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• Activists in Athens and Turin protest Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  TCŞ members exposed the Turkish state's war crimes and genocide with a march in Athens, Greece and Turin, Italy.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN call on young people to attend Düsseldorf march on Saturday 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN called on young people to attend the Düsseldorf march tomorrow, 12 November. "As part of the Werin Cenga Azadiyê Campaign, let's breathe for the guerrillas," said young people.
• Iran Human Rights warns of possibility of hasty executions 

  Human Rights group warns of the possibility of hasty executions without any prewarning. The organisation calls on the international community to prevent such crimes with timely action.
• Kurdish institutions ready to attend tomorrow's march against chemical weapons in Düsseldorf  

  Kurdish institutions are ready for a march against chemical weapons to be held in Düsseldorf, tomorrow, Saturday. CDK-S and YJK-S called on everyone to attend.
• Sweden works hard to win Turkey’s support for NATO bid 

  With the change of government in Stockholm, a new dimension in Sweden's anti-Kurdish criminalisation policy is emerging.
• Eastern Kurdistan on solidarity strike for Balochistan 

  The revolutionary uprising in Iran continues unabated despite hundreds of deaths. On Wednesday, solidarity actions took place across the country in commemoration of "Black Friday" in Zahedan, and shops remained closed in Eastern Kurdistan towns.
• TJK-E invites all to the major demonstration in Düsseldorf on Saturday 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe calls for strong participation in the massive rally in Düsseldorf against the Turkish chemical weapons attacks, saying: "No one should go to school or work, everyone should join our struggle for dignity."
• Death of 9 Syrians in Turkey: Not a fire but a social homicide caused by poverty 

  Speaking about the house fire in Bursa that killed eight Syrian children and a mother, Hilmi Miynat of the Labour Party said that if measures are not taken, Syrian and Turkish workers, who are getting poorer day by day, will face more serious problems.
• Şimşek family members kill two people in Suruç 

  The Şimşek family, relatives of AKP Deputy Ibrahim Halil Yıldız, who took part in the attack against Şenyaşar family, killed 2 people on Wednesday over futile motives.
• Martyr Baz Mordem and Helbest Koçerîn Revenge Units carry out action in Van 

  The Martyr Baz Mordem and Helbest Koçerîn Revenge Units announced that they have carried out an action in the neighbourhood of Xaçort in Van in memory of the guerrillas who were killed as a result of the chemical attacks by the Turkish state.
• Activists discuss PKK ban in Hanover  

  An information event on the PKK ban took place in Hanover organized by the Defend Kurdistan initiative and the Women Defend Rojava campaign.
• Lawyer Demir: Council of Europe tolerates Turkey 

  Lawyer Ramazan Demir said that Turkey did not comply with the latest ECtHR ruling concerning the HDP deputies by taking advantage of the Council of Europe’s tolerance.
• MSD warns Sweden against concessions to Erdogan 

  The Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) calls the Swedish concessions for NATO accession to Turkey shocking and calls for resistance against this stance.
• Activists protest Turkish chemical attacks during football match in Germany 

  “The Kurdish youth know their duty to draw attention to the situation, against the silence of the mass media, to become one and be the voice of those who are not heard. To remember is to act, to resist is to live.”
• Demo in front of French Parliament calls for action against Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Kurds and their friends continue their protests after emergence of images and reports proving the Turkish state’s employment of chemical and banned weapons in its war against guerrilla forces in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Kurdish women protest outside the Council of Europe against silence on Turkey's war crimes 

  Kurdish women called for an investigation into Turkey's use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan outside the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg, France.
• Kurdish students protest Turkish chemical attacks at Goethe University 

  Activists from the Kurdish student movements YXK and JXK carried out a civil disobedience action to expose the war crimes of the Turkish state at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.
• Captagon connection: How Syria became a narco-state 

  Captagon is now by far Syria's biggest export, dwarfing all its legal exports put together, according to estimates drawn from official data by AFP.
• Civil disobedience action at WHO headquarters denounces Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Civil disobedience action outside the World Health Organization headquarters protests against the international silence and inaction against Turkey’s crimes in Kurdistan.
• Former HDP deputy Önder sentenced to 5 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime continues its political genocide against the elected representatives of the Kurdish people and the HDP.
• Debate on Turkey's use of chemical weapons in the British Parliament 

  A question by two Labour MPs on Turkey's use of chemical weapons has taken place in the House of Commons. The classification of the PKK as terrorist is also detrimental to democracy and needs to be changed urgently, MPs stated.
• KCDK-E calls on everyone to attend 'National Strike Day against Chemical Weapons' in Düsseldorf 

  The KCDK-E said that they declared 12 November as the “National Strike Day against Chemical Weapons in Europe”, and called people to Düsseldorf to protest “the silence of the OPCW, EU, UN and international powers”.
• Nine Syrian refugees including 8 children die in house fire in Bursa 

  It was reported that 9 people, 8 of them children, lost their lives in a fire that broke out in the house where a Syrian family was staying in a four-storey building in Bursa.
• Demonstration in Leipzig in support of uprising in Iran an Rojhilat 

  A demonstration was held in Leipzig to support the revolution and uprising in East Kurdistan and Iran.
• Democratic Physicians hold "Freedom for Şebnem teacher" vigil in Izmir  

  Democratic Physicians held the 3rd "Freedom for Şebnem teacher" vigil in front of the Izmir Medical Chamber.