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• Turkish Consul thanks the PUK 

  PUK’s decision against the Tevgera Azadi and RJAK is both wrong, and will lead to harm caused to the PUK and the efforts for Kurdish national unity. All Kurds will benefit if PUK rights this wrong.
• Tevgera Azadi office in Germiyan shut down 

  Repression against Tevgera Azadi in South Kurdistan continues.
• Curfew declared in 37 areas in Amed countryside 

  The Turkish state continues to carry out military operations and impose curfews across the Kurdish region.
• Women continue the hunger strike in Hewlêr 

  The hunger strike in Hewlêr has reached its 11th day and women have taken over the protest.
• Tevgera Azadi: Our offices were shut down on Turkey’s demand 

  Tevgera Azadi pointed out that the shutting down of their party served the invading Turkish state and added: “Party groups in Iraq and the Kurdistan region should have a will against this and take a stand. The Iraqi government shouldn’t be silent either.
• 3 kolbars killed, 5 others wounded in 2 days 

  Kolbars are subjected to never-ending deadly attacks by Iranian forces.
• KNK’s Berwarî: Defending Turkey’s bases won’t serve the KDP 

  KNK's Berwarî stated that the Turkish state’s military bases are defended by KDP peshmergas and that the bases are constructed under their supervision, and stressed that this approach by the KDP is threatening the Kurdish people and Kurdistan's future.
• KCK: PUK should base itself on Mam Jalal’s path 

  KCK said the Tevgera Azadî offices were shut down through Turkish state pressure. “PUK’s emergence on the stage of history and Mam Jalal’s political path are the direction that should be taken today as well,” said the KCK.
• Gerîla TV publishes footage from an action in Uludere 

  Turkish military forces were targeted by guerrillas in the countryside of Şırnak's Uludere district on October 21.
• Tevgera Azadi offices in Ranya and Qeladize also shut down 

  Asayish forces have shut down the Tevgera Azadi offices in Ranya and Qeladize.
• Tevgera Azadi office in Kifri also shut down 

  Asayish security forces shut down Tevgera Azadî’s offices in Koye and Kifri on Wednesday.
• HPG guerrillas: PKK fights for all oppressed peoples 

  HPG guerrillas said the PKK has been fighting for all oppressed peoples and added: “The 41st year of the PKK will be the year when Leader Apo, the Kurdish people and other peoples will achieve freedom.”
• Tevgera Azadi’s offices in Koyê shut down 

  Asayish security forces shut down Tevgera Azadî’s Koyê offices. Meanwhile, the Germiyan Asayish is trying to shut down the Kelar office.
• Five Kurdish language teachers arrested 

  Following the operation against DÎSA-DER, five of its members were remanded in custody.
• PKK’s founding celebrated in Kurdistan mountains 

  The anniversary of the PKK’s founding was celebrated in ceremonies in the mountains of Kurdistan. Commander Bahoz Erdal said, “PKK’s struggle and resistance will bring freedom for the peoples of Kurdistan and Turkey, and all other peoples."
• PKK message on the 40th anniversary: We will definitely win 

  On its 40th anniversary, the PKK calls for "strengthening the struggle for freedom against the murderous fascist regime in every area and for creating conditions in which Chairman Öcalan can live and work freely."
• 15 dead as guerrillas hit Turkish forces to mark PKK's 40th year 

  HPG/YJA-Star guerrillas targeted the Turkish army in North Kurdistan to mark the 40th founding anniversary of the PKK. A military vehicle was destroyed and 15 soldiers were killed.
• Year 41 will be the year of victory and success for guerrillas 

  PKK’s 40th anniversary was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the guerrilla-controlled Medya Defense Zones.
• KCK celebrates the 40th anniversary of the PKK 

  KCK celebrated the 40th anniversary of the PKK and said, “We are calling on all our people to rise up wherever they are to raise the struggle to break the isolation imposed upon Leader Apo, defeat fascism and free Kurdistan.”
• Earthquake in Kermanshah: 2 people dead in Kelar 

  2 people in Kelar, Sulaymaniyah in Southern Kurdistan have lost their lives due to the earthquake in Eastern Kurdistan’s Kermanshah state on Sunday.
• Curfew declared in Lice   

  A curfew has been declared in 11 villages and hamlets in Lice. Soldiers launched a military operation following the curfew. 
• Footage from guerrilla action in Çukurca published 

  Gerîla TV continues to expose the truths in the ongoing war in Kurdistan territory.
• Remembering lawyer and human rights defender Tahir Elçi 

  The Diyarbakir Bar Association prepared a commemoration program on the third anniversary of the death of its president, Tahir Elçi.
• HDP Youth Congress held in Amed 

  "Revolutionary youth resistance and struggle will play an important role in building a democratic nation."
• DÎSA-DER calls for the release of its executives 

  DÎSA-DER Co-chair Naim Özden and executives Sevket Acar, Dilber Akin, Mizgin Deniz, Gülsüm Bilge and Celal Soguk were arrested on Saturday.