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• 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.
• German police and MİT worked together at G-20 in Hamburg 

  It has come to light that the German police prepared the list of journalists attending the G-20 Summit together with MİT. Two of the journalists whose accreditation was revoked at the last minute by the German police had been detained in Amed.
• 23 ISIS members killed in Raqqa 

  Heavy clashes took place between SDF and ISIS on the eastern and western fronts of Raqqa last night, during which 23 ISIS members were killed.
• 400 civilians freed from ISIS in Raqqa operation 

  As the operation to liberate Raqqa continues at full force, SDF fighters have freed 400 more civilians from the ISIS gangs.
• MİT prepared death lists against the Kurds in the Hague 

  Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf wrote that Turkish intelligence service has a base in the Hague where “death lists” are reportedly prepared against the Kurdish activists in Europe.
• July 15 bans against AKP throughout Europe 

  After the Netherlands and Austria declared that they won’t permit July 15 anniversary activities, eyes turn to Germany that had indirectly cancelled AKP activities for July 15 and is now considering an official ban.
• "Kurds should partake in drafting the constitution in Syria" 

  UN Special Envoy for Syria Steffan de Mistura stated that Kurds “should partake in the drafting process of the new constitution” in Syria.
• Artists in solidarity with Demirtaş against Erdoğan 

  Erdoğan calling Demirtaş a "terrorist" has been condemned firmly by the artists as well.
• Trump: ISIS’ days are numbered 

  US President Donald Trump issued a written statement on the end of ISIS invasion in Mosul and stressed that the gangs’ days are numbered in Syria and Iraq.
• In Syria, even if the war is over recuperation will take decades 

  The cost of the civil war in Syria that has taken hundreds of thousands of lives since 2011 is estimated at 226 billion dollars.