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• Children of Fire carries out actions in 4 cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative stated that a large supermarket and two factories belonging to AKP members were set on fire.
• Iran says negotiations with IAEA 'constructive'  

  Iran won't accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal. This is what the country's top nuclear official said on Tuesday as the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, made his first visit to Iran.
• Chilean activists in Stockholm call on people to join boycott 

  A group of Chileans living in Stockholm, organised an action to boycott Chilean products to condemn the government for violating human rights.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• HPG guerrilla Ramazan Uğurlayan laid to rest in Bismil 

  HPG guerrilla Ramazan Uğurlayan, who fell martyr as the result of clashes in Silvan on 9 June, was buried under police blockade in Bismil.
• The country is in crisis, the AKP spends money on war 

  The economic crisis in Turkey and and Kurdistan is deepening. The deepening of the economic crisis also means that citizens' financial difficulties are growing.
• UN says 45 massacres occurred in Colombia since January 

  the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 45 massacres in Colombia since January 2020.
• HBDH claims action in Izmir 

  The HBDH Sinan Ateş Revenge Militia claimed responsibility for an action against an agent who lives in 552 streets of Asırlık Mahallesi in Izmir's Menemen district on August 23.
• New round of Syria talks in Geneva 

  After nine months of compulsory break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the third round of talks of the so-called Constitutional Committee for Syria has begun in Geneva. Again not at the table is the autonomous administration.
• Vigil for lawyers on death fast attacked by police 

  Many people were battered and taken into custody during the police crackdown against participants of the vigil for lawyers on death fast for a fair trial.
• Norman Paech to testify as expert witness in PKK trial in Hamburg 

  In the trial against Kurdish activist Mustafa (Amed) Çelik in Hamburg, the defense wants to have an expert opinion clarify that the conflict between Turkey and the PKK falls under international law.
• Turkey extends natural gas exploration in the Mediterranean 

  The Turkish research vessel "Oruç Reis" will be cruising the eastern Mediterranean for at least four more days, the Turkish Navy reports.
• Libyan Red Crescent retrieves 22 bodies off Zwara 

  Dozens of people drowned off the Libyan coast while fleeing to Europe. According to the International Organization for Migration, 22 bodies were recovered off the coast of Zwara town.
• Turkish drone war not possible without German help 

  A research of the Monitor news magazine shows that the German government has massively helped Turkey to produce even modern armed drones by supplying warheads.
• Seven killed, nine missing after flooding in northern Turkey 

  Due to heavy rainfall, several villages in Giresun province on the Black Sea coast have been devastated by the tidal waves. Seven people died and nine are still missing.
• Commander Haftar rejects ceasefire by UN-recognised government 

  Commander Khalifa Haftar's forces have dismissed a ceasefire announcement by Libya's internationally recognised government as a "marketing" stunt.
• Children of Fire target companies supporting the AKP-MHP regime 

  The Initiative said they targeted properties of some companies and personalities that support the fascist regime in Turkey.
• Long March from Hannover to Hamburg in September 

  The traditional Long March held by Kurdish youth in Europe every year will be staged from Hannover to Hamburg from the 5th to the 11th of September this year.
• Tension grows in Eastern Mediterranean 

  Tension is growing in the Eastern Mediterranean, following a number of incidents between Greek and Turkish naval vessels and aircraft in the coastal area surrounding the island of Cyprus.
• Employment agency in Hakkari hires AKP supporters 

  IŞKUR, the employment agency, is constantly on the agenda because of allegations of favoritism to AKP supporters. Indeed in Hakkari once again it hired people close to the AKP.
• Activists in Copenhagen and Rennes protest isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurds and their friends protested the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, in Copenhagen and Rennes.
• Protest in Dusseldorf despite police obstruction 

  German police obstructed the crowd who gathered in Dusseldorf today for a demonstration for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demo in Stockholm: "Turkey, get out of Kurdistan" 

  Protests continue worldwide against the Turkish state’s genocidal attacks on the Kurdish people in their lands.
• Irish minister resigns for breaching Covid-19 regulations 

  Irish Minister resigned for attending a parliamentary jolly with more than 80 people which breached Covid-19 regulations.
• A series of new killings, no arrests made, anger grows in Iraq 

  A series of killings targeting protesters in Iraq sparked both fear and anger. In Basra, two activists were killed in a week. The government did not live up to its promises to prevent these attacks.