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• HDK: Öcalan's messages a breath of air, but isolation is there 

  The HDK said in the final declaration of its 4th General Assembly meeting, that Öcalan's messages "made the society breathe. However, the state and the government continue to implement isolation."
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to visit their client 

  A new application has been filed to Bursa Chief Prosecutor's Office by Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers after 7 applications went unanswered.
• US anarchist shot dead by police had words of praise for the YPJ 

  In the manifesto issued by anarchist anti-fascist Willem Van Spronsen, shot dead by the police during an action against the immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington, there are statements praising the YPJ.
• Families not allowed to retrieve guerrillas' bodies  

  The invading Turkish state does not allow the recovery of the bodies of four guerrillas who lost their lives during the intense bombardment in Lice. The bodies have been waiting in the area for 43 days.
• Jellyfish return to Mediterranean shores 

  The jellyfish population is on the rise in Mediterranean shores this summer, with new species discovered every year.
• Aldar Xelil: July 14 resistance sparked the Rojava Revolution 

  TEV-DEM Executive Council Member Aldar Xelil said, “The July 14 resistance sparked the flame for the Rojava Revolution.”
• Martyr Ruken Hoser Revenge Unit: We carried out action in Cizre 

  Martyr Ruken Hoser Revenge Unit claimed responsibility for sabotage action in Cizre.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement launches campaign 

  The Syrian Revolutionary Youth Movement held a mass march in Heseke and launched the campaign, “Rise up against Turkish state fascism”.
• Hewler to turn into Ahvaz, Antep to Hewler in 30 years 

  According to a climate study, Hewler’s weather will resemble that of Ahvaz, Antep will resemble Hewler and Paris and Berlin will resemble Canberra by 2050.
• HDP Güven: Former hunger striker prisoners not given treatment 

  HDP Hakkari MP, Leyla Güven, pointed out that the treatment of prisoners after the hunger strike was being prevented and brought the issue to Parliament.
• Custody period extended for co-mayor of Karayazı and 10 others 

  The period of custody for co-mayor of Karayazı, Burhanettin Şahin, and 10 other people was extended.
• Five provinces in Hakkari declared "Security Zones" for 15 days 

  The Governorship of Hakkari have declared 5 provinces Private Security Zone for 15 days, banning entry and exit.
• Prisoner Kotan punished with 12 days isolation in Elazig 

  Erdal Kotan, who fell to 43 kilos due to a hunger strike in Elazig No. 1 High Security Prison, was sentenced to punished with 13 days of isolationl.
• Tributes paid to 14 July Martyrs in many European cities 

  Tributes to the martyrs of 14 July 1982 were organised in many European cities.
• Social media campaign to celebrate the Rojava Revolution 

  To celebrate the 7th anniversary of The Rojava Revolution, the global RISEUP FOR ROJAVA network called for a social media campaign on 19 July.
• Leyla Güven picked up her DTK work where she left it 

  HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has begun working with the DTK after been sworn in parliament.
• Equal marriage becomes effective in Ecuador 

  With the official publication of the ruling on the case of the Constitutional Court, dated June 12, equal marriage in Ecuador is now legal.
• Actor proposed new initiative for the North of Ireland 

  Actor James Nesbitt has proposed plans for a new initiative to discuss the future of the North of Ireland.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners remembered 14 July resistance 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners released a statement to mark the 37th anniversary of the 14 July death fast resistance in Amed in 1982.
• The Big Jump for Hasankeyf 

  Scores of activists are expected today in Hasankeyf by the Tigris River at 1 pm.
• The US multiplies deportation of Central Americans 

  According to recent figures published by the Immigration Institute of Mexico (INM), the number of Central Americans deported to Mexico from the United States, between January and July of this year, amounts to 18,503.
• FARC denounced plan to kill its leaders 

  FARC senator Carlo Lozada denounced plan to assassinate the leaders of the party.
• March against Turkish invasion in Paris banlieu 

  A rally was held in the Parisian suburb of Villeneuve Saint Georges against the Turkish state invasion attacks against Southern Kurdistan. The protesters also commemorated KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib.
• PKK paid tribute to the 14 July 1982 martyrs 

  The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee issued a written message to commemorate the resistance in Amed prison on 14 July 1982.
• SIt-in for ill prisoners in Istanbul 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch Prison Commission held its 381st F sit-in in front of the branch building despite the police blockade.