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• Kurds in Mannheim take to the streets against Turkish attacks 

  Kurds in Mannheim took to the streets against Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan.
• 200 former FARC guerrillas killed since peace agreement signing 

  Mario Tellez Restrepo was a former FARC guerrilla. He undersigned the peace agreement and was in the process of reincorporation to civilian life. He was killed, the 200th former guerrilla to have been murdered since the signature of the peace agreeement.
• Activist in Sydney protest the Turkish attacks  

  The attacks of the Turkish state against Maxmur, Shengal and Medya Defense Area were protested in Sydney, Australia.
• 5 people sent to prison for events they joined when young 

  The political genocidal practices of the AKP-MHP government towards the Kurdish people continue.
• Police once again block the 'Democracy March' 

  Police prevented people from joinng the "Democracy March" organised by the HDP in Istanbul today.
• Trial for killing of student Kurkut postponed to September 

  University student Kemal Kurkut was killed while by a police officer while participating in Newroz celebrations in 2017 in Amed.
• HDP co-chair visits Van Bar on second day of Democracy March 

  The 'Democracy March’ launched by the HDP from Edirne and Hakkari continues in Van and Istanbul.
• IHD condemns the attacks on the HDP-run March for Democracy 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) issued a written statement on the attack on the March for Democracy launched by the HDP from Edirne and Hakkari on 15 June.
• YPS claims responsibility for action in Cizre 

  The YPS issued a statement claiming responsibility for an action it carried out in Cizre.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with a request to meet with their client on Wednesday.
• Kurdish Center for Human Rights condemns Turkish attacks 

  The Kurdish Center for Human Rights in Switzerland issued a call on everyone to side with the people of Kurdistan and against the Turkish attacks.
• Mass grave containing remains of missing soldiers found in Sudan 

  Sudan's public prosecutor confirmed the discovery of a mass grave in which conscripts allegedly killed after trying to flee a military camp in 1998 have been buried.
• KCDK-E announces 'Week of resistance against colonialism' 

  KCDK-E has issued a program of mobilisation for the week to protest against the Turkish attacks on Maxmur, Medya Defense Areas and Shengal.
• Arab League condemns Turkish operation in South Kurdistan 

  The Arab League has condemned the military operation launched by Turkey in the regions of Northern Iraq allegedly targeting PKK fighters.
• Kurds living in Europe protest Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan 

  Kurds living in Europe took to the streets against the Turkish attacks in South Kurdistan.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil resumes after forced coronavirus break  

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, which had been held for 8 years in the city of Strasbourg resumed after the forced break due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
• Activists in Toronto and Mainz protest Turkish attacks 

  Demonstrations against Turkish attacks held in Canada and Germany.
• Labour MP tells of importance of negotiated peace in Turkey 

  Labour MP and Shadow Minister for the Natural Environment and Air Quality, Lloyd Russell Moyle talks about the ideas of the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
• Irish right wing parties join to exclude Sinn Féin from governing 

  After four months of negotiation, a proposed Programme for Government between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party could give the 26 County state the largest right-wing government it has seen for decades. And exclude Sinn Féin.
• Press conference: People affected by Turkey’s attacks speak out 

  The Kurdish Centre for Public Relations will hold an online press conference on Tuesday with people affected by the Turkish air offensive in Southern Kurdistan. Representatives of the autonomous administrations of Maxmur, Shengal and Qandil will speak.
• Pervin Buldan: We are millions, you cannot stop us! 

  Despite attacks and police blockades, the HDP's "democracy march" has also started in western Turkey. Protesting the obstructions, HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan said: "We are millions, you can't stop us!
• Many detained as police attack HDP delegation in Van 

  Turkish police continue to prevent HDP groups from staging their march from Hakkari -in eastern Turkey- and Tekirdağ -in western Turkey- to Ankara to highlight their demand for democracy, justice and peace.
• Vigil started in front of the Swedish Foreign Ministry 

  Kurds and their friends are taking to the streets in Kurdistan, Europe and beyond against Turkey’s increasingly ongoing attacks against the Kurdish people.
• Action plan for protests in Germany today 

  In German cities there are protest actions today against the Turkish air offensive on Southern Kurdistan.
• #RiseUp4Rojava calls for demonstrations everywhere today 

  “This call is not simply a call for solidarity. This is a call for actions everywhere and on all levels,” said the #RiseUp4Rojava campaign calling for everyone around the world to be on the streets today.