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• Activities in Germany and France for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Kurdish youths living in France and Germany set up information stands to inform the public on the aggravated isolation on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Facebook to hire "spy" employees with Kurdish knowledge 

  Following the German capital Berlin, Facebook, which has made itself a name with its censorship policies, wants to open a second centre in Essen to remove "inappropriate" contents.
• Baydemir: The HDP will save this country from this situation 

  HDP Spokesperson Osman Baydemir stated that they will tear up the straitjacket, saying: "The aim of the HDP is to save the country from this situation. The country will definitely be freed."
• 32 ISIS members killed in clashes in 4 neighbourhoods of Raqqa 

  In heavy clashes between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in 4 neighbourhoods of Raqqa, 32 more ISIS members have been killed in the last 24 hours. Clashes are still ongoing in 2 neighbourhoods.
• More than 375.000 migrants in Tabqa facing harsh conditions 

  There are now more than 375.000 migrants in Tabqa and its villages. The migrants have to seek shelter in half-ruined houses because they are not offered any aid. The harsh conditions affect children the worst, as they always do.
• Erdoğan still procures weapons from Germany 

  Despite tensions and crises between the Merkel government and the Erdoğan regime, German arms trade with Turkey continues.
• Demonstration for Öcalan in Darmstadt 

  In German city Darmstadt an information stand has been set up to highlight the demand of freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• At least 20 detained in Adana 

  Police forces raided 30 houses throughout Adana and detained more than 20 persons.
• 12 HDP and DBP members jailed in Istanbul 

  12 of the HDP and DBP members that were taken into custody on 28 July in Istanbul, have been sentenced to jail.
• AKP MP admits: The opposition in Europe is in our crosshairs 

  AKP MP Metin Külünk admitted that the opponents of Erdoğan and AKP in Europe are targeted by the Turkish state.
• 32 ISIS members killed in Raqqa where circle tightens 

  The circle around ISIS in Raqqa tightens more and more. On the 67th day of the operation to liberate the city from ISIS occupation, 32 members of the gangs were killed.
• SDF: Liberation of two neighborhoods blocks ISIS’ activity area 

  In a statement about the operation to liberate Raqqa, SDF commander Rojda Felat said the entry and exit points of the gangs have been blocked with the liberation of Nazlat Shehad and Hisham Bin Abdulmalik neighborhoods.
• Baydemir: The AKP will end up in defeat 

  HDP’s Conscience and Justice Vigil in Van province continues in its 3rd day. Speaking here, HDP spokesperson Osman Baydemir said: "One time in the morning, one time at midday, one time in the evening and another time at night, Erdogan lies 4 times a day."
• KCDK-E calls for participation in worldwide demos for Öcalan  

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) called on the Kurdish people to participate actively in the "Freedom for Öcalan" demonstrations that will take place all around Europe and the world between the 12th and 19th August.
• SPD: We won’t go to Konya without Neu from Die Linke 

  The German MPs are allowed to visit German troops in Konya under the NATO umbrella by the AKP government but the crisis hasn’t been resolved yet.
• Another 250 civilians rescued by SDF fighters in Raqqa 

  SDF’s specially trained units for the rescue of civilians have freed 250 civilians from ISIS in Nazlat Shihade neighbourhood of Raqqa.
• Circle tightens in Raqqa 

  The siege of ISIS gangs is getting tighter every day in Raqqa. In clashes at least 12 gang members have been killed and 2 captured alive.
• Turkey’s attacks on Rojava condemned in Geneva 

  In the Swiss city Geneva Kurdish citizens condemned the bombardments of the Turkish state against the Efrîn Canton and Rojava.
• Demonstrations in France for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Kurdish youths took to the streets in several cities of France to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 17 Indonesians return to homeland after rescue from ISIS 

  The Democratic Autonomy Administration arranged 17 Indonesians’ return to their homeland after they were rescued from ISIS.
• 26 ISIS members killed in ongoing clashes in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters continue their advance in Raqqa from four fronts. ISIS took another toll of 26 killed members and 1 destroyed vehicle on Wednesday.
• Kurdish youths in Europe to take to the streets for Öcalan 

  Ciwanên Azad (Free Youths) and Jinên Ciwanên Azad (Free Young Women) will stage demonstrations and marches from 9 August onwards in many cities of France, Germany and Switzerland, to demand an end to the isolation of Öcalan.
• ISIS mine manufacturing workshop destroyed in Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have destroyed a mine manufacturing workshop of ISIS gangs that remain trapped in their so-called capital, Raqqa city.
• More civilians rescued in Raqqa 

  Syrian Democratic Forces have rescued dozens of civilians, among them wounded, in Nazlat Shehade neighbourhood of Raqqa.
• Raqqan women prepare for freedom 

  Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) Co-chair Ilham Ehmed’s article published on Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, translated by ANF English service, can be seen below.