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• 'Journey of Freedom' ends today in Cologne 

  The march that internationalists and Kurdish youths started in Dortmund 5 days ago to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan ends today in Cologne.
• ‘Journey of Freedom’ demanding freedom for Öcalan continues 

  Hundreds of Kurdish and internationalist youth activists have been marching for four days for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan through North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for over 29 months.
• KON-MED calls for participation in 31st International Kurdish Cultural Festival 

  The 31st International Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Frankfurt on Saturday. The umbrella organization KON-MED called for participation.
• Tribute to guerrilla Rêzan Erzurum on the 8th anniversary of his death 

  Talking about his son Rêzan Erzurum on the 8th anniversary of his death, his father Rasim Ipek said: “The day Rezan was buried, there was literally no one left in the city, everyone attended the funeral."
• Young activists march to Düsseldorf on the 4th day of 'Journey of Freedom' 

  The ‘Journey of Freedom’ sees the participation of 240 young internationalists and Kurds. The march demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan left Duisburg today and will arrive in Düsseldorf.
• Patnos Municipality HDP co-mayors released 

  Patnos Municipality HDP co-mayors Müşerref Geçer, Emrah Kılıç and Support Services Manager Uğur Laçin, who were sent to prison on 12 June, were released.
• Vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva demands freedom for Öcalan 

  Kurdish activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 denounced the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and called for enhanced struggle to ensure his freedom.
• Long March for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continues 

  The third day of the "Journey for Freedom" through North Rhine-Westphalia is dedicated to the struggles of young women. Hundreds of people are taking part in the long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Erdoğan pardons another perpetrator of Sivas pogrom 

  35 people were killed in the massacre of Alevis in Sivas thirty years ago. Turkish President Erdoğan has now pardoned another perpetrator who was sentenced to life in prison.
• Kurdish youth movement takes over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A delegation from the Kurdish youth movement took over this week's Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Young people set off for Duisburg on the third day of 'Journey of Freedom' 

  Young people reached Essen on the second day of the march that will take them from Dortmund to Cologne to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. Today the march will arrive in Duisburg.
• ESP Co-Chair Özlem Gümüştaş and lawyer Sezin Uçar detained 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide across the country.
• ‘Journey of Freedom’ in Germany on day 2 

  The activists marched from Dortmund to Bochum on the first day of the ‘Journey of Freedom’. Today, they are marching from Bochum to Essen.
• Police who killed Kurd in accident 'punished' with a fine 

  More than three and a half years after the Kurdish man Cihan Can was killed in an accident by a police van, a court in Amed has sentenced the perpetrator to a fine. The amount is less than the police officer's monthly salary.
• ‘Journey of Freedom’ march will arrive in Essen today  

  The first day of the ‘Journey of Freedom’, organized by Kurdish and international youth to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, ended in Bochum. Today the youths will arrive in Essen.
• "Journey of Freedom” from Dortmund to Cologne kicks off 

  "As Kurdish and internationalist youth, we will unite, resist and triumph over capitalism, fascism and colonialism. We will continue to struggle to realize our dream of freedom with Abdullah Öcalan," said activists as they started their march in Germany.
• Youth conference in Dortmund: The core of our work is the freedom of Öcalan 

  The final declaration of the young people's conference has been published. Several decisions were taken to expose and eliminate the isolation system and to ensure the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Trade unionist Şimşek: Poverty will deepen because of the AKP policies 

  KESK member Gönül Kural Şimşek said that as the AKP's war and profit-making policies continue, poverty will further deepen.
• Thousand rally in Strasbourg demanding 'Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan' 

  Thousands attended a rally in Strasbourg to demand "Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan" and called on European institutions to take responsibility.
• Strasbourg rally demanding “Freedom for Öcalan” kicks off 

  Kurds are taking to the streets in Europe, Canada and Australia to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 29 months, and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• Young people meet in Dortmund today ahead of 'Journey of Freedom' 

  Young people from Kurdistan and internationalists will meet in Dortmund today ahead of 'Journey of Freedom'.
• Aymaz: Schools will only symbolically open in Hatay 

  Trade unionist Mutlu Aymaz said that after the earthquake many schools in Hatay are not suitable for education.
• Economist Müftüoğlu warns of an impending further deepening of poverty  

  The economist Özgür Müftüoğlu warned of an impending further deepening of poverty for large parts of the population in Turkey and accused the trade unions of having come to terms with the system.
• Lawyers renew application to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 29 months.