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• 14 detained in police attack against mothers of soldiers 

  Mothers, whose sons were arrested as military college students, continue their protests in Turkey.
• Van: We will turn the streets into a school of democracy 

  HDP deputy İmir said; “We will build the co-presidential system in every street and house and turn the streets into a school of democracy.”
• Egypt’s Foreign Ministry strongly slams Erdogan’s statements 

  The spokesperson noted how Erdogan’s regime has provided the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood with political support and media platforms which the group used to promote their destructive ideas in Egypt and the whole region.
• Democracy Vigil in Amed: Day 38 

  HDP deputy Tülay Hatimoğulları saluted the resistance of the people of Amed on day 37 of the Democracy Vigil.
• Attack carried out on police vehicle in Adana, wounded 

  Many reported wounded in Adana, Yüreğir, as a result of a bomb exploding in a service vehicle carrying riot police.
• Van targeting Erdoğan moved around New York at UN Climate Summit 

  A mobile banner targeting Erdoğan and Turkey's links with ISIS was seen circulating in the vicinity of the United Nations Climate Session in New York.
• Öcalan's lawyers applied to obtain visit to Imrali today 

  Öcalan's lawyers applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients today.
• Westminster to resume today after Supreme Court ruling 

  Protesters celebrated outside the Supreme Court in London after judges ruled that Johnson’s advice to the English queen to prorogue Westminster for five weeks was unlawful.
• Long-term prison sentences against Kurdish politicians upheld 

  The Turkish Court of Appeal has upheld the long-term prison sentences against 118 Kurdish politicians in the main case against the alleged "Turkey Council of the KCK". Affected are, among others, HDP deputies Leyla Güven and Pero Dündar.
• Armed assailants attack HDP members in Kulp 

  HDP members paying solidarity visit to Kulp where co-mayors were dismissed, were attacked by an armed group. Two HDP members were injured.
• Three people detained in Dicle, Amed 

  Political genocide operations of the AKP regime continue uninterrupted.
• HDP delegation in the US ends its trip 

  HDP deputy co-chair and Foreign Affairs representative Hişyar Özsoy and Siirt Deputy Meral Danış Beştaş made a series of diplomatic visits during their visit in the United States.
• Women take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The 379th week of the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg was taken over by three women from the European Kurdish Women's Movement (TJK-E) from Switzerland.
• WHO: 2/3 of world's population without access to health in 2030 

  According to the WHO, in 2030, two thirds of the world's population will remain without access to health system.
• Juncker warned about new violence in Ireland with no deal Brexit 

  The President of the European Commission states that they will not be responsible for a return to violence in the North of Ireland.
• IMF tax havens accumulate 8% of world GDP 

  According to a recent report of the International Monetary Fund, the capital accumulated in the so-called tax havens amounts to approximately 7 billion of dollars, the equivalent of 8% of the global Gross Domestic Product.
• UN Secretary General: Constitutional Committee formed in Syria 

  UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced the formation of a constitutional committee in Syria.
• Second largest travel business group in the world goes bankrupt 

  The travel business group, the British Thomas Cook, declared bankruptcy on Monday, leaving more than 600,000 tourists stuck in the middle of their vacations.
• Justice system and human rights status in Turkey discussed at UN 

  A panel was held today at the UN Human Rights Council titled “Justice system in Turkey and Human Rights Status".
• Protests for municipalities continue in Van and Mardin 

  Day 36 of the Democracy Vigil for the HDP municipalities.
• Democracy Vigil in Amed on day 36 

  Masses reclaim the municipality of Amed usurped by the AKP regime last month.
• Three people detained in Suruç 

  The detainees include a HDP member.
• Who will lead the new government in Israel? 

  The results in the recent elections in Israel have not delivered a clear and consistent majority, thus a struggle has began around who will be appointed as candidate for Prime Minister.
• Graz joined celebration for PYD 16th anniversary 

  The 16th anniversary of the PYD was celebrated in Graz, Austria.
• Venezuela will denounce the US blockade at the UN summit 

  Venezuela confirmed that its delegation to the United Nations General Assembly will denounce the illegal blockade imposed by the United States government.