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• Activists in 3 Swedish cities protest Turkish attacks 

  Kurds and their friends protested the Turkish state's attacks in several Swedish cities.
• Chairs of bars continue their action in front of Parliament 

  Cavit Dursun, chair of the Kayseri Bar Association, said that they made a historical call and added: “The President of the Assembly Justice Committee and the President of the Assembly should come and listen to us.”
• Activists in Basel protest Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  The massacre and occupation attacks carried out by the AKP-MHP fascism and targeting civilians in Kurdistan were protested with a march in Basel.
• Protest against Turkish war crimes in Heilbronn 

  In Heilbronn a demonstration was staged against the Turkish war crimes in Kurdistan. The demonstrators demanded an end to the Turkish war of aggression and an end to economic, political and military cooperation with Turkey.
• Detention period of tortured Kurdish politician extended 

  Detention period of Kurdish activist extended for another 4 days.
• Kurdish politicians Kışanak and Tuncel remain in jail 

  Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel have been in prison for almost four years.
• ISIS member in France sentenced to 30 years in prison 

  French Islamist Tyler Vilus has been sentenced in Paris to 30 years in prison for crimes committed in Syria. The jihadist was accused, among other things, of having participated in the murder of two prisoners.
• Unknown men kill former FARC-EP guerrilla 

  Dorman Clever Canticuz Díaz is the 215th former FARC-EP guerrilla to be murdered in Colombia since the Peace Agreement was signed.
• Activists in Europe protest Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks were protested in several European cities.
• Activists in London: Resistance will bring victory 

  The occupation and genocidal attacks carried out by the AKP-MHP government are protested every day in London.
• Another dead body found after boat capsizing in Lake Van 

  Six dead bodies found in Lake Van after the sinking of the boat a week ago.
• Volkswagen plant won’t be built in Turkey 

  The planned Volkswagen plant in Manisa will definitely not be built. The official reason is a slump in demand due to the Corona crisis. Erdogan is now threatening German car companies with "investigations".
• Children of Fire claim the explosion at fireworks factory 

  A fireworks factory exploded in the western Turkish province of Sakarya earlier today. The militant group "Children of Fire" has claimed responsibility for the action.
• Kurdish politician sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people continues unabated.
• Families apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Prosecutor's Office.
• Leyla Güven writes to European institutions' representatives 

  HDP executive Leyla Güven wrote to European institutions political leaders and representatives.
• RiseUp4 the Revolution: Call for action on 18 and 19 July 

  "On 19 July, 8 years ago, the biggest revolution of the 21st century started in Kobanê, Rojava, in an unstoppable advance against the fascism of our time."
• Activists in Paris and Marseille demand freedom for Öcalan 

  JCA and TCŞ activists in Paris held an action demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica. In Marseille, young people protested the Turkish occupation attacks.
• Trial against Mustafa Çelik opens in Hamburg 

  The seriously ill Kurdish activist from Bremen is accused of "membership of a terrorist organization".
• Sinn Féin presents party’s frontbench team in Dail 

  Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD presented the party’s frontbench team in the Irish Parliament, the Dail.
• Activists protest Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu's visit to Germany 

  The attacks of the Turkish state were protested with an action held in Münster, on the day Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğuğlu arrived in Germany.
• Covid-19 cases in Syria rise to 312 

  19 new infections with the Coronavirus have been recorded, bringing the number of cases registered in Syria to 312.
• Protest against Turkish Foreign Minister in Berlin 

  There were protests in front of the Foreign Ministry in Berlin against the visit of the Turkish ministers Çavuşoglu and Ersoy.
• Danish politicians in solidarity with HDP mayors 

  The verdict of the voters' must be respected, say politicians from Denmark as they express their solidarity with the HDP.
• Lawyers apply for a visit to Öcalan 

  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.