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• Nobel Laureates sign open letter expressing concern about the detention conditions of Öcalan 

  “The Nobel Laureates' concern arises not only from his isolation and the continuous violations of his rights but also from the apparent lack of meaningful efforts taken by the European entities as well as the UN Human Rights Committee on his behalf."
• MPs removed from the Foreign Affairs Commission meeting 

  DEM Party and DEVA Party MPs were excluded from the Foreign Affairs Commission meeting.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva call for participation in the rally against the Treaty of Lausanne 

  Activists taking part in the sit-in protest in front of the UN Office in Geneva called for participation in the central protest march to be held on 27 July to mark the 101st anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne.
• Court decision on extradition of Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç postponed 

  The court decision on the extradition of Kurdish journalist Serdar Karakoç from the Netherlands to Germany has been postponed until 7 August.
• Mürşide Oltan: Stand up against isolation, occupation and betrayal 

  Mürşide Oltan called on the Kurdish people to stand up against occupation and betrayal and to support Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the guerrillas and the prisoners, whom she said "are the will of the Kurdish people."
• Kurds in Europe will protest Treaty of Lausanne on its 101st anniversary 

  Kurdish people in Europe will protest the Treaty of Lausanne on its 101st anniversary. The Action Organization Committee drew attention to the Turkish attacks and called for a march and rally on 27 July.
• Lawyers submit another application to meet with their clients in İmralı 

  Lawyers filed an application to be allowed a visit with their clients Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in İmralı Island Prison.
• Iraqi Parliament to discuss Turkish occupation 

  The Iraqi Parliament will convene to discuss the Turkish state’s invasion attacks and embargo on Sulaymaniyah Airport.
• French Senator applies to Turkish Ministry of Justice to meet with Öcalan in İmralı 

  French Senator Pascal Savoldelli applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice for a meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in absolute isolation in İmralı Island Prison.
• Fatah, Hamas and 12 Palestinian groups agree to form unity national government 

  Fatah and Hamas agree to strengthen Palestinian unity after signing Beijing declaration
• Several organizations in Izmir protest attacks by Turkey against South Kurdistan 

  Several organizations in Izmir protested the attacks by Turkey against South Kurdistan, sating that they also affect the people of Turkey, and called for solidarity with the Kurdish people.
• Death toll in Gaza exceeds 39,000 

  The number of people who lost their lives in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip increased to 39 thousand.
• Öcalan banned from family visits for another three months 

  Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners in İmralı were given a new 3-month ban on family visits.
• International campaign for Öcalan presented at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival 

  At the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival in southern England, representatives of the Kurdish People's Council and the women's organisation Kongra Star presented the campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• YPJ calls for action against ISIS attacks and Turkish occupation 

  "The entire world, east and west, must fulfill its humanitarian duties, stand against ISIS terrorism and Erdoğan’s fascism, and take a firm stance," said the YPJ, calling for joint stance against those targeting the peoples and humanity.
• Gürbüz: It's time to talk about Abdullah Öcalan's freedom 

  DBP Amed Provincial co-chair Mehmet Şirin Gürbüz said: "Now is the time to talk about Mr. Abdullah Öcalan's freedom. Everyone should do their part."
• Rojava street festival in Vienna 

  To mark the twelfth anniversary of the Rojava revolution, a two-day street festival organized by the Kurdish association Feykom and the “Defend Kurdistan” initiative is taking place in Vienna this weekend.
• Peace in Kurdistan campaign writes to new UK Foreign Minister David Lammy 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote to the new UK Foreign Minister.
• Akça Cupolo: We must ensure our self-defense in a country where there is no law 

  The Turkish state wants to fight the Kurdish freedom movement with military-political Islamism and has revived Hezbollah. DEM MP Ceylan Akça Cupolo from Amed is calling for self-defense.
• Online meeting: Radical Ecology and the Rojava Revolution 

  Radical Ecology and the Rojava Revolution
• Kurds call on British Foreign Minister for an 'urgent intervention against Turkish occupation' 

  Kurdish institutions, academics, trade unionists and writers in Britain wrote a letter to the new British Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, calling on him to act about the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• KCK commemorates 33 Suruç dream travelers: Let's grow the united struggle 

  Co-presidency commemorated 33 dream travelers: Let's grow the united struggle
• Activists celebrate the anniversary of Rojava Revolution in Bologna 

  “We see this evening not only as an anniversary but as a moment of denunciation of Turkish crimes and support for the Kurdish population,” said the activists celebrating the anniversary of the Rojava Revolution.
• Selahattin Demirtas sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison 

  Former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for his speeches between 2015 and 2016.
• Ten more tribal leaders in Iraq speak out against Turkish invasion  

  Ten more tribal leaders expressed their rejection of the invasion attacks and military presence of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan and Iraq.