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• Prison resistance on day 270 

  The prison resistance against the destructive prison conditions and for the lifting of the isolation of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been continuing for 270 days.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan on Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client on Imrali after his call for a meeting with his lawyers within a legal framework.
• President appoints new rector of Boğaziçi University ignoring academics opinion 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Prof. Mehmet Naci İnci as the new rector of Boğaziçi University.
• Turkish President sues parents of Gezi victim Berkin Elvan for insulting him 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sued the parents of the youngest Gezi victim, Berkin Elvan, for insulting him. If convicted, Gülsüm and Sami Elvan face up to four years and eight months in prison.
• SMJÊ activists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in its 479th week 

  SMJÊ activists took over the 10-year Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in its 479th week.
• Syrian Democratic Council: Russia is responsible for attacks carried out by Turkey 

  The Syrian Democratic Council said that Russia is responsible for the attacks carried out by the Turkish state and added that the international coalition, and especially the US, should take a stance against the attacks.
• Hunger strike in prisons reaches day 269 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners against the isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 269th day. The solidarity hunger strike in Maxmur has reached day 248 and day 231 in Greece.
• Putin and Erdoğan agree on bilateral coordination on Afghanistan 

  Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to "strengthen bilateral coordination" during a phone call on the situation in Afghanistan. The German chancellor also spoke on the phone with the Turkish leader.
• HDP holds workshop "Fighting against the Trustee Mentality" in Amed 

  The HDP Democratic Local Administrations Board held a session in Amed titled "Fighting against the Trustee Mentality."
• Village guards resign as Turkish army suffers heavy losses in Metina 

  The Turkish state is suffering heavy losses in the invading operations it carries out in Metina. 200 village guards who wanted to be sent to the front line have resigned.
• Thousands join the “Time for Freedom” rally in Siirt 

  Thousands joined the “Time for Freedom” rally in Siirt and demanded freedom for Öcalan.
• Death toll in flood disaster in Turkey rises to 81 

  The number of people who have died in floods in the Central and Western Black Sea regions in northern Turkey has risen to 81. The search for 34 missing people still continues.
• 80 houses under quarantine in Sur without gov’t aid 

  Hundreds of people in about 80 houses in Sur district of Diyarbakir province are in dire straits as they remain under quarantine and cannot provide food and similar needs for themselves.
• Şenyaşar family to continue their justice vigil in Ankara 

  The Şenyaşar family has announced that they would continue their struggle in Ankara and called out to the public, “Come, let's shout together”.
• Police take 15 people into custody in Istanbul 

  At least 15 people, including HDP Istanbul provincial and district organization executives, have been taken into custody this morning.
• Two years after the usurpation of HDP municipalities 

  Two years ago, the trustee administration of Kurdish municipalities began with the removal of the mayors of Amed, Mardin and Van. 31 mayors were arrested. HDP politician Meral Danış Beştaş calls them political hostages.
• Farewell to veteran HPG fighter 

  Serhat Göksu (Senar), a veteran fighter of the HPG, passed away in Hamburg, Germany. He was laid to rest in Erzurum province, eastern Turkey, where he was born.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• 'Erdogan wants to finish the Yazidi genocide that ISIS left incomplete' 

  FCK-BW-BAYERN said that the Erdogan regime wants to finish the Yazidi genocide that ISIS left incomplete.
• KON-MED calls for participation in demos for Shengal in Germany 

  KON-MED calls on the Kurdish people and their friends to stand against the genocidal policies of the Turkish state, and to embrace Shengal by taking to the streets and increasing the struggle.
• HDK calls on people to show solidarity with the Yazidis 

  The HDK called on all people to show solidarity with the Yazidi people after the attacks by the Turkish state.
• Activists in London protest Turkish attacks on Shengal 

  The Turkish state's attack on Shengal was protested in many European cities, including London.
• Kurds in Hamburg protest Turkish attacks on Shengal  

  The genocidal attacks of the invading Turkish state against Shengal were protested in Hamburg.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization against Turkey’s attacks on Yazidis in Shengal 

  The KCDK-E called for mobilization and increased struggle against the Erdogan regime in a statement condemning the latest attacks against the Yazidis in Shengal.
• HDP MP Taşdemir: Isolation of Öcalan aims to prevent peaceful solutions 

  HDP Ağrı Deputy Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir said that the main goal with the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is to interrupt demands for a solution to the Kurdish problem.