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• Israeli aistrike hits Aleppo airport 

  Aleppo airport was hit by an Israeli airstrike and went out of service in the early hours of the morning.
• HDP holds its 4th Extraordinary Congress in Ankara 

  HDP held its 4th Extraordinary Congress and handed over its activities to the Green Left Party. The decision was made in response to potential risks arising from the closure case against the party.
• Islamist terrorist group kills at least 11 Syrian soldiers in Idlib 

  At least eleven regime soldiers were killed and twenty others injured in an attack by the Islamist terrorist group Ansar al-Tawhid in northwestern Syria.
• Kurds in Europe: Stop Turkey's drone war in Kurdistan 

  The international community must stop Turkey's drone war in Kurdistan, demanded the Kurds living in Europe in several demonstrations.
• Bülbül: A new roadmap will be drawn up today at the HDP congress 

  HDP former MP Kemal Bülbül said that they will draw up a strong roadmap in the general congress underway in Ankara today.
• KNK: The way Hakan Fidan was received in Hewler was embarrassing 

  The Kurdistan National Congress described the way Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was received in Hewler as "embarrassing" and drew attention to Fidan's role in the killing of many Kurdish leading figures and fighters.
• Dandrès: Öcalan can play a central role in resolving the Kurdish issue 

  Swiss parliamentarian Christian Dandrès said that “the Turkish state is openly committing a war crime against the Kurdish people. Rojava paid the price in blood to protect us and exist."
• ESP denounces intimidation attempts against party members 

  The Socialist Party of the Oppressed denounced intimidation attempts against its members.
• CÎK calls on Barzani and southern Kurdistan government to stop working with Turkey 

  The Islamic Community of Kurdistan (CÎK) called on Barzani and the southern Kurdish government to hold Turkey accountable for the drone killings of the civilian population and to prevent an inter-Kurdish war.
• German activist Claus Schreer passes away  

  Known for his work for oppressed peoples, and his support for Kurds, Claus Schreer passed away at the age of 85. The news of Schrer's death caused great sadness in the Kurdish community in Bavaria.
• Families of Imrali prisoners apply to visit their relatives 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• HBDH Berran Özen Kırmızıgül Militia targets plainclothes police in Istanbul 

  The HBDH Berran Özen Kırmızıgül Militia carried out an action against plainclothes police in Istanbul.
• TJK-E and KCDK-E call on people to take to the streets against Turkish attacks 

  TJK-E and KCDK-E said in a statement that the Turkish attacks have reached a dangerous level by directly targeting women and other civilians and called on people to take to the streets.
• Kobanê Case postponed until 4 September 

  The Kobanê Case was postponed until 4 September.
• Strasbourg vigil for Öcalan’s freedom on its 583rd week 

  Kurdish patriots from Paris took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on its 583rd week.
• Kurds in Drancy demonstrate for Öcalan’s freedom 

  The Kurdish people continue their actions to prompt urgent action for Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in incommunicado detention in Turkey and has not been heard from for 29 months.
• Akdemir: Isolation imposed on Öcalan must be lifted 

  IHD Honorary Board member Şevket Akdemir said that the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has not been observed in either Turkish or world law.
• Peri Municipality co-mayor Çelebi sent to prison again 

  Peri Municipality co-mayor Orhan Çelebi, who was released on 11 August, was taken into custody again due to the prosecutor's objection to his release.
• Vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva continues 

  Kurdish activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 denounced the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and called for enhanced struggle to break it.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in demonstrations for Öcalan on 2 September 

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E calls for strong participation in demonstrations to take place in Europe, Canada and Australia on 2 September to demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• Two women detained in Antep 

  The Turkish government continues its political extermination campaign across the country.
• "Journey of Freedom" action to kick off in Germany on 3 September 

  Young people from Kurdistan and internationalists will start the "Journey of Freedom" action in Germany on 3 September to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The action will continue till 8 September.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 29 months.
• Woman who attacked HDP office in Adana released 

  The woman who left three bottles with an unknown substance in front of the HDP and Green Left Party Office in central Adana last week, has been released from custody.
• Kurdistan Culture Week in Brussels kicks off on Thursday 

  The Kurdistan Culture Week in Brussels will run from 24 to 27 August.