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• Kurds in Europe protest Turkey's attacks on Efrîn 

  The invasion attacks of the Turkish state against Efrîn have been condemned in Europe.
• 180 youths from Raqqa and Tabqa join SDF 

  180 young men from Raqqa, Tabqa and surrounding villages joined the SDF for the liberation of Raqqa and the defence of the region.
• Turkish state disregards NATO 

  The Turkish state has disregarded the NATO mission and cancelled the German MPs’ visit planned for next Monday.
• “We won’t be able to forget what ISIS put us through” 

  70 year old Rabia, one of the civilians SDF fighters rescued from Raqqa, said: “SDF saved us from the brutal ISIS, we are overcome with joy but we will never be able to forget what we went through.”
• 70 percent of Raqqa's Hisham Abd Al-Malik neighborhood cleared 

  SDF fighters advancing in Raqqa have cleared 70 percent of the Hisham Abd Al-Malik neighborhood of ISIS gangs.
• TEV-ÇAND demo for Öcalan in Paris 

  A demonstrations was held in French capital Paris to call attention to the aggravated isolation the Turkish state subjects Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan to, and to demand his freedom.
• HDP Van MP Geveri detained in Ankara 

  HDP Van MP Adem Geveri has been taken into custody in Ankara.
• Amed Co-mayor Fırat Anlı released from prison 

  Co-mayor of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Fırat Anlı has been released from prison.
• 17 including HDP members detained in İzmir 

  17 people including members of the Peoples' Democratic Party have been taken into custody in Menemen district of İzmir.
• Freedom for Öcalan demo in Rome 

  In Italy's capital Rome a demonstration was held for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demonstrations for Efrîn in Germany 

  In the German cities of Bonn and Minden, the invasion plans of the Turkish state against Rojava's Efrîn Canton have been condemned.
• "Murderer Erdogan" banner at the Turkish Consulate in Marseille 

  Zinar Raperin Vengeance Team hanged a large banner reading "Murderer Erdogan" on the Turkish consulate in Marseille.
• 8 year prison sentence for HDP MP Zeydan 

  HDP deputy Abdullah Zeydan has been given 8 year prison sentence.
• 7 year and 6 month prison sentence for HDP MP Çağlar Demirel 

  HDP's jailed MP Çağlar Demirel has been sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison.
• Heavy clashes in 5 neighborhoods of Raqqa 

  Fierce clashes are taking place between SDF and ISIS on the eastern and western fronts of the Raqqa city.
• 2,5 year prison sentence for HDP MP Konca approved 

  The Regional Court of Antep has approved the 2,5 year jail sentence sought for HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca for “spreading terrorist propaganda”.
• Kurdish women in Russia condemn the isolation on Öcalan 

  ​​​​​​​Kurdish women living in Adygea, Russia condemned the aggravated isolation on Öcalan in a press statement.
• Germany sentences Kurdish politician to 3 years and 3 months 

  Stuttgart's High State Court has sentenced Kurdish politician Muhlis Kaya to 3 years and 3 months in prison, bringing the number of Kurdish politicians sentenced by German courts in recent years to 9.
• Suicide attacks kill 6 in Iraq 

  A suicide attack in Karma town of Iraq's Anbar province has claimed the life of 6 and wounded 3 others this morning.
• Yüksekdağ: "We return Erdoğan's comments in full"  

  In a message she sent from prison, Figen Yüksekdağ said: "Demirtaş is the will of 6 million people. Any and all attempts to insults and slanders will bounce off this will. This attack too, like all the others, fail to obscure the sun of the truth."
• Demirtaş nominated for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 

  The Group of the Unified European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has announced the nomination of HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş for the 2017 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize.
• Fire in Turkish soldiers' base in Kilis 

  A fire broke out in Kilis in the area the Turkish soldiers who participated in the "Euphrates Shield" operation are temporarily based in. 10 soldiers have smoke poisoning, and the fire is spreading due to strong winds.
• 32 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  32 members of ISIS gangs were killed in Rawda neighborhood of Raqqa while Old Raqqa town and Hisham Abd Al-Malik neighborhood witnessed fierce clashes last night.
• 17 ISIS members killed in Rawda neighborhood of Raqqa 

  17 members of ISIS gangs have been killed during fierce clashes in Rawda neighborhood of Raqqa.
• A 63 years old hero on Raqqa's frontline 

  Ebu Osman, a hero of 63 years old from the city Kobanê, is now standing at the frontline in Raqqa. Like any adorer of the revolution he is tirelessly on the hop to provide the fighters with food and meet all their needs.