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• 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.
• TEV-DEM commends the YBŞ and YJŞ fighters who defended Shengal 

  TEV-DEM issued a statement to commend the YBŞ and YJŞ fighters who protected the people of Shengal from the genocide attacks launched by ISIS mercenaries six years ago.
• Activists in Bielefeld protest the ISIS massacre in Shengal 

  The Shengal massacre was protested with a march in Bielefeld, Germany.
• Activists in Duisburg protest massacres against Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks and massacres against Kurdistan were protested in Duisburg, Germany.
• Activists in Göttingen pay tribute to victim of Shengal massacre 

  Kurds, internationalist activists and institutions attended the rally.
• Protest against Shengal massacre in Bremen 

  Kurdish people and their friends are taking to the streets to mark the sixth anniversary of the ISIS massacre in Shengal.
• 14,000 children in Sudan without access to health services  

  Save the Children urges all parties to the conflict to keep children safe from violence or any atrocities as thousands of malnourished children are without access to nutrition and health services in Darfur, Sudan.
• WFP calls for urgent international support for Zimbabweans 

  With unprecedented hyperinflation having pushed the prices of staples beyond the means of most Zimbabweans, increasingly desperate families are eating less, selling off precious belongings and going into debt.
• Technology for Turkish warheads from Germany 

  According to an answer of the Federal Ministry of Economics to a question of the Greens, Germany supplies Turkey with warheads and technology for the construction of guided missiles fired by Turkish drones.
• 1153 people injured in the slaughter of animals in Istanbul 

  On the first day of the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, 1153 people were injured in Istanbul while slaughtering the sacrificial animals. Seven seriously injured had to undergo surgery.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join actions for Shengal on 3 August 

  KCDK-E Co-Presidency Council called on people to join the actions to be organised to mark the Shengal Massacre.
• Young people in Strasbourg support the resistance in Heftanin 

  Speeches in French and English drew attention on Turkish occupation and genocide attacks.
• Venezuela asks Italy to extradite PDVSA former president  

  Ramirez is under investigation due to irregularities in a contract, signed between PDVSA and the company Petrosaudi Oil Services, regarding gas drilling and extraction.
• Number of homeless increases in Dublin 

   8,699 people were accessing emergency accommodation last month, a drop of 177 on the May figures. This included 6,046 adults and 2,653 children. There were 1,159 families accessing emergency accommodation in June.
• Prisoners on hunger strike in Aksaray call for people's support 

  The prisoners who were on hunger strike against violations of rights in Aksaray jail denounced that their life safety is not guaranteed.
• HPG guerrilla remembered by his grave in Helsinki 

  Crowd paid tribute to HPG guerrilla Halis Ceyhan (Kendal) by his grave in Helsinki, capital of Finland.
• Drunk soldier in Congo shoots dead at least 12 civilians 

  The army's spokesman in Uvira said "the toll to our knowledge is 13 dead," and said the gunman was on the run and still armed.
• KON-MED calls for autonomous status for Êzîdxan 

  August 3 marks the sixth anniversary of the genocide and femicide of the Yazidi population of Shengal by the ISIS. The Germany-wide umbrella organisation KON-MED calls for participation in action days starting tomorrow.
• Poland: US to deploy at least 1,000 troops on eastern border 

  Polish Defence Minister says the US will deploy 1,000 soldiers in Poland to oversee forces on NATO's eastern flank.
• Women's webinar to discuss impact of coronavirus pandemic 

  "What the Coronavirus Pandemic has shown us" is the title of the new webinar organised on Sunday by Women Weaving Future.
• Children of Fire Initiative issues balance sheet for July 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced the balance sheet of the actions they have carried out in July against Turkish colonialist attacks: 108 actions took place.
• Bolivia struggles to contain Covid infection 

  53 corpses were picked up from the streets across the country as the number of cases increases.
• Farmers can't sell animal for the Feast due to economic crisis 

  Van used to be a center of animal husbandry in North Kurdistan and Turkey. The traditional selling of animals for the Feast of the Sacrifice is proving a disaster for farmers as people don’t have money.
• Activists in the Hague demonstrate for lawyers Timtik ve Ünsal 

  Demonstrators stated that the fasting lawyers are demanding their universal rights to fair trial and free defense.
• Brazil reopens borders to visitors despite surge in Covid cases 

  As of Thursday morning, Brazil had reported 2,556,207 COVID-19 cases and 90,212 deaths.