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• KDP condemned in Sweden for arresting foreign YPG members 

  21 Kurdish associations and institutions working in various cities in Sweden condemn the KDP administration for arresting 4 YPG fighters, 2 of whom are Swedish, and demand they release the YPG members at once.
• Book ban for HDP MP Selma Irmak jailed in Silivri 

  The books arrested HDP MP Irmak requested have been confiscated.
• Schulz: Erdoğan’s rallies should be banned in Germany 

  SPD Leader Martin Schulz asked the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who will visit Germany for the G-20 Summit not be allowed to hold rallies.
• Kasrat Afan village south of Raqqa cleared of ISIS  

  SDF fighters have liberated the village of Kasrat Afan south of Raqqa from ISIS.
• HDP calls on the ECHR to take action for Turkey 

  A delegation of the HDP made a statement in front of the European Court of Human Rights and said: "Until the release of the Co-chairs and parliamentarians of our party we will continue the march for justice, equality and freedom."
• Austria warns: “Turkey will create chaos in the Balkans” 

  Austrian Defense Minister Hans-Peter Doskozil warned European countries that Turkey is influencing Kosovo, Bosnia and Albania and is starting to have more say in the region.
• Erdoğan asked for permission, Gül bore false witness on Rojava 

  Erdoğan knocked on Russia’s door in his animosity towards Kurds, and asked for permission to invade Rojava. Erdoğan’s predecessor Gül stepped in to bear false witness.
• Information tent for Öcalan pitched in Saarbrucken 

  In the German city of Saarbrucken an information tent has been pitched to inform about the aggravated isolation on Öcalan.
• Jagland: ECHR launched efforts for jailed journalists in Turkey 

  Council of Europe Secretary General Jagland answered HDP Deputy Chairperson Filiz Kerestecioğlu’s question and, pointing out the arrests, said: “Journalists and members of parliament are priority groups for the Council of Europe.”
• Street battle in al-Diriyah neighborhood of Raqqa 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces are progressing on the eastern and western fronts of the Raqqa city.
• What is the situation of civilians in Raqqa? 

  The families freed from ISIS in Raqqa said “We were waiting for SDF fighters to save us”.
• Raqqa operation: 19 ISIS members killed in al-Nahda neighborhood 

  19 ISIS members have been killed in clashes in al-Nahda neighborhood west of Raqqa where SDF fighters continue their advance.
• Footage from clashes in Qadisiya neighborhood of Raqqa 

  Several ISIS members were killed following their attack on Raqqa's Qadisiya neighborhood that was liberated by SDF fighters on June 25.
• MP Jelpke: Don't allow Erdoğan's men to carry guns at G-20 Summit 

  Erdoğan's 12 guards who attacked Kurds in the US attending the G-20 summit in Hamburg was vetoed by Germany, and now there are discussions on whether to allow the Turkish president's security detail to carry guns.
• HDP office in Istanbul blockaded by the police 

  Police forces have blockaded the HDP office in Esenler, Istanbul to hinder the HDP members from making a press statement on prisoners.
• Peace Mothers, Gezi Families and women join the Justice March  

  The Peace Mothers initiative joined the Justice March with their white scarves yesterday on the 12th day of the march. The Mothers say the march would remain lacking if it doesn’t continue into Edirne.
• Erdoğan tricked the EU 

  Turkey pledged to send one legal refugee for every irregular refugee sent back by the EU, but it turns out that the actual number is closer to five refugees for every refugee. 
• Iraqi Commander: We are in the last phase of the Mosul operation 

  Iraqi army antiterror commander Ebdulfenî Esedî gave information on the Mosul operation and said: “We are in the last phase of the Mosul operation.”
• Turkey builds new border walls for Armenia and Iran 

  The AKP-run Turkish state is building two new border walls as “precaution” for the guerrilla on the Iran and Armenia borders.
• SDF liberates a village south of Raqqa 

  SDF fighters have liberated a village of Raqqa as their advance in ISIS stronghold continues.
• European parliamentarians: Öcalan's freedom is a must for peace 

  Many European parliamentarians joined the demo at the vigil in Strasbourg for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at its 5th anniversary, and demanded his immediate release.
• Demo at 'Freedom for Öcalan' vigil in Strasbourg 

  A demonstration was organised on the fifth anniversary of the 'Freedom for Öcalan' vigil taking place in the French city of Strasbourg.
• SDF fighters make further advances in Raqqa 

  YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue their advance in Raqqa city amid fierce clashes to the east and west.
• Turkey and Iran offer full support to Qatar 

  Turkey and Iran have offered full support to Qatar, now under blockade by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
• Germany closes the door to Erdoğan's men for G-20 Summit 

  Germany rejected permission for the 12 guards of Erdoğan, who got an arrest warrant by the US after attacking Kurds in Washington DC, to attend G-20 Summit to be held in Hamburg in July.