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• Information tents for Öcalan in German cities 

  Kurds and their friends continue their actions for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Court rules detention for 18 of 29 people arrested in Antep 

  Eighteen of the 29 people detained as a result of the political genocide operations in Antep were remanded in custody.
• Three-day information tent on Abdullah Öcalan in Zurich 

  A three-day information tent action was launched in Zurich to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and demand his freedom.
• Call for joining the Global Action Day for Rojava in London  

  Two days of global action to celebrate and defend the Revolution in Kurdistan have been called by Women Defend Rojava, RiseUp4Rojava and Make Rojava Green Again.
• Two-day march for Shengal kicks off in Germany 

  Members of the organising committee highlighted the importance of Kurdish national unity and demanded an autonomous status for Shengal (Sinjar).
• Martyr Sakine Cansiz Revenge Unit claims several actions 

  Martyr Sakine Cansiz Revenge Unit said in a written statement that it carried out several actions between 12 and 16 July.
• Information tent in Cologne denounces isolation of Öcalan 

  A information tent was opened in Cologne, to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Nine people remanded in custody in Antep 

  Nine of the 29 people detained in the operations carried out by the Turkish police on 14 July and targeting HDP, BDP and SKYP were remanded in custody.
• TJK-E calls on women to join Global Action Day for Rojava 

  The European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) called for participation to actions to be held at global level on the anniversary of the Rojava revolution on 18 and 19 July.
• Activists in Bilbao: Stop the Turkish attacks on Kurds! 

  A demonstration was held in Bilbao to protest the Turkish attacks against Kurds.
• Action tent in Berlin to protest Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  PYD representative Süleyman Hajo said: "We condemn the invasion attacks carried out under the justification that they are targeting the PKK while we know that this is not the case.”
• Youth in Kızıltepe protest sexual assault and rape  

  Assaulted by Turkish army sergeants protested in Kızıltepe.
• Newly formed Dublin government sailing on troubled waters 

  The incoming Dublin government appears to be in troubled waters as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin suddenly fired his Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen in connection with motoring offences dating from four years ago.
• Activists gear up for Global Action Day for Rojava 

  Activists all over the world are gearing up for the Global Action Days called on 18 and 19 July to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• HCE calls for participation in the demonstration for Shengal 

  The Yazidi Youth Alliance HCE calls for participation in a two-day demonstration from Celle to Hannover. The long march will start on Friday and take place as a solidarity action for the Yazidi settlement area Shengal.
• AKP supporters rally in front of Turkish consulate in Hamburg 

  The AKP foreign organization UID has staged a "martyr remembrance" on the anniversary of the "coup night" in front of the Turkish consulate in Hamburg.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  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.
• South African ILRIG condemns Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  The International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) released a statement condemning the repression of activists in the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join the global actions for Rojava  

  The Kurdish umbrella organisation in Europe called for participation in global actions to be held on the anniversary of the Rojava revolution on 18 and 19 July.
• Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan resume 

  Thousands have demonstrated in Azerbaijan calling for war after recent deadly clashes with neighbouring Armenia.
• Freedom for former FARC peace negotiator Simón Trinidad 

  The International Campaign for the Repatriation and Freedom of Simón Trinidad has launched a campaign on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
• Activists in Kiel protest Turkish attacks on Kurds 

  Activists in Kiel organised a protest against the Turkish state's attacks on Kurdistan and the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and all prisoners.
• KNK on Hagia Sophia: Erdogan’s Islam is an Islam of conquest 

  The Executive Council of the Kurdistan National Congress-KNK issued a written statement about the decision by a Turkish court which annulled the Hagia Sophia's museum status, saying its use as anything other than a mosque was “not possible legally.”
• Reconnaissance plane crashes in Van: 7 police officers killed 

  Turkish state officials stated that a Police-bound reconnaissance plane crashed in Van and 7 police officers, including 2 pilots were killed.
• Neo-nazi march disrupted in Osnabrück 

  In the German city of Osnabrück, Kurds and German democrats and left organizations protested the AFD ultra-nationalist and Nazis rally.