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• Turkey hides the losses suffered by Turkish soldiers 

  While large numbers of soldiers die in actions by HPG/YJA STAR guerrillas, many get mentally depressed and commit suicide. Most of these deaths are hidden by the state.
• PM Abadi: Iraq fully cleared of ISIS 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced that Iraq has been fully cleared of ISIS.
• Demonstration for Öcalan and against PKK ban in Frankfurt 

  Kurdish youth and German leftist groups protested the Erdoğan-Merkel cooperation in a demonstration in German city of Frankfurt.
• Turkish army bombs Alibogazi valley in Dersim 

  Turkish attack helicopters bombed Kinzir forest in Alibogazi valley in Dersim on Saturday morning.
• German army praises YPG despite government ban on YPG flag 

  An article published in German army’s Y Magazine praised YPG/YPJ forces which liberated Raqqa.
• Power back on in Tabqa  

  After a 6 month long shortage, the city of Tabqa has power again.
• Kurds to take to the streets for Öcalan in Scandinavia 

  Kurds and their friends living in Scandinavia will take to the streets at the weekend to protest the isolation on Öcalan and demand his freedom.
• Five suspects released in Hrant Dink case 

  A Turkish court has released five suspects tried in the case of slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
• Activist Ebel: Europe should change its approach to Turkey 

  Visiting the demonstration in Strasbourg, female activist Marranne Ebel condemned the isolation on Öcalan and said Europe should change its approach towards Turkey.
• International observers arbitrarily denied access to hearings 

  The international observers delegation that was denied permission to attend the hearings in Ankara of HDP Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ released a statement.
• 14th Kurdish Conference in the European Parliament 

  Giving the opening speech of the 14th Kurdish Conference in the EP, EUTCC Chairperson listed their demands as: “Recognition of the Northern Syrian Federation, lifting of the PKK ban, lifting of the isolation imposed upon Öcalan, CPT visiting Imralı."
• Turkish court decides for continuation of Demirtas’ arrest 

  A Turkish court in Ankara decided for the continuation of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş in his absence.
• HDP Co-chair Demirtaş banned from his own hearing 

  The hearing of HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş is being held without him.
• 35 ISIS members killed east of Deir ez-Zor 

  AS SDF operations against ISIS gangs in Deir ez-Zor continue, 35 ISIS members were killed in Siwedan village.
• Prosecutor demands continuation of detention for HDP’s Demirtaş 

  Prosecutor demanded continuation of detention for HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş who is jailed since November 2016.
• Search and rescue operation ends in Makhmur 

  Search and rescue operation ended in Makhmur after unidentified warplanes bombed the building of Makhmur Self Defence Forces. A ceremony will be held for the martyrs today afternoon.
• Germany closes case of MİT operatives 

  Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has announced that they have cancelled the investigation against DİTİB, which carries out espionage activity for the Turkish intelligence MİT.
• ‘90s practices spread in Germany by MİT’s hands 

  The Turkish intelligence service MİT has been putting brochures slandering the Kurdish struggle in mail boxes of Kurds in Germany.
• HDP’s Yüksekdağ not released at today’s hearing in Ankara 

  Arrested HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ:“The judiciary in Turkey has never been fully independent, but then again it has never been as dependent as now, never under so much pressure. It is very clear that there is a hand applying pressure on this case."
• German prosecutor demands prison sentence for Kurdish politician 

  Germany’s Federal Prosecutor's Office demanded two years and three months prison sentence for a Kurdish politician.
• Erdoğan’s thugs attack Die Linke MP 

  Die Linke State MP Hakan Taş was attacked by a fascist in Berlin. The attacker yelled “traitor” in Turkish at MP Taş, who is known for his criticisms of the Erdoğan regime.
• Yüksekdağ: We are not tried by judges but by the AKP 

  Arrested HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ's third hearing has started in the Ankara Sincan Prison Court Hall.
• HDP Co-chair Demirtaş not brought to the court for hearing 

  Demirtaş won’t be brought to the courtroom for “security” reasons for the first hearing of the case he is on remand for. The case had been transferred to Sincan for “security” reasons, and the first hearing is to be held after 399 days.
• Swiss MP: Red Cross should visit Öcalan 

  Switzerland National Parliament MP Denis de la Reussille spoke about his concerns for Öcalan’s health in the Switzerland Federal Council. De la Reussille requested that the International Red Cross visit Öcalan.
• Chomsky and others: Democracy in Turkey is going on trial 

  Noam Chomsky, Clive Lewis MP, Peter Tatchell and others released a support message for Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdag and called for their release from prison.