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• Solidarity demonstrations for Gülizar Taşdemir in Latin America 

  Kurdistan solidarity groups in Latin America promote a campaign to expose Kurdish woman activist Gülizar Taşdemir’s extradition to Turkey by Norway.
• Deir ez-Zor Civic Council holds its 3rd Assembly meeting 

  The meeting discussed the issues and projects to be carried out in the future.
• Six people detained in house raids in Karakoçan villages 

  The AKP regime continues its political genocide operations in the Kurdish region.
• Vote counting begins in Sulaymaniyah 

  After Kirkuk, recounting of votes has begun in Sulaymaniyah at 220 ballot boxes.
• Nechirvan Barzani to attend Erdoğan's ceremony 

  Nechirvan Barzani is expected to attend the ceremony Turkish President Erdoğan will hold in Beştepe.
• Ban for the train crash, “sultan” ceremony for Erdoğan 

  As the “accident” in Çorlu, Tekirdağ where a train got off the rails kills at least 24 people, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is busy minting coins in his name and preparing a giant ceremony with the cavalry.
• Violence in the North of Ireland as Orangist march approaches 

  A catholic man was assaulted by a mob in Portadown ahead of 12 July protestant march.
• "Syrian constitution must be written by the peoples of Syria" 

  Academy member Lewend Mîrko said parts of Syria are under occupation by Turkey.
• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  HPG reported Turkish army losses in the Black Sea region north of Turkey and in Bradost region in South Kurdistan territory.
• More bodies recovered in Raqqa's mass graves 

  DAESH mercenaries killed thousands of people and buried them in mass graves in Raqqa.
• Demonstration for Taşdemir in Freiburg, Germany 

  A demonstration was staged in Freiburg city of Germany in protest at Norway’s extradition of Kurdish female politician Gülizar Taşdemir to the dictatorial regime of Turkey.
• Lawyers and family denied access to Taşdemir extradited to Turkey 

  Lawyer for Kurdish female activist Gülizar Taşdemir, who was extradited to Turkey, said they are not allowed to meet with their client who faces a high risk of being subjected to torture.
• 12 academics for peace dismissed 

  12 more academics who signed the Peace Declaration in January 2016 have been dismissed through a recent statutory decree.
• Tevgera Azadi co-chair: National Unity is the key to succeed 

  Tevgera Azadi co-chair talked about Turkish attacks against South Kurdistan and Barzani’s weak statement.
• Residents of Kirazlıtepe say they won't leave their houses 

  The AKP municipality of Üsküdar wants to demolish the estate in name of an alleged "urban transformation"
• Red t-shirts to remain human 

  An initiative launched in Italy to protest repressive immigration policies.
• Iran cuts flow of electricity to Iraq 

  Unpaid debts are said to be the cause of the decision
• HDP deputy Beştaş condemns prison sentence for Siirt co-mayor 

  The prison sentence, says Beştaş, shows the AKP is continuing with its dirty tricks.
• METU students detained for Erdoğan cartoons 

  Three METU students who carried a banner with cartoons depicting Erdoğan on commencement day have been detained.
• HDP assigns roles in the Parliament 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has assigned parliamentary roles to the MPs.
• 8 men with “ties to ISIS” executed in Tehran 

  8 men who were arrested in 2017 on attacks against the Imam Khomeini Mausoleum and the parliament in Iran have been executed in Tehran.
• SDF: 31 villages liberated in Operation Cizire Storm 

  SDF General Command has issued a statement on the Operation Cizire Storm and said, “As part of the ongoing operation from two sides, Shaddadi and Hawl, an area of 330 square kilometers including 31 villages have been liberated.”
• Jailed Co-mayor of Siirt sentenced to 10 years in prison 

  Jailed Co-mayor of Siirt, Tuncer Bakırhan, has been sentenced to 10 years and 15 days in prison for terror charges.
• Elections in Mexico: The challenges waiting López Obrador 

  The difficult challenge of changing Mexico.
• Bomb attack kills 10 civilians in Deir ez-Zor 

  Attack by ISIS claimed the life of 10 civilians in Deir ez-Zor.