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• Dinslaken municipality has no authority to ban festival 

  All preparations for the International 26th Kurdish Culture Festival, to be held on Saturday in Dinslaken, Germany, have been done. 
• German police obstruct the Kurdish youth in Long March for Öcalan 

  German police continue their repression against the march of Kurdish youth for Öcalan. The action continues despite all the obstacles.
• TEV-DEM Administrator: There are two options in Idlib 

  TEV-DEM Administrator Hesen Koçer said there are two options in Idlib: Either gangs will be taken to Afrin and al-Bab as a result of Turkey and Russia coming to an agreement or there will be a long term war in Idlib.
• Sadr: Don’t test our patience 

  Shia Leader Muqtada Al Sadr protested the death of 7 civilians in Basra and warned the security forces to “not test [our] patience”.
• Turkey issued entry bans for 162 German citizens 

  The Turkish state has issued entry bans for a total of 162 German citizens from 2017 to August this year.
• Explosion in Turkey-ISIS invaded Jarablus 

  6 people were wounded in an explosion in Jarablus where the Turkish state carried out an invasion through ISIS after changing their appearance.
• AKP threatens Europe over Idlib 

  AKP MP Yalçın Akdoğan said “Should Idlib collapse, so will Europe”.
• Repression intensified on the third day of the long march 

  The repression against the long march "rise against Fascism, free Leader Apo" of the Kurdish youth was further aggravated on the third day.
• Dead and wounded in Basra protest 

  Five protesters were killed and at least 68 more were injured during a second day of clashes with security forces in Iraq’s main southern city Basra.
• UN Security Council to discuss Idlib 

  The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting on Friday on the situation in Syria’s Idlib province. 
• Sinn Fein urged governments to step up efforts for power-sharing 

  Power-sharing institutions in the North of Ireland are still stalled. Sinn Fein urged both the Irish and British governments to uphold their responsibilities
• Prisoners exiled 

  Several prisoners in the Antalya Closed Prison Type L have been exiled to various prisons.
• Russia: Syrian army is preparing to resolve the Idlib issue 

  Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that the Syrian army is preparing to resolve the “terrorism” issue in the Idlib region.
• YPG captures Adil Musa Abdouljezar, one of key figures of ISIS 

  Adil Musa Abdouljezar was captured alive in an operation that was successfully carried out by YPG Anti-Terror Units (YAT).
• Iraqi Parliament to reconvene on Tuesday 

  The new Iraqi Parliament has convened for the first time on Monday, after the general elections of May 12. 
• KCK called on Kurds and German government 

  The KCK urged Kurds to avoid extremist actions and called on the German government to respect the right to demonstrate. 
• Wave of arrests in Hatay 

  HDP Iskenderun Province co-presidents Muhsine Taşan and Ahmet Çahan are among the many people taken into custody.
• Kurdish youth continued Long March 

  After the action demanding freedom for Öcalan was banned in Germany, youth are defying the ban and marching for the third day
• Karasu: The right way to get rid of mercenaries in Idlib 

  KCK Executive Council Member Mustafa Karasu wrote an article for Yeni Özgür Politika.
• The Mediterranean deadlier than ever 

  The office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that the Mediterranean sea has been deadlier than ever in the first half of 2018. More than 1600 migrants lost their lives in 7 months.
• New Garda boss appointed under cover of darkness 

  The former assistance chief of the RUC police, Drew Harris, has been controversially sworn in as Garda Commissioner in an extraordinary midnight ceremony at the force's headquarters in Kevin Street, Dublin
• Turkey bombed Amed villages 

  Reports came trough about the village of Cetlibahçe (Helhel) in Amed's Hazro district was bombed by air at 4 am on Monday morning. 
• German police attack and ban the Long March for Öcalan 

  The Long March started by Kurdish youth and internationalists in Germany today, demanding freedom for Öcalan, has been banned by the police.
• Explosion in Damascus 

  The Syrian capital is shaken by a series of explosions
• UK Tories threaten partition for North of Ireland 

  The Conservative Party Brexit campaign is sliding towards a "take it or leave it" showdown with the EU amid an increasingly bloody-minded approach by British officials.