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• Van Mufti’s Office puts 7 year-old girls in wedding dresses 

  The religious body Mufti’s Office in Van held an end of term event in their Summer Qoran Courses program and put 7-year-old girls in wedding dresses.
• Police intervene the journalists at HDP’s vigil in Istanbul 

  Turkish police maintain their intolerance towards the ‘Justice and Conscience Vigil’ launched by the HDP in Yoğurtçu Park, Istanbul 6 days ago.
• Shengal genocide condemned in Berlin 

  Kurdish people living in German city Berlin took to the streets to condemn the ISIS’ genocide against Êzidîs in Shengal three years ago.
• Dortmund prison bans Erdoğan’s imams 

  The prison administration in Dortmund, Germany banned entry for 4 imams from DİTİB who “provided religious services for Muslim convicts”.
• 34 ISIS members killed in fierce clashes in Raqqa 

  In heavy clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in 7 neighbourhoods of Raqqa, 34 more ISIS members have been killed in the last 24 hours.
• Shengal genocide condemned in Celle 

  Hundreds of Kurds and their friends marched in German city Celle to condemn the Shengal genocide by ISIS gangs three years ago.
• In Raqqa civilians embrace the SDF fighters 

  The shouts of a 2-year-old child in the Arabic language who has been rescued from the claws of the ISIS gangs and was lying in the arms of a SDF fighter, echoed in the streets of Raqqa loudly.
• Shengal genocide condemned in Sydney  

  Kurdish people and their friends living in Australian capital city Sydney demonstrated against the Shengal genocide and called for support for Rojava’s Efrîn Canton.
• SDF liberates Karim neighbourhood of Raqqa 

  Karim neighbourhood has been cleared and 16 ISIS members have been killed in Raqqa.
• Support for HDP’s vigil in Cologne and Brussels 

  Vigils have been held in Cologne and Brussels in solidarity with the 'Conscience and Justice Vigil' of the HDP that started in Amed last week and continues in Istanbul now.
• Police attack demo for Nuriye and Semih, detain 35 in Istanbul 

  Police forces attacked the protest demonstration for educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça who are jailed and on hunger strike for 149 days by now in reaction to the expulsion from their professions.
• HDP’s 'Conscience and Justice Vigil' leaves 4 days behind 

  The 'Vigil of Conscience and Justice' staged by the HDP in Yoğurtçu Park in Istanbul has welcomed a series of visits by organisations and associations in its fourth day.
• Their hope does not die, no matter what 

  The Operation to liberate Raqqa under the lead of the People's Defense Units (YPG), Women's Defense Units (YPJ) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has entered its 60th day. Every day the city shakes under heavy attacks.
• 100 civilians rescued, 28 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  28 ISIS members were killed in clashes on four fronts of Raqqa and SDF fighters rescued 100 civilians from the gangs.
• Victims of the Shengal genocide commemorated in Europe 

  Victims of the Shengal genocide and the fighters who sacrificed their lives to protect the Êzidî people were commemorated in cities of Germany, Italy and France.
• ISIS sent explosives from Turkey to Australia 

  Australian police announced aborting an attack ISIS planned to carry out with an IED they had sent to Sydney through international cargo from Turkey.
• Mine attack kills three peshmergas in Tuz Khurmatu 

  In a village of Tuz Khurmatu in Southern Kurdistan, three peshmergas, among them one commander, lost their lives due to mine explosion.
• Demonstrations for Shengal in 7 Swiss cities 

  Hundreds led by women took to the streets in many cities of Swiss, to condemn the Shengal genocide on its 3rd anniversary, giving the message "We never forget, we never let it be forgotten".
• Demonstrations across Turkey against the Shengal genocide 

  Rallies were held in many cities across Turkey and Northern Kurdistan today to condemn the genocide of 3 August 2014 committed by ISIS gangs against the Kurdish Êzidî community in Shengal, Southern Kurdistan, on its third anniversary.
• Demonstrations against Shengal genocide across Europe 

  Demonstrations were held today in many European countries to condemn the genocide perpetrated by ISIS against the Kurdish Êzidî community in Shengal. on 3 August 2014.
• HDP: We stand with the Êzidîs 

  HDP condemned the ISIS genocide against Êzidîs on its third anniversary, and called on the region’s states as well as the international community to fulfil their task and responsibility for the Êzidî community.
• UN calls for recognition of the ISIS genocide against Êzidîs 

  UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria called on the international community to recognize the crime of genocide being committed by ISIS against the Êzidîs, reiterating its recommendation to all parties fighting ISIS to consider rescue plans of Êzidî captives.
• SDF special units rescue wounded civilians in Raqqa 

  As Syrian Democratic Forces continue to rescue Raqqan inhabitants, ISIS gangs trapped in the city are using civilians as human shields.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in demos for Shengal across Europe 

  KCDK-E called on everyone to attend the 3rd August rallies and marches across Europe to condemn the Shengal genocide and to commemorate the victims from the Êzidî community.
• Another 28 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters continue their advance in Raqqa from four fronts. ISIS took another toll of 28 killed gang members and 2 destroyed bomb-laden vehicles.