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• Activists from Lucern take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, which has been going on for 12 years, was taken over by a group from Lucerne on its 644th week.
• Baghdad: Local chief and front-line leaders of ISIS in Iraq killed 

  The Iraqi Prime Minister announced that the local chief of ISIS was killed in an operation.
• Özel-Demirtaş meeting: ‘Normalization is not possible without the rule of law’ 

  Jailed Selahattin Demirtaş, former co-chair of the HDP, made a statement after his meeting with CHP chair Özgür Özel.
• Call for participation in demonstrations in Scandinavia on 2 November 

  The NÇDK called on Kurds living in Scandinavia and their friends to ‘bring life to a standstill’ on 2 November for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Fethullah Gülen has died 

  The Herkül website announced that Fethullah Gülen had died on Sunday.
• 75 percent of Turkey’s population uses antidepressants 

  Antidepressant drugs, which were sold in 4 million boxes in 2002 when AKP came to power, exceeded 65 million boxes in 2023. On the other hand, 28 million boxes of medicine are sold unregistered.
• Events in Latin America: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan! 

  Actions in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina demanded the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan who is held in total incommunicado detention by the Turkish state.
• DEM Party: The doors of İmralı should be opened and Öcalan should be included in the discussions 

  DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said that the initiators of the recent discussions did not share a road map. She emphasised that the doors of İmralı should be opened and Abdullah Öcalan should be included in the ongoing discussions.
• Call for participation in the ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ demonstration in Vienna on 2 November 

  Civaka Azad co-chairs called for strong participation in the demonstration to be held in Vienna on 2 November to demand “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”.
• After years of struggle, Fadıl Şenyaşar released from prison 

  After six years of struggle, Emine Şenyaşar was finally able to hug her son Fadıl Şenyaşar in front of the prison in Amed.
• Eleonora Bonaccorsi: Öcalan is a reality, we must fight for his freedom 

  Eleonora Bonaccorsi, President of the Fonti di Pace Association of Italy, said that the Imrali torture system is a terrible injustice, and added: "This isolation is unprecedented in the world. Öcalan is a reality, we must fight for his freedom."
• German MPs approve toughening of migration policy 

  The government's draft law includes the withdrawal of aid to asylum seekers who have already entered another EU country before, easier deportation of refugees who use weapons and additional powers for the police.
• Scholz to visit Turkey: Middle East, refugees and fighter jets... 

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Turkey on Saturday and meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Middle East, Ukraine, refugees and fighter jets are on the agenda.
• ‘We will fight harder for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom’ 

  Speaking at a panel discussion in Bellinzona, Dr Beppe Savary-Borioli said: “Öcalan is an important actor not only for Kurds but for all peoples and he should be free as soon as possible. We will fight harder to ensure his freedom.”
• Reading event by the Internationalist Youth Collective in Lausanne 

  The Internationalist Youth Collective organised a reading event as part of the ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question’ campaign.
• Court rules for the release of all detainees in the Şenyaşar family attack case 

  A decision has been made to release all detainees in the Şenyaşar family attack case.
• Constantine Gedig remembered on the 5th anniversary of his death 

  Five years ago, Konstantin Gedig died in a Turkish air strike in northern Syria. The Federal Prosecutor General has refused to investigate, apparently out of political consideration for NATO partner Turkey. The parents cannot bury their son.
• Civil disobedience action in Marseille demands "Freedom for Öcalan" 

  In Marseille, a civil disobedience action was organised by TCŞ members to demand ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”.
• Death toll in the Gaza Strip rises to 42,438 

  The Hamas Ministry of Health announced that the death toll in Israel's attacks since 7 October 2023 has risen to 42,438.
• DEM Party İnegol district building attacked 

  The İnegol District Organisation of Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) was the target of an attack at night.
• Nechirvan Barzani in Ankara for talks with Erdoğan 

  Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani has arrived in Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• At least 16 people detained in Amed and Malatya 

  Many houses in Amed were raided this morning and at least 15 people were detained. In Malatya, the 76-year-old DEM Party district co-chair was taken into custody.
• Economist Müftüoğlu: AKP's armament expenditures are too high 

  Economist Özgür Müftüoğlu said that while savings were being made due to the economic crisis, armament expenditures were increasing, and that the AKP directed most of its investments and incentives to this area.
• Political genocide: 269 people detained in 36 cities 

  As many as 269 people were detained in house raids in 36 cities as part of political genocide operations.
• CÎK members take over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Members of the Kurdistan Islamic Community (CÎK) took over the 12-year-long vigil in Strasbourg demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in its 643rd week.