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• MSD delegation in Russia for talks 

  A delegation of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD), including the chairperson of the Executive Committee, Ilham Ehmed, is in Russia for talks.
• Signature campaign for Öcalan in Southern Kurdistan 

  Under the slogan "Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is the guarantee for peace, stability and solution", a signature campaign has been started by intellectuals from Southern Kurdistan. The campaign is mainly addressed to the UN and the EU.
• Kurdish youth demonstrate in Bielefeld and Vienna 

  Young people demanded a just world and protection of nature. Kurdish youth movements unfurled a banner saying "From Bielefeld to Rojava - climate protection means Antifa".
• 219 refugees' cry for help finally heard 

  The Italian coastguard has picked up 49 vulnerable people from a charity rescue boat funded by British artist Banksy in the Mediterranean Sea after the boat issued a distress call.
• FARC leadership member killed in Colombia 

  Jorge Iván Ramos (Mario Morales) was killed last night (early morning in Europe) in Colombia. He was the responsible of the plan to replace illicit crops.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Water can't be used as a war weapon 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote an open letter to UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs demanding action on use of war as a weapon in war against Kurds. 
• Police break up "human chain for peace” in Halfeti 

  The police have broken up a "human chain for peace" organized by the HDP local association in Halfeti, Urfa. A banner with the inscription "Peace not war, freedom not isolation" has been confiscated.
• 300 thousand people still without water after Beirut explosion 

  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that over 300.000 people in Beirut continue to suffer a lack of access and sanitation services in the aftermath of the blast.
• Activists vow new actions to protest Rheinmetal arms factory 

  The civil disobedience action held in front of Rheinmetall in Kassel, ended with a march.
• Action in Vienna commemorates lawyer Ebru Timtik 

  An action was organized in Vienna for lawyer Ebru Timtik, who died on the 238th day of her death fast demanding a fair trial.
• Egypt arrests acting leader of Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo 

  Acting guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group Mahmoud Ezzat was arrested, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Friday in a statement.
• Lawyer Ebru Timtik laid to rest 

  The lawyer who died on day 238 of death fast demanding fair trial, has been laid to rest in Istanbul under a massive police presence.
• Greece calls for EU sanctions on Turkey 

  “I am waiting with great interest for Josep Borrell’s announcement on the options for sanctions on Turkey,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said.
• Ebru Timtik to be laid to rest in Istanbul today 

  The lawyer who died on death fast will be laid to rest in Istanbul today.
• Second blockade wave of "Disarm Rheinmetall" in Kassel 

  After the successful blockade of the West plant of the Kassel-based arms manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, activists of "Rheinmetall Entwaffnen" are now blocking the gates of the East plant. There will be another demonstration at 16 o'clock.
• Timtik’s body taken to Gazi Cemevi 

  Abducted by the police, Ebru Timtik’s body has been brought to the Cemevi in Gazi neighborhood in Istanbul.
• KCDK-E: "The defence of women's freedom is our main task" 

  The European umbrella organization KCDK-E has issued a statement on the increasing attacks on Kurdish women and has identified the defense of women's freedom as its main task.
• Families apply again for a visit to Imrali 

  The relatives of the prisoners isolated on the prison island of Imrali have again applied for a visit to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Bursa.
• Body of Ebru Timtik abducted by the police 

  Police forces have abducted the body of lawyer Ebru Timtik who died on day 238 of death fast demanding a fair trial.
• British artist Banksy funds boat to rescue refugees 

  British artist Banksy has financed a boat to rescue refugees.
• Israel bombs Gaza again 

  Tensions between Israel and Hamas have been rising steadily for three weeks. The last bombardment came after the Qatar envoy met with Hamas and Israeli officials to try restoring calm.
• Activists in Kassel block war company Krauss Maffei Wegmann 

  Activists in Kassel are blocking the war company Krauss Maffei Wegmann.
• HDP: We are angry, we are sad 

  In a statement about the death of lawyer Ebru Timtik on the 238th day of her death fast, HDP MYK said: "We make an urgent call to the government; we won’t tolerate another death. Aytaç Ünsal should be released immediately."
• Funeral of lawyer Timtik to be held on Saturday 

  Lawyers from the ÖHD said that their colleague, lawyer Ebru Timtik, who died on the 238th day of her death fast, will be buried in Gazi Cemetery on Saturday.
• Lawyer Zincir: Ebru is a martyr of the struggle for democracy 

  ÖHD lawyer Sinan Zincir said: “It is our oath, we have said everywhere that we will continue to speak out, we will protect their memories. We will definitely establish that beautiful country that Ebru has longed for in these lands."