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• FAO says deforestation still a big problem 

  For the first time since 1990, the FRA 2020 report -published every five years- contains an online interactive platform with detailed regional and global analyses for nearly 240 countries and territories.
• 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 to meet with their client.
• HDP press consultant Dağ taken into custody 

  HDP Amed Provincial Organization Press Consultant Vedat Dağ was detained on Thursday evening.
• Activists in Kiel protest Turkish state attacks on Kurdistan 

  The fascist attacks of the Turkish state in Kurdistan were protested in an action in Kiel.
• HDP Councilor detained in Bozova 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• China: Palestinians can count on us to back their just rights 

  “China is a sincere friend of the Palestinian people. The Palestinian people can always count on China’s support for their just cause and legitimate national rights,” Zhang said.
• Greece slams Turkey’s actions in the Aegean 

  The foreign minister of Greece slammed Turkey’s actions in recent months in the Aegean Sea, which separates the two countries, saying Ankara must “abstain from its illegal gunboat diplomacy.”
• UN: Yemen sees return to alarming levels of food insecurity 

  Economic crisis, conflict, floods, desert locusts – and now COVID-19 - could wipe out improvements in food security in parts of Yemen, UN agencies warn.
• CPT-IK urges Turkey to end military operations in Iraq 

  CPT-IK calls on the Government of Turkey to respect civilian lives and put an end to its military operations in the territory of Iraq.
• ISIS plants Caliphate's flag in Germiyan 

  ISIS mercenaries carried out a raid on the village of Sherki in Khanaqin (Xaneqin) province in Diyala Governorate.
• Forum on Irish unity welcome if really working, says Sinn Féin 

  Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill has said the creation of any forum on Irish unity is welcome but must go beyond rhetoric.
• CDK-S calls on people to protest Treaty of Lausanne anniversary 

  CDK-S called for participation in the protests planned for 23-24 July, the anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided Kurdistan into 4 parts.
• Army helicopter falls in Colombia during anti-rebel operation 

  Colombian army helicopter fell while carrying out an operation against former FARC guerrillas who rejected the Peace Agreement signed in 2016 and picked up arms again.
• Barcelona authorities cut number of people allowed on the beach 

  Barcelona was at the heart of an increase in coronavirus cases that followed the end of Spain’s national state of emergency one month ago.
• Dismissed co-mayor of Batman taken into custody 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people.
• Detention period of 48 detainees in Istanbul extended 

  Yesterday 54 people were arrested in Istanbul at a rally for victims of the ISIS massacre in Suruç. Four lawyers and two minors have been released, and the detention period for the rest of those arrested has been extended.
• Afghan girl kills two Taliban fighters after parents murdered 

  The Taliban regularly kill villagers who they suspect of being informers for the government or security forces.
• Egyptian Parliament clears way for Libya intervention 

  The Egyptian Parliament approved a possible combat mission of Egyptian troops in Libya. This threatens to turn the war in Libya into a conflagration.
• 32 members of KESK sentenced to prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide continues unabated.
• SES Amed former co-chair sent to prison 

  Health and Social Workers' Union (SES) Amed former Branch co-chair Recep Oruç was arrested within the scope of the DTK investigation.
• Martyrs' Families take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil 

  The families of martyrs who took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in front of the Council of Europe called for European institutions to play their role the isolation imposed on the Kurdish people’s leader.
• European Kurdish Youth launch new initiative 

  European Kurdish youth organizations Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) and Jinên Ciwanên Têkoşer (TEKO-JIN) launched a new action in Kurdistan and around the world when fascism intensified its attacks.
• Sinn Féin says government needs to prepare for Irish unity 

  Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard has said the Irish government needs to begin preparing for Irish unity as a matter of urgency.
• Global Action Days for Rojava a success, say promoters 

  In more than 100 cities, in more than 30 countries, thousands of people have taken to the streets to join the Global Action Days on 18 and 19 July, for the 8th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• Webinar on the Rojava's lessons  

  Webinar about Rojava's lessons and the need for a new approach to internationalism.