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• 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."
• Letters from Shengal to premiere in Hamburg on 3 August 

  The film Letters from Shengal (Nameyên ji Şengalê), about the Islamic State attacks against Shengal, will be screened in Hamburg.
• Rojava festival in Berlin 

  The Rojava Revolution celebrated its 11th anniversary on 19 July and continues to be a global source of hope and inspiration with its grassroots, gender-equality and ecological approach.
• Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin wins Best Film Award at SKIP CITY International D-Cinema Festival in Japan 

  It had its world premiere at Mexico's Cine Pobre Film Festival. Entered the World's Best Self-Funding Film Selection at the 21st Cine Pobre Film Festival in Mexico. The film was also screened in Argentina Doca and Italian Social World festivals.
• Poem in memory of Martyrs Azad and Azya 

  The Rojava Internationalist Commune released a poem in memory of Martyrs Azad and Azya.
• Film produced by Rojava Film Commune won Best Fiction Feature in Uruguay 

  Gava Şitil Mezin Dibin (When the Seedlings Grow) by Rêger Azad Kaya, produced by the Rojava Film Commune, won the Best Fiction Feature award at the Montecine Montevideo World Film Festival in Uruguay.
• Bermal Çem releases new song to mark 11th anniversary of the 19 July Revolution 

  On the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the 19 July Revolution, Bermal Çem released a video titled Henasa Şoreşê, dedicated to all Rojava Revolution martyrs.
• First feature by director Sevinaz Evdike screens at Galway Film Fleadh  

  The feature 'Berbu' by director Sevinaz Evdike will pass today at Galway Film Fleadh.
• International Folklore Festival in Sorbian Lusatia, Germany 

  An international folklore festival took place in Sorbian Lusatia in Germany, for the 14th time at the weekend. A festival to overcome borders, says Dawid Statnik from the Domowina, the Association of Lusatian Sorbs.
• Martyr Zilan's sacrifice becomes a theater playin in Kobanê 

  The theater play 'Zilan' was staged at the Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center in Kobanê to commemorate Martyr Zilan.
• Submissions open for Filmamed Documentary Film Festival  

  Director Lisa Çalan called on filmmakers to submit their work at the 8th edition of Filmamed Documentary Film Festival, and said: "We will eliminate fear with festivals."
• Call for participation in the Hüseyin Çelebi Poetry and Short Story Event 

  Organisers call for participation in the traditional Hüseyin Çelebi literary event organized by the Kurdish student associations YXK/JXK.
• Kobane film screening in Ribadavia 

  The group Baran Galicia will organize two meetings and screenings about Kurdistan in Vigo and Ribadavia.