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• HBDH militia set a recycling centre and a carpet factory on fire in Bodrum 

  HBDH Kemal Pir Militia announced that they set fire to a recycling centre and a carpet factory belonging to a fascist person in a holiday resort in Bodrum.
• ESP calls for resistance against colonial occupation 

  The Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) called on all peoples and the proletarian left movement to take their place on the side of humanity, resistance, honour and freedom against Turkish occupation of Southern Kurdistan.
• Baghdad condemns the attacks by the Turkish state 

  After the Turkish state escalated its invasion attacks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Baghdad government condemned the attacks and sent a high-level security delegation to South Kurdistan.
• TEV-ÇAND Europe calls on everyone to stand up against Turkish attacks  

  TEV-ÇAND Europe issued a statement to protest the invasion attacks by the Turkish army and said: "Today is the day of resistance. Today is the day to stand up against the attacks wherever we are."
• Israel says 60 percent of Hamas fighters were killed or wounded 

  Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed to have "eliminated or wounded 60%" of Hamas fighters in the more than nine-month war in the Gaza Strip, calling it a military "success".
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Strasbourg in its 628th week 

  A group from the Hessen region of Germany took over the 12-year-long vigil in Strasbourg demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in the 628th week.
• Iraqi court sentences al-Baghdadi's wife to death 

  The Iraqi judiciary sentenced the wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of ISIS killed in 2019, to death for kidnapping Yazidi women.
• France to deport an imam due to 'discriminatory messages against women' 

  The French Interior Minister announced that a "radicalised imam" from the Aube region will be deported within days. The minister accuses the imam of preaching discriminatory messages, especially against women.
• Kurdish and Syriac political parties, organisations call for urgent action against Turkish invasion 

  Kurdish and Syriac political parties and organisations have written an open letter to senior officials of the Arab League, Iraq, Syria, the Arab League, Iraq, Syria, the CoE, the US, NATO and the UN, calling for an immediate halt to the Turkish invasion.
• Shiwani: KDP is blocking election of Kurdish governor 

  The Iraqi Minister of Justice said that the post of governor of Kirkuk could have been held by the Kurds, but the KDP prevented this.
• 15 members of teachers' union beaten and taken into custody  

  15 members of Eğitim-Sen were beaten and taken into custody while protesting against the "Teaching Profession Law" that had just been introduced in parliament.
• 850 prisoners suffer food poisoning in Sincan Prison in Ankara 

  Several prisoners in Sincan High Security Prison No 1 have suffered food poisoning in the past week.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan in Imralı 

  Lawyers from the Istanbul-based Asrın Law Office filed another application to meet with their clients in Imralı Island Prison, who have not been heard from for over 38 months.
• Peace in Kurdistan congratulates Jeremy Corbyn for his election 

  Peace in Kurdistan congratulated Jeremy Corbyn, the new independent MP for Islington North
• KNK sends open letter demanding to stop the Turkish state’s war and occupation strategy 

  The Kurdistan National Congress sent an open letter to several international personalities demanding them to stop the Turkish state's war and occupation strategy.
• KCDK-E calls on the Kurdish people to stand up everywhere against Turkish occupation 

  KCDK-E called for total resistance against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and the collaboration of the KDP, saying: "Let's stand up everywhere we are".
• Events in Milan to support the reconstruction of the Amûdê Cinema 

  Different events were organized in Milan to support the project of reconstruction of the Amûdê Cinema.
• Leftist New Popular Front wins French elections 

  Leftist New Popular Front emerges as dominant force in the National Assembly as Macron’s alliance suffers humbling setback after Sunday’s election
• 'Abdullah Öcalan' stand set up in Liverpool 

  As part of the campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question", a stand was set up on busy streets, brochures were distributed and books by Abdullah Öcalan were promoted in Liverpool, England.
• Death toll in Gaza Strip reaches 38,153 

  The Health Ministry of the Hamas government that rules the Gaza Strip reported that the death toll from Israeli attacks in the nine-month war has risen to 38,153.
• Polls open in France 

  French people are voting in one of the country's most important elections as far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen is poised to become the dominant force in the national assembly.
• Turkish hooligans go wild in London and Berlin after losing European match with Netherlands 

  After the Turkish national team's defeat in the quarter-final match against the Netherlands, supporters of the "Grey Wolves" attacked the Kurdish Community Centre in London. Turkish hooligans also went wild in Berlin.
• Bozan: The law applied in Kurdistan is a colonial law 

  Ali Bozan said that the Turkish state applies a double-standard law in the country and added that the silence in the West against the forest fires in Kurdistan is a result of the state's policies towards Kurdistan.
• Legal harassment against ÇHD lawyers continues 

  The independent legal profession in Turkey is targeted by the judiciary. The progressive lawyers' organization ÇHD is a frequent target of repression. Two of its members have been ordered to report. They are suspected of terrorism.
• PYD European Assembly holds congress  

  The PYD European Assembly held its congress within the scope of the party's general congress preparations.