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• Journalist Gulliou: Kurds rightly ask for an apology from Sweden 

  Swedish journalist and writer Jan Gulliou said the Swedish police tried to blame the murder of Olof Palme on the PKK but was soon uncovered in its "cheap and primitive political theory."
• Group from Oldenburg takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil has been taken over on week 426 by a group of activists from Oldenburg, Germany.
• Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê claims actions for Ocalan  

  Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê said in a written statement: "A series of actions have been taken against the isolation and pressure on Abdullah Ocalan and all prisoners."
• Kurdish association in Meschede raises flag 

  In front of the Kurdish association in Meschede, a flag in green, red and yellow was hoisted on the "Day of Resurrection of the Kurdish People". There were also ceremonial activities in Heilbronn, Hamburg and Duisburg.
• SOHR: Turkey sent new batch of Syrian fighters to Libya 

  SOHR said that the number of jihadists who were transported from Syria to Libya reached 10,000.
• 16 people detained in Siirt 

  In the province of Siirt, 16 people have been taken into police custody since Saturday after house searches. It is not clear what they are accused of.
• Death threats target Colombian Senator Cepeda 

  Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda said he has received death threats against him and his family for their participation in the judicial process that led to the house arrest of former President Alvaro Uribe.
• Activists in many European cities celebrate 15 August 1984 

  Kurds and their friends celebrated 15 August 1984 in many European cities.
• Wave of arrests in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey 

  Dozens of people get arrested every day as the Turkish regime's political genocide operations continue unabated.
• 350 ISIS members returned to Germany from Syria and Iraq 

  According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office, about 350 ISIS jihadists have returned to Germany from Syria and Iraq.
• HDP Muş co-chair taken into custody 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the HDP continues unabated.
• Internationalists' call for 15 August: 'Smash Turkish Fascism' 

  The RiseUp4Rojava campaign announced that they "will go into permanent resistance by blocking, disrupting, occupying all the places of cooperating with Turkish fascism in our contexts.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign commemorates 15 August 1984 

  Peace in Kurdistan saluted "the resilience and courage of the Kurdish men and women who continue to resist oppression and tyranny in Turkey, in Rojava, in the Islamic Republic of Iran".
• Assyrian-Syriac-Chaldean Association: Sweden should face its past 

  More than two months after the Chief Prosecutor announced that Olof Palme was murdered by Stig Engström, the Assyrian-Syriac-Chaldean Association reacted to Sweden's refusal to apologize to Kurds.
• Turkey’s Constitutional Court leaves lawyers on death fast to die 

  Turkey’s Constitutional Court has rejected a request for the release of lawyers Timtik and Uysal who have been on death fast for months.
• Conflict in eastern Mediterranean comes to a head 

  Turkey continues to escalate the situation in the Mediterranean and runs the risk of open conflict among allies.
• Families apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Imrali prison.
• Co-mayor of Yenişehir imprisoned in Amed 

  Co-mayor of Amed’s central Yenişehir district, who was deposed after the 2019 local elections, has been jailed.
• At least 12 detained during house raids in Hakkari and Adana 

  In Adana and Hakkari, the police stormed apartments and arrested at least twelve opposition activists. They are accused of having links to the grassroots organisation DTK.
• RiseUp4Rojava urges to organise against Turkish fascist attacks 

  RiseUp4Rojava evaluates the current situation in Kurdistan on the eve of the 15 August 1984 anniversary.
• Refugees applying for family reunification should know German 

  Germany asked refugees to know the language when applying for family reunification even if they come from war countries where of course there is no chance to have language classes.
• TEKO-JIN and TCŞ organise march in Vienna 

  TEKO-JIN and TCŞ held march and rally in Vienna to support guerrillas resistance in Heftanin.
• Bolivia elections set for 18 October 

  Social unrest began after the electoral institution, which is controlled by the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez, announced a new postponement of the elections.
• Protest in Kiel against the war policy of the Turkish regime 

  In Kiel, activists protested against the attacks of the Turkish army on Rojava and Southern Kurdistan.
• 27 more people prove positive with Covid in NE Syria 

  Coronavirus cases increased in Northern and Eastern Syria.