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• 29 more people die of coronavirus in Turkey 

  More than four thousand people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey since the country first reported infections in March.
• HDP to international opinion: Speak out against authoritarianism 

  HDP executives Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy called on the international community to not remain silent against the Turkish government’s using the pandemic climate against its own dissenting citizens and towards consolidating its authoritarian rule.
• Turkish soldiers attack graveyard and a mausoleum in Hasankeyf 

  The Turkish state systematically targets graveyards and tombs but this time destroyed a mausoleum and tombs in the village of Güneşli in Hasankeyf. The Turkish flag was hung on the trees in the graveyard.
• KCDK-E co-chairs to EU Foreign Ministers: Don't remain silent 

  The KCDK-E demanded "the EU, Council of Europe, UN, NATO to not remain silent against these anti-democratic practices and to apply diplomatic pressure to guarantee the right to be elected is respected."
• Turkey’s attacks against Kurds exposed in Strasbourg 

  Protests against the Turkish regime’s all-out war against the Kurdish people continue throughout Europe.
• KCK message for Eid calls for unity 

  The KCK wishes all Muslims a happy Eid and calls on the Kurds not to be divided by the Turkish state.
• Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 4,340 

  32 more people have died of coronavirus in Turkey where another 1,141 cases have been recorded during the past 24 hours.
• More than 300 ISIS members returned to Germany 

  According to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, more than 100 of the more than 300 jihadists who returned from the former ISIS area have combat experience or underwent training.
• SOHR: Erdogan sent over 10,000 Syrian mercenaries to Tripoli 

  The number of recruits who arrived in Libya has risen to 10,100 while nearly 3,400 others arrived in Turkey to undergo training courses, SOHR said.
• Kurds protest against Turkey's attacks across Europe 

  In Sweden and Canada, Kurds have protested against the appointment of trustees to Kurdish municipalities. Attention was also drawn to the worldwide increase in patriarchal violence in the Coronavirus crisis.
• 12 politicians and activists jailed in Amed 

  Out of the 18 people who were detained in political genocide operations in Amed, 12 have been imprisoned.
• Haftar: Every Turkish invader and mercenary a legitimate target 

  “Every Turkish invader on our soil and every wicked mercenary sent by ‘Turkey’s idiot’ is a legitimate target of our soldiers’ gunfire,” said Haftar in a radio address to the armed forces.
• Demo in Helsinki for women and HDP municipalities 

  Kurdish people living in Europe continue their protest against the Turkish regime’s never-ending genocidal war and practices in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Activists in Europe protest Turkish attacks on women 

  Demonstrations in many European cities condemned attacks on women's institutions.
• Activists in Europe protest Turkish state's attacks on women 

  The Turkish state's violence against women was protested in Europe as well as the the invasion attacks and the seizure of HDP-run municipalities.
• 32 people die of coronavirus in the last 24 hours 

  According to Turkish officials, 32 people died in the last 24 hours because of the coronavirus.
• Court releases 4 women activists on bail 

  Four of the 18 people who were taken into custody as a result of the political genocide operations carried out in Amed on Friday were released on bail while 14 people continue to be heard in court.
• Activists in Rennes protest Turkish attacks and trustees  

  Kurds living in Rennes protested the invading attacks carried out by Turkey hunging banners from bridges.
• KCDK-E condemns political operation targeting women in Amed 

  The KCDK-E condemned the political operation carried out on Friday in Amed, targeting women and their associations.
• Scottish National Party MP underlines role of Öcalan for peace 

  Chris Stephens, Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow South West, supporter of both Freedom for Öcalan Campaign and Peace in Kurdistan highlights the importance of Öcalan for peace in Turkey and the Middle East.
• Children of Fire claim responsibility for actions in four cities 

  The Children of the Fire Initiative said in a written statement it carried out a number of actions against AKP collaborators.
• Number of Covid-19 cases in Turkey rises to 154,500 

  Another 27 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey today when 952 more people tested positive out of the total 37,507 tests conducted.
• Families and lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  The lawyers and families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı made a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit to the island prison.
• Pakistan passenger plane crashes in residential area 

  Pakistan Airline's Plane with 107 on board crashed in a residential area near Karachi Airport before landing. Casualty details awaited.
• Waorani indigenous community files legal action against Ecuador 

  The Waorani indigenous community in Ecuador's Amazon denounced imminent risk of physical and cultural extermination.