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• HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven taken into custody 

  HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven was detained tonight.
• Arrest warrants for HDP deputies Güven and Farisoğulları 

  Arrest warrants issued for both HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven and HDP Amed MP Musa Farisoğulları.
• HDP Amed MP Musa Farisoğulları detained 

  HDP Amed MP Musa Farisoğulları taken into custody.
• 21 more people die of coronavirus in Turkey 

  4,630 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey since March.
• HDP MP Güven: This is a coup, cannot be called otherwise 

  Güven described the revocation of their parliamentary membership as an attempt to eliminate Kurdish politics from democratic grounds, saying; “This is simply a coup and cannot be called otherwise”.
• Protest in front of the US Consulate in Istanbul 

  In front of the US Consulate in Istanbul a protest action took place in protest at the assassination of George Floyd in Minneapolis. "This fire will engulf the entire world," said a joint statement by political parties and organizations.
• Turkish parliament strips three MPs of immunity 

  Two HDP MPs and one CHP MP had their parliamentary immunity removed on Thursday.
• Bachelet slams 'structural racism' in US after protests 

  US President Donald Trump has vowed to order a military crackdown on the once-in-a-generation widespread violent protests and has rejected criticism over his use of force to break up a peaceful rally.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Activists in Europe protest racism against Kurds 

  Activists took to the streets in Europe to protest Turkish racism against Kurds.
• YPS-Jin Unit claims responsibility for actions in 3 cities 

  YPS-Jin Martyr Arjin Peşeng Revenge Unit members carried out actions in Adıyaman, Çorum and Kocaeli provinces.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join actions for Kurdistan on 6 June 

  The KCDK-E called on people to join the marches and actions to be carried out on 6 June throughout Europe, Canada, Australia and the the world with the slogan ‘Everyday Kurdistan with every action'.
• Activists in Athens march against racism 

  Activists in Athens marched to protest US racism as well as repression on Kurds.
• West Belfast organisations commission a mural for George Floyd 

  Community organisations in West Belfast have commissioned a mural at the Falls Road International Wall highlighting the death of George Floyd and supporting the Black Lives Matter campaign.
• Spanish government extends state of alarm till 21 June 

  The emergency powers have been in place since March 14, with the aim of halting the spread of the coronavirus.
• Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 4,609 

  166,422 people have been infected with Covid-19 in Turkey while 4,609 have died.
• Kurdish activist Mehmet Emlek passes away in Wuppertal 

  Kurdish activist Mehmet Emlek died of cancer in Wuppertal at the age of forty.
• Masses protest in Paris against racism and police violence 

  In French cities, thousands of people have taken to the streets against racism and police violence. In Paris, at least 20,000 people defied the ban on assembly and took part in a demonstration.
• Police in Germany harass Kurdish family 

  Tarzan Kılıç said that the police attacked them out of the blue, without saying a word.
• Activists protest Turkish racism and fascism in France 

  Activists in Europe protest the killing of Barış Çakan who was stabbed to death for listening to Kurdish music in Ankara.
• Sinn Féin demands UK government to comply with agreements 

  A Sinn Féin delegation, which included Francie Molloy MP and Gerry Kelly MLA, had a robust and frank exchange on the issue of legacy with the British Secretary of State. 
• HDP protest in Istanbul: Behind racism lies state policy 

  The HDP Youth Council protested in Istanbul against the murder of a young Kurd in Ankara. HDP member of parliament Musa Piroğlu referred to the murder of George Floyd and said: "If racism is rampant in a country, the state is behind it.”
• 22 more people die of coronavirus in Turkey 

  The measures implemented in Turkey to counter coronavirus since March have been largely removed yesterday.
• HDP co-mayors of Kızıltepe and Savur remain in prison 

  Kızıltepe co-mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz and Savur co-mayor Gülistan Öncü have not been released from prison during the first hearing in the case in which they stand trial.
• Bachelet: US protests point to long-standing racial inequalities 

  This virus is exposing endemic inequalities that have too long been ignored, said UN rights boss on Tuesday.