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• Lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on day 238 of death fast - UPDATE 

  Lawyer Ebru Timtik has passed away after a failure of her heart on day 238 of death fast demanding fair trial.
• 53 more coronavirus cases registered in northeast Syria 

  In the autonomous regions of northern and eastern Syria, 53 new corona infections have been registered. One person has died in the past 24 hours. In total, the number of registered cases since the outbreak of the pandemic has thus risen to 478.
• HDP holds popular meeting in Erciş  

  At events in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, the HDP consults with various social groups and the local population on a joint approach to government policy. Saliha Aydeniz visited Erciş in this context.
• A third of the world’s children without access to remote learning 

  UNICEF’s Reimagine campaign calls for urgent investment to bridge the digital divide, reach every child with remote learning, and, most critically, prioritize the safe reopening of schools.
• Turkey blocks NATO over UN arms embargo against Libya 

  Turkey is blocking the Western military alliance NATO in the enforcement of an arms embargo against Libya decided by the UN. The Erdoğan regime prevents NATO support for Operation Sea-Guardian to monitor the embargo.
• Lawyers submit the 100th request to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied for a visit to their client on Imrali. This is the 100th visit request since the last authorized lawyer visit.
• Kongra Star expresses solidarity to sister of Jacob Blake 

  "We stand with Letetra Widman, sister of Jacob Blake, a Black man who days ago was brutally attacked by police," said Kongra Star.
• French defense minister visits Iraq 

  The Ministry’s statement said: "Florence Parly is going to Iraq with a simple message: The struggle must continue. The determination of France has not changed."
• Young activists in Marseille protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) activists in Marseille drew attention to the condition of isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with a march organized within the scope of the "Bi hev re serhildan" initiative.
• Piroğlu: If the lawyers die, the responsible will have to answer! 

  HDP deputy Musa Piroğlu attended the vigil held for the lawyers on death fast. He said: "We are at a stage where we count hours, not days. Those responsible will be held accountable."
• Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative claims 4 actions in Istanbul 

  Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative reported that they set a factory on fire as well as 13 vehicles belonging to fascists and collaborators.
• Anger over the release of rapist soldier 

  The release of the Turkish sergeant and rapist Musa Orhan provokes anger and horror. HDP deputy Feleknas Uca speaks of a state concept, while Ipek's father, Ipek Er, demands justice.
• Erdoğan: "No concessions" in the gas dispute 

  While Erdoğan continues to rattle his saber and loudly declares "no concessions" in the Mediterranean to Athens, the French Minister of Defence warns that the Mediterranean is "not a playground for national ambitions".
• Three people remanded in custody in Muş 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• HDP Bağlar Province co-chair Kavmaz arrested 

  The judge declared the activities carried out on behalf of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) as a crime and decided that Kavmaz should be arrested for "membership of a terrorist organization".
• Children of Fire carries out actions in 4 cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative stated that a large supermarket and two factories belonging to AKP members were set on fire.
• Iran says negotiations with IAEA 'constructive'  

  Iran won't accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal. This is what the country's top nuclear official said on Tuesday as the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, made his first visit to Iran.
• Chilean activists in Stockholm call on people to join boycott 

  A group of Chileans living in Stockholm, organised an action to boycott Chilean products to condemn the government for violating human rights.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• HPG guerrilla Ramazan Uğurlayan laid to rest in Bismil 

  HPG guerrilla Ramazan Uğurlayan, who fell martyr as the result of clashes in Silvan on 9 June, was buried under police blockade in Bismil.
• The country is in crisis, the AKP spends money on war 

  The economic crisis in Turkey and and Kurdistan is deepening. The deepening of the economic crisis also means that citizens' financial difficulties are growing.
• UN says 45 massacres occurred in Colombia since January 

  the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 45 massacres in Colombia since January 2020.
• HBDH claims action in Izmir 

  The HBDH Sinan Ateş Revenge Militia claimed responsibility for an action against an agent who lives in 552 streets of Asırlık Mahallesi in Izmir's Menemen district on August 23.
• New round of Syria talks in Geneva 

  After nine months of compulsory break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the third round of talks of the so-called Constitutional Committee for Syria has begun in Geneva. Again not at the table is the autonomous administration.
• Vigil for lawyers on death fast attacked by police 

  Many people were battered and taken into custody during the police crackdown against participants of the vigil for lawyers on death fast for a fair trial.