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• Şenyaşar family not allowed inside the Ministry of Justice building 

  The Şenyaşar family were not allowed inside the Ministry of Justice building, where they went to meet with the authorities.
• Activists at Geneva vigil vow to continue their struggle for Öcalan and Kurdistan 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 vowed to continue their struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and Kurdistan on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne.
• International campaign demands information about Abdullah Öcalan 

  In front of the European Parliament in Brussels, representatives of trade unions and political parties from different countries demanded information about the condition of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police raid a house in Nusaybin 

  Police raided a house in Nusaybin. It was stated that a woman died in the raid and another person was injured. After the incident, former DBP District co-chair Bedia Adıgüzel was taken into custody.
• Emergency press briefing about Abdullah Öcalan takes place today 

  An emergency press briefing will take place to demand action for the security and well-being of Kurdish political leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Xosnav Ata: I have expectations from people, not states 

  Xosnav Ata said on the 356th day of the vigil for justice before the OPCW, he had expectations from people, not from the states. A press conference will take place on 28 July.
• Bethnarin National Council condemns the Treaty of Lausanne 

  On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, the Board of Presidency of the Bethnarin National Council condemns the treaty and describes it as a decisive step in the denial and annihilation of the Syriacs.
• DEDAŞ fires 50 workers in Urfa after they protested poor working conditions  

  At least 50 DEDAŞ workers who stopped work in Urfa to protest poor working conditions were fired.
• Press conference to demand action to ensure security and well-being of Abdullah Ocalan 

  More than 40 trade unions, political parties, legal, political and civil society experts, and others will demand action to ensure the security and well-being of jailed Kurdish political leader Mr. Abdullah Ocalan.
• Final declaration of the Kurdish conference in Lausanne 

  Representatives of Kurdish organisations presented the results of the two-day conference in Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne that decided on the partition of Kurdistan one hundred years ago.
• Anarchists mark 150th anniversary of first anti-authoritarian international 

  More than 5,000 people came together in the Jura mountains in Switzerland to mark the 150th anniversary of the first anti-authoritarian international. Many of the participants attended the large demonstration in Lausanne.
• Four police officers killed in South East Iran 

  Unidentified gunmen killed four patrol officers in Iran's Sistan and Balochistan provinces. The Revolutionary Guard spoke of a "terrorist attack".
• Historic Kurdish conference in Lausanne ends 

  The two-day conference on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne has ended. The final declaration will be released tomorrow.
• Demo in Sydney against the Treaty of Lausanne 

  Kurds are taking to the streets to make their voices heard by the world and to state clearly that they do not agree with the Treaty of Lausanne signed 100 years ago.
• Kurdish conference in Lausanne to define a common strategy 

  In Lausanne, Switzerland, Kurds are discussing the implications of the Treaty of Lausanne, which was adopted a hundred years ago. A common strategy is to be defined at the conference.
• HBDH Ulaş Adalı Militia carries out action at a workplace in Adana  

  HBDH Ulaş Adalı Militia carried out an action at a workplace in Adana to protest the Turkish state's Suruç Massacre and the attacks against Rojava.
• Conference in Lausanne continues today 

  First day of the conference on “The stance of the peoples of Kurdistan on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne” ended with a panel on “The Treaty of Lausanne and its consequences in Kurdistan” that highlighted the importance of national unity.
• Conference in Lausanne calls for Kurdish national unity 

  Two-day conference on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne continues with speeches highlighting the importance of national unity and common struggle among the Kurds in four parts of Kurdistan.
• Thousands march in Lausanne: We reject the Treaty of Lausanne 

  Thousands of Kurds took to the streets in Lausanne on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, which formed the basis for the genocidal attacks of the Kurds in the last century.
• Conference in Lausanne: The treaty became the basis of genocides and policies against the Kurds 

  The two-day conference at the Beaulieu Congress Center is attended by 600 guests who represent the organizations and institutions of the Kurdish people from four parts of Kurdistan.
• Kurds march against the Treaty of Lausanne 

  The central march in Lausanne marks the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne, which was signed there 100 years ago and sanctioned the division of Kurds into four countries.
• Activists in Bologna mark the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution 

  19 July marked the 11th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution which began 11 years ago, on 19 July 2012, when three predominantly Kurdish-inhabited areas of Syria declared their autonomy from the central government.
• New “disciplinary penalty” given to Abdullah Öcalan 

  Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was given a new “disciplinary penalty”.
• Historic Kurdish conference kicks off in Lausanne 

  An international conference is being held in Lausanne, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Treatry of Lausanne that sanctioned the division of Kurds into four countries. Parallel to the conference, a big march will be held today.
• Two sent to prison after Suruç massacre protest 

  Two young people were sent to prison after protesting the Suruç Massacre.