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• Hunger strike in Strasbourg on day 7 

  The indefinite-irreversible hunger strike started by Shengal Diaspora Assembly with the demands Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan be visited urgently and Shengal’s status be recognized internationally has reached its 7th day.
• Novelist Vedat Türkali passes away 

  Novelist Vedat Türkali has lost his life. His daughter Deniz Türkali announced his passing on social media.
• Call for ‘urgent action’ to Kurds in Europe 

  The umbrella organization of Kurds in Europe, KCDK-E, called for an ‘urgent action’ against the massacre the Turkish army carried out in Rojava where 20 civilians died.
• 3 police die during HBDH action against Öcalan’s isolation 

  HBDH announced that 3 special operations police officers were killed during the action its forces carried out in the Altındere valley of Sümela region, Maçka, Trabzon on August 26.
• Thousands continue to protest Öcalan’s isolation across Europe 

  Thousands of people continue to protest the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan across Europe.
• International support for the hunger strike in Strasbourg 

  International support grows for the hunger strike that began in Strasbourg 5 days ago for the immediate clarification of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s condition as well as the recognition of Shengal.
• Clash between Jarablus MC and Turkey-affiliated gang groups 

  Turkish tanks attacked the positions of Manbij Military Council in Al-Emarne village, and clash erupted between Turkish backed groups and Jarablus MC fighters in Yusufbeg village.
• Jarablus Military Council warns the Turkish army over ongoing attacks 

  Jarablus Military Council stressed that Turkey is targeting not ISIS but the Jarablus Council forces, and warned the Turkish army.
• Sit-in for Öcalan's freedom in Paris continues 

  The sit-in demonstration launched in French capital Paris for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues.
• Delegation from Rojava and KNK in South Africa for talks 

  A delegation from Rojava and KNK are holding several meetings in South Africa. Öcalan’s isolation has also been protested in the meetings.
• HPG claims the action in Artvin: Target was the military, not Kılıçdaroğlu 

  HPG has claimed yesterday's action in Artvin province, stating that guerrillas targeted a military convoy but they did not know that CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu was joining the convoy behind.
• Shengal Diaspora Assembly on 4th day of hunger strike in Strasbourg 

  The indefinite-irreversible hunger strike in Strasbourg by Shengal Diaspora Assembly members demanding the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan be lifted continues on its fourth day.
• HDP committee holds a series of meetings in South Africa 

  A committee from HDP held a series of meetings in South Africa.
• Arrest demand for human rights lawyer Eren Keskin 

  Özgür Gündem former co-chief editor Eren Keskin has been referred to court with a demand for her arrest.
• Germany and France echo with the slogan "Freedom for Öcalan" 

  Kurds and their allies in Europe continue their demonstrations for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. Thousands of people came together across different parts of Germany and France to demand an immediate end to Öcalan’s isolation.
• Handover from ISIS to ISIS through the Turkish Army: Jarablus 

  We have witnessed Jarablus being taken from ISIS gangs and handed over to shaved and dressed up ISIS gangs through the Turkish Army.
• Öcalan’s lawyers to file criminal complaint against the Justice Ministry 

  Lawyers for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan will file a criminal complaint against the Ministry of Justice.
• Call for attendance to the rally in Cologne for democracy against coups 

  ABDEM, Democratic Union of Forces, Haziran (June) Movement and HDK-Europe have called for attendance to the march and rally to be held in Cologne in September 3 for peace and democracy and against military and civilian coups.
• Historic day in Colombia: Peace agreement reached 

  The historic peace agreement to end the some 50-year long civil war in Colombia is finally complete.
• Gang groups in Jarablus attack a village recently liberated in Manbij 

  Gang groups affiliated to the Turkish army whom ISIS handed over Jarablus in an agreed manner have attacked a recently liberated village in Manbij.
• Jarablus Military Council to act against Turkey-backed gang groups 

  Jarablus Military Council Deputy Commander Armanc Cerablus stated that they are at a three-kilometer distance to the gang groups backed by Turkish army.
• ISIS hands Jarablus over to the AKP 

  The “Jarablus game” between Turkish state and ISIS has entered a new phase. ISIS has handed Jarablus city over to gangs allied to the Turkish state.
• Turkey does not attack ISIS; ISIS hands over villages to other gangs 

  Although Turkish media covers the Turkish state’s occupation of Jarablus as a ‘great military operation,’ the villagers of Jarablus state that there is a military employment in the region as opposed to an operation.
• 4 detained as police attack vigil for Öcalan in Mersin 

  Police attacked the vigil demonstration held in Mersin with the demand for freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Four people including Evrensel reporter Cemil Uğur were battered and detained.
• Erdoğan confesses: We are attacking the PYD 

  Turkish President Erdoğan confessed that Kurds are the main target of Turkey’s Jarablus operation.