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• Mersin Governorship bans concert organised by Human Rights Association on World Peace Day 

  Mersin Governorship has banned the concert the Human Rights Association was organising to mark 1 September World Peace Day.
• Azad Bedran: Artists' reaction against bans remains weak 

  Kurdish artist Azad Bedran said that artists’ reaction to the attacks and bans against Kurdish music and musicians remained weak and that taking a step back was not the solution.
• Kobanê film official poster released 

  The official poster for the film Kobanê by Ozlem Yaşar was released this week.
• Kurdish Culture Festival held in Toronto 

  The 18th Kurdish Peace and Culture Festival in Toronto, Canada was attended by numerous people with great enthusiasm.
• Aryen Kom presents “Konserên Tamarayê” music project 

  Aryen Kom carries out cultural and artistic activities in Van and are now shooting clips that combine the historical and cultural texture of the city with music with the project 'Konserên Tamarayê'.
• Director of documentary Hêza dedicates new award to journalist Deniz Fırat 

  Portugal awarded the documentary Hêza, directed by Derya Deniz. Deniz dedicated the “Don Quixote Award” to journalist Deniz Fırat on the eighth anniversary of her death.
• One of the last master shoemakers in Amed 

  Shoemaking was a traditional craft of Armenian masters in Amed. In the capitalist throwaway society, the profession is dying out. Kasım Oğuç is one of the last shoemakers in the Kurdish metropolis.
• Kurdish artists' exhibition opens in Moscow  

  An exhibition of Kurdish artists opened in Moscow on 31 July.
• How to recognize a war when you see one, new brochure by RiseUp4Rojava 

  RiseUp4Rojava has published the brochure "How to recognize a war when you see one" in different languages.
• Mizgîn, a culture and art magazine by the Martyr Sefqan Academy 

  The 20th issue of Mizgîn magazine, prepared by the Martyr Sefqan Academy affiliated to the PKK culture and arts committee, was published and delivered to guerrillas in Media Defense Areas.
• Documentary Hêza by Derya Deniz awarded Amnesty International Human Rights Prize at SiciliAmbiente 

  The documentary Hêza was awarded the Amnesty International Human Rights Prize at the 14th SiciliAmbiente Film Festival. Producer Afat Baz said, “This award is for all women who fought against ISIS and fell martyrs."
• Literature Committee in North East Syria will organise workshop for women writers 

  Narîman Evdikê, spokesperson of the Literature Committee, evaluated the results of the literature week and announced that literary workshops for women will be held in the coming days.
• Armenian language and culture flourish in Rojava 

  With the support of the Autonomous Administration, Armenian culture is flourishing in northern and eastern Syria. Contrary to years of assimilation policy, the Armenian language is now being taught again.
• Police take 24 people into custody at Evvel July Festival 

  Police took 24 people into custody, citing as an excuse the posters of Ibrahim Kaypakkaya displayed at the stands opened at the traditional Evvel July Festival.
• Legerin Magazine publishes special issue to mark 10th anniversary of Rojava Revolution 

  Legerin Magazine published a special issue in various languages to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• Martyr Serdeşt band releases video clip on 'Zap Resistance'  

  The Martyr Serdeşt music band released a new video clip about the resistance of the guerrillas against the Turkish occupation forces in Zap, Avaşin and Metina.
• Çay at the Women's Front presents new 4th episode of their podcast 

  Guns, Love and Revolution is the name of the 4th episode of the podcast published by Çay at the Women's Front.
• Venice Golden Lion winner Jafar Panahi third Iranian filmmaker to be arrested 

  Venice Golden Lion winner Jafar Panahi has become the third leading Iranian filmmaker to be arrested in recent days.
• Azeri dance teacher Jilla Ibrahimi taken into custody in Iran  

  Dance teacher Jilla Ibrahimi has been taken into custody in Iran on charges of "spreading propaganda on social networks".
• Janeth Biehl publishes graphic novel on Rojava 

  Janet Biehl published 'Our blood got mixed', a graphic novel telling the revolutionary experience in the North-East of Syria.
• New Kurdish-Turkish dictionary published 

  The Kurdish-Turkish dictionary, prepared by the Kurdish Studies Association, is out with a new edition containing an extra 44,000 new words.
• Verdict expected in trial of Kurdish PEN member, writer and poet Meral Şimşek 

  The verdict in the trial of Kurdish PEN member, writer and poet Meral Şimşek is expected on 18 July.
• Aydemir: First 2 years very important for learning mother tongue 

  Academic Furkan Aydemir said that the first 2 years are very critical for babies to learn their mother tongue, and if they do not learn it in the first 2 years, it will be much more difficult for them to learn their own language later on.
• Çay at the Women's Front publishes podcast on Jineolojî 

  Jineolojî changes the way we see women and our struggle but also the way we perceive knowledge, said Çay at the Women's Front in their new podcast.
• Jînda Asmen speaks about her documentary about journalist Nûjiyan Erhan 

  Jînda Asmen was a friend of journalist Nûjiyan Erhan. She said: "It was my responsibility to make this documentary as a continuation of our friendship."