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• Abdullah Öcalan's Beyond State, Power and Violence published in English 

  The International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan – Peace in Kurdistan” in collaboration with PM Press published the English translation of Öcalan’s monumental work, Beyond State, Power, and Violence.
• DTK, TJA, DBP and HDP Youth Assembly call on citizens: Don't support the trustees festival in Sur! 

  DTK, TJA, DBP and HDP Youth Assembly called on everyone to “take a clear stance and to not participate to the festival organized by trustees in Sur" (Amed).
• Hîlala Zêrîn composes song for Jîna Amini 

  The Hîlala Zêrîn Movement of Afrin Region has released a video clip called 'Jina' to commemorate Jîna Mahsa Amini and support the women's resistance in Rojhilat (Eastern Kurdistan).
• Kurdish PEN condemns the murder of Akarsel, calls on KRG to punish the perpetrators 

  The Kurdish Centre of the International PEN condemned the murder of female academic and journalist Nagihan Akarsel in Sulaymaniyah and called on the Kurdistan regional authorities to fulfil their duties and punish the perpetrators.
• 13th Kurdish Film Festival Hamburg to kick off on 26 October 

  The 13th Kurdish Film Festival Hamburg will take place at the end of October. The opening film is "Neighbors" by Mano Khalil, while "Stille Post" by Florian Hoffmann will be the closing film.
• "Serhildan": Music clip from Rojava for Jina Mahsa Amini 

  The art and cultural community "Hûnergeha Welat" from Rojava released a music clip in memory of Jina Mahsa Amini.
• New York Kurdish Film Festival will kick off on 14 October 

  The Kurdish Cultural Center will organize the 6th edition of the New York Film Festival from 14 to 16 October.
• Webinar: The Kurdish Dimension of Iran’s Protest Movement 

  The Kurdish Peace Institute organizes a virtual panel to discuss how and why Kurds are rising up, the role of Kurdish women in resistance to gender inequality and ethnic discrimination in Iran.
• Solidarity with Rojhilat resistance expressed at screening of Kobanê movie 

  The Kobanê movie continues to be screened at the Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center. The Rojava Film Commune saluted the resistance in Rojhilat Kurdistan at the screenings.
• 12th Kurdish Film Festival in Berlin to kick off on 12 October 

  The premiere of the documentary “A Bridge to Rojava” by Ekrem Heydo will take place at the 12th Kurdish Film Festival Berlin. The film accompanies two co-founders of the town twinning association Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg - Dêrik to Rojava.
• Neighbours by Mano Khalil opens London Kurdish Film Festival  

  The 13th London Kurdish Film Festival kicked off on Friday.
• Governor in Urfa bans concert by Ilkay Akkaya  

  The concert to be given by the artist Ilkay Akkaya on 25 September in Urfa was banned by the governor's office.
• Besê Budak says young people should protect dengbêjs tradition 

  Besê Budak said that original dengbêjs emerged from Botan and added: "Dengbêjî is our most ancient culture. We have kept this culture alive until today. Our youth should also protect the dengbêjî tradition."
• People of Kobanê fill Culture and Art Center to watch film about their resistance 

  The film Kobanê, directed by Özlem Yaşar, premiered at Baqî Xido Culture and Art Center in Kobanê.
• Artist taken into custody for singing in Kurdish 

  Kadir Çat, who performed at the HDP's public meeting, was taken into custody for singing in Kurdish.
• Spectacular concert for Öcalan and the Kurds in Rome 

  A spectacular concert was organised on Sunday by Kurdish and Italian institutions in Rome, Italy. Thousands of people attended the concert dubbed "Time of Hope and Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan", where dozens of well-known local artists took the stage.
• Emergency Committee for Rojava Reading Group discusses Democratic Confederalism 

  The Emergency Committee for Rojava Reading Group is holding a series of meetings to discuss Democratic Confederalism.
• Concert for the Kurdish people today in Rome 

  A concert for the Kurdish people will be organized today in Rome.
• Kurdish institutions in Switzerland call for participation in the festival in the Netherlands 

  The Kurdish institutions in Switzerland called for participation in the Kurdish Festival in the Netherlands on Saturday.
• Rojava Film Commune releases official trailer of film "Kobanê" 

  The Rojava Film Commune has released the official trailer of the film "Kobanê" by Ozlem Yaşar.
• Prison sentence for sharing Kurdish music on social media 

  Yusuf Güneş was sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days in prison for sharing Kurdish songs on social media.
• 7th Children's Festival underway in Qamishlo  

  The 7th Children's Festival opened in Qamishlo on Saturday with the slogan "Preserving the culture of society starts from childhood".
• Screenings of Blackberry Season begin in Switzerland 

  The film Dema Dirîreşkan (Blackberry Season) by Haşim Aydemir and produced by Rojava Film Commune, was screened in Basel.
• YouTube removes song about guerrillas by Berbanga Rojava band 

  YouTube has removed the song Lehengên Sedsala, which was released by Berbanga Rojava, and was about freedom guerrillas.
• Rojava Film Commune pays tribute to Silava Remedan, its youngest actress 

  The Rojava Film Commune issued a statement about the death of young Silava Remedan, who was an actress of the Commune, and had starred in the movie Stories of Destroyed cities by Shero Hindi.