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• HDP calls for an early election 

  HDP called for an ‘early election’ in order to rescue people of Turkey from the tyranny of the AKP-MHP.
• Swedish Foreign Minister to join gala for Rojava 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde will attend the gala to be held on Sunday (24 November) in solidarity with Rojava in Stockholm.
• German raids on illegal transfer of money to Turkey 

  German authorities ordered a raid on an organised international network suspected of illegally transferring millions of euros to Turkey
• Event in solidarity with Rojava people at Bern University 

  The University of Bern organised an event in which it discussed the resistance and the charity campaigns of Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê in North East-Syria.
• Pentagon: Turkish attacks on NE Syria benefit ISIS 

  According to a Pentagon report, ISIS has benefited from the Turkish state invasion of Rojava and the withdrawal of US forces.
• Israel said it carried out strikes on Syrian military facilities 

  Israeli army said it carried out a series of “large-scale” attacks against Syrian military facilities, in "responding to rocket firing from Syria."
• AI: At least 106 protesters killed in 21 cities of Iran 

  “The authorities must end this brutal and deadly crackdown immediately and show respect for human life,” said Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.
• NAV-YEK calls for action against Turkish attacks on Yazidis 

  The Yazidi umbrella organisation NAV-YEK demands immediate measures for the protection of the Yazidi population after a renewed aerial attack of Turkey on Shengal.
• HDP members taken into custody in Ağrı 

  A number of HDP members were beaten and detained following raids on several houses in Ağrı.
• Ban on activities and actions extended for an extra month in Urfa 

  The 'ban' of actions, events and activities in Urfa was extended for a further 30 days.
• Custody period for 10 people detained in Dargeçit extended 

  The custody period for 10 people who were detained in Dargeçit, Mardin, was extended by a further 4 days.
• Six HDP councillors in Bağlar Municipality replaced by trustees 

  Six HDP councillors in Bağlar Municipality have been replaced by trustees.
• Protests grow in Iran, while regime threatens demonstrators 

  Iran and Rojhilat'ta 'gasoline rebellion' continues. The regime cut telephone and internet lines, while Spay Pastaran and Khamenei's representatives threatened the demonstrators.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Iraqi spy chief: ISIS members take refuge in Turkey 

  Lt. Gen. Saad al-Allaq said ISIS leaders are planning jailbreaks to get manpower to relaunch the terror group.
• Five people remanded in custody in Antep and Urfa 

  Four people were imprisoned in Antep and one other in Urfa.
• Memorial services for Rojava martyrs in Europe 

  Hundreds of fighters have died in resistance against the Turkish army and its jihadist proxies in Northern Syria. Many of them have relatives in Europe.
• Russia takes back 32 children of ISIS members in Iraq 

  Many ISIS members with Russian citizenship are imprisoned in Iraqi prisons. The Kremlin has announced the return of 32 children of the prisoners.
• Week 387 in the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  In its 387th week, the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg was taken over by a group of activists from Germany.
• KCDK-E calls for a boycott of Turkish tourism and goods 

  KCDK-E invites the Kurds in Europe and around the world, the world’s democrat, peace activists, ecologists, feminists, leftists, intellectuals, artists, all their friends, to actively participate in the boycott campaign.
• Prayer night for Rojava in Kassel 

  Worldwide solidarity with the Rojava resistance against Turkish genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and Eas Syria.
• U.S. blacklists two Turkish men for support of ISIS 

  Turkey-based Sahloul Money Exchange Company, Al-Sultan Money Transfer Company and ACL Ithalat Ihracat were targeted for providing financial and logistical support to Islamic State, as were Turkish nationals Ismail Bayaltun and his brother Ahmet Bayaltun.
• HDP calls for action against the political coup 

  HDP: We remain committed as ever before to protesting this autocratic coup against the popular will of our electorate as part of our struggle for a pluralist democratic political system, a powerful local democracy, and sustained peace in our country.
• Detention period extended for three HDP co-mayors 

  The co-mayors of usurped Derik, Mazıdağ and Savur municipalities will remain in custody for 4 more days.
• Kurdish artists from Rojava protest in front of German parliament 

  12 Kurdish artists from Rojava painted in front of the German parliament in protest at the Turkish state’s invasion of Rojava and massacre of peoples.