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• Kurds celebrate 15 August on top of Mount Snowdon  

  The Kurds climbed Mount Snowdon in Wales and celebrated 15 August 1984 with a long walk to the summit of Snowdon.
• Instagram freely accessible again in Turkey 

  After a good week, Instagram is freely accessible again in Turkey. An agreement has been reached with the parent company Meta on the deletion of criminally relevant content.
• An imam in France detained pending deportation 

  Abdurrahman Ridwan, the Nigerian president of the mosque in Pessac in south-eastern France, was detained for deportation.
• Sit-in protest against the isolation of Öcalan at the UN office in Brussels 

  A sit-in protest was staged at the United Nations (UN) office in Brussels to draw attention to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Asrin Law Office: Lawyer visits should be enabled in İmralı as soon as possible 

  Asrin Law Office made a statement on the anniversary of the last lawyer meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: "Democratic steps should be taken and lawyer meetings should be enabled in İmralı as soon as possible."
• Dutch judiciary orders arrest and extradition of journalist Serdar Karakoç to Germany 

  The Dutch judiciary ordered the arrest and extradition of journalist Serdar Karakoç to Germany.
• Australian Green Party MP: Isolation of Öcalan is a clear violation of Turkish and international law 

  Stating that Abdullah Öcalan is “a key player in the Kurdish people's struggle for justice", MP Abigail Boyd emphasised that "Öcalan is the symbol of 100 years of Kurdish resistance against the oppressive Turkish state."
• Two-day sit-in against isolation launched in front of the UN in Geneva 

  A two-day sit-in protest was launched in Geneva, Switzerland, to demand an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and to ensure his freedom.
• Five US soldiers injured in attack against a military base in Iraq 

  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant agreed that the attack marked "a dangerous escalation".
• Coordination of the European Yazidi Community protests Baghdad’s decision to ban PADÊ 

  The Coordination of the European Yazidi Community reacted that Baghdad's decision to ban PADÊ is an insistence on the genocide process against the Yazidis.
• Lawyers submit another application to meet with their clients in İmralı 

  Lawyers filed an application to be allowed a visit with their clients Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş in İmralı Island Prison.
• Baghdad orders to close down the PADÊ, Tevgera Azadi and Democratic National Front 

  The Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad has ordered to close down the PADÊ, Tevgera Azadi and Democratic National Front.
• 3-day sit-in against the isolation of Öcalan launched in London 

  The Kurdish People's Assembly in London started a 3-day sit-in protest in front of the Prime Ministry building to draw attention to the absolute isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Italian and Colombian activists support KJAR's anti-death penalty campaign 

  Italian and Colombian activists also expressed their support for the campaign launched by the East Kurdistan Free Women's Community for an end to executions in Iran.
• Mutual attacks continue in southern Lebanon 

  The Lebanese Health Ministry announced that two people were killed in an Israeli strike on Monday in southern Lebanon, a few hours after Hezbollah shelling.
• Internationalists: No to execution, yes to free life 

  Internationalists in Greece, Macedonia and Italy called for the death sentences against Pakhshan Azizi and Sharifeh Mohammadi in Iran to be cancelled and expressed thier support for the campaign "No to Execution, Yes to Free Life".
• Action in Dortmund in protest at attacks on Kurdish culture 

  An action was held in Dortmund to protest attacks on Kurdish culture.
• ‘Give Voice to Freedom’ action: End isolation in Imrali 

  DEM Party co-chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan demanded the end of Imrali isolation and the release of prisoners at the "Give Voice to Freedom" action in front of Bakırköy Prison.
• Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar: Open the doors of Imrali 

  DBP co-chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar, in her speech at her party's Antep congress, drew attention to isolation and stated that Abdullah Öcalan's freedom is essential for a solution to the Kurdish question.
• Reinforcements deployed to US base in Kirkuk 

  According to Iraqi media, reinforcements have been deployed to the US military base in Kirkuk, which was previously used in the fight against ISIS mercenaries.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in the worldwide 3-days sit-ins against isolation 

  The KCDK-E called on everyone to actively participate in the sit-ins to be held around the world on 5-6-7 August to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• DEM Party: Significant number of kidnapped Yazidi children are in Turkey 

  The DEM Party assumed that a significant number of Yazidi children kidnapped by ISIS from Shengal in North Iraq in 2014 are in Turkey.
• France urges its citizens in Iran to leave the country 

  France urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country, saying that the risk of military escalation in the region had "increased", especially after the killing of the Hamas leader.
• Families apply to visit their relatives in İmralı 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners under absolute isolation in İmralı applied for a meeting with their relatives.
• DEM Party: Attacks cannot suppress the just and legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people 

  The DEM Party Foreign Affairs Commission condemned Israel’s "political assassinations that are against international law and could be considered as war crimes."