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• Police attack demo for usurped HDP municipalities in Mardin 

  Protests against the seizure of HDP-run municipalities continue in Turkey, Kurdistan, Europe and beyond.
• Amed resistance on day 7: HDP members gather again 

  The resistance in Amed against the seizure of HDP’s municipalities continues on day 7. HDP members gathered on the Lise Avenue again.
• ISIS attack civilians and Hashd al-Shaabi in Daquq 

  Yet another attack by ISIS in one of the “controversial” regions in Iraq.
• Demo in Rennes to support the HDP 

  In Rennes, France, Kurds and their friends protested the AKP-MHP seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin with a march.
• Dismissed co-mayor of Van: This is a political coup 

  Protests against trustee occupation continued in Van on the sixth day.
• Demos in Freiburg and Bielefeld to support the HDP 

  The AKP-MHP seizure of Amed, Van and Mardin municipalities was protested in Freiburg and Bielefeld.
• Demo in Stuttgart to condemn AKP-appointed trustees 

  Protests for HDP municipalities continue all over Europe.
• Toulose says no to AKP-appointed trustees 

  A rally was held in Toulouse to protest the AKP-MHP decision to suspend the democratically and freely elected HDP mayors of Van, Amed and Mardin municipalities.
• Protest in Strasbourg against the AKP trustees  

  TJK-F and CDK-F promoted the action at Kleber Square.
• Message from Basel: The resistance against the AKP goes on! 

  Thousands demonstrated in Switzerland against the seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van by the AKP.
• Action in Rome to protest AKP's seizure of HDP-run municipalities 

  An action was organised in Rome to protest the AKP-MHP regime decision to appoint trustees to the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van dismissing the democratically and freely elected mayors. 
• From Düsseldorf to the AKP: Don't touch our municipalities! 

  FED-MED co-chair Engin Sever said that the seizure of the HDP-run municipalities was Erdogan's answer to the message of peace shared through his lawyers by Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP executive detained in Amed 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the HDP has been accelerated.
• Masses rally against the seizure of HDP municipalities in Hamburg 

  Ongoing protests against the takeover of HDP municipalities by the Turkish regime.
• Footage from the sixth day of resistance in Amed 

  The Kurdish people and democratic forces remain on the streets and continue their protests uninterrupted.
• Occupation of HDP municipalities protested in Vienna 

  Ongoing protests against the takeover of HDP municipalities by the Turkish regime.
• French Left Party calls for action against the Turkish regime 

  The Left Party of France protested the seizure of HDP municipalities and called on the French government to take action against the Ankara regime.
• Clash between al-Nusra and Syrian forces in Aleppo 

  Reports of fighting in two neighborhoods of Aleppo.
• Freedom Left Group: The CHP must act against trustees 

  The Freedom Left Group, which includes the CHP, urged the CHP to take action against the trustees.
• Maria Arena MEP expresses solidarity with dismissed mayors 

  The president of the European Parliament Human Rights Subcommittee said; "Turkey must guarantee direct and full commitment to the principles of democratic representation to allow the Kurds to express themselves."
• Protest in Cologne reaches day 6, march in Düsseldorf today 

  Since Monday there has been protests in front of the main station (Hauptbahnhof) and on Wednesday activists put up an action tent. 
• Swedish MEP Incir: We cannot accept the trustees 

  "The AKP government's ongoing violation of human rights is shameful for Turkey which is one of the European Union candidate countries."
• Riseup4Rojava: Actions all over Europe  

  After the actions organised on Friday, the international campaign and platform Riseup4Rojava announced more demos for today.
• Demo against women murders and trustees attacked by police 

  A protest was organised by the HDP youth branch to protest both violence against women and the seizure by the AKP of the municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin. Police attacked the crowd and 8 people were taken into custody.
• Day 5 of Amed resistance 

  Since the AKP-MHP seized the municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin, the people of Amed has been on the streets protesting.