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• Turkish attacks on Shengal and Makhmur protested in Sweden 

  Turkish state’s attacks against Makhmur and Shengal were protested in Gothenburg and Helsingborg, Sweden.
• Solidarity hunger strike in Switzerland entered 10th day 

  In Bern the solidarity hunger strike is carried out at Kurdish Democratic Society Centre where a large number of people visited the hunger strikers.
• HDP’s Buldan: Millions demand freedom for Öcalan 

  HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan condemned the airstrikes on Makhmur and Shengal.
• Turkish attacks on Makhmur and Shengal protested all over Europe 

  Kurds and their friends are taking to the streets in protest at Thursday’s Turkish airstrikes against a village in Shengal town and the Makhmur Refugee Camp under UN protection in southern Kurdistan, northern Iraq.
• Anderson calls for release of Öcalan and all political prisoners 

  "The Turkish Government must end their oppressive measures and recommence a credible peace process with Kurdish representatives.”
• Attacks on Makhmur and Shengal protested in Graz and Berlin 

  Demonstrations have been organised in Graz and Berlin to protest against the airstrikes on Makhmur and Shengal.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil continues 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, the longest running Kurdish protest in front of the Council of Europe, has been relaunched after the annulment of the arbitrary ban by French authorities.
• Kurds protested Makhmur attack in Paris 

  Turkish attack on Makhmur was protested in Paris.
• Kurds protest all over Europe against Turkish attacks 

  KCDK-E and TJK-E called for mass participation in the demonstrations organised in tens of cities against the occupation attacks of the Turkish state against Rojava, Shengal and Makhmur.
• Norwegian MP visits hunger strikers for Öcalan in Oslo 

  Norwegian MP Freddy Andre Øvstegård visited the hunger strike held in Oslo to protest the aggravated isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• MP Jelpke: Germany should take action against Erdoğan’s war  

  German MP Ulla Jelpke protested Erdogan threatening another invasion attack targeting Kurds in Rojava and said, “The federal government should take action against Erdogan’s threats.”
• FEDA: Turkey has committed blatant crimes against humanity 

  “The aerial attack against an area under United Nations control is a blatant crime against humanity according to international laws of warfare, committed in front of the world to see.”
• Kurds in Toronto protest Turkish attacks on Southern Kurdistan 

  Demonstration in Toronto in protest at Turkish attacks on southern Kurdistan.
• KCDK-E calls to protest Turkish bombing of Makhmur and Shengal 

  Appeal to protest Turkish bombing of Makhmur and Shengal.
• Students in Colombia marched for free and public universities 

  This has been the ninth manifestation of the recent strike, and, according to student leaders, the last of the year. However, the demonstration does not mean the cessation of the student strike that has been going on for two months.
• KNK: Turkey's attack on Rojava resuscitates ISIS 

  “The world and humanity must not remain silent spectators to these attacks. Remaining silent in the face of oppression and tyranny is complicity in crime. Nobody ought to serve as supporters of the dictatorial Erdoğan regime”, KNK said.
• English Lawyer Owen writes about Demirtaş trial 

  This trial is clearly of the utmost importance for the political future of Turkey, said Owen.
• German MP Hunko: Leyla Guven’s demands are our demands 

  German MP Andrej Hunko visited the hunger strike held in Berlin to protest the aggravated isolation imposed upon Öcalan and said, “Leyla Guven’s demands are our demands as well.”
• Isolation of Öcalan on the Swiss deputies' agenda 

  The hunger strike in Switzerland continues on day 7. The hunger strikers held a series of meetings in the Swiss National Parliament to draw attention to the state of Öcalan and all political prisoners.
• Police raid on hunger strike in Amed: 50 detained 

  The police attacked the hunger strike protest held in the HDP offices in Amed in support for Leyla Guven’s protest. 50 hunger strikers were detained. HDP Amed is calling on the people of Amed to come to the HDP building.
• Kurdish issue discussed in the European Parliament 

  A press conference was held at the European Parliament to underline the situation of HDP Hakkari deputy, Leyla Güven on hunger strike for over a month.
• Brexit chaos continues as May wins confidence vote 

  After winning the confidence vote, May called for backing from "other parties" for the deal she reached with the EU last month.
• Hunger strikes in Paris, Stuttgart and Darmstadt continue 

  Activists prepared files and submitted them to the French Parliament and Amnesty International in tandem with the hunger strikes in Paris, France.
• Judge on Demirtas case admits: “I am not neutral” 

  The court’s head judge admitted to being “not neutral” in the hearing of imprisoned former HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtas. Tensions rose in the court.
• Hunger strikes continue in Antwerp, Cologne and Bern 

  Catalan politicians visited the hunger strike for Öcalan held in Antwerp, Belgium yesterday as the hunger strike in Cologne, Germany continues. The hunger strike in Bern was taken over by a new group.