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• Submission deadline for Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Competition extended 

  The Hüseyin Çelebi Poetry and Short Story Competition organized by the Kurdish student associations YXK and JYK will take place in October. The submission deadline for self-written stories and poems has been extended until 9 September.
• Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens to be inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger 

  Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the walls and gardens of Diyarbakır are now to be added to the “List of World Heritage in Danger” due to developments impacting their preservation.
• Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin wins another award in Sweden 

  Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin (When the Seedlings Grow) by Rêger Azad Kaya, produced by the Rojava Film Commune, won the Best Actor Award at a film festival in Sweden.
• Tearing Walls Down begins screening tour in Hamburg on 2 September 

  After the premiere in Cologne, the film “Tearing Walls Down” will be shown in many other cities. The documentary portrays opposition politicians from Turkey. The opening of the autumn tour will be in Hamburg City Hall at the beginning of September.
• Kurdish Culture Week kicks off in Brussels 

  The Kurdish Culture Week, organized by NAV-BEL kicked off in Brussels.
• Berbanga Rojava releases new song 

  Berbanga Rojava released a new song called "Li Warê Kurdistan", dedicated to pioneer communists and guerrillas.
• MKM calls for immediate release of artist Emel Çiftçi 

  The MKM called for the immediate release of detained artist Emel Çiftçi.
• Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin wins Best International Feature Film Award in Colombia 

  Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin received the Best International Feature Film Award at the 10th International Human Rights Film Festival in Colombia.
• Young musician from Afrin pursues her dreams in a refugee camp in Shehba 

  Young musician Baryana Sîdo from Afrin, who fled with her family to Shehba after the Turkish occupation of her hometown, now lives in a refugee camp and defies the adverse living conditions marked by attacks and embargo through her music.
• Short film tells the story of the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ rebellion  

  The short film titled “Sound Rise” about the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ rebellion will be screened on the anniversary of the rebellion in Iran and Rojhilat.
• Literary Council launches writing workshop for young women in Qamishlo 

  The Literary Council launched a literature workshop for young women. A group of 11 young Kurdish and Arab women takes part in the workshop and learns writing techniques.
• Children's theater days in Qamishlo  

  Children's theater days at the Mihemed Şêxo Cultural Center in Qamishlo and in the Maşûq village of Tirbespiyê on August 12-14.
• Kurdish cinema at Periferias Film Festival  

  Kurdish cinema will be screened today at the Periferias Film Festival.
• West Belfast Festival hosts Sevinaz Evdike's Berbu 

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• Court reverses decision to ban MKM's 30th anniversary event 

  The Istanbul 6th Administrative Court canceled the Kadıköy District Governor's decision banning the 30th anniversary event of MKM.
• A Bridge to Rojava at "Kurdistan Days" in Leipzig 

  The documentary "A Bridge to Rojava" by Ekrem Heydo will be shown at the "Kurdistan Days" in Leipzig. The organizers will discuss the importance of an official town twinning with a city in Rojava.
• Group Isyan Ateşi members banned from entering Dersim to attend Munzur festival 

  Group Isyan Ateşi members were released after being taken into custody in Dersim on Monday, and were banned from entering Dersim.
• Theatre for children in Rojava, an international project 

  The theatre project is promoted by TEV-ÇAND Cultural Movement, Hilala Zerîn Women's Cultural Movement and Şilêr Children's Committee and supported by associations and institutions in Europe.
• Taliban burns musical instruments 

  Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public.
• Academy of Democratic Modernity publishes 'The Resistance of Culture' 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity has published a new booklet called 'The Resistance of Culture'.
• Solidarity concert for Rojava, Kurdistan and Abdullah Öcalan in Rome 

  A concert organised by Italian artists in Rome called for solidarity with the Kurdish freedom movement, the Rojava revolution and Abdullah Öcalan.
• No news from actor Sadeghi 11 days after his detention 

  Actor Mohammad Sadeghi, who was battered and detained during a live broadcast in which he criticized the oppression policies against women in Iran, has not been heard from for 11 days.
• Program for 21st Munzur Culture and Nature Festival in Dersim published 

  The program for the 21st Munzur Culture and Nature Festival, which is scheduled in Dersim on 3-6 August, has been announced.
• Police in Amed ban 5 books 

  In Amed, the police confiscated 5 books that were successively banned.
• Actor Ali Avar: Letters from Shengal is a tribute to the guerrillas who saved the Yazidis 

  Ali Avar, the actor of the movie Letters from Shengal (Nameyên ji Şengalê), said that the movie tells of the resistance that stopped the genocide. Avar paid tribute to the guerrillas, saying that "this is their story."