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• Resistance continues in Hakkari: People should stand up everywhere! 

  DEM and DBP co-chairs who participated in the protests in Hakkari said that the trustee regime in Kurdistan and Turkey is a conspiracy against the people, calling on people to stand up and resist.
• Footage of guerrilla actions carried out with special techniques 

  Gerîla TV published footage of the actions carried out with special techniques in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area in Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region.
• Big explosion in Turkish army's positions in Zap 

  After five guerrilla actions against Turkish bases on Girê Amêdî, a heavy explosion occurred in a Turkish fortification on Wednesday evening. The HPG had attacked the position with "special technology".
• HPG: Guerrillas carried out five separate actions against the Turkish army in Girê Amediyê 

  Guerrillas carried out five separate actions using special technology against the Turkish army positioned in the Girê Amediyê Resistance Area.
• Protest in Hakkari to defend the will of people against the AKP’s coup 

  People took to the streets in Hakkari after the elected co-mayor, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, was dismissed, replaced by a trustee and sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison.
• YRK guerrilla martyred in Turkish UCAV attack in Asos region 

  The East Kurdistan Defence Units (YRK) announced that guerrilla fighter Şervan Rojda was martyred in a drone attack by the occupying Turkish state in the Asos region.
• Dismissed co-mayor of Hakkari sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison - UPDATE 

  The co-mayor of Hakkari Municipality, Mehmet Sıddık Akış, whose office was usurped by the AKP-MHP government and a trustee was appointed, was sentenced to 19 years and 6 months in prison.
• Hakkari: Those who resist will win! 

  DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları vowed resistance during the protest against the usurpation of the municipality of Hakkari.
• People on vigil in front of municipalities in Kurdistan 

  In protest at the seizure of Hakkari Municipality, the people started vigil actions together with DEM Party members. People continue to wait in front of the municipalities with the slogan ‘Pressures cannot deter us’.
• CHP delegation in Hakkari: The trustee practice is antidemocratic and unlawful 

  CHP delegation travelled to the Hakkari after the seizure of municipality and visited DEM Party. Underlining the unlawfulness of the trustee practice, CHP Spokesperson Deniz Yücel said, “We will continue our solidarity in every field.”
• People in Hakkari protest against usurpation of the municipality 

  Many political parties and civil society organisations staged a march against the political coup carried out by the Turkish government in Hakkari.
• Police take scores into custody in Mardin 

  Many houses were raided by the police in Mardin. While many people were taken into custody, the Kalkan family, including a pregnant woman, was tortured.
• Union of Turkish Bar Associations protests usurpation of Hakkari Municipality  

  The Union of Turkish Bar Associations protested the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality and demanded that the right to vote and be elected be respected and the co-mayor of the municipality be reinstated.
• Hakkari Municipality co-mayor salutes resistance to usurpation of people's will 

  Hakkari Municipality co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış was deposed from his charge after being taken into custody. He told his lawyers to thank the resistance outside.
• CHP delegation goes to Hakkari  

  CHP spokesperson Deniz Yücel said about the appointment of a trustee to Hakkari Municipality that it was a “usurpation of will”, and added that they will send a delegation to the city.
• HPG releases balance sheet of war for May: 43 soldiers killed, 1 UCAV shot down 

  HPG announced its war balance sheet for May. Accordingly, guerrillas carried out 82 actions and 43 soldiers were killed. The invaders attacked guerrilla areas 286 times with chemical materials and 37 times with banned explosives.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative calls for street protests “until we take back our municipality” 

  Reacting to the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality, the Kurdistan People's Initiative said: “We call on all our people living in Kurdistan and Europe to take to the streets until we take back our municipality.”
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir 

  The HPG paid tribute to guerrilla Azad Çekdar Mahir, who fell as a martyr seven years ago in Malatya.
• Gerîla TV broadcasts footage of actions against Turkish army 

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of actions carried out against the Turkish army using a special technique in Zap.
• DEM Party members protest raid on Hakkari Municipality and arrest of co-mayor 

  DEM Party members protested the raid on Hakkari Municipality and the detention of co-mayor Sıddık Akis.
• Trustee appointed to Hakkari Municipality - NEW 

  Hakkari Municipality was usurped, and a trustee was appointed.
• DEM Party co-chairs protest police raid on Hakkari municipality 

  DEM Party co-chairs protested the police raid on Hakkari Municipality and said, "Enough is enough."
• DEM Party wins Hilvan local elections 

  Garip Yeşil and Serhan Paydaş from the DEM Party, won the Hilvan Municipality. They said that they would serve all residents and dedicated the election results to Kurdish politician Muhsin Melik.
• Iran border guards kill a young kolbar in Baneh 

  The attacks of Iranian forces against Kurdish kolbars continue.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish troops in Zap 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in the Şehîd Delîl Western Zap region 3 times using a special technique, destroying 1 container and 1 position.