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• Legal persecution of former Brazilian president continues 

  The detention made it possible to separate Lula from the electoral campaign, when he headed opinion polls, and open the way to the election of far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro.
• Kurdish activist goes on hunger strike in Giessen 

  Kurdish hunger strike campaign against the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan continues growing.
• HDP Co-chair Temelli: We can stop this free fall 

  "In Turkey, lawlessness has become the norm. This lawlessness has become so ordinary that it is no longer possible to speak of justice, judicial independence," said HDP Co-chair Sezai Temelli.
• Father of three on hunger strike in Strasbourg for Ocalan 

  “I spoke to my wife before deciding to join the hunger strike. She said it might be difficult because of the children. I expressed my feelings to her. She respected the decision, and said she would always support me. I am glad and honored to be here.”
• ‘If I sacrifice my life, will this darkness end?’ 

  Hunger striker in Strasbourg determined to break Ocalan’s isolation.
• Three-day march for Ocalan in Hamburg 

  On Saturday, the marchers will take part in an action in front of the Sternschanze train station – the action is organized by German organizations, and aims to show solidarity with Rojava.
• DGH: 18 workplaces, 6 factories and 2 warehouses set on fire 

  DGH claimed 6 actions in Istanbul, 2 in Konya, 1 in Manisa, 2 in Izmir, 5 in Denizli, 1 in Mersin, 1 in Kocaeli and 1 in Ankara.
• Intellectuals call on the Swedish government to act for Güven 

  A call by intellectuals living in Sweden was published on the State Television’s web page.
• Aberdeen Trade Union Council urges action for Hunger Strikers 

  At their monthly meeting, Aberdeen Trades Union Council (ATUC) delegates voiced their support for the hundreds of Kurds currently on indefinite hunger strike, and demanded action to end to the isolation of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• German police tried to arrest Kurdish hunger striker in Duisburg 

  German police today attempted to arrest Mustafa Tuzak, a Kurdish activist who is on hunger strike in Duisburg to protest the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Important legal victory for Kurds in Germany 

  The Dusseldorf Administrative Court ruled that the police banning the march NAV-DEM wanted to hold under the title “End the War in Afrin” was against the law.
• Kurdish hunger striker in Nurnberg: Ocalan is our mind and heart 

  Kurdish hunger striker Şiyar Xelîl: “We say ‘Life is not possible without Ocalan’ because he is our language, our culture, our mind, our heart and the very sense of our being. We have gone on a hunger strike for the freedom of our leader.”
• Long march against isolation started in Germany 

  A long march has been launched in Germany to protest against the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan.
• Kurdish hunger striker in Toronto visited by mothers 

  A group of Kurdish mothers met with Yusuf Iba, a Kurdish activist who is on hunger striker in Toronto to protest Ocalan’s isolation.
• Turks are fleeing to Germany 

  According to the Federal Bureau of Immigration and Refugees (BAMF), the number of Turkish citizens who applied for asylum in Germany has increased fivefold.
• Dundee Trades Council supports Kurdish hunger strikers 

  A statement of support with the hunger strikers was agreed at the Dundee Trades Council meeting.
• Kurds organised demonstration for Öcalan in Düsseldorf 

  Activists underlined that Leyla Güven’s demand to end isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is the demand of the entire Kurdish people.
• Hunger striker Şiş: Raise your voice in support of our demands 

  Ilhan Şiş has been on hunger strike in Wales for 53 days. Şiş has shared his thoughts with ANF.
• Political genocide operation against the HDP in Mardin 

  HDP administrators in Mardin province have been taken into custody.
• Demonstration in Marseille to support hunger strikers 

  A march and rally was promoted in Marseille in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers.
• Hunger strike continues in the Hague 

  Both hunger strikers have been quickly losing weight and are regularly monitored by doctors.
• Demonstrations in Europe to support Kurdish hunger strikers 

  Kurds living in Europe took to the streets across Europe to protest against the aggravated isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan, and demonstrated their support for the activists on hunger strike in Kurdistan and abroad.
• Turkish-Greek company occupied in protest against isolation 

  In the Greek capital, Athens, a group of Kurdish and Greek youth carried out an action and occupied a Turkish-Greek logistic company to protest the isolation of Ocalan in Imrali prison.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 52 

  Hunger strikers in Strasbourg are demanding an end to isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. They joined the hunger strike launched by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, and are now on their 52nd day.
• HDP deputies carried photos of Leyla Güven in Parliament 

  After the Peace Vigil in the Assembly, the HDP deputies carried photos of the HDP Hakkari MP into Parliament.