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• Play against destruction in Hasankeyf 

  Mehmet Ucar said his play aims to create awareness against the destruction in Hasankeyf and added: “Hasankeyf is a common heritage for humanity. What they want to destroy is our memory, legacy and history.”
• Human Rights in Turkey discussed at UN 

  The International Union for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms (AIDL) promoted a conference titles ”Prisons in Turkey, Human Rights and Torture crimes" at the United Nations (UN) building in Geneva. 
• US - NATO - Turkey: Tension grows as first S-400 parts arrive 

  The first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system have arrived in Turkey.
• German court: ISIS families must be repatriated 

  A local court in Berlin took on the case of the wife and 3 children of an ISIS member who are currently in a camp in Rojava Kurdistan, and ruled to repatriate ISIS families.
• Diyar Xerib’s mother: I am proud of my son 

  Martyr Diyar Xerib’s mother Seade Nasir spoke about his son and said she has always been proud of him, and that she will uphold his struggle.
• Memorial for German guerrilla Riemer in Hamburg 

  A memorial was held in Hamburg for German guerrilla Jacob Riemer (Siyar Gabar) who lost his life in the Turkish army attack against Medya Defense Zones in July 2018.
• Families application to go to Imrali rejected 

  The families of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı have been denied permit to visit their relatives.
• All set for the 'Big Jump' in Hasankeyf 

  On Sunday 14 July the announced "Big Jump" promoted by Keep Hasankeyf Alive will take place in the 12,000 years old site.
• First delivery of Russian S-400 missiles arrived in Ankara 

  Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that they have begun to receive S-400 missiles from Russia.
• Six detained in Siirt and Kurtalan 

  Six people, including DTK and DBP executives, were detained in raids in Siirt and Kurtalan provinces.
• Families of prisoners in Imrali applied for visit 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and of the other prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit permission.
• DBP executive beaten and taken into custody in Amed 

  DBP Dicle District Organization Executive, Recep Ateşmen, was beaten and detained following a police search on his house.
• Kurdish politician’s hearing held in Stuttgart 

  Kurdish politician Salih K.’s hearing was held in Stuttgart.
• Turkish state and collaborators protested in Paris 

  Kurdistanis commemorated Diyar Xerib and protested the Turkish state and their collaborator KDP in the Parisian suburbs of Villiers-le-Bel.
• HDP moves for “democratic constitution” 

  HDP has started to work on a democratic constitution. The party will work together with NGOs, faith groups and women’s organizations and launch a campaign for political prisoners.
• London proposes sanctions for freedom of press violations 

  A London based conference on press freedom criticized Western countries for their approach, including the US, while the UK proposed sanctions for countries that violate press freedom.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawers applied to visit their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to the Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Assyrians, Syriacs and Chaldeans call on KDP: Stop! 

  Mesopotamia Freedom Party (MOP) issued a statement in the name of the Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean peoples to commemorate KCK General Presidential Council Member Diyar Xerib who lost his life in a Turkish airstrike.
• Fires spread in Lice  

  The military operation underway in Lice (Amed) has resulted in the burning of cultivated lands.
• Second explosion in Hesekê 

  A second explosion occurred in Hesekê, local sources reported.
• Leyla Güven visited HDP headquarters in Ankara 

  HDP deputy Leyla Güven visited her party's headquarters after being sworn in Parliament.
• Belfast fears Unionist paramilitaries activity on bonfire night 

  The PSNI police have told Belfast City Council that they fear the unionist paramilitary UVF could open fire if they attempt to remove bonfire material.
• Protests grow against European Union - Mercosur deal 

  Protests are growing about the European Union deal with Mercosur.
• UK Parliament Motion to condemn Turkish aggression of Kurdistan 

  A motion has been tabled in the UK Parliament to express "grave concern at the Turkish state’s intensified aggression against the people and territory of northern Iraq/southern Kurdistan."
• HDP deputy Leyla Güven is sworn in Parliament 

  DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven took her place in Parliament today.