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• Erdoğan removes trustee rector of Boğaziçi University after months of protests  

  The trustee appointed as rector to Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Melih Bulu was dismissed by presidential decree as a result of the resistance of the students and the democratic public.
• Lawyers submit another application to meet Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• HDBH action targets PTT in Istanbul 

  People’s United Revolutionary Movement militias set fire to an ATM belonging to Post and Telegraph Corporation (PTT) in Eyüpsultan-Istanbul.
• Oluç: Political responsibility lies with the government 

  Once again an armed attack has been carried out on an HDP building in western Turkey, only by chance no one was injured. HDP politician Saruhan Oluç assumes that the attack was planned and holds the government responsible.
• Buldan: Not a single Kurd wants to sit at the table with the AKP 

  “Not even a single Kurd wants to sit at the table with the AKP amid the atrocities committed by the AKP, the detention and arrest of our mayors, our arrested deputies in prisons and the lawsuits filed against us.”
• HDP pays tribute to July 14 Resistance 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) saluted the 14 July Resistance, saying that “The struggle between the July 14 spirit and the putschist mentality continues.”
• Body of fallen HPG guerrilla handed over after 57 days 

  The body of Abdullah Bulat, a fallen guerrilla fighter in Lice, has been handed over to his family 57 days after his death.
• Boğaziçi University professors and academics file complaint against prohibition to enter the campus 

  The professors of Boğaziçi University have filed a criminal complaint about the appointed university administration's decision to restrict entries to the university's campuses on 3 and 4 July 2021.
• Activists in Frankfurt to celebrate the Rojava Revolution on Sunday 

  The Rojava Revolution is to be celebrated and defended. A demonstration will take place in Frankfurt as part of the international action days planned for next Sunday.
• Armed man attacks HDP Marmaris District Organization building 

  An armed attack targeted the HDP Marmaris District Organization building this morning.
• Forest fire in Lice rapidly spreading towards village of Licok 

  A forest fire that broke out in Kerwas in the Lice is approaching the village of Licok. The extinguishing work is inadequate and unsuccessful.
• Third hearing of trial for the killing of Diyarbakir Bar Association President Elçi opens today 

  The third hearing of the trial for the killing of Diyarbakir Bar Association President Tahir Elçi will be held today.
• HDP commemorates victims of the Zilan massacre 

  People’s Democratic Party commemorated thousands of people who were slaughtered in Zilan and said, “The policies causing a massacre in Zilan are still being implemented by the AKP today.”
• Children of Fire set fire to many vehicles and workplaces 

  Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to many vehicles, a petrol tanker ship and a factory, which “belonged to the fascists” in multiple cities of Turkey.
• HBDH: The spirit of July 14 is hovering in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  In praise of the July 14 Great Resistance, the People's United Revolutionary Movement said, “It is time to carry on the legacy of commander Kemal Pir, M. Hayri Durmuş, Akif and Ali.”
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 229 

  The hunger strike prisoners started against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 229th day. The hunger strike action in Maxmur has reached day 208 and in Greece day 191.
• HDP Haliliye district co-chair detained 

  The Turkish regime's political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Lawyers apply once again to meet Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Taliban: Turkey’s decision is against our national interests 

  The Taliban has warned Ankara against deployment of Turkish troops in Afghanistan.
• KCDK-E: Congress successfully held thanks to solidarity 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress held an open-air congress after the German government’s ban and thanked those who showed solidarity.
• No news about the three North and East Syria politicians detained in Hewlêr 34 days ago 

  On June 10, a representative of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and two PYD members were arrested at the airport in Hewlêr. 34 days have passed and there is still no news about the three political reprsentatives.
• Indictment says 'Kars is Ours' slogan was a crime 

  The slogan "Kars ya me ye" (Kars is ours) was considered a crime in the indictment prepared against 17 people, protesting against the AKP government's appointment of a trustee to the HDP-run municipality of Kars.
• Dozens killed in Nassirya hospital fire 

  At least 52 people were killed and 22 others injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a COVID-19 hospital in the city of Nassiriya in Iraq.
• ADGB calls for joint struggle against attacks of the German state 

  The Alliance of Democratic Forces condemned the repression of German authorities against the largest Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe, KCDK-E, and called for solidarity.
• Tobacco farmers jailed over "banned demonstration” in Adıyaman 

  Ten tobacco farmers have been imprisoned in the province of Adıyaman for protesting against a new legal regulation.