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• Transfer of prisoners continues 

  Fifty prisoners in Type D Closed Prison in Amed were transferred to another prison on the same campus.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg enters week 455 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg has entered its 455th week. Kurdish activists from Rennes have taken over the vigil this week.
• Detention period of MEBYA-DER members extended 

  The detention period of the MEBYA-DER members in custody in Amed has been extended by four days. For some of those affected, the measure comes into force for the second time.
• Mobile Library in Berlin promotes Öcalan's work 

  The mobile library promoting the work of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, entered its third and final day in Berlin.
• Verdict in Hrant Dink murder case adjourned 

  In the trial against those behind the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, an Istanbul court has postponed its decision. The reason given for the postponement was the inability of a judge to attend.
• Pope Francis meets Shiite cleric Sistani in Iraq 

  During his first visit to Iraq, Francis Pope met Shiite cleric al-Sistani in the city of Najaf.
• Number of people remanded in custody in Amed increases to 7 

  Zeki Dağ, Hanım Altındağ and a person whose name could not be learned were arrested during the operations against MEBYA-DER on Friday evening, while Mevlüde Gündüz was released on condition of judicial control.
• FED-KURD: Halil Şen buried in his hometown under police harassment 

  Kurdish activist Halil Şen was buried in his home village in North Kurdistan. The Turkish police only admitted family members to the funeral; photos and filming were prohibited.
• Peace in Kurdistan pays tribute to Stan Newens 

  Peace in Kurdistan pays tribute to one of its patron since its founding in 1994, Stan Newens.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan Vigil’ in Hanover concluded with a rally 

  Kurds and their friends continue their demonstrations worldwide demanding freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Detention period extended for HDP members in Mersin 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• Turkish lieutenant caught with 82 kilos of marijuana on Syrian border 

  A Turkish lieutenant has been arrested in Hatay with 82 kilograms of marijuana in his luggage. Pre-trial detention has been ordered against the military man, who is a guard commander on the Turkish-Syrian border.
• Reducing water level of the Euphrates brings damage to agriculture 

  Fadil Mustafa, co-chair of Raqqa Irrigation Bureau, said that reducing the water level of the Euphrates River has negatively affected agricultural projects. He emphasized that the occupant Turkish state subjects the people of the region to starvation.
• German MPs condemn the crackdown on HDP in Turkey 

  Deputies from the German Left Party, Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens issued a joint statement condemning Turkish government’s crackdown on the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
• Hunger strike in Lavrio refugee camp leaves 2 months behind 

  The hunger strike launched by Kurdish refugees in Lavrio, Greece for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has left 2 months behind.
• Psychological warfare against Kurdish associations in Germany 

  The Kurdish association Mala Kurda in Cologne condemns the attempts of the Turkish AKP/MHP government by smear campaigns to make a pogrom mood against Kurdish associations in Germany and rejects wrong statements of Turkish media decidedly.
• Kurdish students protest for freedom of Öcalan in Berlin 

  The Kurdish student associations JXK and YXK have protested in Berlin for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Pope Francis begins historic visit to Iraq 

  The four-day trip, says the Vatican, aims at reassuring Iraq's Christian community and promoting inter-religious dialogue.
• HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu applies to Constitutional Court 

  HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu applied to the Constitutional Court against the prison sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
• Police cordon off HDP Van Provincial building 

  Turkish police blocked the street where the HDP Van Provincial Organization building is located with barriers preventing the passage of pedestrians.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign stands by the HDP 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement in support of the HDP, which is threatened with closure by the ruling AKP-MHP alliance.
• Two more people jailed in operation against MEBYA-DER in Amed 

  Two more people have been remanded in custody in the operation targeting MEBYA-DER, an association of solidarity for families who have lost relatives in the Kurdish liberation struggle.
• Death toll in military helicopter crash in Tatvan rises to 11 

  A Cougar-type helicopter crashed in Tatvan district of Bitlis, killing 11 military personnel and injuring two others.
• HDP MP Koçyiğit: Erdoğan's ‘Human Rights Action Plan’ is an illusion 

  HDP deputy Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit calls Erdoğan's announced "human rights action plan" window dressing as the government does not even adhere to the existing legal situation.
• Military helicopter crash kills 9 soldiers in Tatvan - UPDATE 

  It was not immediately clear what caused the helicopter to crash.