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• HDP Council member jailed 

  Arife Çınar was detained while canvassing in İzmir.
• Lawyer: 250,000 women in shelters will not be able to vote 

  DBP Legal Commission member, lawyer Şivan Cemil Özen called on voters to check out for any irregularity.
• HDP's Demirtaş: Time is up for Erdoğan and the AKP 

  Speaking to ARTE the HDP presidential candidate said he is confident and 24 June will give Turkey a fresh start
• Iraqi Constitutional court approves recount of votes by hand 

  The Iraqi Constitutional Court has issued a verdict to have the votes recounted by hand following objections to the Iraqi parliamentary elections. The Court stated that the parliament’s decision does not go against the constitution.
• Kurz responds to Erdoğan: We are not afraid of your threats 

  Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz spoke about Erdoğan’s threats after the mosques under the AKP government were closed and imams deported to Turkey. Kurz said: “We are not afraid of your threats.”
• AKP gathers mercenaries in Jarablus and Azaz for Qandil operation 

  Turkish state is now gathering mercenaries in Jarablus and Azaz for an invasion operation against Qandil.
• Answering call from Demirtaş, students plant saplings 

  After HDP presidential candidate Demirtaş has issued a call to participate in reforestation, students in Istanbul have answered his request.
• Abadi: No coordination with Turkey against PKK 

  Haidar Al-Abadi urged Turkey to respect the sovereignty of Iraq.
• HDP rallied in Batman: Together we will win! 

  With three days to go to the 24 June elections, the HDP continued its round the clock activities
• Hundreds of thousands of people flock to HDP rally in Amed 

  Chanting crowd fills Station square in Amed
• HDP's Kürkçü in Ağrı: The AKP is running out of time 

  A chanting crowd rallied with the HDP candidates in Ağrı
• Over 400 architects and engineers support HDP and Demirtaş 

  A signature campaign has been launched to explain why the HDP and Demirtaş will make the difference.
• Figen Yüksekdağ: The people of Turkey are under siege 

  Former HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, held hostage in prison, spoke to Vanity Fair Italy.
• HDP party council member Çınar detained 

  Arife Çınar, a member of the HDP Party Council, was detained in Izmir.
• Demirtaş: We will cancel HED projects 

  HDP’s arrested Presidential Candidate Selahattin Demirtaş criticized the AKP government’s energy policies over his Twitter account.
• Attack on HDP: "We'll do like we did in Suruç!" 

  In the Haliliye district of Urfa province, HDP stand was attacked by a group of ten. The attackers threatened the HDP activists with death, saying; "We will do it with you as in Suruç".
• AKP election campaign: 33 HDP members detained 

  HDP members detained in Doğubayazıt, Van, Izmir and Hatay.
• 307 intellectuals side with the HDP and Demirtaş in Izmir 

  We want peace and justice, and we can build them together with the HDP, said the intellectuals.
• Iraqi army: Forces hit in Syria are not ours 

  The Iraqi Army Command announced that the forces targeted in the airstrike near Syria’s Al Boqemal province have no affiliation with the Iraqi army.
• US Senate blocks sale of F-35 to Turkey 

  The vote confirmed US concern over Turkey’s policies.
• No luck in Van for President Erdoğan 

  Only five thousand people joined the AKP rally in Van.
• Demirtaş: One single vote can change many things 

  HDP’s Presidential Candidate Selahattin Demirtaş issued a statement on his Twitter account on the June 24 elections.
• Ahmet Türk: People don’t fall for the AKP lies 

  The Mardin Municipality co-mayor is confident the HDP will do better than in previous elections.
• SDF fighters discover ISIS tunnel 

  An ISIS tunnel was discovered in the Tewila village in the Dashisha town liberated from ISIS.
• Ramin Hossein Panahi, Iranian Kurd, to Die... 

  Ramin Hossein Panahi, now 23 years old, was arrested on June 2017 in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran and charged with being a member of the Kurdish opposition party Komala.