance and Green Left express solidarity with the HDP 

  Australian Socialist Alliance and the Green Left publication condemned the operation launched by the Turkish government targeting the HDP.
• PCF urges EU and France to take a stance about attacks in Turkey 

  The French Communist Party (PCF) urged the European Union and France to take a tough stance against the political genocide attacks carried out by the AKP government against the HDP.
• HDP deputy chair Oluç: The fight goes on 

  Saruhan Oluç, deputy chair of the Peoples’s Democratic Party (HDP), talked to ANF about yesterday's political operation in Turkey.
• KCDK-E call on people to join today's protests throughout Europe 

  The KCDK-E called for participation in protests organised throughout Europe against the political genocide attacks against the HDP.
• "Kobanê did not fall, nor will the HDP” 

  There have been protests against the political campaign of annihilation against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey in numerous cities in Europe, including Duisburg, Hamburg, Bern, Zurich, Solothurn and Ulm.
• European deputies condemn latest attack on the HDP 

  European deputies, including the European Parliament Rapporteur for Turkey, Nacho Sánchez Amor, condemned the latest police operation targeting the HDP.
• MEP Villumsen calls on the EU to condemn arrests of HDP members 

  Danish Member of the European Parliament, Nikolaj Villumsen, said the European Union must clearly condemn the latest HDP arrests.
• Prosecutor prepares summary of procedings for 7 HDP deputies 

  Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it will prepare a summary of procedings on 7 HDP deputies.
• Party of European Socialists condemns attack on HDP 

  The PES strongly condemned the Turkish government for what it called "another politically motivated attempt to silence the People’s Democratic party (HDP)."
• Die Linke condemns Erdogan and expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  The German left Die Linke party sent a message of solidarity, condemning the political genocide operations carried out this morning against the HDP.
• HDP: The onslaught on the HDP continues unabashedly! 

  HDP Foreign Affairs Spokespersons issued a statement on today's political operation targeting the party.