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• Thousands continue the resistance against the usurpation of municipality in Batman 

  Thousands of people marched against the seizure of Batman Municipality, saying, ‘We will achieve success through resistance.’
• Gülistan Sönük: We will resist until the trustee appointment is revoked 

  Gülistan Sönük, the co-mayor of Batman who was replaced by a government-appointed trustee, said: "Our resistance will continue until the trustee decision, which disregards the will of our people, is revoked."
• Young people defend Batman 

  On Tuesday night, protests continued in response to the appointment of government-appointed trustees over the municipalities of Batman, Mardin and Halfeti.
• DEM Party Co-chairs vow uninterrupted struggle against the usurpation of municipalities 

  In protest against the suspension of Kurdish mayors by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, the DEM Party held its parliamentary meeting today in front of Mardin Municipality and announced uninterrupted resistance.
• Police attack people in front of the usurped municipality of Batman 

  People in front of Batman Municipality resisted the police crackdown with gas bombs and water cannons. 2 journalists and many people were detained.
• Co-mayor of Batman: We will never surrender 

  Batman Co-Mayor Gülistan Sönük, who was replaced by a trustee, stated that they took over the municipalities with the labour and approval of the people and said, “Only the people take the initiative to govern the municipality from us.”
• People’s resistance against the usurpation of their will continues in Halfeti 

  The resistance against usurpation in Halfeti continues on its second day.
• At least 92 people detained during protests against usurpation of municipalities 

  Dozens of people were targeted by the police in the wake of protests against the appointment of state officials to replace the mayors elected by the Kurdish population in the 31 March local elections.
• Young people in Batman continue resisting against usurpation of municipality 

  Young people protesting the usurpation of Batman Municipality and the appointment of a trustee continued their resistance throughout the night.
• At least 60 people taken into custody in Batman 

  Turkish police attacked the people who protested against the seizure of Batman Municipality and detained at least 60 people.
• KCK: Peoples must resist fascism, usurpation and genocide together 

  KCK said that the Kurdish people must mobilize everywhere, protect their will, and not stop until the usurpation of their will is ended, and the municipalities are returned to the people.
• People of Batman protest the usurpation of their municipality 

  The residents of Batman were attacked by the police for protesting the appointment of a trustee to replace the mayor they elected democratically.
• Thousands protest the usurpation of DEM Party municipalities in Amed 

  The people of Amed are protesting the appointment of trustees to the municipalities of Mardin, Batman and Halfeti.
• ‘We will respond to the usurpation of our municipalities with resistance’ 

  Ongoing protest against the usurpation of 3 DEM Party municipalities in the Kurdish region of Turkey.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative: We will be on the streets until we take back our municipalities 

  Kurdistan People's Initiative made a call against the usurpation of Kurdish municipalities and said, “We will not recognise those who do not recognise us. Let's claim our will, let's turn all squares and streets into areas of action.”
• KNK: Turkey’s laws of occupation continue to target elected Kurdish mayors 

  “The right to self-governance is fundamental, and we will not accept the erosion of democratic values, said the KNK, calling on all progressive municipalities and mayors of the world to stand in solidarity with the co-mayors of usurped municipalities.
• Guerrilla actions against Turkish occupation forces continue 

  HPG reported that the guerrillas destroyed two excavators and damaged an armoured car during an action against a Turkish army construction crew in southern Kurdistan. One soldier was killed and five others wounded.
• Sister of protester killed in ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising sentenced to one year in prison 

  Solmaz Hassanzadeh, the detained sister of Mohammad Hassanzadeh, a protester killed during the ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ uprising in Bukan in 2022, was sentenced to one year in prison.
• People of Amed: Leader Öcalan is the interlocutor for peace and a solution 

  Amed people pointed to Abdullah Öcalan as the interlocutor for a lasting peace and demanded the AKP-MHP government to take concrete steps.
• Family able to take the body of HPG guerrilla Nurşin Bedir after three months wait 

  The body of HPG guerrilla Nurşin Bedir, who fell as a martyr in Şirnak on 31 July, was eventually delivered to his family.
• Village in South Kurdistan devastated by the KDP and the Turkish army 

  Thousands are fleeing due to the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan. One of the affected villages is Dergelê. The village was destroyed by the KDP forces and the Turkish army, and the inhabitants were expelled.
• HPG: Five Turkish soldiers were killed in actions by the guerrillas 

  Five soldiers of the Turkish occupying forces were killed as guerrillas are dealing further blows to the Turkish occupation army which continues its war against the guerrillas in northern Iraq.
• Final election results in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq announced 

  The Iraqi Electoral Commission announced the final results of the elections for the Kurdistan Region Parliament. According to the electoral law, thirty of the one hundred seats in the parliament must be awarded to women.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla commander Memed Cûdî 

  The HPG released a statement about guerrilla commander Memed Cûdî, who lost his life last Friday in Mardin after 16 years of fighting for freedom.
• State forces do not intervene in the fire on Mount Gabar 

  A fire broke out at Hill Ziyaret Tepe on Mount Gabar, which was declared a ‘special security zone’, but state forces refused to intervene in the fire claiming that it was a ‘mined land’.