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• Frente Amplio of Uruguay condemns persecution of Kurds 

  Frente Amplio legislators criticized the illegal intervention of the Ankara government against the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van.
• EU: Dismissals and arrests risk damaging local democracy 

  The EU reiterated its call for the urgent resumption of a credible political process to achieve a peaceful and sustainable solution.
• Europe protests the seizure of HDP municipalities by the AKP 

  Kurds and their friends in Europe protested against the AKP seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van.
• Police detained 9 people at Ankara protest 

  Police attacked the crowd who was protesting against the seizure by the AKP of Amed, Van and Mardin Municipalities. Nine people were taken into custody.
• Amed trustee's first action: 29 staff dismissed  

  The first measure taken by Diyarbakir Governor and now trustee of Amed Municipality, Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, has been to dismiss once again 29 civil servants and to suspend the contract to 8 workers.
• Who has been arrested in Amed, first names list 

  Following the seizure of Amed, Van and Mardin municipalities by the AKP-MHP government, dozens have been taken into custody.
• Police attacked HDP members and MPs in Istanbul 

  Amed, Van and Mardin municipalities have been seized by the AKP and the HDP excutives and members who wanted to hold a press conference in Taksim Square to protest the decision were attacked by police. Six people have been taken into custody.
• Protest against municipalities seizure growing 

  Trade unions, political parties and legal organizations continue to protest the appointment of trustees.
• Twenty people detained in Erzurum and Bitlis 

  20 people were detained following home raids in Erzurum and Bitlis.
• DTK: Silence is approval, we call on everyone to speak up 

  DTK protested the trustee invasion and called on people to demonstrate.
• From Amed to the AKP: You are preparing your own end! 

  HDP members protested the decision by the AKP regime to appoint trustees.
• Kati Piri: Are Ankara and Istanbul next? 

  The European Parliament Rapporteur for TUrkey Kati Piri protested the usurpation of HDP’s three metropolitan municipalities and said, “What next? Replacing the mayors of Ankara and Istanbul?”
• Four taken into custody in Dersim 

  HDP and DAD executives were detained during a new political operation in Dersim.
• Police attack against the people in Amed 

  The police attacked the march held by the people of Amed to the Amed Metropolitan Municipality building to protest the usurpation of HDP’s municipalities.
• HDP Temelli: Let's unite on the struggle for democracy! 

  HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli reacted harshly to the seizure of the municipalities and said: "Power has lost its legitimacy." Temelli called on the public, parties and institutions to "unite in the struggle for democracy".
• Mızraklı refuses to sign the instruction on his removal from post 

  Amed Co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı has refused to sign the instruction on his removal from post, calling it “dishonor”. He said; “We are all going through a test of conscience and morality”.
• DBP: They will see that they can’t stop us 

  The DBP said the appointment of new trustees is “another declaration of war against the Kurdish people” and added: “They cannot stop us like this. We will not recognize the trustee.”
• Van under siege after trustee took over 

  After trustees were appointed to the metropolitan municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin, Van’s center and districts are under siege.
• HDP Amed offices under blockade 

  The AKP-MHP government has usurped HDP’s municipalities and set a blockade around the party’s Amed provincial chapter offices.
• Police attacked HDP executives and supporters in Amed 

  Police attacked a group of HDP executives and supporters who wanted to make a press conference in front of Amed Metropolitan Municipality to protest the seizure of HDP-run municipalities.
• Mızraklı and Beştaş: We don't accept this decision! 

  Amed Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı and HDP Deputy Meral Danış Beştaş stated that they do not recognize the trustee: "Everyone should take responsibility." 
• Damascus: Turkey is sending convoy to Khan Sheikhoun 

  A Turkish army convoy carrying munitions crossed into northwest Syria on Monday to help mercenaries in town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, Syrian state media said.
• KDCK-E calls on people to protest today at 6 pm 

  The KCDK-E called on Kurds and people to take to the streets this evening in Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan against the seizure of HDP municipalities by the AKP regime.
• Ahmet Türk: Unlawfulness has reached its peak 

  The metropolitian municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van run by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been seized by the AKP regime in the early morning hours today. 
• Images from the occupation of Mardin Municipality 

  Following the appointment of the trustee to Mardin Metropolitan Municipality, many check-points were set up in the city.