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• DEM Party: Attacks cannot suppress the just and legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people 

  The DEM Party Foreign Affairs Commission condemned Israel’s "political assassinations that are against international law and could be considered as war crimes."
• 15 bar associations: Erasing writings in Kurdish harms the culture of coexistence and social peace 

  15 bar associations reacted against the hostile policies towards the Kurdish language and emphasised that attacks against Kurdish are an indication of intolerance towards the existence and culture of Kurds.
• Former HDP Dargeçit district co-chair sent to prison  

  Former HDP Dargeçit district co-chair Hatice Gevcan was sent to prison after her 6 year 3 months’ prison sentence was approved.
• 7 people taken into custody in Dicle for dancing halay to Kurdish songs 

  7 people were taken into custody in the Dicle district of Amed on the grounds that they were dancing halay to Kurdish songs.
• Kurdish traffic signs painted in Istanbul 

  Co-spokesperson of the HDK, Cengiz Çiçek, and DEM party MP, Celal Fırat, painted traffic signs in Kurdish on the street in Istanbul.
• Five young people banned from leaving Germany to join delegation to Shengal  

  Five young people who wanted to take part in a delegation trip to Shengal in northern Iraq were stopped by the federal police at Munich Airport. In the interests of German foreign policy, a 30-day travel ban was imposed.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva protest the Yazidi genocide in Shengal ten years ago 

  Activists taking part in the sit-in protest in front of the UN Office in Geneva protested against the Yazidi Genocide committed by ISIS on 3 August in Shengal 10 years ago.
• Freedom for Öcalan enters week 630 

  Activists in the Freedom for Öcalan said: "Our struggle will continue until the freedom of our leader is achieved."
• DEM accuses Turkish government of anti-Kurdish racism over 'halay' arrests 

  DEM spokeswoman Ayşegül Doğan accused the Turkish government of anti-Kurdish racism and warned of a growing division in society. Dozens of people have been arrested for dancing to Kurdish songs.
• Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran 

  Hamas said its political chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran.
• Israel calls for Turkey to be expelled from NATO 

  Following the threats made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Israel is calling for consequences. NATO must exclude Turkey, demands Foreign Minister Israel Katz.
• Israel hits two military positions in the region of Daraa 

  Israel has struck two military positions belonging to the government of Damascus in the region of Daraa in Syria.
• Activists in Sydney salute the Rojava Revolution on its 12th anniversary 

  A celebration was held in Sydney on the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution. Timur Tatvan, Co-Chair of DKTM, emphasised that they will defend the values created with the blood of thousands of martyrs.
• DEM Party Van Provincial co-chairs taken into custody 

  In a new police operation carried out in Van, many people were taken into custody, including DEM Party Provincial co-chairs Veysi Dilekçi and Gülşen Kurt.
• Musicians jailed for singing Kurdish songs at a wedding in Hakkari 

  Local musicians who sang Kurdish songs at a wedding in Hakkari province were imprisoned on charges of ‘making illegal organisation propaganda’.
• Police attack people dancing in Van in protest at mass arrests 

  The police attacked the people protesting the arrests with traditional dance and blockaded the party building in Van.
• Celebration in Switzerland marks the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution  

  A celebration was held in Kloten to mark the 12th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution. The celebration was held in the shadow of the attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan. The activists called for protest and resistance against the attacks on Kurdistan.
• Turkish state terror against Kurdish music and dance continues 

  Turkish state forces raided three weddings in Hakkari and detained a musician singing in Kurdish and some wedding guests.
• Death toll in the Gaza Strip rises to 39,363 

  The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, affiliated to the Hamas government, reported that the number of people killed as a result of Israeli attacks in the war that has been going on for nearly ten months has risen to 39,363.
• 11 people sent to prison for dancing at weddings with Kurdish songs 

  Racist and fascist practices against Kurds in Turkey have taken on a new dimension. 11 of those taken into custody for dancing the halay accompanied by Kurdish songs in Istanbul were sent to prison at lightning speed.
• Roboski has been seeking justice for 4,596 days 

  151 months without justice have passed since the Roboski massacre which claimed the lives of 34 civilians in Şırnak countryside.
• Democratic Youth of Syria calls for solidarity with Baloch National Gathering 

  The Democratic Youth of Syria also calls for solidarity with the Baloch National Gathering: "We will struggle side by side, as youth, as young women and society. We will struggle together so we can liberate our lands."
• Venezuelan voters go to the polls 

  The presidential elections in Venezuela will see a contest between two candidates, both confident of victory.
• Rally to protest the Treaty of Lausanne 

  With the Treaty of Lausanne, Kurdistan was transformed into an international colony in 1923. Thousands of people in the city on Lake Geneva to protest the agreement.
• Eleven more people taken into custody for "dancing Kurdish halay" 

  Eleven people who were dancing the halay to Kurdish songs in Istanbul were take into custody.