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• TÜİK: consumer prices rose 15,72% on an annual basis 

  The figure was in line with market expectations.
• Iraqi PM ordered Hashd al-Shaabi to join formal armed forces 

  Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), played a role in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq.
• German government aware of guerrilla's death but not Turkey's war 

  HPG guerrilla-internationalist fighter Sarah Handelmann, codenamed Sara Dorşin, lost her life on 7 April 2019 as a result of the Turkish air raid on Medya Defense Zones.
• MEPs demanded freedom for Catalan jailed deputies 

  Thousands of independence supporters and sympathizers have taken part in an ongoing protest in Strasbourg as the European Parliament held its opening session without three Catalan MEPs-elect.
• Migrant detention centre hit by air strike in Libya: 40 killed 

  An airstrike hit a detention centre for mainly African migrants in a suburb of Tripoli, killing at least 40 people and wounding 80.
• HDP co-mayors of Diyadin beaten by police while defending driver 

  Co-mayor's of Ağrı's Diyadin district, Evren Demir and Betül Yaşar were beaten and handcuffed by dozens of police officers.
• Lawyers applied to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client in Imralı High Security F-Type Prison.
• HBIM assumes responsibility for sabotage against Izmir hotels 

  A group calling themselves Peoples’ United Vengeance Militia (HBIM) announced that they carried out a sabotage action at the Grand Efe Hotel and hotels in the vicinity in Izmir.
• Pressure and threats against Kurds rise in France 

  A collective of political organizations, trade unions and NGOs in France will hold a rally on Saturday against increasing threats against Kurdish representatives.
• KNK condemned Turkish aggression of South Kurdistan 

  KNK asked the international community and defenders of human rights worldwide to call for an end to the Turkish aggression in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• TUAYDER: We won't stop our work because of repression 

  TUAYDER Mersin Branch, which has become a target for its solidarity with families and prisoners during the hunger strike resistance, vowed to continue its work despite the repression.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil reached week 367 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil has reached week 367 and was taken over by members of the People's Assembly in Mannheim.
• Bar associations: New constitution can solve the Kurdish question 

  Representatives for Adiyaman, Agri, Batman, Bingol, Bitlis, Dersim, Amed, Hakkari, Mardin, Mus, Siirt, Sirnak, Urfa and Van bar associations came together in Dersim to discuss the Kurdish Question.
• Protest leaders call for civil disobedience action in Sudan 

  Sudanese protest leaders called for a one-day nationwide "civil disobedience" campaign on July 14.
• Saudi Arabia airports attacked by drones, nine wounded 

  Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia was attacked by drones in an action by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement
• On this day in 1993, the Madimak Hotel massacre 

  On this day in 1993 one of the most brutal attacks against Alevis took palce in Sivas.
• SDF and UN sign Action Plan to end recruitment of under 18 

  The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children under the age of 18.
• Haftar’s army shoots down Turkish UAV in Libya 

  Forces under General Haftar who controls eastern Libya announced that they have downed a Turkish state drone. Haftar’s forces also detained 6 Turkish citizens to later release them.
• Memorial for Halim Dener at shooting site 

  A memorial was held for Halim Dener, the Kurdish teenager murdered by German police on June 30, 1994, at the site of his shooting in Hannover.
• FEDA paid tribute to the Madımak Hotel victims 

  The Sivas Massacre or Madımak massacre refers to the fire at the hotel Madimak that on 2 July 1993 resulted in the death of 35 people, mainly Alevi intellectuals and two hotel employees.
• Five areas in Hakkari banned entry and exit 

  Hakkari Governorship has banned entry and exit in 5 areas for 15 days for security reason.
• 4 died in Israeli airstrikes on suburbs of Damascus 

  Israeli airstrikes against military targets the suburbs of the Syrian capital and nearby Homs governorate killing at least four people and wounding 21 more, Syrian state media has reported.
• Explosion rocked Kabul, wounding at least 65 people 

  The explosion in Kabul wounded at least 65 people, including nine children, health officials said.
• Thousands marched in Sudan 

  Thousands of protesters marched toward Sudan’s defense ministry on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians.
• Stone in Derry pays tribute to those who died for Irish Freedom 

  A new stone erected in Derry city cemetery commemorate those who dedicated their lives to the cause of Irish Freedom.