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• Peace delegation to South Kurdistan banned from leaving Germany 

  German police have refused to allow Hamburg-based Left Party leader Cansu Özdemir and 16 other people in Düsseldorf to leave the country for northern Iraq. The delegation wanted to document the Turkish invasion of South Kurdistan and advocate for peace.
• Faiq Gulpi: A fratricide war will only benefit the enemies of Kurds 

  Dr. Faiq Gulpi said that the Kurdish people are against the invasion of the Turkish state and an inter-Kurdish war and added that “a fratricide war would mean nothing but the death of Kurdish children. The Kurdish enemies will benefit from this war."
• Turkish police on a motorbike runs into group of children, wounds 4 

  A Turkish police riding on a motorbike crashed into children crossing the street. Four children were injured, one of them seriously.
• Activists in Rome protest Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan and the isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks and the isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan were protested in Rome.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issues statement in solidarity with HDP 

  'In Turkey the state wields the justice system like a sword. For decades the state has used the judiciary as a political tool, but we are now entering a new and vicious time,' warns Peace in Kurdistan Campaign.
• Kurdish artists and intellectuals in Europe call for national unity 

  Kurdish artists and intellectuals denounced Turkey’s attacks on Medya Defense Zones and called upon the KDP to “stand against Turkish invasion and take a step for national unity”.
• Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê sets fire to two factories and five vehicles 

  Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative announced that they set fire to two factories and five vehicles in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya in solidarity with those resisting in prisons.
• Macron and Erdogan to meet before the NATO summit 

  French President Emmanuel Macron will meet in private with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan just before the NATO summit. Macron asked the NATO for a “clarification".
• NGOs in Europe: Let's raise our voice against occupation 

  Institutions in Europe called on public to raise their voices against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Police violence during protest demo against "deep state” in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a demonstration by the Revolutionary Party against criminal structures within the Turkish state apparatus was violently broken up by police. At least 15 people were detained.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan file new request to visit their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan file a new application to meet with their client on Imrali.
• US lifts some Iran sanctions 

  The Biden administration has lifted sanctions on three former Iranian officials and several energy companies amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The US appears willing to further ease economic pressure on Iran if the country changes course.
• Police detain 4 women politicians in Hakkari and Şemdinli 

  Turkish police detained 4 women politicians in a new political operation they carried out in Hakkari and Şemdinli.
• Court of Appeal upholds 22 years' prison sentence handed out to Leyla Güven 

  The 22 years and 3 months’ prison sentence handed out to DTK co-chair Leyla Güven was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
• Court remands four people in custody in Cizre 

  Four of the five people detained in the political genocide operations in Cizre were remanded in custody.
• Activists in Copenhagen protest Turkish attacks on Kurds and call to support the guerrillas 

  The Democratic Society Center and the Sêvê Women's Assembly in Copenhagen protested the invasion attempts carried out by the Turkish state in Kurdistan and called to support the guerrillas who are resisting the attacks.
• Şenyaşar family: We seek for a courageous prosecutor 

  Şenyaşar family who has held a vigil for “Justice” in front of Urfa courthouse for 94 days said, “We seek for a courageous prosecutor who is able to do whatever is necessary.”
• Victims of Ankara massacre commemorated 

  At the 68th month anniversary of the 10 October 2015 massacre in Ankara, a commemoration was held where the massacre was carried out.
• Sit-in protest in Mardin against the isolation of Öcalan 

  HDP Mardin Provincial Organisation held a sit-in protest against the isolation imposed on the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and drew attention to demands of hunger strike actions ongoing in prisons.
• Children of Fire set fire to several targets across Turkey 

  The 'Children of Fire Initiative' continues its actions throughout Turkey.
• Swedish government says Turkey's operations jeopardize civilians in South Kurdistan 

  Expressing concerns over Turkey's military actions in its border regions, the Foreign Minister of Sweden called for the reintroduction of a peace process between the PKK and Turkey.
• "The fight for democracy will continue with or without the HDP" 

  The HDP represents over six million people in Turkey and is under - threat of being banned. The party’s foreign policy spokespersons Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy appealed for international solidarity.
• Autonomous Administration delegation discusses the Syrian crisis in France 

  A delegation of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria met with French Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and discussed many issues including the Syrian crisis and the imprisoned ISIS members and their families.
• Egyptian experts: The way is paved for Turkish occupation in South Kurdistan 

  According to Egyptian experts, the silence of the international powers, the weakness of Iraq and the contradictions between the Kurds are being used by the Turkish state to continue its invasion attacks.
• Internal Dialogue Committee calls on Kurdish forces to ease tension 

  Stating that the conflict and tension between the Kurdish forces must end as soon as possible, the Internal Dialogue Committee called on all Kurdish forces to establish more dialogue.