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• Explosion in Teheran clinic 

  At least 19 people have been killed in an explosion at a clinic in Iran's capital Tehran.
• Lawyers rally in Istanbul: The defence cannot be silenced 

  Thousands of lawyers have protested in Istanbul against the draft law that is intended to undermine the autonomy of the bar associations. "We are not capitulating to the climate of fear," declared chamber president Durakoğlu.
• HDP Youth Assembly members detained in Istanbul 

  Nine members of the HDP Youth Assembly were taken into custody in Istanbul.
• Five bodies found in Lake Van 3 days after boat capsizing -UPDATE 

  Five dead bodies found in Lake Van after the sinking of the boat three days ago.
• Burial site of Sheikh Said still secret 

  95 years ago, Kurdish cleric Şêx Seîdê Pîran and 47 companions who led an uprising against the violent policies of the Turkish Republic were publicly hanged. Their burial place is kept secret until today.
• HDP: The government is using naked force to maintain its rule 

  HDP said they remain ever more committed to its relentless political struggle for a free, democratic, and peaceful future.
• Five people detained in Maraş 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the HDP continues unabated.
• 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.
• HDP statement on massacres in Turkish cross-border attacks 

  “The NATO, the UN and the CoE are watching one of their member countries violating international law and killing innocent civilian Kurds with impunity,” said the HDP.
• RiseUp4Rojava calls for protests against Çavuşoğlu visit 

  RiseUp4Rojava calls on all anti-fascist-minded people to stand up, in a diverse, creative and resolute way, against the German-Turkish brotherhood of war under the slogan “Don’t give fascism an inch!”
• Group from Duisburg takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil has entered its 417th week.
• FARC denounces killing of 214th former guerrilla 

  Former FARC guerrilla murdered in Colombia. Since the peace agreement was signed, 214 former guerrillas have been killed.
• Activists in Moscow say stop Turkish aggression on Kurds 

  Kurds gathered in Moscow to protest the attacks of the Turkish state.
• Six people arrested in Bismil 

  Six people were arrested for allegedly taking action against the AKP Bismil district building.
• Activists in Dresden protest Turkish attacks 

  Kurds and their friends living in Dresden protested the Turkish state's attacks in Kurdistan.
• Activists in Sheffield and Leeds protest Turkish attacks 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks against South Kurdistan were protested in the British cities of Sheffield and Leeds.
• Number of arrests in operation against DTK rises to 22 

  As part of the investigation against the civil society umbrella organisation DTK, 22 people were remanded in custody while 22 others were released on condition of not leaving the country.
• FED-DEM holds its Congress in Bremen 

  The work done in one year of activities was evaluated, and the bodies elected during the FED-DEM congress in Germany.
• Family of Medeni Yıldırım says his grave was vandalized 

  A memorial was held in the village of Kayacık (Hêzan) in Lice, Amed, for Medeni Yıldırım, who lost his life when soldiers opened fire on civilians at a protest on 28 June 2013.
• Memorial for Zeynep Kınacı in Rojava and Lebanon 

  “We will follow the path traced by Zilan who has set an example not only for Kurdish women but also for women all over the world.”
• Request for arrest issued for 20 more people in DTK case 

  The Turkish government's political genocide against the civil society organisation DTK is expanding.
• UN Bachelet says Israel's annexation plan illegal 

  The Israeli government is expected to detail later this week how to implement its US-backed Middle East peace plan.
• Revenge Unit claims responsibility for actions in Farqin 

  Martyr Sakine Cansiz Revenge Unit carried out action on 25 and 26 June in Amed's Farqin district.
• Chief Public Prosecutor calls Leyla Güven to give a statement 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven has been summoned by the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
• HDP pays tribute to Sheikh Said and his 47 comrades 

  The HDP commemorated Sheikh Said and his 47 comrades, who were executed on 29 June 1925, demanding to locate the graves.