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• Article to seize DBP-held municipalities included in the omnibus bill 

  With the amendments in the omnibus bill proposal presented to the parliament, the AKP government will put their plan of confiscating the municipalities’ and people’s property into action.
• Hesê family from Shengal: We'll never forget PKK and YPG's support 

  A large number of people from the Êzidî community had to migrate to Europe after the ISIS invasion and massacre in Shengal town in South Kurdistan on August 3, 2014.
• Many HDP members and students detained in house raids in Antalya 

  Many HDP members and students have been taken into custody in house raids in Antalya this morning.
• German court sentences Kurdish politician Kavak to three years in prison 

  Kurdish politician Bedrettin Kavak has been sentenced to three years in prison within the scope of the case in the German city of Hamburg.
• Two detainees tortured in custody are not even given sugar 

  Mehmet Ali Genç and Metin Kösemen who remain in custody at Urfa Security Directorate for 10 days are not even given sugar, which makes the two revolutionary youths subsist on water alone.
• Petition in Strasbourg calls for urgent action from CPT and AI 

  Scores of Kurds in Strasbourg, France have sent a petition that included a demand to urgently meet with Öcalan to European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) and Amnesty International (AI).
• Women in Stockholm meet with Amnesty International officials for Öcalan 

  A committee formed by the Amara Kurdish Women’s Assembly met with Amnesty International officials in Stockholm and voiced concerns regarding Öcalan and asked the organisation to step in for ending the isolation.
• HDK calls on CPT to inspect Öcalan's situation 

  HDK Co-spokespersons and Executive Council has called on CPT to inspect the situation and inform the public to reduce public concerns for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s health and safety.
• Demonstrations for Öcalan's freedom continue across Europe 

  Kurds continue their demonstrations across Europe to protest the aggravated isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Imralı Delegation: We will be on vigil until the isolation of Öcalan is ended 

  HDP's Imralı Delegation joined the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Amed demanding freedom for the Kurdish leader and an end to the isolation imposed upon him.
• Imralı Delegation calls for freedom for Öcalan, barricades against coups 

  The Imralı Delegation said: “Only thing to say today is, ‘Freedom for Öcalan, security for Öcalan, barricades against coups.”
• Two youths tortured in custody for 6 days on hunger strike 

  Revolutionary youths Mehmet Ali Genç and Metin Kösemen have been under torture for 6 days in the Urfa Security Directorate.
• Kurdish Joint Diplomacy Committee appeals to EU officials on Öcalan 

  The Joint Diplomacy Committee of Kurdish and Syriac Parties and Institutions sent an open letter to EU officials calling for action to enable an urgent meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Political prisoners in Sincan on hunger strike against İmralı isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners in Sincan Women's Closed Prison have started a three-day hunger strike to protest the İmralı system.
• Öcalan's family and lawyers re-apply for access to İmralı 

  Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and lawyers have filed another application to Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office demanding access to İmralı.
• Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak taken into custody 

  Turkish journalist Nazlı Ilıcak has been detained within the scope of an investigation into the coup attempt of July 15.
• Demirtaş: ‘Turkish national front’ approach won’t solve the issues 

  Speaking about the President Erdoğan inviting leaders of CHP, MHP and AKP and not sending them an invitation, ​ HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said the issues can’t be solved in an environment that didn’t include the HDP.
• Kurds in Europe stand up for Öcalan 

  Kurds gathered in different cities across Europe to protest the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, demanding Öcalan's freedom and access to his family and lawyers.
• Rector appointed by AKP arrested for involvement in coup 

  Dicle University Rector who was previously appointed by the ruling AKP, has been arrested for involvement in the coup attempt of July 15.
• Kurdish youths rally for Öcalan in Cannes 

  Kurds staged a protest demonstration in the French city of Cannes to protest the aggravated isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Europe mobilize and demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Europe take to the streets to protest the aggravated isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Detention period extended to 30 days during the State of Emergency 

  Detention period has been extended to 30 days and the meetings of prisoners with their families have been restricted with a decree published on Official Gazette today.
• Communication with İmralı banned throughout the State of Emergency 

  Bursa 1st Enforcement Judicature has banned Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners held in İmralı the right to a visit, written communication and phone conversation during the course of the State of Emergency.
• British GMB condemns the Turkey coup and demands freedom for Öcalan 

  Britain's General Union condemning the coup voicing concern over the continued repression in Turkey. GMB called for respect to democratic freedoms and repeated its call for Abullah Öcalan to be freed.
• Kurds in Germany take to the streets for Öcalan 

  Kurds and their friends in Germany are taking to the streets starting tomorrow to demand an end to the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.