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• Kurdish family forced to get back to Iran despite safety concerns 

  As hundreds of Afghan refugees are entering Turkey from the border of Northern and Eastern Kurdistan, a Kurdish family that attempted to enter Turkey from Iran for political reasons has been extradited to Iran after being caught at the border crossing.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative holds new events about war in South Kurdistan 

  Defend Kurdistan Initiative is planning new events in Jena, Celle and Vienna. In all cities, the #Delegation4Peace will report on the situation in South Kurdistan to local associations.
• PAJK Coordination celebrates the 19 July Rojava Revolution  

  PAJK Coordination celebrated the 19 July Rojava Revolution and said that "it is a source of hope for progressive humanity".
• Activists in Switzerland pay tribute to 14 July Great Death Fast martyrs 

  The 14 July Great Death Fast resistance fighters and the martyrs of July were commemorated in the Swiss cities of Bern, Geneva, Lucerne and St Gallen.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign celebrates the Rojava Revolution 

  Nine years ago, on 19 July 2012, the Kurds found their own “Freedom Day” when the people of Kobane took control of their own destiny, repelling Assad’s Syrian forces and embarked on establishing their own self-government.
• Three killed during protests against water shortage in Iran 

  Three demonstrators have died in protests against water shortages in southwestern Iran. According to activists, the men, aged between 18 and 30, were fatally shot by gunfire by Iranian security forces.
• Activists in Hanover celebrate the 9th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution 

  In Hanover, various organizations celebrated the ninth anniversary of the Rojava Revolution together with the Kurdish community. Several local groups explained why the revolution is important to them and how they feel connected to it.
• Deniz Poyraz commemorated in Ankara 

  A memorial service was held in Ankara for Deniz Poyraz, an HDP member who was murdered by a Turkish fascist in Izmir a month earlier.
• Application to visit Öcalan on Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's brother and lawyer have applied to visit the Kurdish leader on Imrali.
• Iraqi Prime Minister will meet US president next week 

  US President Joe Biden will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi in Washington on 26 July.
• Siirt Governor imposes a 15-day ban on actions and activities  

  Siirt Governor's Office imposed a 15-day ban on actions and activities in the city center.
• Students from Boğaziçi University: All trustees must go 

  Students from Boğaziçi University took to the streets in Istanbul Kadıköy on Friday to protest against the trustees appointed by the regime through universities and city administrations.
• Unknown man threatens HDP in Elazığ: "Slaughter Kurds" 

  An unnamed man came to the HDP headquarters in Elazığ and threatened those present to "slaughter Kurds".
• HDP MP Gergerlioğlu returns to parliament: "We resisted and won" 

  To promote peace is not a crime, said HDP MP Gergerlioğlu whose seat in the parliament was returned after his release from prison in accordance with the Constitutional Court decision that his rights had been violated by his removal from parliament.
• HDP Elazığ Provincial co-chair Dede: Imperialist hegemony exposed in Imrali 

  HDP Elazığ Provincial co-chair, Imam Dede, referred to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: "Capitalist and imperialist hegemony has been exposed in Imralı."
• Ömer Gergerlioğlu's parliamentary seat will be returned 

  The general assembly of the parliament is expected to give his MP status back at 14.00.
• Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces and Taliban 

  Siddiqui was part of the Reuters photography team to win the 2018 Pulitzer for Feature Photography for documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis.
• HBDH Kurdistan Committee says it carried out sabotage action in Mardin 

  The HBDH Kurdistan Committee said that it carried out a sabotage action against the car of a person defined as a "guardian of colonialism" in Mardin.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN activists march in Draguignan to protest Turkish attacks 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN activists held a march in the city of Draguignan, France, within the framework of the “Werin Cenga Azadiyê” campaign.
• Flood in Rize claims 5 lives  

  Dead bodies of 5 people who were lost in consequence of the flood in Rize were found.
• Apartment of Alevi HDP employee marked 

  The apartment of HDP member Sezer Öztürk in Istanbul has been marked with a red cross, and the wall has been painted with the words "Alevi, get out, Kurd". When he wanted to press charges, he was threatened by the police.
• Three more persons detained over attack on HDP Marmaris office 

  Three more people have been detained as part of the investigation launched into the armed attack against the Marmaris office of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
• HDP MP calls for joint struggle against isolation of Öcalan 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Van Deputy Murat Sarısaç has called on Kurdish people and democratic public to fight against isolation and endorse the hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons.
• HDP condemns armed attack against its Muğla office 

  Another armed attack was carried out against the HDP, this time in Marmaris district of Muğla.
• Turkish army launches military operation in the area between Idil, Ömerli and Midyat 

  The Turkish army launched a military operation on Wednesday evening in the area between Idil, Ömerli and Midyat.