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• Sit-in for Öcalan in Strasbourg on day 37: “CPT to Imrali” 

  The indefinite sit-in in Strasbourg, France held with the slogan “CPT to Imrali” supported by dozens of institutions continued with resolve on its 37th day.
• HDP files a criminal complaint against Interior Minister 

  HDP has filed a criminal complaint against Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu who insulted HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Kurdistan Charity Week at the SOAS University of London 

  Kurdistan Charity Week has been launched at the SOAS University of London.
• SDF refutes claims of ceasefire with ISIS 

  The SDF has refuted claims that they have entered a ceasefire with ISIS gangs and said, “Our insistence and our energy to end terror throughout Syria continue.”
• YPG commander: ISIS is on the verge of collapse in Deir ez-Zor 

  Speaking about the Operation Cizire Storm against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor, YPG commander Eliser Agiri said that ISIS suffered huge blows and is on the verge of collapse.
• Yüksekdağ, Tuncel and Tuğluk send message for Tahir Elçi 

  Figen Yüksekdağ, Sebahat Tuncel and Aysel Tuğluk commemorated Tahir Elçi from prison and said, “Despite the two years that have passed, this murder committed in front of cameras is not brought to light.”
• Support for earthquake victims in Rojhilat from prisoners 

  Prisoners in Kandıra Type F Closed Prison No.1 collected donations among themselves to send to the victims of the earthquake in Eastern and Southern Kurdistan.
• HDP: We will never forget Tahir Elçi 

  HDP commemorated Tahir Elçi on the second anniversary of his murder, saying: “We will never forget those who lynched Tahir Elçi, those who made the lynch possible, those who instigated this political murder, those who committed it and who supported them."
• Turkish intelligence MİT involved in the Egypt massacre 

  The perpetrators of this inhuman massacre in Egypt are not ISIS alone. On the contrary, this massacre has been carried out by the Turkish MİT. Or rather, this is a massacre carried out by Hakan Fidan on Erdoğan’s orders.
• De Mistura: We hope that the regime committee will be at Geneva 8 

  UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura stated that the Asad regime has still not decided on whether to attend Geneva 8.
• Day 36 in indefinite sit-in for Öcalan in front of the CPT 

  The sit-in held in front of the CPT in Strasbourg with the demand that the institution visit Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan urgently has completed 36 days.
• ANF now in 7 languages, including German 

  ANF was available in Kurdish, Turkish, English, Arabic, Persian and Spanish and now has expanded into German.
• “Enough” campaign by 51 institutions in Germany against bans 

  51 institutions in Germany have organized an “Enough” campaign against Germany’s ban on Kurdish symbols and criminalization of the Kurdish people, calling for joint struggle against bans.
• Kurdish politicians detained in Ankara 

  Kurdish politician Seydi Fırat has been taken into custody in Ankara.
• Iraq plans to build a new oil pipeline to Turkey 

  Iraq Oil Ministry announces its plans to build a new pipeline to Turkey, which will bypass Southern Kurdistan.
• Iranian regime detains earthquake victims 

  The Iranian regime has detained 7 people for letting people know what happened after the earthquake.
• Writer Fikret Başkaya and HDP members detained in Ankara 

  Turkish police detained writer Fikret Başkaya (77) and some HDP members in Ankara.
• German police ban another Kurdish demo due to Kurdish symbols 

  German police banned a Kurdish gathering on Sunday in Halle-Trotha because it was believed that the participants will carry Kurdish symbols.
• Six detained in police crackdown in Ankara 

  Police attacked the demonstration for dismissed educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça in central Ankara and detained six people.
• 13 people detained in Tekirdağ and Kars 

  In today’s political genocide operations, 13 people have been detained in Tekirdağ and Kars provinces.
• Sit-in against Öcalan’s isolation in Strasbourg continues 

  The sit-in launched in Strasbourg against the isolation on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 35th day.
• Aid distributed to Raqqan residents 

  Raqqa Civil Council has distributed aid to the residents of Al-Mashlab neighborhood in Raqqa.
• ‘The crisis should be solved through dialogue and negotiations’ 

  The crisis in Iraq should be solved through dialogue and negotiations, a senior commander of HPG said.
• PKK's Kalkan vows revenge for slain commanders 

  PKK’s Duran Kalkan vowed revenge for slain female commanders and 11 guerrillas who were killed during clashes with Turkish army earlier this month.
• YPG fighter with crutches in the frontlines in Deir ez-Zor 

  25 years old Ali Serêkaniyê was wounded in the Raqqa operation and is receiving treatment in Qamishlo, but still isn’t abandoning his friends in the Deir ez-Zor front despite his crutches.