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• Death toll on the rise as protests continue in Iran  

  Nationwide protests following Mahsa Amini’s death continued in several cities, with protestors chanting slogans such as “Woman, Life, Freedom”, and “Death to the Dictator.”
• Iran's attacks on South Kurdistan leave 13 people, including a pregnant woman, dead and 58 injured  

  According to the new balance sheet, 13 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in Iran's attacks on South Kurdistan with drones and missiles on Wednesday, and 58 people, mostly civilians, were injured.
• Margaret Owen says Öcalan should be released 

  Human rights lawyer Margaret Owen said that Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan should be released if universal laws and norms were followed and demanded the removal of the PKK from the list of "terrorist organizations".
• Lawyer Şakar demands that Europe stop being silent about Turkish crimes 

  An event on the PKK ban took place at the Kurdish community center in Berlin. At the event, lawyer Mahmut Şakar demanded that Europe reconsider its terror discourse and stop being silent about Turkish crimes.
• Second edition of Kurdistan Days will take place in Dresden in October 

  The second edition of the Kurdistan Days will take place in Dresden with a wide range of cultural and political events. As a warm-up, an activist from "Women Defend Rojava" gave a talk on the Kurdish freedom movement.
• Demo in Berlin calls for the release of Ecevit Piroğlu from Serbian extradition custody 

  Activists in Berlin have demanded the immediate release of Ecevit Piroğlu from Serbian extradition custody. The political activist is threatened with deportation to Turkey and has been on hunger strike since June.
• Female ISIS returnee Nadine K. charged in Germany 

  ISIS returnee Nadine K. has been charged with aiding and abetting genocide and crimes against humanity. Her husband regularly raped and abused an enslaved Yazidi woman, which Nadine K. knew and supported.
• Solidarity protests with uprising in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran 

  Solidarity actions with the uprising in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan took place in Aachen, Dresden and Bern. Activists burned headscarves and demanded the fall of the regime.
• Swedish Left Party youth stage protest in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm 

  Young activists protested in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm against the attacks on Kurdistan and expressed solidarity with the uprisings in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini.
• Gündüz: We are prepared for any situation and won't hand this country over to fascism 

  Turkey has already entered the election campaign mood and the opposition party HDP is threatened with being illegalized. HDP politician Özlem Gündüz said: “We are prepared for any situation and will not hand this country over to fascism."
• Police take 22 into custody in Mersin after attack on police station 

  In the political police operations carried out after the action against the police station in Mersin, 22 people were taken into custody.
• Lawyers of Öcalan submit another application to visit Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place three years ago.
• Kurds in Europe to take to the streets in support of protests in Rojhilat and Iran 

  Kurdish institutions and parties in Europe announced mass demonstrations on 1 October to support the resistance in Iran and Rojhilat (Western Kurdistan).
• Iraqi parliament speaker Halbousi resigns amid political stalemate 

  Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi resigned from his post. The parliament will hold its first session on Wednesday since the protests on August 29.
• Kurdish PEN: Everyone should support the historic uprising of peoples in Iran 

  The Kurdish PEN expressed solidarity with the protests in East Kurdistan and Iran and urged institutions, organizations, intellectuals and international PEN centres to support the demands and actions of the Kurdish and Iranian peoples.
• Protests continue in East Kurdistan and Iran 

  The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that 76 people, including 6 women and 4 children, were killed in the demonstrations that have been continuing for 10 days.
• Yazidi women take over the vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Activists of the Yazidi women's association SMJÊ took over the vigil for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg in the 537th week of the action.
• Kurdish journalist Firaz Dağ and politician Kamber Söylemez commemorated in London 

  Mass events were held in London to commemorate Kurdish journalist-filmmaker Firaz Dağ and politician Kamber Söylemez who were martyred in Rojava.
• KNK condemns Armenia for “attempting to demolish the Armenian-Kurdish friendship bridge" 

  The KNK said that the Armenian government's handing over of two guerrilla fighters to the Turkish state was an attempt to demolish the friendship bridge between the Kurdish and Armenian people.
• Thousands detained in 146 cities of Iran as protests continue 

  As anti-government protests demanding democracy and freedom in Iran and East Kurdistan continued for the 11th day, the judicial power threatened demonstrators.
• Ceremony in Rome for the YPG commanders Rojhat Karakoçan and Doğan Amanos 

  A ceremony was held in Rome for the YPG commanders Rojhat Karakoçan and Doğan Amanos, who fell as martyrs in Ain Issa.
• KONGRA-GEL condemns Armenia’s government handing over of two Kurdish revolutionaries 

  The KONGRA-GEL co-presidency Council condemned Armenia’s handing over of two Kurdish revolutionaries to the Turkish state and said: "Everyone, especially the Armenian people, should stand up against this betrayal, and no one should remain silent."
• Activists in Sydney condemn killing of Jina Amini 

  An action was held in Sydney to condemn the killing of Kurdish woman Jina Amini in Tehran, and support the resistance actions.
• Italians go to polls as far right set to win 

  The final opinion polls carried out before a pre-election embargo gave far right Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party a clear lead over the PD, which remained stuck at just over 20% of the vote.
• Armenian MP Manukyan condemns handing over of two HPG guerrillas to Turkey 

  Armenian parliamentarian Gegham Manukyan reacted sharply to the handing over of two HPG guerrillas to the Turkish state, saying "Armenia has not seen such betrayal for 30 years" and noted that they will "get rid of the occupation government".