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• Death toll in "Bloody Friday" massacre in Iran rises to 88 

  It is reported that the number of protestors who lost their lives during the massacre dubbed "Bloody Friday" in Zahidan, the administrative centre of Sistan and Balochistan provinces, has increased to 88.
• KON-MED calls for participation in protests to condemn the October 9 Conspiracy 

  “We must now bring this glorious resistance to a conclusion and ensure the physical freedom of Öcalan in order to respond to the 25th anniversary of the conspiracy," the KON-MED said.
• TJK-E presents calendar of protests for anniversary of 9 October International conspiracy 

  TJK-E presented the calendar of the protests to be held for the anniversary of the 9 October International Conspiracy and called on all women to attend the actions.
• Environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends protest for Nagihan Akarsel In Stockholm 

  Famous young environmental activist Greta Thunberg and her friends attended the protest for Nagihan Akarsel in Stockholm.
• Freedom Seeking Youth Initiative launches hashtag campaign to demand freedom for ÖcaIan on 8 October 

  The Freedom Seeking Youth Initiative called for a hashtag campaign and actions demanding freedom for Abdullah ÖcaIan.
• Protest in Lausanne demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan continues on its 11th month 

  The protest which has been held in Lausanne since 24 November 2021 demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan continues.
• KCDK-E: Poland acting like Erdoğan regime’s new proxy for his wars 

  The KCDK-E, representing the Kurds in Europe, calls on the Polish government to end its inhumane cooperation with the AKP-MHP fascist Turkish regime and the dictator Erdoğan against the Kurds.
• Resistance grows in Iran and Rojilat as death toll rises 

  Protests for freedom and democracy continue in dozens of cities in Iran and East Kurdistan as the death toll keeps rising.
• Activists from Kassel take over 538th week of Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil 

  In the 538th week of the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil, a delegation from Kassel took over the action. The group underlined the inseparable connection between Öcalan's freedom and the question of freedom in Kurdistan.
• Kurds in Europe protest murder of Nagihan Akarsel 

  Kurds got together in many European cities to protest the murder of Nagihan Akarsel, a member of the Jineology Research Center.
• Committee for the Prevention of Torture to send Turkey its report on Imrali prison in March 2023 

  It has been reported that the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), which visited Imrali, where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is kept in absolute isolation, will send its report on the visit to the Turkish authorities in March 2023.
• Two violent explosions near police station in Yüksekova 

  Two violent explosions occurred near a police station in Yüksekova, in the province of Hakkari. After the explosion, Turkish police took many people into custody.
• HPG guerrilla Mazlum Bahadır buried in Adana 

  HPG guerrilla Mazlum Bahadır, who was killed in clashes in the Besta region, in Şırnak, was buried in the Ceyhan district of Adana.
• Khamenei blames foreign powers for protests 

  Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei blamed Israel and the US for the protests and accused protestors of burning the Qur'an and mosques and removing women's headscarves.
• 125 Iraqi deputies collect signatures in response to Iranian and Turkish attacks 

  Şaxewan Abdulla, Second Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, announced that 125 deputies had collected signatures for Turkish and Iranian attacks to be discussed in the Iraqi Parliament, but no date has been set for the meeting yet.
• Annual inflation in Turkey rises to 186 per cent 

  Istanbul-based inflation research group ENAG put year-on-year inflation for August at 186 per cent, while the state statistics agency, notorious for embellishing figures, said inflation was 83.45 per cent.
• Security forces attack students at Sharif University in Tehran, reports say 

  Videos and reports surfacing on social media show that Sharif University in Tehran has been surrounded by security forces who have laid siege to the campus.
• Lula wins first round of elections in Brazil 

  With 99.74 percent of the votes counted, Lula won the first round with 48.36 percent in this Sunday's elections, leaving behind Bolsonaro, who obtained 43.65 percent, according to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court. There will be a runoff election.
• Thousands march in Paris to support protests in Iran 

  Thousands of people marched in Paris to protest Iran's policy of massacre against demonstrations triggered by the murder of Jina Amini by the Iranian "morality police".
• Iranian activists storm pro-government Kayhan newspaper 

  Protesters raided the headquarters of the ultra-conservative Kayhan newspaper in Tehran, which accuses protesters in Iran of being "the enemy's mercenaries".
• Kurds cut their hair for Mahsa Amini in Draguignan 

  Kurdish women and men in Draguignan cut their hair to protest the murder of a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Jina) Amini.
• YPS-JIN sets fire to grey wolves’ office in Istanbul 

  Martyr Erdal Şahin YPS JIN Retaliation Team said that they set fire to an office of the Grey Wolves, a racist paramilitary organization of the state, in Ümraniye district of Istanbul.
• Kurds in Marseille collect signatures demanding delisting of PKK  

  A stand to collect signatures demanding the withdrawal of the PKK from the list of terrorist organisations was opened in Marseille on Saturday night.
• Seven people sent to prison in Mersin 

  A number of people who were taken into custody as part of the political genocide operations in Mersin were sent to prison.
• "The Mullah regime cannot contain the women's revolution" 

  Iran and Eastern Kurdistan are in revolt following the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini by the "morality police" in Tehran. Dr Kamran Matin from Sussex University comments on women's leadership and the situation in Iran.