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• Police attacked LGBTI parade in Istanbul 

  The 17th LGBTI and Pride Week in Istanbul was banned by the Istanbul Governor's Office.
• Libya’s Haftar calls for attacks on Turkish ships and interests 

  The spokesman accused Turkey of helping Haftar’s rivals- the Government of National Accord (GNA)- seize the town of Gharyan.
• Four ODTÜ students arrested 

  Shortly before the Graduation Ceremony at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, four students were arrested in a raid in dormitories.
• Turkish massacre protested in Hamburg 

  The massacre carried out by the Turkish state in Kortek was protested with an action in Hamburg.
• Teacher punished for speaking Kurdish 

  HDP Van MP Muazzez Orhan said the decision to punish the teacher was unacceptable and called on the Ministry of National Education to stop the transfer decision.
• Komalên Ciwan urged youth to mobilise against Turkish invasion 

  Komalên Ciwan Coordination urged young people to mobilize against the Turkish state's invasion attacks in the Bradost region.
• Trump crossed into North Korea  

  US President Donald Trump is photographed in a symbolic handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the heavily fortified zone dividing the two Koreas.
• Sea Watch Captain sent to house arrests in Italy 

  Italian police arrested the German captain of a migrant rescue ship after she docked at the port of Lampedusa.
• Turkish attacks protested in Europe 

  Protests against Turkish genocidal attacks on South Kurdistan continue growing.
• Families' appeal to visit Imralı rejected 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other inmates in Imralı had their appeal to visit their relatives rejected.
• State of Emergency not over in Van: Ban continues for 953 days 

  Official statements claim that the State of Emergency is over, but State of Emergency (OHAL) practices continue in Van with increased severity.
• Documentary on Öcalan and the Kurdish question presented 

  The documentary ‘Öcalan and the Kurdish Question' by South American filmmaker Luis Miranda was shown in Strasbourg as part of the activities organized for the anniversary of the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil.
• Colombia President announces safety plan for former guerrillas 

  The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, confirmed this weekend the adoption of 23 measures to guarantee the safety of the more than 13,000  former guerrilla of the FARC-EP who backed the Peace Agreements, signed in November 2016.
• Kurdish teenager killed by German police to be remembered 

  Kurdish teenager Halim Dener, who was killed by German police in Hannover with a shot on his back on June 30, 1994, will be remembered with mass demonstrations.
• Kortek massacre protested in Marseille 

  The genocide and invasion attacks by the Turkish state against South Kurdistan and the massacre in Kortek were protested in Marseille.
• New immigration crisis hit Italy 

  The decision of the young Captain of the migrant rescue ship, Sea Watch 3, to head towards the Italian island of Lampedusa to try to disembark 42 migrants saved more than 15 days ago has caused a new immigration crisis in Italy.
• Panel in Strasbourg to mark Freedom for Öcalan Vigil anniversary 

  A panel organized by the Öcalan Freedom Initiative was held as part of the events organised for the anniversary of the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil.
• Pride Parade in Dublin 

  Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of Dublin to mark the city’s 26th annual Pride parade.
• FED-DEM protested against detentions in Germany 

  The statement recalled that Kurds are those who have fought and defeated ISIS, the enemy of humanity. 
• Families appeal to visit Imrali 

  The family members of the four prisoners on the Turkish prison island of Imrali have applied for a visit.
• “KDP is accomplice to the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan” 

  Sheikh Maqsoud people protested the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and the silence of the Kurdistan regional government.
• German intelligence service forgets Neonazis and focuses on Kurds 

  German intelligence services continue to criminalize Kurdish institutions. In the 2018 report, Kurds were targeted instead of Neonazis, who have a real threat.
• AKP regime seeks to evacuate 30 areas in Dersim 

  30 areas in Dersim were declared prohibited and the people were asked to leave.
• HDP meets with CoE Secretary General and CPT 

  HDP met with the CPT and CoE about the solution to the Kurdish issue, the Imrali isolation and political oppression.
• Park in Rome named after YPG martyr Lorenzo Orsetti 

  A park was named after Anarchist YPG fighter Lorenzo Orsetti in the Italian capital Rome.