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• Hearing of HDP’s Yüksekdağ starts in Ankara 

  Hearing in the case against HDP former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has started in Ankara.
• Protest in The Hague against the extradition of Taşdemir 

  Norway’s extradition of Kurdish activist Gülizar Taşdemir to Turkey has been protested in The Hague.
• NAV-DEM calls on Kurds to rally against German new repression law 

  The rally will be held in Dusseldorf to protest against new powers to be conferred to the police.
• 149 workers lost their life at work in June 

  Since the beginning of the year, 907 workers have lost their life at work in Turkey.
• Protest in Berlin against the extradition of Taşdemir to Turkey  

  Norway’s extradition of Kurdish activist Gülizar Taşdemir to Turkey has been protested in Berlin.
• Protest for Kurdish politician Taşdemir in Stockholm 

  A demonstration was staged in Stockholm in protest at Norway’s extradition of Kurdish politician Gülizar Taşdemir to the Turkish state.
• HDP and the elections discussed at the European Parliament 

  A press conference was organised by the European Parliament Kurdish Friendship Group.
• Protest for Taşdemir in front of Norwegian Foreign Ministry 

  Norway handing Kurdish women’s activist Gülizar Taşdemir to Turkey was protested in Oslo.
• The “Nation Alliance” falls apart too soon 

  The Millet (Nation) Alliance formed by CHP, IYI Party and Felicity Party has fallen apart.
• KCDK-E condemns Norway’s extradition of Taşdemir to Turkey 

  “On the night of July 2, Taşdemir was taken from the camp she was staying in by the police and sent to Norway. Following lightning fast court proceedings completed in 12 hours, Taşdemir was put in handcuffs and shackles and extradited to Turkey."
• Consecutive explosions in Jarablus 

  Two consecutive explosions occurred in Jarablus.
• Three people injured in explosion in Urfa 

  An unidentified object exploded in Urfa province, injuring two kids and their mother.
• One dead and eleven injured in explosions in Baghdad 

  In two consecutive explosions in Baghdad, one person has been killed and eleven others injured.
• Istanbul: Armed fascist group released from custody 

  Three of the arrested fascists who took up arms on election night and swept through the streets of Istanbul with bullet-proof vests and threatened the opposition were released yesterday.
• U.S. senator warns against further Turkish incursions in Syria 

  Turkey could find itself in a quagmire if it deepens its involvement in Syria’s multi-sided civil war, a U.S. senator said on Wednesday after meeting President Tayyip Erdogan this week.
• TEV-DEM's Xelil: We are ready for dialogue 

  Xelil confirmed in Raqqa that TEV-DEM is ready to defend the autonomous region
• SDF fighters liberate two more villages from ISIS 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated two more villages in the Operation Cizire Storm.
• Explosion in Raqqa results in injuries 

  Successive explosions occurred in Sinaa neighborhood of Raqqa.
• Iraqi army launches operation against ISIS sleeper cells 

  Iraqi army has launched a large scale operation against ISIS sleeper cells.
• Supreme Election Board publishes final election results 

  Ten days after the elections, the YSK issued final official results.
• Piri: We will call for membership talks to be halted with Turkey 

  The European Parliament rapporteur to Turkey stated that; “The European Parliament’s attitude has not changed and sadly, the Turkish government has made no changes.”
• UK trade unions support the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign 

  PROSPECT union has joined the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign in the UK.
• Berlin declares stance on Customs Union, HDP and Afrin 

  The German government declared that it is not possible to start negotiations for the modernization of the Customs Union with Turkey in a response to a written inquiry.
• Norway extradites Kurdish politician to Turkey 

  Kurdish female politician Gülizar Taşdemir who sought asylum in Norway for medical treatment in 2015, has been extradited to Turkey.
• ISIS gangs put children through scarring pain 

  ISIS gangs used to conduct inhumane and immoral attacks during their invasion in Raqqa, and had put 4 children through scarring pain when they beheaded the children’s father for “apostasy”.