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• Moslem: ISIS lost and so will Turkey 

  PYD Co-President Saleh Moslem spoke during the 24th International Kurdish Culture Festival and said that Kurds were writing history in the Middle East and Turkey would soon lose as ISIS did recently.
• Support grows for the hunger strikers from Shengal Diaspora Assembly 

  Many groups continue to visit and support the Shengal Diaspora Assembly administrators who entered the 13th day of their hunger strike and demand immediate communication with Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 24th International Kurdish Cultural Festival kicks off in Cologne 

  24th International Kurdish Cultural Festival has kicked off in the German city of Cologne with the participation of thousands.
• Worldwide urgent appeal against Turkish occupation in Rojava 

  Intellectuals, writers, artists, politicians and human rights defenders started a petition seeking to draw urgent attention to the Turkish state’s invasion in Northern Syria and Rojava.
• German police block the Long March for Öcalan's freedom 

  German police teams have obstructed the participants of the Long March demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan ahead of the 24th Kurdish Culture Festival.
• Êzidî parents: “Öcalan is a comrade to the poor and the oppressed” 

  As the hunger strike in Strasbourg enters day 11, the activists’ resolve is alive and well. Hunger striker Shengal Diaspora Assembly Chair Fikret Igrek’s family issued a call for awareness for Êzidî Kurds.
• Saleh Moslem speaks at EP: EU must speak up about Turkey’s invasion 

  PYD Co-chair Saleh Moslem spoke in the conference held in the EP: “EU countries must speak up against Turkey’s invasion of Rojava.” Muslim also revealed that they are in possession of documents proving Turkey’s aid to ISIS.
• Demos in Europe against isolation of Öcalan and invasion of Jarablus 

  In demonstrations in several European centers, Kurds took to the streets in protest of the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the Turkish army’s invasion of Jarablus.
• Philologist Necmiye Alpay arrested 

  Özgür Gündem Publication Advisory Council Member and philologist writer Necmiye Alpay has been arrested.
• Turkish soldiers kill two people from Rojava on Girê Spî border 

  Soldiers of the occupant Turkish army murdered two people from Rojava yesterday evening.
• Kurdish politicians to go on indefinite hunger strike for Öcalan 

  All constituents of Kurdish politics in Turkey have gathered in Amed and released a historic declaration announcing the beginning of a new period, with an indefinite - irreversible hunger strike to be launched by 50 politicians on September 5.
• Long March for Öcalan's freedom by Kurdish youth in Germany 

  Kurdish youth gathered in Duisburg and began a Long March for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Öcalan.
• Final declaration of the Federal System Constituent Assembly meeting 

  Northern Syria Democratic Federal System Constituent Assembly announced the final declaration of its meeting in Derik, and called upon peoples and international powers to take a stance against the Turkish state.
• Another village liberated in Shehba region 

  Jaysh Al-Suwar, Bab Military Council and Al-Shîmal Democratic Brigade fighters have liberated the Herbel village from ISIS gangs.
• Hunger strike for Öcalan's freedom in Athens in its third day 

  The hunger strike launched in Greek capital Athens for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its third day.
• EP to host conference on the urgent situation in Northern Syria 

  European Parliament in Brussels will host a press conference on September 1st focusing on the urgent situation in Northern Syria - the Turkish invasion, Europe’s security and an alternative to the Turkey deal.
• Kurdish youth begins Long March in Germany 

  Kurdish youth began a Long March in Germany today to protest Öcalan’s isolation and the occupation of Rojava.
• 'Our struggle will continue until ISIS gangs are entirely cleansed' 

  Jaysh Al-Shuwar General Command stressed that their struggle will continue until gang groups are entirely cleansed from Syrian lands.
• Jarablus MC: Ceasefire doesn't mean we accept the Turkish occupation 

  Jarablus Military Council stated that they have reached a ceasefire with the Turkish army but that this doesn't mean they accept the Turkish occupation.
• Ceasefire in Jarablus 

  A ceasefire has been announced between Jarablus Military Council and Turkish army in the wake of clashes that began with Turkish incursion into the city last week.
• German court sentences Kurdish politician Çelik to 2,5 years in prison 

  Kurdish politician Mustafa Çelik who stands trial in Germany on charges of “membership to a terror organisation" has been sentenced to 2,5 years in prison.
• Delegation of hunger strikers meet with the Executive Secretary of CPT 

  A delegation from hunger strikers in Strasbourg has met with the Executive Secretary of Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), Jeroen Schokkenbroek.
• HDP official: AKP responsible for the mass poisoning in Elbistan 

  HDP Elbistan District Co-President Hüseyin Yıldırım stated that the AKP Municipality and KASKİ were responsible for the mass poisoning in the district, and reiterated that they would not allow the AKP municipality and KASKİ to cover up the incident.
• CPT officials in Turkey, meeting with Öcalan uncertain 

  CPT officials arrived in Turkey to inspect prison conditions after the declaration of the state of emergency in the aftermath of the coup attempt. It is not certain whether CPT officials will visit İmralı Prison.
• Hunger strike launched in Athens for the freedom of Öcalan 

  A five-day hunger strike has been launched in Greek capital Athens for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.