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• Kurdish activist acquitted for chanting 'Bijî Serok Apo' 

  The Kurdish activist who was sued for shouting the slogan ‘Bijî Serok Apo’ and carrying the YPG flag in a demonstration organized for Mam Zeki last year was acquitted by ta court in Berlin.
• Kurdish activist Şiyar Xelil taken to hospital 

  Kurdish activist Şiyar Xelil, who was on hunger strike for 121 days in Germany, was taken to the hospital because of heart problems.
• Prohibitions before Istanbul elections began 

  The prohibitions before the election for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, which will be repeated on 23 June after the AKP and YSK coup, have begun.
• Irish Presidential Voting Referendum nears 

  Sinn Féin Louth TD Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil about the planned referendum on Presidential Voting Rights he has announced.
• 12th hearing of HDP's Yüksekdağ trial to be held today 

  The case against HDP Figen Yüksekdağ was prepared by combining 7 separate summaries of proceeding. 
• Swedish Parliament discussed Turkish attacks in Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s invasion attacks in Kurdistan were discussed in the Swedish Parliament.
• 11 Afrin residents abducted and tortured in Turkey not released 

  The civilians from Afrin refused the allegations and spoke about how they were handed over to the Turkish intelligence MIT after 12 days of torture at the hands of the FSA gangs in Afrin.
• FARC politician Santrich finally took his seat in Congress 

  After spending more than a year in jail, “without any evidence”, as he himself recalled, FARC former commander Jesus Santrich was formally sworn in in Colombia’s House of Representatives.
• HDP Amed co-mayors met to discuss local government issues 

  HDP district co-mayors met with Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı in Amed to discuss solution of local government problems.
• Die Linke MPs called on German government to "protect Rojava" 

  "“The peoples of Northern and Eastern Syria are fighting for the free, democratic and equal coexistence of different ethnic and religious groups in Syria. This struggle should be respected, accepted and supported."
• U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism to travel to Turkey 

  The visit comes days after Pentagon officials terminated training programs for Turkish pilots aboard the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
• HDP's Buldan: Mr. Öcalan is the key to peace 

  Buldan said: "We are ready to do our mediation once again, just like we did in the years 2011-2015. Because we know that the problem of democracy in this country will not be solved until the Kurdish problem is solved.”
• The 33 young people detained in Hasankeyf were released 

  The 33 young people detained and tortured during the protest against the flood of Hasankeyf were released.
• HDP: A heritage of 14 thousand years cannot be wasted 

  HDP demanded the immediate release of those who have been detained while exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully in the ancient town of Hasankeyf.
• Guerrilla Akdag’s body recovered after 14 months 

  The body of Ferdi Akdag, who lost his life in the Amanos mountains, was handed over to his family after 14 months.
• Turkey comes close to last in 2019 Global Peace Index  

  Turkey came in close to last in the 2019 Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economy and Peace (IEP).
• Öcalan’s lawyers head out to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers have left for Imrali to meet with their client.
• UN members visit Amed Metropolitan Municipality 

  UN Inter-Parliamentary Union Commission members visited the Amed Metropolitan Municipality.
• HDP members detained in Hasankeyf tortured in police bus 

  HDP members detained in Hasankeyf were tortured in the police bus. The police battered detainees and shot tear gas into the vehicle.
• 33 detained as police attacked HDP youth in Hasankeyf 

  HDP youth set to denounce the destruction in Hasankeyf were attacked by the police. 33 people, including a journalist, were taken into custody.
• Argentina: Plaza de Mayo grandmothers identify 130th grandchild 

  The tireless search of the grandmothers for their grandchildren has been supported by the creation, in the mid-1980s, from a national DNA bank specifically aimed at helping in the identification of the grandchildren.
• Öcalan's lawyers applied to Prosecutor to go to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers are waiting for an answer to the application they presented to Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office to go to Imralı.
• Political genocide: Arrest warrant for 33 people in six cities 

  Arrest warrant has been issued for a total of 33 people as part of yet another political genocide operation of the Turkish regime.
• Ilisu Dam reservoir not filled yet 

  The Turkish government did not start filling the Ilisu Dam reservoir on 10 June as originally planned. In a press release, the government confirmed that “tests are still underway”. 
• Turkish F-35 pilots training in the U.S. grounded  

  The U.S. military has grounded the Turkish pilots training on the F-35 fighter jet in the United States over its plans to purchase a missile system from Russia.