KURDISTAN

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• HDP MPs detained for their political activity 

  Arrest and detention warrants have been issued for 13 HDP MPs by prosecutor's offices in several cities due to their refusal to give statements on inquiries regarding DTK, KCK and the Kobanê resistance of October 6-8.
• HDP MP Ziya Pir released on conditions of judicial control 

  HDP Amed MP Ziya Pir has been released on conditions of judicial control.
• Arrest demand for HDP MPs Leyla Birlik and Nursel Aydoğan 

  Detention procedures have been completed for HDP MPs Leyla Birlik and Nursel Aydoğan at Şırnak Courthouse.
• HDP MPs detained in Ankara transported to Amed by military helicopter 

  HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, MPs Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Gülser Yıldırım who were detained in Ankara are reported to have been transported to Amed by a Sikorsky helicopter.
• Lawyers for HDP attacked by police at Diyarbakır Courthouse 

  Lawyers that came to Diyarbakır Courthouse to monitor the procedures of HDP Co-chairs and deputies have been attacked and battered by police.
• DBP Co-chair: Words have become obsolete, now it's time for resistance 

  Tuncel called on the peoples of Turkey and said: "Today is the day for everyone to take to the streets. All must come together around HDP. If not now, when?"
• Police open fire on people at the scene of the bombing again 

  Police have once again opened fire on the people who gathered at the scene of the bombing that targeted the police headquarters in Amed's Bağlar district earlier this morning.
• Police attack the people chanting “Murderer Erdoğan” after the bombing 

  People reacted to the police following the bombing that targeted the anti-terror branch early Friday morning, chanting “Murderer Erdoğan”.
• Arrest demand for HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been referred to court with a demand for his arrest.
• Bombing targets anti-terror branch of Diyarbakır police directorate 

  The anti-terror branch of Diyarbakır Police Directorate was targeted by a bombing early Friday morning, resulting in casualties and injuries, according to initial reports.
• Demirtaş held in anti-terror branch in Amed 

  Lawyer Mehmet Emin Aktar has met HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş.
• DBP calls on people to raise voice against fascism 

  DBP has called on Kurdish people and all democracy forces to raise voice against fascism and seizure of the people's will.
• HDP MP: This is a coup and fascistic approach of the state 

  HDP Amed MP Çağlar Demirel described the detention of HDP Co-chairs and deputies as a coup and fascistic approach of the state.
• One child killed, two civilians wounded as gangs bomb Sheikh Maqsoud 

  The bombardment of gang groups on Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood left one child dead and two civilians wounded.
• HPG reports Turkish airstrikes on guerrilla zones 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action against soldiers in Çukurca, while the Turkish army bombarded guerrilla zones with fighter jets.
• Further military shipment to Kurdish cities 

  Military shipment to Kurdish cities continues as part of the AKP government's war policies against the Kurdish people.
• HDP MP: The people of Diyarbakır won’t recognize the trustee 

  HDP Amed MP Nursel Aydoğan said the trustee appointed in Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı’s stead spent his days drinking tea in his room, and expressed her protest by saying, “He should continue to drink tea.”
• Final Showdown: Raqqa 

  An operation on the most important city in Syria, the ISIS held city of Raqqa, is the talk of the day in Rojava as well.
• Police raid the home of HDP MP Aycan İrmez in Şırnak 

  HDP Şırnak MP Aycan İrmez’s home in Şırnak was raided by special operations units in the early hours of the morning. There is no detention or arrest warrant on İrmez, who said: “They want to intimidate us”.
• Co-mayor of Van's Çaldıran district jailed 

  Co-mayor of Van's Çaldıran district was jailed late yesterday after her detention by police the day before.
• Initial actions of the trustee at Amed Municipality today 

  The trustee appointed to Amed Metropolitan Municipality to replace jailed Co-mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı has taken office Wednesday morning amid an extraordinary presence of police forces.
• Former Co-mayor of Viranşehir jailed after 27 days of custody 

  Former Co-mayor of Urfa's Viranşehir district and 4 other people have been jailed after 27 days of custody.
• Türk: We didn't bow down during the 90'ies, nor will we do so now 

  Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Ahmet Türk stated that AKP has been defeated by Kurds and attacked the Kurdish people for this reason.
• Moslem: YPG to join the Raqqa operation under the umbrella of SDF 

  Democratic Unity Party (PYD) Co-chair Saleh Moslem said the YPG will be joining the Raqqa operation under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
• 45 NGOs in Amed release joint declaration against the AKP coup 

  45 NGOs came together in Amed and held a press conference on the recent developments. In the event, AKP’s attacks on the municipalities was deemed “confiscating by force what they couldn’t win in the election”.