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• TEV-ÇAND took over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on week 364 

  The Vigil has been going on every week since 25 June 2012 in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, and has reached week 364.
• HDP's Kaya: Armenians in Istanbul are threatened and attacked 

  The houses of Armenian citizens continued to be marked in Samatya and life safety in the neighborhood is in danger.
• May Martyr Football competition in Vienna 

  Kurdish youth in Vienna participated to the May Martyr Football Tournament organised by Vienna Ciwanên Azad.
• Thousands marched for Kurdish man killed in London 

  A man has been charged with murdering Barış Küçük.
• Event in Denmark for hospital project in Rojava 

  Bilen said, “This project is one that showcases the strength, labor, love and struggle of women.”
• HDP MP: “Why is the ISIS base in Reyhanli tolerated?” 

  HDP MP Tülay Hatimoğulları protested the AKP for ISIS member Abdulbasit Al Sarut’s funeral ceremony and said Reyhanli is still a hotbed for such gangs.
• Turkish attacks against Kurdistan condemned in Australia 

  The attacks of the Turkish state against South Kurdistan were protested in Sydney, Australia.
• KCDK-E co-chair Koç met Kurdish community workers in Stuttgart 

  KCDK-E co-chair Yüksel Koç met with the council workers of the DKTM in Stuttgart.
• British Unions continue to work for freedom for Öcalan 

  At the annual conference of the General Workers' Union in Britain, a special session was organized for the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign”.
• Leyla Güven discharged from hospital: I will return stronger 

  Kurdish politician Leyla Güven who led the indefinite hunger strike resistance against the isolation of Öcalan, has been discharged from hospital.
• Mother waiting for her son in HPG custody for four years 

  The HPG have 12 soldiers and police in their custody. One of them is Sergeant Semih Özbey. His mother complains that she has been called to patience by the Turkish government for four years, but nothing is happening.
• Vienna: Protest against Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan 

  In the Austrian capital Vienna, a protest has taken place against the attacks of Turkey on South Kurdistan.
• Kurdish activist Iba shared Öcalan's message in Toronto 

  Iba called on the deputies and civil society organisations, most represented by women, to support the efforts for peace made by Öcalan.
• Rally in Cologne: We will be resisting against Turkish invasion 

  Thousands joined the massive rally in Cologne against the Turkish invasion of Afrin and South Kurdistan.
• Thousands protest against Turkish invasion in Cologne 

  Masses are protesting the Turkish invasion in Cologne, Germany.
• Germany’s part in Afrin exposed in billboards 

  Posters that read “Afrin - Made in Germany” were put up in the metro billboards in Berlin to draw attention to the German weapons manufacturers’ crimes in the Turkish army invasion against Afrin.
• US increases pressure for Tornados 

  The US increased pressure to have Germany participate in the “safe zone” plan they want to implement in Rojava with Tornado jets. American General McKenzie wrote a letter to the German army, saying “Your support is important to us.”
• March for Afrin in Cologne 

  The march will begin at 11.00 from the Ebert Platz.
• Actions for Hasankeyf in Frankfurt and Rome 

  Actions have been promoted in Rome and Frankfurt to mark the Global Day of Action for Hasankeyf.
• Colombian Senate promoted alleged war criminal 

  The Colombian Senate promoted the Chief of the Army, allegedly involved in war crimes. 
• Protest for Hasankeyf in Paris 

  Activists promoted a protest in Paris against the Turkish government plan to flood Hasankeyf.
• US to stop training new Turkish F-35 pilots 

  The US had warned Turkey before that if they purchased S-400 air defense systems, they could be subjected to sanctions.
• Colombian Special Jurisdiction for Peace is law 

  Colombian President Ivan Duque has signed the Statutory Law of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, after his objections were rejected.
• Kurdish-German singer crisis in Ankara-Berlin relations 

  The singer has been found guilty of membership of the PKK and sentenced to six years, three months in prison.
• KNK celebrated its 20th anniversary 

  The Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) held a party to mark its's 20th anniversary.