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• Gaza death toll exceeds 38,000 

  At least 58 people have died in the last 24 hours of the war in the Gaza Strip.
• Activists from Frankfurt am Main take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  A group from Frankfurt am Main has taken over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg and called on the European institutions to abide by their own legal principles.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN for 41 months appeal to international organisations 

  For 41 months, Kurds have been on vigil in front of the UN Office in Geneva, calling on CPT, UN and CoE to take action against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan every week.
• Isolation of Öcalan discussed at the UN: Human Rights Council must act 

  The isolation of Abdullah Öcalan was discussed at a conference at the UN Human Rights Council. Speakers drew attention to the unprecedented unlawfulness in İmralı and called on the UN to take action.
• KCK calls for solidarity with all Syrian peoples against racist attacks in Turkey 

  KCK stated that the recent wave of attacks against Syrian refugees in Turkey, with lynchings, targeted shootings, and raids on their homes, vehicles, and workplaces, are the results of the manipulation that is being catalyzed by the Turkish state.
• Mıhçı: Racist attacks are the consequences of war policies 

  Pointing out that racist attacks against refugees stem from the consequences of the approval of the war, DEM Party member Murad Mıhçı said that dialogue between peoples can only be established through peaceful policies.
• Hamas says death toll in Gaza Strip has reached 38,000 

  The Health Ministry of the Hamas government ruling the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll from Israeli attacks since 7 October has reached nearly 38,000.
• Turkish sergeants who sexually assaulted minors in Çukurca set free  

  Out of 5 Turkish sergeants who sexually assaulted two minors during a concert in Çukurca, 2 were detained for a short while and then set free.
• Two lawyers detained in Istanbul 

  An executive and a member of the Contemporary Lawyers Association were taken into custody in house raids in Istanbul.
• Pogrom against Syrians: Racist attacks spread across Turkey 

  In Turkey, racists and fascists hunted Syrians in many cities during the night. Workplaces and houses were attacked and looting took place. Many people were subjected to collective lynching.
• 10 defendants sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in Ankara Massacre Case 

  The verdict was announced in the case on the massacre committed by ISIS in Ankara on 10 October 2015. 10 defendants were sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
• Co-mayor of Hakkari Municipality calls for a joint struggle 

  Co-Mayor of Hakkari Municipality, Viyan Tekçe, called for increasing solidarity against the usurpation of people’s will through the appointment of a trustee in the place of the democratically elected co-mayor.
• Vigil in Adana: Imrali is the address for the solution to the Kurdish question 

  Participants in the vigil against the usurpation of people's will in Adana said that Imrali was the address for the solution to the Kurdish question.
• Kurdish workers attacked in Muğla  

  Around twenty fascists attacked Kurdish workers in Muğla / Seydikemer, claiming that they had not let them pass. Abdulhalim Yavuz, who was injured, said: “We suffered this attack because we are Kurds. They want us to leave.”
• Solidarity events with Kurdistan in the cities of Mantova, Parma and Reggio Emilia 

  Solidarity events with Kurdistan were held in the cities of Mantova, Parma and Reggio Emilia. Activists condemned the Turkish state's aggression against the Kurds.
• Presidential election in Iran moves to run-off 

  Since no candidate has achieved an absolute majority in the presidential election in Iran, there will be a run-off election on 5 July between the reformer Masoud Pezeshkian and the ultra-conservative politician Saeed Jalili.
• Activists in Bologna organize action for Öcalan 

  Municipi Sociali Làbas and TPO organized an action in solidarity with Öcalan and the Kurdish struggle.
• Families apply to visit their relatives in İmralı 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners under absolute isolation in İmralı applied for a meeting with their relatives.
• HBDH militia set fire to a recycling plant in Bursa 

  HBDH Berxwedan Qehreman Militia reported that they set fire to a recycling plant and a container in Bursa in retaliation for the occupation operations in North Kurdistan.
• Öcalan’s lawyer meets with CPT officials in Strasbourg 

  Lawyer Cengiz Yürekli met with the officials of the CPT in Strasbourg. "We conveyed to them the seriousness of the situation and our expectations," Yürekli said.
• Fifth trial against Pınar Selek opens today in Istanbul 

  The fifth trial against sociologist Pınar Selek opens today in Istanbul.
• Polls open in Iran to elect Raisi’s successor 

  Four candidates in Iran are in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
• Temelli: There is unprecedented torture in İmralı 

  DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Sezai Temelli said, "The isolation imposed on Mr Öcalan in İmralı Prison for 25 years is the biggest torture unprecedented in the world."
• Iranian presidential elections: Two candidates withdraw 

  Having served as deputy to former president Ibrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on 19 May, Hashemi ended his campaign without endorsing any candidate.
• Kurdish imams already on trial face a new investigation 

  A new investigation was launched against four of the 23 imams who are already on trial in the case against DIAYDER, Religious Scholars Association.