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• Number of people killed in Iran rises to 215 

  The number of people killed in the current nationwide protests has increased to at least 215 people, including 27 children. Violent attacks and crackdowns against school children have caused public outrage in many cities.
• HDP condemns police attacks on its MPs 

  Over the last six years, HDP members and executives have been facing intense pressure from the AKP government and its ultra-nationalist ally the MHP through both the judiciary and the security forces.
• Güleryüz: We make our defence with our people 

  A top politician from the HDP, Mahfuz Güleryüz said that in the closure case his party would defend itself with the people on the streets, not in courtrooms.
• Death toll rises to eight after fire in Iran’s Evin Prison 

  After the major fire in Evin prison in Tehran, the number of victims has risen to eight, according to state figures. Originally, the Iranian judiciary had reported four dead and 61 injured. Four seriously injured people have now died in hospital.
• Latif Rashid takes presidential office 

  Latif Rashid who was elected the new President of Iraq following an election in the Iraqi Parliament on October 13, has taken the office in an official ceremony today.
• Ismail Kino: Left-socialist forces must also fight against isolation 

  DBP Party Assembly member Ismail Kino spoke about the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: “Left-socialist forces also need to fight against this isolation policy.”
• KCDK-E: AKP-MHP government responsible for death of 41 workers in Bartin 

  The KCDK-E said that capitalism's greed for profit caused the death of 41 workers in Bartin and added that the AKP-MHP government was responsible for the massacre.
• Memorial in Marseille for guerrilla Çekdar Canfeda  

  Guerrilla Çekdar Canfeda Med and his three friends, who fell as martyrs in Metina, were commemorated with an event held in Marseille.
• TTK Mine was in the hands of managers with previous bad record 

  It turned out that Ismail Güner, deputy General Manager of Bartın TTK Amasra Enterprise Institution, where 41 mine workers were killed, was the general manager of Zonguldak TTK Karadon Institution, where an accident killed 30 workers in 2010.
• Masses protest against Iran in Brussels, demanding freedom for women and all identities 

  Protesters in Brussels condemned the Iranian state and called for freedom for women, different identities and communities.
• HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar and MP Feleknas Uca speak at PES Congress in Berlin 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar and foreign policy spokesperson Feleknas Uca attended the Congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin.
• At least four prisoners killed, 61 injured in Evin Prison 

  Officials announced that the fire has been taken under control. Details on the incident and the situation of prisoners were not available as it is not possible to obtain information from prison.
• KODAR calls for defence of prisoners in Iran 

  KODAR from Rojhilat calls for the defence of political prisoners after the fire in the notorious torture prison Evin in Tehran. The prisons have been centres of resistance for 43 years.
• YPG/YPJ flags not forbidden in Germany, says lawyer 

  Various courts in Germany have ruled that the symbols of the YPG/YPJ are not prohibited. Nevertheless, the police repeatedly take action against flags being carried at demonstrations.
• Activists in Freiburg collect signatures to remove PKK from list of terrorist organizations 

  A stand was opened by activists in Freiburg to collect signatures to the petition demanding the removal of the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations.
• Iranian regime kills 9 kolbars during protests that started since murder of Jina Amini 

  During the protests that started in Iran since the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini, the Iranian regime killed 9 kolbars.
• Fire breaks out at Evin prison in Tehran 

  A major fire broke out on Saturday at Iran's notorious Evin prison, known for housing political prisoners, journalists and foreign nationals.
• Rıdvan Turan: Those responsible for the mine disaster in Amasra are those who run this country 

  Speaking in Amasra, HDP deputy co-chair Rıdvan Turan said: “The President's duty is not to give blood money to the nation, but to prevent these accidents from happening. Those responsible are those who run this country."
• Popular uprisings in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan continue 

  The uprisings in Iran are not abating, people are shouting "Jin Jiyan Azadî" and demanding an end to the Islamic dictatorship.
• HDP cancels anniversary celebrations due to deadly coal mine explosion 

  Forty bodies have been recovered so far after the explosion in a coal mine in Amasra in the Black Sea region in northern Turkey. The HDP has cancelled all celebrations of the party's tenth anniversary.
• Swiss Climate Strike Initiative calls for closure of Rojava airspace 

  The Swiss Climate Strike Initiative has announced that they support the call for the closure of Rojava’s airspace.
• Turkish mine explosion kills at least 28, dozens still trapped 

  At least 28 people died in a mining accident in Amasra on Friday evening. Dozens are still trapped underground.
• Defend Kurdistan Initiative calls for actions against chemical weapons 

  The Defend Kurdistan Initiative calls for actions to be organized from 3 November, the UN day of remembrance for all victims of chemical warfare, until 3 December, when demonstrations will be held around Europe.
• Selahattin Demirtaş sentenced to two and a half years in prison again 

  In the re-opened trial for "revealing the identity of persons involved in counter-terrorism", Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş has again been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
• KONGRA-GEL Co-chair visits Xosnav Ata protesting in front of OPCW 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Chair Remzi Kartal visited Xosnav Ata who is carrying out a vigil in front of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, the Netherlands.