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• Imrali isolation discussed at DEM Party and PACE Turkey Rapporteur meeting 

  The Imrali isolation was brought up in the meeting held between the DEM Party and PACE Turkey Rapporteur Seven Shennach.
• DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları: This picture will go down in history 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları accused the Turkish government of denying Kurds their civil rights and declaring them a threat to national security, saying that Turkey is being thrown back into the Middle Ages.
• Lawyers file another application 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.
• DEM Party holds talks with opposition parties to discuss the situation in Hakkari 

  The DEM Party held talks with the CHP, Saadet and DEVA. The party is calling for a basis of political and social opposition to put a stop to the trustee regime of Erdoğan and his associates.
• Justice Vigil in Istanbul against usurpation of people's will in Hakkari continues 

  On the 3rd day of the "Justice Vigil" in Istanbul, it was emphasized that the third way front struggle should be strengthened by being aware of the social dynamics.
• Death toll in Gaza reaches 37,124 

  The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the death toll in the region has risen to 37,124 since the start of the war.
• Asrın Law Office turns to the UN, calling for ‘urgent action’ against İmralı isolation 

  Lawyers of Asrın Law Office made an ‘urgent action’ application to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture against the absolute isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Second day of the Middle East Youth Conference in Beirut 

  The Middle East Youth Conference, organised in Beirut with the slogan ‘Youth and Building a Free Future’, continues on its second day with intense discussions.
• Italian defenders of democracy in solidarity with DEM Party and all those persecuted in Turkey 

  Italian administrators and politicians criticize the ever-increasing repression in Turkey, expressing solidarity with the deposed co-mayor of Hakkari and all those subject to injustice in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• Turkish use of chemical weapons in South Kurdistan protested in Paris 

  The Turkish state committed chemical warfare crimes in South Kurdistan in front of the eyes of the world, said activists in an action held in Paris.
• Martyr Evîn Goyî Women's Council in Paris send letters to CPT  

  Martyr Evîn Goyî Women's Council sent hundreds of letters to the CPT protesting the Imralı torture.
• Crisis and war discussed at the Middle East Youth Conference 

  At the Middle East Youth Conference, crisis and war were discussed, as well as the situation of women in wars.
• Middle East and North Africa Youth Conference starts in Beirut 

  The two-day Middle East and North Africa Youth Conference started in Beirut with the participation of 21 youth organisations from different countries.
• Death toll in Gaza rises to 36,731 

  Over 36 thousand people have been killed and more than 83 thousands injured in the Palestinian territories since 7 October.
• Ebu Seger detained and tortured by Iraqi forces for opposing death sentence for a Yazidi citizen 

  Ebu Seger, co-chair of the Bîrcarî People's Assembly, was detained and tortured by Iraqi forces for opposing the death sentence for a Yazidi citizen.
• Fadıl Senyaşar remains in prison 

  Fadıl Şenyaşar's request for release was rejected again. The hearing was adjourned to 12 July.
• French personalities urge the CPT to send a delegation to Imrali 

  More than 60 people from the world of politics, art, civil society, law and academia in France wrote to the Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
• Activists from Düsseldorf take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Düsseldorf took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil, which has been held in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, since 2012.
• 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' exhibition opens in Winterthur  

  The 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' exhibition opened in Winterthur, Switzerland.
• Hamas: Death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 36,654 

  During the past seven months of war, 36,654 people have been killed and 83,309 others injured in the Gaza Strip.
• DEM Party deputies march to the Ministry of Interior against the ‘trustee coup’ 

  DEM Party MPs marched to the Ministry of Interior against the AKP regime’s trustee coup against Kurdish municipalities.
• 23 Austrian personalities send a letter to the CPT, calling for action for Öcalan 

  23 Austrian personalities demanded the CPT to send a delegation to Imrali.
• Vigils in front of DEM Party municipalities after trustee coup in Hakkari continue 

  The vigils, which started in front of DEM Party municipalities after the trustee coup against Hakkari Municipality, continued on their third day.
• Geneva activists protest in front of OHCHR against isolation and usurpation 

  In the ongoing demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Geneva, activists called on international organisations to fulfil their responsibilities for the freedom of the Kurdish leader and condemned the usurpation of Hakkari Municipality.
• KNK calls for strong stance against Erdoğan’s political coup, and solidarity with the DEM Party 

  Removed from office and replaced by a government-appointed trustee, the democratically elected Co-Mayor of Hakkari was imprisoned based on false allegations.