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• Latin American activists call for removal of PKK from EU list of terrorist organisations 

  New messages of support for the international campaign calling on the European Union to remove the PKK from the proscribed list of terrorist organisations.
• The precious work of the North and East Syria Literature Council 

  Working on the compilation and evaluation of books, the North and East Syria Literature Council has rescued many books and writings that would have sunk into oblivion.
• Turkish jihadist Dündar: ISIS made Turkey a province and appointed a governor 

  ISIS member Mahmut Dündar from Turkey stated that ISIS had changed their organization from an emirate to a province in Turkey in mid-2017.
• Kurdish people are fleeing a place made unliveable by a government in power for 30 years 

  Duhok University Faculty member, Dr. Kamuran Berwarî, said that a very planned and conscious migration was imposed in Bashur Kurdistan and added that the people are fleeing from the current administration, which has been in power for 30 years.
• 'Navda achieved everything she set out to do' 

  Navda Dinç (Beritan Amed Evren) was buried five years after her death. Her mother Sebahat said that her daughter always achieved what she set out to do.
• KNK chair Ahmet Karamus speaks about situation on Polish-Belarusian border  

  KNK chair Ahmet Karamus spoke about the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border and warned of the acutely life-threatening situation faced by refugees.
• Remaining silence about repression in prisons is no option 

  The tradition and culture of opposing persecution and oppression in prisons in Turkey and Kurdistan should once again be put in motion.
• Journalist Seth J. Frantzman: No more international law, now there is chaos 

  In recent years, we have witnessed that states and non-state organizations have increasingly invested in armed-unmanned drones, and drones play a decisive role in conflicts in Libya, Ukraine and the Caucasus countries.
• Kurdish patriotism 

  Fleeing from Kurdistan is fleeing from patriotism, the struggle for freedom and democracy. As dozens of Kurdish young people die for freedom each day, one cannot flee from Kurdistan to seek a better life in Europe.
• 84 years ago, the execution of Seyit Riza 

  The 15 November marks the 84th anniversary of the execution of Seyit Riza by the Turkish state.
• Roussopoulos: "We need a high-level delegation to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons" 

  Dimitrios I. Roussopoulos said: "We need a high-level powerful delegation to investigate Turkish use of chemical weapons."
• Igor Zulaika on the importance of Catalan Parliament recognition of Autonomous Administration 

  International Coordinator for Euskal Herria Bildu, Igor Zulaika, spoke about the importance of the Catalan Parliament's recognition of the Autonomous Administration of North East Syria.
• Hasan Cudi: Turkey wants to change demography in South Kurdistan with its immigration policy 

  Author, journalist and political observer Hasan Cudi told ANF about the situation of Kurdish refugees on the Belarusian border and about the change in the demographic structure of Kurdistan.
• Freedom Ship activists meet mayor of Naples 

  Freedom Ship activists attended a panel and concert while meeting with the mayor in Naples, where they arrived from Athens.
• HPG commander Malazgirt reports from South Kurdistan 

  HPG commander Amed Malazgirt explained to ANF the current status of the guerrilla resistance against the Turkish occupation operation in South Kurdistan.
• Arthur West: "Turkey needs to be challenged for its actions" 

  Arthur West, veteran Scottish peace campaigner and former Chairperson of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament said "Turkey needs to be challenged for its actions."
• Journalist Apple: The silence on Turkey's war crimes is utterly disgusting 

  Journalist Emily Apple said that "the silence on Turkey’s war crimes is utterly disgusting."
• Human trafficking through KDP-AKP collaboration! 

  Travel agencies in Hewler facilitate human trafficking. Turkey is responsible for issuing visas and even passports to immigrants from Kurdistan to Belarus.
• 'Freedom Ship' will sail from Greece to Italy today 

  The 'Freedom Ship' action group began its program on Monday with a series of meetings with parties and non-governmental organizations in Athens. The delegation will leave Athens for Naples today.
• Writer Meral Şimşek: They want to end my literary life 

  PEN member, Kurdish writer and poet Meral Şimşek, who was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for "making propaganda for a terrorist organization" on the grounds of her poems and stories, said: "They want to end my literary life."
• HPG and YJA Star guerrillas: Our goal is victory! 

  HPG and YJA Star guerrillas speak about the resistance against the Turkish invasion of the Medya Defense Areas. "Sitting and waiting will not make a revolution."
• 20 students get their graduation certificates in Kirmanckî in Qamishlo 

  After four months of successful joint learning, 20 graduates of the Kirmanckî courses in Qamishlo received their certificates.
• Freedom ship will travel from Greece to Italy demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  As part of the campaign “The time is now - freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”, a “freedom ship” will go from Greece to Italy. The aim is to remember Öcalan's odyssey in Europe, which led to his abduction and deportation to Imrali.
• Turkey violates the Chemical Weapons Convention it signed in 1997 

  Turkey continues to use banned weapons since it signed the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997.
• Qamishlo first cycling team for women and girls celebrates its first anniversary 

  For a year now, Qamishlo has had its first cycling team for women and girls - a novelty, and as more and more women get on a bike, a taboo is finally broken.