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• 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.
• 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.