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• Trial of journalists and lawyers opens in Istanbul 

  Twenty-three people are under trial as a result of what lawyers described as ‘an illegal investigation’.
• After the People's Tribunal verdict on Turkey, a meeting 

  An event in London to discuss the next stops after the guilt verdict on Turkey by the People's Tribunal.
• Police attack families of Soma mine disaster victims in Ankara 

  Families of Soma mine disaster victims and their lawyers were attacked by the police as they wanted to gather in front of the Council of Judges and Prosecutors in capital city Ankara.
• Will AKP perpetuate the State of Emergency? 

  Pro-AKP columnist Abdulkadir Selvi wrote that the State of Emergency could be perpetuated, and a 30-point ‘Anti-Terror Law is being worked on to this end.
• 16 detained in raid on HDP office in Istanbul 

  Police raided the HDP office in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district and detained at least 16 people.
• If 10 times are not enough: The farce of Erciş Hospital 

  Opened again before the 24 June elections, it's now closed and will be reopened before local elections.
• Group of women members of DAESH arrested in Raqqa 

  The women were carrying out intelligence work for DAESH (ISIS).
• Protesters in Iraq set up a Demonstrators Council 

  Demonstrators in Iraq asked the army to replace government officials.
• Protests in Iraq spread as people ignore bans 

  Demonstrations are being organised in many cities included Baghdad.
• 100 fighters start training to join the SDF 

  100 new fighters started their training at the Martyr Qendîl Academy.
• Kurdish politician from German Left Party detained in Turkey 

  Kurdish politician Dilan Düzgün from Germany was arrested at Dalaman airport in Turkey.
• Irish Senate voted against Palestinian occupation  

  The Senate passed a bill banning import of goods from Israeli settlements on Palestinian occupied lands
• Commemorative demonstration for Halim Dener murdered in Germany 

  A memorial demonstration for Halim Dener took place in Hannover city of Germany. The Kurdish teenager had been killed 24 years ago by the German police.
• UK trade unionist: Kurds have many friends and Durham shows it 

  Simon Dubbins talked about the importance of dedicating the Durham Festival to Abdullah Öcalan.
• Protests in South Iraq leave three dead 

  Demonstrations against power cuts and corruption go on in various city of South Iraq.
• Durham Miners Festival dedicated to Öcalan continues 

  This year the Durham Miners Festival has been dedicated to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Attack on the homes of Gerry Adams and Bobby Storey 

  Former Sinn Fein president said nobody was injured.
• Uprisings in southern Iraq 

  The protests against unemployment in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra are expanding into Najaf where protesters attempted to occupy the city's airport.
• 14 people including HDP MP candidate detained 

  The fascist AKP-MHP regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and opposition circles.
• Two gang members involved in Afrin’s invasion killed in Idlib 

  The Wrath of Olives Operation Room announced that 2 gang members who took part in the invasion of Afrin were killed south of Idlib.
• Record prison sentences asked for Kışanak and Tuncel 

  Amed Municipality co-mayor and DBP co-chair are in prison since 2016.
• New air strike leaves 26 ISIS members dead 

  The air strike was carried out near the Iraqi border.
• Political genocide operations in Hatay and Urfa 

  Two people have been taken into custody in today’s political genocide operations in Hatay and Urfa provinces.
• Village guards kill three brothers in Urfa 

  Village guard Müslüm Toraman and his sons have murdered Zeki, Murat and İmam (Salih) Boğakça brothers with whom they had a quarrel in Urfa.
• "The new cabinet is a tribe and family business" 

  Commenting on Erdoğan's new cabinet, Filiz Buluttekin, the chairperson of the HDP provincial branch of Amed, said: "It's not a cabinet but a family business."