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• Thousands protest the arrest of HDP MPs in Cologne 

  Thousands of people have gathered in the German city of Cologne to protest the mass arrest of HDP deputies including Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
• Swedish parliamentarians call for the release of arrested HDP MPs 

  Swedish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Kenneth G. Forslund and Social Democratic Party Secretary General Lena Baastad called for the immediate release of jailed Co-chairs and deputies of the HDP.
• Many HDP members detained in Adana 

  A number of people including HDP executives have been detained in political genocide operations in the southern province of Adana.
• Leyla Birlik and Nursel Aydoğan sent to Sincan Prison in Ankara 

  HDP deputies Leyla Birlik and Nursel Aydoğan have been sent to Sincan Prison in Turkish capital Ankara following the court order for their arrest issued earlier today.
• Tuncel: Fascist mindsets are doomed to lose, we will resist and win 

  DBP Co-chair Tuncel: Nobody should be demoralised. We will resist and definitively win. Fascist mindsets are doomed to lose.
• HDP MP Abdullah Zeydan arrested 

  HDP Hakkari MP Abdullah Zeydan has also been remanded in custody.
• Ferhat Encü sent to F Type Prison in Kocaeli 

  HPD Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü who was arrested earlier today has been sent to Kandıra F Type Closed Prison in Kocaeli province.
• HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü arrested 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü has also been arrested.
• Demirtaş: They cannot break our will with such cheap conspiracies 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş stated in a message that they were facing with another stage of the civilian coup led by the AKP and Palace.
• HDP Co-chairs Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ arrested 

  HDP Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ have been arrested.
• Full text of the joint statement of detained MPs of the HDP at court 

  The Co-chairs and deputies of the HDP who were detained in a large-scale operation last night, made a joint statement at Court.
• HDP Headquarters in Ankara under police blockade 

  The headquarters of the HDP remains under police blockade since the detention of Co-chairs and deputies last night.
• HDP MP İmam Taşçıer detained in Ankara 

  HDP MP İmam Taşçıer has also been detained by police Friday morning.
• ÖHD Co-President injured during police crackdown on HDP Headquarters 

  Libertarian Lawyers' Association (ÖHD) Co-President was seriously injured as a result of the police crackdown on HDP members in the headquarters of the HDP in Ankara.
• Ciwanên Azad Coordination calls on Kurdish youth to take to the streets 

  Ciwanên Azad has called on all Kurdish youths as well as internationalist and democratic circles to take to the streets in protest at the detention of HDP officials.
• Social media blocked in Turkey following the operation on HDP 

  Social media networks have been blocked in Turkey soon after the detention of Co-chairs and deputies of the HDP.
• Co-chairs and 9 MPs of the HDP detained in house raids 

  Co-chairs and 9 MPs of the HDP have been taken into custody as a result of house raids tonight.
• Turkish FM met with “Terrorist Turkey” slogan in Switzerland 

  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was met with “Terrorist Turkey” and “Murderer Turkish state” slogans in Bern city of Switzerland where he arrived for an official visit.
• “Solidarity Academies” founded against the AKP coup 

  “Solidarity Academies” are being founded against AKP’s attacks on dissident academics. The academy in Izmir will kick off on Friday. The academics involved in the efforts say that the academy will not be obedient.
• HDP MP Encü’s passport confiscated 

  HDP MP Ferhat Encü has been banned from leaving the country and his passport has been confiscated in the airport. Encü protested the decision and said: “This is a sign of how the AKP has turned into a gang.”
• Belgium court decides not to prosecute Kurdish politicians 

  Belgium court has decided not to prosecute the Kurdish associations and politicians for terrorism charges.
• Supreme Court confirms prison sentence for HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ 

  The Penal Department No. 16 of the Supreme Court has confirmed the 10-month prison sentence given by a local court for HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ.
• French communists issue call to “Stop Erdoğan” 

  France’s National Alliance of Elected Communists and Republicans Association (ANECR) reacted strongly against the arrests of Amed Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı and supported the calls to “Stop Erdoğan”.
• 30 mayors in Sweden issue a call for Kışanak and Anlı 

  30 mayors in Sweden wrote an open letter to the Turkish government and demanded they respect fundamental principles of law and release Kışanak, Anlı and all arrested municipality administrators.
• Trustee for Amed Municipality sought before the arrest of Co-mayors 

  AKP offered Ahmet Bilgin, the former Refah Party mayor of Amed between 1994 and 1999, to appoint him as trustee to Amed Metropolitan Municipality even before the arrest of Co-mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı.