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• Cards sent to writers and journalists behind bars in Turkey 

  The Kurdish Literature Association and the Kurdish PEN in Amed sent greeting cards to colleagues in Turkish prisons to mark Writers in Prison Day.
• Tearing Walls Down screening in Barcelona 

  Kurdish film director Şerif Ciçek to present Tearing Walls Down in Barcelona.
• Kurdish filmmaker Reber Dosky detained in Turkey for three days and deported 

  An acclaimed film director, Rêber Dosky, was detained in Turkey for three days before being deported from the country, according to media reports.
• Kobanê Literature Festival continues  

  On the second day of the Kobanê Literature Festival, dedicated to poet Feqîr Ehmed, short stories were read and a panel was held on the importance of the Kurdish language.
• Berbû by Sevinaz Evdike wins Travessias award at Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Film Festival 

  Berbû, a film about how the war in Serekaniye and the invasion of Turkey affected the lives of three young women, won the Travessias award at Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Film Festival.
• Kiosk bookstores in 7 cities and provinces of Rojava provide quicker access to books 

  Kiosk bookstores were established in 7 cities and provinces of Rojava to provide quicker access to books, magazines and newspapers, as well as to spread the reading culture.
• A song by a fallen guerrilla 

  Gerîla TV published a song sung by guerrilla Sema Marînos, who died in Hakkari in 2018.
• Dengbej Feyzoyê Rizo passes away in Krasnodar 

  Diagnosed with stomach cancer two years ago, Yazidi musician Feyzoyê Rizo has died of cancer in southern Russia.
• Conference: The Art of Freedom - Strategies for organising & collective resistance 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity (ADM) is organising a conference in Basel to discuss the paths out and perspectives on solutions in the face of the growing crisis of capitalist modernity and its multiple manifestations.
• Music Group Koma Hevra enters its fifth year of activity 

  HEDEP Youth Assembly Music Group Koma Hevra entered its fifth year of activity.
• Pargîn releases new song 

  Pargîn cultural centre released a new song called Mendel.
• Culture and Art Campaign for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan initiative in Cologne 

  "We are launching a Culture and Art Campaign for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan," said TEV-ÇAND and Kevana Zêrîn adding that they will hold a big event at the Cologne Dom Cathedral.
• World Youth Conference in Paris dedicated to Abdullah Öcalan 

  "Ronahî - Youth Centre for Public Relations" and the "Youth Writing History" network are organising the internationalist World Youth Conference from 3 to 5 November 2023 in Paris.
• Kurdistan+100: Thirteen stories for a possible future 

  Kurdistan+100 is an anthology of short stories by 13 Kurdish contemporary writers. The book is coming out today, published by Comma Press.
• Berbu to kick off series of Kurdish film screenings promoted by the Catalan Peace Association  

  The Catalan Peace Association, in collaboration with Ovni and the Catalan Federation of Cineclubs, presents a series of screenings of Kurdish films.
• Kurdish Cinema Days in Mantova 

  Three movies for the second edition of the Kurdish Cinema days in Mantova that will kick off on 7 November.
• Vejîn, a capaign for the revival of Kurdish culture 

  A concert by the Koma Ma group took place in the city of Hakkari as part of the Vejîn art and culture initiative.
• Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Cultural Movement: Training children in the creation of a free culture 

  Hîlala Zêrîn Women's Cultural Movement promotes the education of children in the creation of a free culture, and aims to preserve historical memory by training the child painters of the revolution.
• 'When the Seedlings Grow' awarded best film prize at Lugano Human Rights Festival  

  When the Seedlings Grow won the best film prize at the Lugano Human Rights Festival.
• 7th Martyr Herekol Book Fair opens in Qamishlo 

  The 7th Martyr Herekol Book Fair opened on Saturday with the participation of 60 publishing houses. The fair is expected to last 4 days.
• Artist Çetin Oraner releases video of his song "Berxwedana Kobanê" to mark World Kobanê Day 

  Artist Çetin Oraner released the video for his song "Berxwedana Kobanê" to mark 1 November, World Kobanê Day.
• Iranian court sentences two Kurdish cultural activists to 10 years in prison each 

  Two members of the Nozhin Socio-Cultural Association were charged with “forming or participating in groups or associations with the aim of undermining national security”.
• Final steps in the production of documentary 'Legerin, in search of Alina'  

  'Legerin, in search of Alina'
• First Afrin Fine Art Festival to be held in Essen on 4 November 

  A group of Kurdish artists in Europe is organizing the First Afrin Fine Art Festival in Essen, with the participation of more than 150 painters from many parts of the world.
• Culture and art organisations in Rojava support the global campaign “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Hîlala Zêrîn Movement, Culture and Art Association, Union of Artists, Committee of Intellectuals and Literators and Mesopotamia Culture and Art Movement expressed their support for the international campaign launched on 10 October.