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• Four more demonstrators dead in Baghdad 

  Four more demonstrators were reportedly killed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad by security forces.
• Eight HDP executives taken into custody in Maraş 

  Turkish police has taken into custody 8 people in Elbistan, district of Maraş.
• Operation against HDP in Antep; offices raided, many detained 

  HDP offices were raided in Antep and its districts and many people were taken into custody.
• Trump and Erdoğan have nothing new to announce 

  After Wednesday’s visit of the Turkish President Erdoğan to US President Trump, both appeared before the press. But they did not have anything new to announce.
• Twin explosions at Turkish brigade in Urfa city center 

  The cause of the explosions is yet not known.
• Erdoğan-Trump meeting protested in Washington DC 

  Kurds and their friends protest the Erdoğan-Trump meeting in Washington DC.
• Turkish attacks against NE Syria protested in Basel and Bern 

  The invasion and genocide attacks carired out by the Turkish state and its mercenaries against Northern and Eastern Syria were protested in Basel and Bern, Switzerland.
• Turkish attacks protested in Brussels and Berlin 

  The invasion and genocide attacks of the Turkish state against North East Syria were protested in Brussels and Berlin.
• Death toll in Gaza raised to 22 

  Two days of Israeli airstrikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants have killed 22 people in Gaza. It has been one of the heaviest fighting of the last months. Heavy bombardment and more than 250 rockets launched from the strip.
• ANCA urges Trump to bring up the killing of Armenian priest 

  The ANCA has called on President Trump to put the ISIS killing of the Armenian Catholic cleric Fr. Hovsep Petoian and his father on the agenda during the Erdogan meeting on Wednesday.
• Five areas in Hakkari forbidden entrance and exit 

  The governorship of Hakkari has banned entrance and exit to 5 districts declared special security zone for 5 days.
• Letter from Amed co-mayor to international public opinion 

  “As an elected mayor and politician in a prison, I call international public opinion, rights organizations and democratic dynamics to take concrete steps against the seizure of the election rights of Kurds in Turkey.”
• HDP Youth Council members tortured in custody 

  There are reports of torture and threats against 36 HDP activists arrested in Istanbul.
• 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.
• Turkish invasion of Rojava protested in Esslingen 

  Demonstrations against Turkish invasion of northern Syria continue all over Europe and the world.
• Protest in Marseille and Paris against Turkish invasion 

  Kurdish Revolutionary Youth Movement has recently launched the “Nehele” (Don’t allow) campaign against Turkish invasion in northern Syria.
• HDP co-mayors of Van's İpekyolu district jailed 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives have increased.
• Kurdish and American children paint for Rojava in Washington 

  Children send a message for the war in Rojava to end.
• Latin American left reaction to Bolivian 'coup' 

  Regional leaders and organizations in Latin america expressed their support and solidarity with Bolivian President Evo Morales.
• Socialists win Spanish elections but are short of the majority 

  The governing Socialist Party of Spain (PSOE) won the most seats in Sunday's election, but fell short of a majority - and right-wing parties made major gains.
• UN proposes road map for Iraq, US call for new elections 

  At least 319 protesters have been killed by security forces in Iraq since the economically driven protests and unrest began last month, according to the latest figures.
• Turkish attacks against Rojava protested in Brussels 

  The Turkish state invasion and genocide attacks against North East Syria have been protested in Brussels.
• Bolivian President forced to resign following military pressures 

  Bolivian President Evo Morales forced to resign following pressures from military chiefs.
• Blockade for Rojava at Salzburg Airport 

  At Salzburg Airport, the counters of Turkish Airlines have been blocked by a group of people in protest at Turkey and solidarity with Rojava.
• New investigation against HDP co-chairs 

  HDP leaders Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli are facing an investigation over their speeches at the congress of the Istanbul Provincial Association of the party.