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• National mourning in Lebanon as death toll in Beirut exceeds 100 

  The country will observe an official period of mourning for three days from today.
• Arrest warrant for former Colombian president Uribe 

  “The privation of my liberty causes me profound sadness for my wife, for my family, and for Colombians who still believe that I have done something good for the country,” the former president wrote on Twitter.
• Activists in Darmstadt condemn Shengal massacre 

  Protests against the ISIS genocide in Shengal continue all around the world.
• UN warns of generational catastrophe over school closures 

  UN chief outlines ‘bold steps’ for education in the face of COVID-19 disruption.
• Demonstrations for Shengal in many European cities 

  On the anniversary of the beginning of the Shengal genocide, actions took place in Gießen, Berlin, Cologne, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Achim, Heilbronn, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Wesel, Stuttgart, Switzerland, Sweden and France.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  The lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan filed a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit to the Imralı island prison.
• Military operation and curfew in 5 villages of Siirt 

  The Turkish state has declared a curfew in the countryside of Siirt province in Northern Kurdistan.
• Court reverts decision to ban Correa from running for president  

  A judge of the Contentious Electoral Tribunal has reversed the decision of the National Electoral Council to disqualify the coalition led by the former Ecuador President Raffael Correa.
• Spanish emeritus King leaves over financial investigation  

  Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I leaves the country after Swiss and Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation into bank accounts allegedly held by Juan Carlos in tax havens.
• Group from Hamburg takes over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil 

  The action has been carried out in front of the Council of Europe and its affiliated CPT buildings in Strasbourg since 25 June 2012.
• Irish politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies 

  Former SDLP leader died after a short illness at the age of 83.
• Actions in 4 Swiss cities protest Shengal genocide 

  The genocidal attacks in Shengal and Kurdistan were protested in the Swiss cities of Bern, Zurich, Lausanne and Wintherthur.
• Rallies for Shengal across Europe 

  In Stockholm, London, Toulouse and the Hague rallies have taken place against the femicide and genocide perpetrated by the ISIS against Yazidis six years ago in Shengal. The Yazidis only received help from the PKK and from YPG/YPJ.
• Relatives of imprisoned lawyers rally in Istanbul 

  The initiative "Relatives of imprisoned lawyers" has demanded the release of the lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal on death fast in Istanbul.
• Activist in solidarity with lawyers on death fast detained 

  Turkish police arrested an activist who has been on hunger strike in solidarity with imprisoned lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal on death fast.
• Yazidi population threatened from Afrin to Shengal 

  First threatened by the Ottomans, then by the ISIS and finally by the Turkish state, one persecution of the Yazidi people follows the next. Especially in the Turkish-occupied region of Afrin, Yazidis are currently under acute threat.
• Peace in Kurdistan: 3 August must be recognized as day of action  

  Peace in Kurdistan urges the UK Government to show support for the self-organisation of Yazidi women and for the freedom of the kidnapped, enslaved and justice for the murdered women of Sinjar.
• ISIS claims attack against prison in Jalalabad, 20 dead 

  A prison compound in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad was attacked by fighters. Reports speak of at least 20 people killed and 42 others wounded.
• Memorial for HPG guerrilla Tekoşer Awaz in Dortmund 

  HPG guerrilla Nesim Atay (Tekoşer Awaz), who fell martyr in Bingöl on 21 July 2019, was commemorated in Dortmund.
• Demo for Shengal in Sydney 

  Demonstrations to mark the sixth year anniversary of the Yazidi genocide in Shengal are taking place all around the world.
• Two arrested at rally for lawyers on death fast in Istanbul 

  A rally for lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal on death fast was attacked by the police in Istanbul. Two people were subject to violent treatment and arrested.
• Contradictory statements on the death of a Kurdish conscript 

  A soldier of Kurdish origin serving in a prison in Izmir has been found dead, but official statements on the circumstances of his death are contradictory. Relatives speak of murder as the conscript had been repeatedly threatened.
• Visit to the grave of French internationalist in Marseille 

  In Marseille a joint visit to the grave of Farid Medjahed took place. The French internationalist was martryed as a YPG fighter in Rojava in 2018.
• Action for Shengal in the French city of Bordeaux 

  An action was organised in Bordeaux, France, to mark the anniversary of the genocidal attacks on Shengal on 3 August 2014.
• Black Lives Matter protest in New York City 

  A Black Lives Matter protest was organised in New York City outside the Trump Tower calling for justice for victims of police brutality.