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• Attack on kolbars and kesibkars 

  Iranian regime forces continue their attacks on kolbars (load carriers for daily wage) and kesibkars (border traders) at the border between eastern and southern Kurdistan.
• “Turkish incursion into Kurdistan violates international laws" 

  Referring to the Turkish army’s incursion into the Kurdistan region’s territory, the Coalition of Democracy and Justice remarked that the sovereignty of Iraq and the region should be respected.
• 8 artists detained in Amed and Van 

  8 people including musicians and theater players have been detained by the police in Amed and Van.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from 5 assassination actions 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from 5 separate assassination actions carried out by guerrillas against the Turkish troops in southern Kurdistan between 11 and 19 May.
• HPG actions in Amed and Hakkari 

  Seven Turkish soldiers died in Amed and a Turkish agent in Hakkari.
• Members of KRG Parliament against Turkish occupation 

  Members of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Parliament urged the Government of the Iraqi National Assembly and the KRG to take on the responsibility to force Turkey to withdraw its forces from Iraq.
• AKP’s fear of Hakkari: Month-long ban 

  All demonstrations and public events have been banned in Hakkari for 30 days.
• People refuse to take the coal AKP distributed in Van 

  The Van Governorate and the AKP Province Branch are conducting the election efforts together.
• Ballot boxes to be moved in Mardin too 

  In Mardin, 143 ballot boxes where the HDP had won 73% of the vote are being moved.
• 21 HDP-DBP members detained in Erzurum 

  21 HDP-DBP members have been taken into custody in Karayazı district of Erzurum.
• Heavy blow inflicted on invaders in Bradost, southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas of the HPG (People’s Defense Forces) and YJA-Star (Free Women’s Troops) continue their actions against the invading Turkish army in southern and northern Kurdistan.
• 13 more HDP members detained in Mardin 

  13 people including polling clerks for HDP have been taken into custody following house raids in Mardin’s Artuklu district since yesterday.
• AKP police raid a home, torture people in Cizre 

  Turkish police raided the home of two young men murdered in 2015, torturing and detaining the brothers of slain civilians.
• Turkish soldiers torture shepherds in Şemdinli 

  Two shepherds in Şemdinli have been tortured by Turkish soldiers. The shepherds were discovered unconscious and left to die.
• HSM: “Kurdish people will achieve the goal of free Kurdistan” 

  HSM Headquarters Command issued a message for the 14th anniversary of the June 1, 2014 lunge and said, “The Kurdish people will manage to achieve the goal of a free Kurdistan and a democratic Middle East.”
• HPG reports continued actions against the Turkish army 

  Within the scope of the Martyr Pîroz and Martyr Agirî Revolutionary Campaign, guerrilla forces carried out actions against the invading Turkish army.
• Gerîla TV releases new footage from an action 

  Gerîla TV published new footage from the action HPG guerrillas carried out against Turkish soldiers in the Barzan region on May 13.
• 26 years old kolbar killed in Rojhilat 

  Iranian pasdarans attacked kolbars with firearms near the Meshero village in Penciwen’s Germik town. A kolbar named Kamil Muradi was killed in the attack.
• At least 10 Turkish soldiers killed in Bradost 

  Guerrillas hit the Turkish troops in Bradost area in northern Iraq, southern Kurdistan.
• KODAR: Roadmap for a solution in Iran 

  Co-chair of the East Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Movement (KODAR) Fûad Berîtan announced a roadmap to resolve the current crisis in Iran.
• Clash in Hani, one village guard killed 

  One village guard has died during a clash in the countryside of Amed (Diyarbakır).
• HPG: 20 Turkish soldiers killed in Lelikan, southern Kurdistan 

  Guerrillas carried out a large scale action against Hill Lelikan where Turkish troops are stationed in southern Kurdistan, northern Kurdistan.
• 13 detained in Amed for campaigning for HDP  

  The number of those detained in Amed today for involvement in campaign for the HDP ahead of June 24 elections, rose to 13.
• Governor of Van demands AKP votes from village headmen 

  The Governor of Van province held an “iftar dinner” for village headmen, which turned out to be a meeting to demand votes for the AKP.
• People campaigning for HDP detained in Amed 

  Six people campaigning for the HDP in Amed (Diyarbakır) have been detained.