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• Selahattin Demirtaş: We will live together in freedom and equality 

  Reforms, an end to political justice, and shared responsibility in the face of the crises in Turkey and the Middle East—Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has issued an appeal from prison: “What is needed is not bravado, but courage.”
• Avcı: If the Turkish state wants peace, it must take action 

  Journalist and writer Veysel Avcı said that peace is not solely an issue regarding Kurds, and added that as long as the Turkish state does not take steps toward a solution, permanent peace cannot be achieved.
• 'Global Action Day for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan' on 30 June 

  The 'Global Action Day' is approaching: on 30 June, activists around the world will demand freedom for the Kurdish people's leader.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in its 679th week 

  Members of the Basel Kurdish People's Assembly, who took over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg, called on European institutions to fulfill their responsibilities.
• Temelli calls for the establishment of a parliamentary commission related to process  

  DEM Party Deputy Group Chair Sezai Temelli caled on the Turkish parliament to establish a commission for the peace process. The politician demanded concrete steps to resolve the Kurdish question.
• Öcalan’s book “Sociology of Freedom” presented in Rosario 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s book "Sociology of Freedom” was presented in Rosario at an event organized by the local grassroots movement Poder Popular and hosted by lecturers at the National University of Rosario (UNR) and the Researchers' Union.
• DEM Party co-chairs will apply to the Ministry of Justice to visit imprisoned politicians  

  DEM Party co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan will apply to the Ministry of Justice to visit several imprisoned politicians, including Ekrem Imamoğlu, Bekir Kaya, and Can Atalay.
• How did Iran end up in this situation?  

  The struggle of the peoples of Iran should turn this crisis into an opportunity to prevent further damage to the country. Everyone should focus their efforts on building a popular movement based on democratic modernity.
• Mutual attacks between Israel and Iran continue 

  Mutual attacks between Israel and Iran continued last night. Many people were killed or injured in the bombings.
• Nilüfer Koç: If Turkey misreads this process, Kurds will not be the ones to lose 

  Nilüfer Koç of the KNK stated that Abdullah Öcalan’s paradigm is the only way to free the Middle East from war.
• Civilian casualties rising in the Israel-Iran conflict 

  The number of civilian casualties is rising as a result of the mutual bombardments that began with Israel's airstrikes against Iran.
• DEM Party commemorates victims of Sayfo genocide 

  The DEM Party commemorated victims of the 1915 genocide against the Syriac people, emphasizing that acknowledging and confronting the great suffering perpetrated is vital for social peace.
• MP Özgül Saki: Building peace is a serious task and cannot be left to the will of the government 

  DEM Party MP Özgül Saki stated that building peace is a serious task and requires organization that reflects this seriousness, intense political debate, and effective structures.
• Presidents of 15 bar associations in Kurdish provinces travel to Ankara  

  As part of the ongoing debates on a new constitution, the presidents of 15 bar associations in Kurdish provinces are traveling to Ankara. Talks with political parties and the president of parliament are planned.
• Sinn Féin expresses support for Kurdish-Turkish peace process, calls for freedom for Öcalan 

  Sinn Féin’s former President Gerry Adams expressed support for the peace processs in Turkey, stating that Öcalan’s freedom is fundamental to the achievement of an inclusive process leading to a political agreement.
• Prof. Kothari: We must turn to Abdullah Öcalan, an international leader 

  Prof. Miloon Kothari says Abdullah Öcalan’s ideas align with Gandhi and calls him a global leader.
• DEM Party calls for an immediate end to Israel’s attacks on Iran 

  The DEM Party said that Israel’s aggression carries the risk of dragging the region into an endless war, calling for the international community, particularly the United Nations, to adopt an attitude that encourages negotiation and peaceful solutions.
• KCK: No solution can be achieved through war 

  KCK issued a statement on Israel's attacks, saying, “We believe that all the prevailing problems can and must be solved through the democratic politics and democratic negotiation method put forward by Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan."
• 78 killed in Israeli attacks in Iran 

  At least 78 people have been killed and over 300 injured in the large-scale Israeli attack on Iran.
• Tehran pledges retaliation against Israeli attacks in Iran 

  Following a nighttime attack by Israel on Iranian territory, the situation in the Middle East continues to escalate. Several high-ranking Iranian military officials and scientists are reported to have been killed. Tehran vowed a comprehensive response.
• Michael Hardt: I admire and support the decision by Öcalan and by the PKK to forge a new path 

  American political theorist Michael Hardt published a message of support for Abdullah Öcalan’s historic ‘Call for Peace and Democratic Society’, saying that: "Kurdish movement remains a source of inspiration throughout the world."
• Families apply to visit Imralı  

  Abdullah Öcalan’s brother and his legal guardian applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Administration requesting a visit. Families of other prisoners also submitted applications to visit their relatives.
• Intense interest in the “Rojava” documentary in the UK Parliament 

  The documentary “Rojava – Between Democracy and War,” which describes the self-governance model in North and East Syria and the Kurdish people's struggle for freedom after ISIS, was screened in the UK Parliament.
• Ömer Öcalan: The President says DEM Party is a party of Kurdish–Turkish brotherhood 

  Speaking about his visit with Abdullah Öcalan on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, DEM Party MP Ömer Öcalan said: "The President says the DEM Party is the party of Kurdish and Turkish peoples’ brotherhood."
• French Foreign Minister: We mediated between Turks and Kurds 

  French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that they have mediated between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Turkey, reaffirming France’s support for the Kurds.