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• Memorial in London for martyr Mehmed Aksoy 

  YPG press unit journalist and film director Mehmed Aksoy was murdered by ISIS mercenaries in 2017. Today he was remembered by his family and loved ones at London Highgate Cemetery on the occasion of his birthday.
• Second day of sit-in in Frankfurt demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The demonstration in Frankfurt for the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is on its second day.
• Autonomous Administration in Jazira canton imposes rent increase cap 

  The Autonomous Administration of the Jazira canton has decided to impose rent increase cap in the region.
• Riots in three prisons in Ecuador result in at least 75 dead among inmates 

  At least 75 inmates died and several were injured in riots at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.
• Egyptian politician Habashi to the HDP: You are not alone 

  Emphasizing that the HDP members will not "lose much" by lifting their immunity, Mamduh Habashi, a Politburo member of the Party of People's Socialist Alliance of Egypt, said, "It is the people who give you real, reliable and sustainable immunity."
• South Kurdistan intellectuals demand removal of PKK from US terror list 

  Over seventy intellectuals from South Kurdistan in exile demand in an open letter that the PKK be removed from the US terror list. The maintenance of the PKK in the list represents a legitimation of Ankara's anti-Kurdish war policy.
• German MP Gökay Akbulut receives death threat again 

  A left-wing member of the German Parliament, Gökay Akbulut has again been threatened with death. The sender again signed the threatening message "Jitem" - the informal secret service of the Turkish military police.
• Investigation against 5 deputies of the HDP 

  The Turkish state’s political annihilation campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues growing.
• Second day of the action week for Öcalan in Düsseldorf 

  On the second day of the action week for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Düsseldorf, the Kurdish exile politician Besime Konca spoke about women's liberation, which is the basis of the model of a democratic society put forward by Öcalan.
• EU “gravely concerned” about the continuing pressure against the HDP 

  Turkey must safeguard its democratic system, including respect for human rights and the rule of law and the freedom of political association, said EU Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
• Buldan: “Imrali, Qandil and Dolmabahçe were pillars of the solution process” 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan has commented on the defamation campaign against her party and blamed the government for the Turkish prisoners of war killed in Gare.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Paris on day 2 

  The five-day vigil in Paris demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan will be concluded with a rally on Friday.
• Body of HPG guerrilla delivered to family five months later 

  Mortal remains of HPG guerrilla Idris Ince, who was martyred during an armed conflict in Iskenderun district of Hatay, was delivered to his family 5 months later. He had bodily integrity but no eyes.
• Sucide attempt in Van prison 

  It was alleged that prisoner Ramazan Akbaşlı in Van F Type Closed Prison tried to commit suicide.
• Religious scholar detained in Mersin 

  A Kurdish religious scholar was detained during a house raid in Mersin.
• Ten newspapers in the UK publish “The Time has Come, Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” call 

  Ten newspapers in the UK published the call “The Time has Come, Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit their client 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Cyprus Movement for Social Democracy expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  The deputy chair of the Cyprus Movement for Social Democracy, Maria Vassiliadou, issued a statement on the threat to strip HDP MPs of their immunity and expressed her party’ solidarity.
• In Stuttgart a 5-day action demands freedom for Öcalan 

  A 5-day sit-in was launched in the city of Stuttgart within the scope of the "Time for Freedom" initiative.
• Three HDP activists jailed on terror charges in Manisa 

  Three members of the HDP Youth Council have been arrested in the western Turkish city of Manisa on terror charges. The activists had already been in police custody for a week.
• Grave of YPG fighter who died in Kobanê desecrated in Adana 

  In Ceyhan district of Adana, unknown persons have desecrated the grave of YPG fighter Hogir Kaya who died in Kobanê in June 2015.
• Scotland’s ruling party supports the ‘Freedom for Ocalan’ campaign 

  SNF calls on the government to make it absolutely clear to the Turkish President that the suppression of political parties and the jailing of elected leaders are totally unacceptable in any country that wants to be seen as an advanced modern democracy.
• HDP MP Taşdemir: Minister Soylu resorts to lies and slanders 

  HDP MP Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir stated that Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu resorted to lies and slander. She emphasized that women will put an end to the AKP-MHP government.
• Under growing political pressure, HDP remains committed to struggle for peace and democracy 

  “No matter how much pressure is exerted by the AKP-MHP ultra-nationalist alliance on the HDP, we will keep the promise that we have given to our people to do all we can to achieve a democratic, peaceful country,” said the HDP.
• HDP MP Gergerlioğlu: I will not give in 

  HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu is the focus of state attacks and incitement following his critical statements on the failed Gare operation.