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• Suspicion of corruption on self-proclaimed president Guaidó 

  Suspicion of corruption surrounds Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan opponent who proclaimed himself President "in charge”.
• HDP: Our youth Assembly members must be released immediately 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) demanded that the 23 members of the Youth Assembly Members detained on June 17 be released immediately.
• ECHR demands defense from Ankara for HDP MPs 

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) demanded a defense from Ankara for the 4 HDP MPs whose mandates had been revoked.
• Kemalbay: The elections have turned into a referendum 

  HDP MP Serpil Kemalbay said workers will face a great attack after the June 23 elections, starting with the robbery of the seniority compensation, and added that voters should consider their position accordingly.
• Electricity bill in Van increased by AKP-linked power company 

  The electricity company in Van, infamous for its close ties to the AKP, put up electricity meters on the power line poles themselves to “avoid illegal usage” and is starting to charge the residents for the meters.
• Long sentence prisoner allowed to attend father’s funeral 

  Hasan Goksungur, who has been in prison for 26 years for the PKK case, was taken to the village he was born in for a few hours to attend his father’s funeral.
• 12 HDP and DBP members detained in Izmir 

  Police detained 12 people following raids against HDP and DBP in Izmir.
• Amed Branch Chair of the 78s Association, Gani Alkan, detained 

  The Amed Branch President of the 78s Association, Gani Alkan, has been taken into custody.
• KCK Karasu: Go to the polls to defeat the AKP-MHP in Istanbul! 

  KCK Mustafa Karasu: The problem is not Imamoglu or the CHP. The problem is to make the AKP-MHP, who is an enemy of Kurdish and pursue a policy of Kurdish genocide, lose. 
• U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan resigned  

  U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan resigned as reports emerged of domestic violence in his family.
• Dêrik and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg are twin municipalities 

  Rojava's Dêrik co-mayor Rojin Çeto presented the agreement signed with the sister municipality  of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin.
• People in Kobanê protested Turkish occupation 

  A rally was held in Kobanê to protest against the attacks carried out by the Turkish state in Afrin and South Kurdistan.
• Iran will exceed in 10 days the limits of storage of enriched ura 

  Iran will exceed in 10 days the limits of storage of enriched uranium established in the Nuclear Agreement.
• Trump threatens massive expulsions of undocumented migrants 

  Continuing with his tactics of permanent threats, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced in his Twitter account that the massive expulsion of undocumented immigrants will begin.
• HDP Youth Assembly protests detentions and calls for action 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Youth Assembly protested the wave of detentions against HDP Youth members and called to build the joint struggle for the youth.
• Lawsuit against Yeni Yasam Editor in Chief Akin 

  A lawsuit was filed against Yeni Yasam newspaper’s Editor in Chief Osman Akin.
• Syrian Foreign Minister: What are Turkey’s true goals? 

  Syrian Foreign Minister Waled Muallem pointed out that the Turkish state backs Al Nusra gangs in Syria.
• Temelli: We will go to the polls on June 23 

  HDP Co-chair Sezai Temelli said HDP voters will be going to the polls on June 23 against fascism in even greater numbers.
• Solidarity night with Rojava in Italy 

  On Friday at Libreria Calusca in Milan, dinner in solidarity with Rojava and launch of the book 'The anarchist challenge in Rojava'.
• HDP will contribute to a new AKP defeat in Istanbul 

  The HDP did not nominate candidates in Istanbul on 31 March, which contributed to the AKP-MHP alliance to lose the elections. 
• Governor extended ban on actvities in Hakkari for another month 

  The Governor in Hakkari extended the ban on actions and activities throughout the city for another month.
• Today Donald Trump will announce his candidacy for reelection 

  The current President of the United States, Donald Trump, will today present his candidacy for re-election during a rally in the city of Orlando, State of Florida.
• Second round in Guatemala presidential elections 

  As planned, Guatemala will elect its future President in the second round of elections on 11 August.
• Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 14.1 percent 

  Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 14.1 percent in the February-April 2019 period from 10.1 percent in the same period of the previous year.
• Popular demonstrations continue in Hong Kong 

  Demonstrations continue after more than two million people participated in the demonstration held on Sunday in the main streets of the Chinese city of Hong Kong.