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• ‘Usurpation of Hakkari Municipality is a grave violation of the constitution’ 

  115 names, including writers, artists and journalists, denounced the seizure of Hakkari Municipality, saying, "A blow is being struck against the peace and prosperity of the country."
• Activists from Bonn Democratic Kurdish Community Center take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  Members of the Bonn Democratic Kurdish Community Center took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil. They called for support for the action, saying, "Kurdish youths should not stop fighting until our Leader is liberated."
• Gaza War: Death toll in Israeli attacks rises to 37,372 

  According to the new balance sheet announced by the Hamas-affiliated Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, the death toll in the Israeli attacks so far rose to 37,372.
• 'Dialogue with Abdullah Öcalan' events in many countries 

  'Dialogue with Abdullah Öcalan' events were held in many European countries, discussing the life, isolation conditions and ideas of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Delegation from Northeast Syria holds talks with Bundestag parties in Germany 

  As part of a diplomatic effort, a high-level delegation from Northeast Syria held talks with members of the German Parliament in Berlin, Germany.
• 'Dialogue with Abdullah Öcalan' in Gossau 

  A stand was opened as part of the 'Dialogue with Abdullah Öcalan' campaign at a festival held in Gossau, located in the St Gallen canton of Switzerland.
• Kurds take part in protests against G7 summit 

  Thousands came together against the G7 summit in Italy and protested against the policies of the war barons.
• ISIS-linked militants who took prison guards hostage in Russia killed 

  Russian authorities announced that six ISIS-linked militants who took two guards hostage in a prison in the south of the country were killed.
• KCK appeals to Muslim society on the occasion of Eid al-Adha 

  KCK calls on everyone to fight against the tyrannical, will-denying, trustee usurping, denialist, colonialist and genocidal Turkish state in a common front.
• Action in Lausanne to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The Imrali isolation system and Öcalan’s new life paradigm were explained at the stand opened by the Kurdish Youth Movements in Lausanne.
• French NGO MRAP concerned about Turkey’s treatment of Kurds and political prisoners 

  The Movement Against Racism and for Friendship Between Peoples invited the OHCHR to revisit Turkey, in particular the Kurdish-majority southeast and İmralı.
• 'The government does not see the Kurds as citizens' 

  DEM Party Ankara Provincial Co-Chair said that the trustee practice is not only about appointing governors to replace mayors, but that underlying this practice lies the understanding of not seeing the Kurdish people as citizens.
• DEM Party commemorates victims of the Sayfo genocide 

  DEM Party expressed solidarity with the Syriac people on the 109th anniversary of the 15 June 1915 Sayfo genocide against Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian-Aramean people in the Ottoman Empire.
• Defend Kurdistan calls for a boycott of the UEFA Euro 2024 

  Defend Kurdistan called for a boycott of the UEFA European Football Championship.
• Death toll in Gaza increases to 37,266 

  The Ministry of Health of the Hamas government in Gaza announced that at least 37,266 people have been killed so far in the war that started more than eight months ago.
• "Dialogue with Öcalan – you can’t imprison ideas!" events in Països Catalans 

  Catalonia and Valencia promote several events within the context of the "Dialogue with Öcalan – you can’t imprison ideas!" campaign.
• Lawyers of prisoners in Imrali apply for visit 

  Lawyers of Asrın Law Office and their families applied to meet with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş, who are under absolute isolation in Imralı on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
• At least 58 people detained in 16 provinces 

  At least 58 people have been taken into custody in Turkey on suspicion of "terrorism".
• Seminar week in Turin discusses Abdullah Öcalan's perspectives 

  At the University of Turin, internationalist youths and young women organised a seminar week to discuss the problems of women's liberation and World War 3 from the perspective of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawyers on the acquittal of Tahir Elçi’s murderers: We will continue the legal struggle 

  In a statement in front of the Four-Legged Minaret where Tahir Elçi was murdered, lawyers said, “Tahir Elçi has been shot once again by the 10th High Criminal Court" and vowed to continue their struggle.
• Murderers of Tahir Elçi acquitted 

  The trial against three police officers for the murder of the Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir Elçi in Amed has ended with acquittals. The murder is wanted to be blamed on the PKK with blackmailed witness statements.
• Ceasefire negotiations continue as death toll in Gaza increases 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Gaza Strip since 7 October has exceeded 37,200, while ceasefire negotiations continue. Hamas allegedly asked for written assurances from the US.
• Activists on vigil in Geneva: We will protest in front of the CPT on 25 June 

  Geneva activists announced that they would protest in front of the CPT on 25 June with the slogan ‘Leader Öcalan is our will’.
• Demo in front of the German Foreign Ministry denounces the isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurds protested against the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the German Foreign Ministry.
• Iranian Foreign Minister to travel to Iraq and Kurdistan Region 

  Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bakrini will visit Iraq, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.