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• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ events continue in Catalonia 

  Youth and migrant organisations and trade unions in Catalonia called for freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at various events.
• DEM Party Co-Chair calls for redefinition of citizenship in Turkey 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan drew attention to the discussions on the new Constitution in a public meeting in Bursa, demanded an end to the isolation and said, “The definition of citizenship should be remade in Turkey.”
• Events in Athens as part of global days of action for ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan’  

  Events were organised in Athens as part of the global days of action for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCK: The global Freedom Campaign needs to develop until it reaches its goal 

  KCK calls on the Kurdish people, together with their friends, to carry out the struggle at the highest level until the main goal of the international campaign ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ is achieved.
• Joint action by the Jineoloji Network and a local choir in Marseille demands “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  In Marseille, members of the Jineoloji Network and a local choir organised a demonstration for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Protests in France and Austria demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Protests were held in France and Austria to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Activists in Zurich demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan  

  Activities for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continue in Zurich. Information was provided by setting up a stand in the city.
• Panel and exhibition for Abdullah Öcalan in St. Gallen 

  A panel titled 'Leadership and Democratic Socialism' and a photo exhibition titled 'Abdullah Öcalan and the Rojava Revolution' were organized by the Democratic Kurdish Society Center in the Swiss city of St. Gallen.
• Human chain against Imrali isolation in Lucerne 

  A press release and a human chain were organized in Lucerne to demand freedom for Öcalan.
• Hüseyin Yılmaz: Raid of Nav Berlin is an extension of Turkish oppressive policies 

  Nav Berlin co-chair Hüseyin Yılmaz was taken into custody and released following the raid on the Democratic Society Center in Berlin. He said that the raid was an extension of Turkish oppressive policies.
• Unlawful raid on Kurdish association in Berlin 

  Nav Berlin Democratic Kurdish Community Centre was unlawfully raided without a search warrant.
• ‘Democratic Confederalism and Kurds’ discussed at several events in Galicia 

  Within the scope of the campaign for Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, panels and seminars were organised by young people in the Galicia region and ‘Democratic Confederalism and Kurds’ were discussed.
• ‘Freedom Shall Prevail’ promoted in London 

  The graphic novel ‘Freedom Shall Prevail’ about Abdullah Öcalan's life was promoted in London. Sean Michael Wilson, the award-winning author of the novel, said: “I learnt many things from the leader of the Kurdish people. I am a student of this book."
• Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi denied treatment 

  The Iranian state prevents the treatment of Narges Mohammadi.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava republishes letter by Öcalan about prison life on Imrali island 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava republished a letter from Abdullah Öcalan about the conditions in solitary confinement in Imrali.
• OSTA expresses continued support for the global campaign for Öcalan’s freedom 

  The Trade Union Organization of Workers of Aragon in Spain convened with a single agenda item titled “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”.
• Mothers of Plaza De Mayo protest the isolation of Öcalan 

  During the weekly demonstration by the Plaza De Mayo Mothers in Argentina, the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was denounced.
• From Rojava to Xixón: Syndicalism is not a crime! 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava condemned the attack on six members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) in the Spanish state.
• Latest situation in Gaza and Lebanon 

  While the death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 42,000 since 7 October, the Israeli army reported the killing of 15 Hezbollah members in Lebanon and 3 Hamas officials in Gaza. An Iranian military counsellor was killed in Damascus.
• Intersindical Solidària calls for action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Intersindical Solidaria (International Solidarity Union) in the autonomous region of Valencia in Spain made an open appeal to international organisations as part of the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan’ campaign.
• At least 152 workers lost their lives in Turkey in September 

  The Workers’ Health and Safety Assembly (ISIG) announced that at least 152 workers, including 11 women, lost their lives in September.
• Catalan youth call for participation in the international campaign for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Libertarian Youth Organisation of Catalonia (BATZAC) invited its employees and activists to join and embrace the campaign ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question’.
• DEM Party delegation meets with CoE officials and political parties 

  A delegation led by DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları held talks at the Council of Europe.
• Press conference at CoE calls on European institutions to fulfil their duties and responsibilities 

  At the press conference at the Council of Europe, lawyer İbrahim Bilmez pointed out that the Committee of Ministers is responsible for the implementation of the ECtHR judgements and asked the European institutions to put pressure on the Turkish state.
• Actions in Oslo and Frankfurt demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Actions were held in Oslo and Frankfurt to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.