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• Equal marriage becomes effective in Ecuador 

  With the official publication of the ruling on the case of the Constitutional Court, dated June 12, equal marriage in Ecuador is now legal.
• Actor proposed new initiative for the North of Ireland 

  Actor James Nesbitt has proposed plans for a new initiative to discuss the future of the North of Ireland.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners remembered 14 July resistance 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners released a statement to mark the 37th anniversary of the 14 July death fast resistance in Amed in 1982.
• The Big Jump for Hasankeyf 

  Scores of activists are expected today in Hasankeyf by the Tigris River at 1 pm.
• The US multiplies deportation of Central Americans 

  According to recent figures published by the Immigration Institute of Mexico (INM), the number of Central Americans deported to Mexico from the United States, between January and July of this year, amounts to 18,503.
• FARC denounced plan to kill its leaders 

  FARC senator Carlo Lozada denounced plan to assassinate the leaders of the party.
• March against Turkish invasion in Paris banlieu 

  A rally was held in the Parisian suburb of Villeneuve Saint Georges against the Turkish state invasion attacks against Southern Kurdistan. The protesters also commemorated KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib.
• PKK paid tribute to the 14 July 1982 martyrs 

  The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee issued a written message to commemorate the resistance in Amed prison on 14 July 1982.
• SIt-in for ill prisoners in Istanbul 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch Prison Commission held its 381st F sit-in in front of the branch building despite the police blockade.
• Play against destruction in Hasankeyf 

  Mehmet Ucar said his play aims to create awareness against the destruction in Hasankeyf and added: “Hasankeyf is a common heritage for humanity. What they want to destroy is our memory, legacy and history.”
• Human Rights in Turkey discussed at UN 

  The International Union for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) promoted a conference titles ”Prisons in Turkey, Human Rights and Torture crimes" at the United Nations (UN) building in Geneva. 
• US - NATO - Turkey: Tension grows as first S-400 parts arrive 

  The first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system have arrived in Turkey.
• German court: ISIS families must be repatriated 

  A local court in Berlin took on the case of the wife and 3 children of an ISIS member who are currently in a camp in Rojava Kurdistan, and ruled to repatriate ISIS families.
• Diyar Xerib’s mother: I am proud of my son 

  Martyr Diyar Xerib’s mother Seade Nasir spoke about his son and said she has always been proud of him, and that she will uphold his struggle.
• Memorial for German guerrilla Riemer in Hamburg 

  A memorial was held in Hamburg for German guerrilla Jacob Riemer (Siyar Gabar) who lost his life in the Turkish army attack against Medya Defense Zones in July 2018.
• Families application to go to Imrali rejected 

  The families of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı have been denied permit to visit their relatives.
• All set for the 'Big Jump' in Hasankeyf 

  On Sunday 14 July the announced "Big Jump" promoted by Keep Hasankeyf Alive will take place in the 12,000 years old site.
• First delivery of Russian S-400 missiles arrived in Ankara 

  Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that they have begun to receive S-400 missiles from Russia.
• Six detained in Siirt and Kurtalan 

  Six people, including DTK and DBP executives, were detained in raids in Siirt and Kurtalan provinces.
• Families of prisoners in Imrali applied for visit 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and of the other prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit permission.
• DBP executive beaten and taken into custody in Amed 

  DBP Dicle District Organization Executive, Recep Ateşmen, was beaten and detained following a police search on his house.
• Kurdish politician’s hearing held in Stuttgart 

  Kurdish politician Salih K.’s hearing was held in Stuttgart.
• Turkish state and collaborators protested in Paris 

  Kurdistanis commemorated Diyar Xerib and protested the Turkish state and their collaborator KDP in the Parisian suburbs of Villiers-le-Bel.
• HDP moves for “democratic constitution” 

  HDP has started to work on a democratic constitution. The party will work together with NGOs, faith groups and women’s organizations and launch a campaign for political prisoners.
• London proposes sanctions for freedom of press violations 

  A London based conference on press freedom criticized Western countries for their approach, including the US, while the UK proposed sanctions for countries that violate press freedom.