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• Two HDP MPs called in for statements 

  Following the lifting of the immunities, HDP Muş MPs Ahmet Yıldırım and Burcu Çelik were called in by the prosecutor’s office for statements.
• MSD: UN should investigate the massacres of the Turkish state 

  Democratic Syria Assembly (MSD) announced that the Turkish state was killing civilians on the northern border of Idlib and urged the UN to take action.
• Turkey protected ISIS and blamed PYD in the UN 

  Speaking in the United Nations Human Rights session with the Êzîdî genocide in the agenda, UN Turkey representative Mehmet Ferden Çarıkçı stood silent on the atrocities of ISIS and blamed YPG and PYD.
• Fincancı: It is an honor to be arrested by the state 

  Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı stated that it was honor to be arrested and imprisoned by the Turkish state, because these acts indicate that she and her colleagues were doing the right thing.
• Tent demonstrations for the freedom of Öcalan throughout Europe 

  Kurds have taken to the squares in several cities throughout Europe to launch tent demonstrations parallel to the watch in Strasbourg.
• 30 more summaries of proceedings against HDP MPs 

  The process regarding the “coup d’immunities” is picking up speed. 30 summaries of proceedings against HDP MPs have been referred to the Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
• HBDH: Let's transform everywhere into sites of resistance and action 

  Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) General Council called upon everyone to support their political military initiative, and transform everywhere into sites of resistance and action.
• SOHR: 16 killed and injured in a massacre by Turkish border guards 

  The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that at least 8 people were killed and 8 others were injured in a massacre carried out by Turkish border guards.
• 400 Kurdish institutions protest for the freedom of Öcalan 

  The vigil protest for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which had begun in Strasbourg on June 25, 2012, entered its 4th year today.
• Two times life prison and 486-year prison sentence sought for Demirtaş 

  Two times life prison and 486-year prison sentence is sought for HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Car bomb attack in front of PUK office in Tuz Khurmatu 

  The town of Tuz Khurmatu in the district of Selahaddin has been shaken by a huge bomb attack Saturday noon. Local sources report that 3 security officers have died in the attack.
• HDP delegation meets with Council of Europe officials in Strasbourg 

  A delegation from the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) chaired by co-president Selahattin Demirtaş continues their official talks in Strasbourg after Brussels.
• HDP delegation to meet with officials from the Council of Europe 

  The HDP delegation is expected to have separate meetings in Strasbourg today with the Secretary General of the Council of EuropeThorbjørn Jagland, and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks.
• DİSK Secretary General detained in Istanbul 

  DİSK (Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions) Secretary General Arzu Çerkezoğlu has been detained by police in Istanbul.
• HDP delegation meets with EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn 

  A delegation from the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) chaired by co-president Selahattin Demirtaş continues their official talks in Belgium's capital Brussels.
• Turkish army using banned weapons against guerrillas 

  Footage by ANF shows that cluster bombs that are banned from use in 109 countries around the world are being used by the Turkish army against guerrilla forces in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• ‘Turkey violated all national and international laws’ 

  At a UN conference, TİHV representative Coşkun Üsterci stated that the Turkish state violated all national and international laws during its war against the PKK, and lawyer Gamze Yalçın emphasized that human rights violations have peaked in Turkey.
• EP Rapporteur Piri: No visa deal if HDP parliamentarians are jailed 

  In a speech at the European Parliament, EP Rapporteur for Turkey Kati Piri stated that the EP would never approve the visa agreement if Turkey jails even 1 HDP parliamentarian.
• EU Envoy to Turkey resigns 

  Reuters reported that the European Union's top envoy to Turkey has resigned, a month after he was summoned by Turkey's foreign ministry over comments critical of Ankara's handling of a landmark migration deal.
• KCK condemns the ISIS attack in Orlando 

  KCK condemned the attack in the city of Orlando in Florida, the US, and stated that the Kurdish Freedom Movement and people would continue to fight against the fascist heresy of ISIS.
• UN Commissioner: Turkey attacks Kurdish towns with heavy weaponry 

  United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein brought forward the Turkish state's genocidal attacks in North Kurdistan territory during the regular session in Geneva.
• TAK announces the ID of militant who carried out the Istanbul action 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan-TAK) announced that the action of self-sacrifice in Istanbul's Beyazıt district on June 7 was carried out by their militant Eylem Newroz.
• Draft proposing military immunity submitted to Parliamentary Assembly 

  A draft prepared by the Defense Ministry which proposes legal protection for soldiers of the Turkish army was approved by the Turkish parliament’s national defense commission yesterday.
• TAK claims responsibility for the action against riot police in Istanbul 

  Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan-TAK) has claimed responsibility for the action conducted in Istanbul's Beyazıt district at 08:40 in the morning of June 7, 2016.
• Bayık: Erdoğan is bringing himself and Turkey to an end 

  KCK Executive Council Co-President Cemil Bayık stated that Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP government were exposing Turkey to great dangers with their hysterical and impertinent policies.