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• Greek PM to Turkey: If we had 85% inflation, I’d be trying to change the subject too 

  “If I responded to the statements of Turkish officials every time they provoked Greece, I don’t think I’d be doing anything else,” Mitsotakis said.
• 6th anniversary of the Turkish regime’s crackdown on the HDP 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Europe Representation's summary of the political crackdown on the party since 4 November 2016.
• Kurdish organisations call on everyone to attend demos against chemical weapons on 12 November 

  A number of Kurdish parties and organisations called on everyone to attend the demonstrations that will take place in Düsseldorf as well as in various European cities to protest the Turkish use of chemical weapons and the silence of European institutions.
• Solidarity greetings from Peace in Kurdistan Campaign to Sinn Féin’s Ard Fheis 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign has sent a message to all members of Sinn Féin meeting at the party’s Ard Fheis 2022, on Saturday.
• ÖHD member lawyer Aryen Turan detained 

  ÖHD member lawyer Aryen Turan, who spoke at the Izmir Bar Association General Assembly demanding an investigation on the use of chemical weapons, was taken into custody.
• Istekli: An independent committee should carry out an investigation 

  Lawyers' Association for Freedom Istanbul Branch Co-Chair Gürkan Istekli said that an independent committee should carry out an investigation into the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish state.
• HDP meets German Federal Foreign Office director 

  HDP met with Susanne Schütz, director for South-East Europe, Turkey and EFTA States in the German Federal Foreign Office in Ankara.
• Activists in Stuttgart launch 3-day tent protest against Turkish chemical attacks  

  Activists in Stuttgart, started a three-day tent protest to draw attention to the chemical attacks carried out by Turkey and to call for participation both in the tent protest and the march to be held at the weekend.
• Prisoners in Amed on hunger strike to protest Turkey’s use of chemicals weapons write to UN 

  Prisoners in Diyarbakır High Security Prison No. 1 continue their hunger strike to protest Turkey’s use of chemical weapons. The prisoners wrote letters to the UN and relevant institutions asking them to investigate its war crimes.
• Kurds in Marseille launch 3-day tent protest to expose Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Kurds living in Marseille launched a three-day tent protest to draw attention to the Turkish use of chemical weapons. The organizers called for participation in the tent action and the march to be held at the weekend.
• At least 277 people killed by security forces in Iran and Rojhilat protests 

  At least 277 people have been killed by security forces in the nationwide protests in Iran and Rojhilat.
• HBDH militia strikes a drug gang in Istanbul 

  The HBDH Imran Fırtına Militia organized a sabotage action against a drug gang called "Bayraklar" in Istanbul.
• Kurdish associations expect an apology after police violence against demonstration in The Hague 

  A demonstration in The Hague against the silence of international organisations on Turkey's war crimes in Kurdistan was met with a brutal police attack. Kurdish associations expect an apology.
• HDP Co-chairs
 send message to congratulate newly elected Brazilian president Lula da Silva 

  HDP Co-chairs
, Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, sent a message to congratulate newly elected Brazilian president Lula da Silva.
• Actions in Europe on 8th anniversary of liberation of Kobanê  

  Actions were held in many cities of Europe to greet the liberation of Kobanê from the Turkish state-backed ISIS mercenaries 8 years ago after a unique resistance.
• Kurds demonstrate in The Hague: "OPCW, do your job!" 

  Kurdish organisations called on the OPCW in The Hague to break its silence and investigate and prevent Turkish chemical weapons use in Kurdistan.
• DGRM calls for the release of Fincancı and investigation into possible use of chemical weapons 

  The German Society of Legal Medicine (DGRM) demands an immediate release of Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı and a comprehensive independent investigation into the possible violation of the ban on chemical weapons.”
• Kurds protest the OPCW in the Netherlands over its silence on Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  In the Hague, the Netherlands, Kurds and their friends are protesting the OPCW, which has remained silent towards Turkish use of chemical weapons and banned bombs against the guerrilla forces in northern Iraq.
• Protests continue in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan 

  Despite the attacks and obstructions by the state forces in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan, the protests continue. An indictment was prepared for one thousand of those arrested.
• HDP issues statement to mark 1 November, World Kobanê Day 

  The HDP issued a statement to mark 1 November, World Kobanê Day.
• Turkish use of chemical weapons condemned at football match in Athens 

  At a football match played in Athens, attention was drawn to the invasion and genocide attacks by the Turkish state, and the message "We stand by the Kurdish guerrillas against the war crimes of the Turkish regime" was given.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Prime Minister over Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote to the UK Prime Minister over Turkish use of chemical weapons in Iraqi Kurdistan.
• Iranian regime plans public trials in Tehran 

  The Iranian regime wants to publicly try about 1,000 people who allegedly took part in the uprising in the country. The people in question are to stand trial for "subversive actions" before a revolutionary court starting this week.
• Students continue protests for freedom in Iran and East Kurdistan 

  As anti-government protests across Iran and East Kurdistan entered the 46th day, university students have stepped up their resistance in recent days.
• Noam Chomsky: Abdullah Öcalan should be released immediately 

  Noam Chomsky, a member of the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative and prominent Linguist, called for the Kurdish leader to be “released from inhuman imprisonment immediately.”