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• 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.
• Three members of a farmer family killed in Colombia 

  In December, the local Ombudsman Office denounced several death threats against the farmers, and in February, the Feria Lopez family received intimidating WhatsApp messages. 
• Families request telephone call and visit to Imrali 

  On the occasion of the Feast of Sacrifice, the relatives of Abdullah Öcalan and the three other prisoners isolated on Imrali applied for permission to make a telephone contact and a prison visit.
• HDP MP Uca calls for participation in Shengal memorial events 

  HDP MP Feleknas Uca calls for participation in the activities on the anniversary of the ISIS massacre in Shengal (Sinjar). On the sixth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide, actions are planned worldwide.
• 300 new Covid-19 infections detected in Amed every day 

  According to the Amed Medical Association, an average of 300 new infections with the coronavirus are detected daily in the province. There are over 600 COVID-19 patients in the city's hospitals, 100 of whom are undergoing intensive care.
• Action for lawyers Timtik and Ünsal in front of UN in Geneva 

  An action was organised in front of the United Nations (UN) Geneva Office for People's Law Firm (HHB) for lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal.
• Six soldiers killed as YPS hits bus in Mersin 

  At least six soldiers of the Turkish army were killed and 15 others seriously injured in an YPS action against a military bus in Mersin.
• Two high-ranking soldiers killed in ISIS attack in Iraq 

  In an ISIS attack in the Iraqi district of Anbar, two high-ranking soldiers were killed and two others injured.
• Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Haydee Vallino dies aged 100 

  During the 1970s, the Argentine military dictatorship kidnapped two sons of Vallino.
• Antep Governor issues a 7-day on actions and activities 

  The Antep Governorate issued a 7-day ban on actions and activities across the city on the grounds of coronavirus.
• Müslüm Elma is finally free 

  After the verdict in the TKP/ML trial in Munich, the main defendant Müslüm Elma was released. The State Protection Senate claims "structural repression of minorities by the Turkish state power".
• Student from Dersim in custody for three years 

  Since August 2017, Kurdish student Dersim Konak has been in detention in Turkey. She is accused of having participated in demonstrations on Women's Day and the day of struggle of the working class.
• Suspected ISIS supporter arrested in Frankfurt 

  Police have arrested a suspected ISIS supporter at Frankfurt airport. The German national had previously been deported from Turkey. She is said to have joined the ISIS in Syria.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  The lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan filed a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit to the Imralı island prison.
• Adana police ban actions and activities for 3 days 

  Adana Police Department banned all actions and activities in the city for 3 days.