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• Young people in Gever celebrate 27 November 

  Young people in many neighbourhoods of Gever celebrated 27 November, the 44th anniversary of the establishment of the PKK.
• Activists in Cannes protest occupation attacks by Turkey against Northern and Eastern Syria  

  The occupation attacks by the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria were protested in the city of Cannes.
• Socialist Internationalist demand Turkish attacks on Kurds to stop 

  The XXVI Socialist Internationalist Congress demanded an immediate stop to all military operations against Kurds.
• 44th anniversary of the PKK celebrated in Athens, Avignon and Montpellier 

  The 44th anniversary of the PKK was celebrated with different events held in Athens, Avignon and Montpellier.
• Over a hundred detained in political extermination campaign in Turkey 

  In Turkey, over a hundred people have been detained for political reasons in the past few days. House searches took place in Mardin, Hakkari, Amed, Mersin and Kars.
• Frankfurt Appeal calls for an end to the Turkish aggression on Rojava 

  The Frankfurt Appeal for the Stop of the Aggression against Rojava is a call by well-known personalities to intervene in Ankara and at the UN and NATO to stop the Turkish war of aggression and to grant access to humanitarian aid.
• Defend Kurdistan: It’s time to take solidarity with Kurdistan to a new level! 

  Defend Kurdistan calls on activists to use their creativity and solidarity from 30 November until 3 December to take action and participate together in the demonstrations.
• Over 18,000 people detained in ongoing protests in Iran and Rojhilat  

  Since the beginning of the ongoing protests in Iran and Rojhilat, protests have been held in 156 regions as well as 143 universities.
• Grassroots Liberation Movement- Kenya sends solidarity to Kurdish people 

  The Grassroots Liberation Movement- Kenya issued a statement of solidarity with the Kurdish people and the Kurdish Liberation Movement.
• Expert Peter Huessy on the use of chemical weapons 

  Expert Peter Huessy spoke about the use of chemical weapons.
• PYD co-chair demands Socialist Inernational to take firm stance against Turkish aggression of Rojava 

  The XXVI Socialist Internationalist Congress is being held in Madrid, hosted by the Spanish Socialists Workers' Party, PSOE. The PYD co-chair, Asya Abdullah, demanded that the organization take a firm stance against Turkish aggression of Rojava.
• The PKK was formed 44 years ago today 

  Formally formed on 27 and 28 November 1978 the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party, Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan) core group was made up largely of political science students led by Abdullah Öcalan in Ankara.
• Thousands in Berlin: "Pave the way for peace, lift the PKK ban!"  

  On 26 November 1993, the then Federal Minister of the Interior, Manfred Kanther, ordered a ban on the activities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, PKK) in Germany.
• Application to lift the PKK ban pending for six months 

  Six months ago, the PKK applied to the Federal Ministry of the Interior to have its ban on activities lifted. So far, there has not even been an acknowledgement of receipt. Lawyer Lukas Theune explains the procedure.
• March against the PKK ban starts in Berlin 

  Thousands of people demonstrate against the PKK ban in Berlin.
• Gysi condemns Turkey, demands end of attacks 

  Left-wing politician Gregor Gysi said that the bombing of northern Syria by NATO member Turkey clearly violates international law. Federal Interior Minister Faeser is completely wrong with her request for proportionality.
• Defend Kurdistan Network calls on people attending Torino Film Festival to protest attacks on Kurds 

  The Defend Kurdistan Network went to the opening ceremony of the Torino Film Festival at Teatro Regio to invite people to the actions that will take place next week in solidarity with Kurdish people.
• EELV: The European Union and the international community must protect the Kurds 

  "Forbidden by the constitution to stand for re-election in 2023, accused of corruption, having lost part of his electorate, the President is trying, like many autocrats, to recover it by stirring up the threat of a terrorist enemy from within."
• KON-MED calls for strong participation in Saturday's demo against the PKK ban in Berlin 

  The Kurdish umbrella organisation KON-MED calls for strong participation in the demonstration against the PKK ban in Berlin tomorrow, calling for an end to the criminalisation of the Kurds and the PKK.
• FDP: Turkish attacks on Kurdish regions are unacceptable 

  The Foreign Affairs Spokesperson of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP), Ulrich Lechte, condemned the latest Turkish attacks on northern Syria and Iraq and requested an urgent investigation into them.
• Protesters block entrance of Boeing factory in Bristol: "Stop arming Turkey" 

  The protestors demanded an immediate stop to weapon sales to Turkey.
• Iran deploys troops to border with Iraq’s Kurdistan Region 

  The Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Land Forces announced that scores of soldiers have been deployed to the border with the Kurdistan Region.
• PJAK: We must be the voice of the resistance in East Kurdistan and Iran 

  The PJAK European Council praised the ongoing popular resistance in East Kurdistan and Iran and called for participation in the demonstrations to be held in Europe.
• Pacific Asian organizations: Stop the Turkish and Iranian war against the Kurds! 

  “These military aggressions against the Kurds not only violate international laws but also are causing massive casualties and damage,” say parties and organizations from Pacific Asia.
• HDP calls for international action to stop Turkish attacks on North-East Syria 

  “Why the Turkish airstrikes and bombing of Nord East Syria, while an investigation of the Istanbul attack is prevented by the AKP-MHP coalition?”, asks the HDP, calling for international organizations to play their role and to urge Turkey to stop attacks.