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• Solidarity with María, expelled from Germany for her work with Kurdish Freedom Movement 

  Women Defend Rojava and Grupo Internacional issued a statement condemning the expulsion of internationalist María V. from Germany because of her political activism in solidarity with the Kurdish Freedom Movement.
• Activists in Heilbronn celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of the PKK 

  Speaking at the celebration held in Heilbronn, politician Faysal Sarıyıldız said that the Kurds will triumph under the leadership of the PKK movement.
• Thousands of Kurds and friends say 'lift the ban on PKK' in Berlin  

  Thousands of Kurds and their friends demonstrated in Berlin against the ban on the PKK. They demanded the ban to be lifted immediately.
• Over 1,800 Iraqi nationals brought back from Belarus 

  A total of 1,894 Iraqi nationals have been brought back from Minsk on four special flights so far, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
• Mesopotamia Freedom Party: We stand by the PKK 

  In a written statement, the Mesopotamia Freedom Party celebrated the PKK's 43rd anniversary on behalf of the Assyrian/Syriac/Chaldean people and highlighted that they stand by the PKK in every possible way.
• International support for PKK: The real terrorist is the Turkish state 

  French deputies, trade unionists, journalists, intellectuals and activists demanded that the PKK be removed from the list of terrorist organizations.
• Thousands demonstrate against the PKK ban in Berlin 

  The ‘Lift the PKK Ban’ Initiative, founded by German, Kurdish and migrant organizations demanding an end to the German state’s ban, is holding a massive rally in Berlin today.
• Germany deports Spanish activist, citing a link with the Kurds 

  Germany expelled Maria V., a Spanish activist who supports the Kurdish liberation struggle and barred her from entering the country for the next 20 years. They cited Maria's command of Kurdish and her use of her expertise for the Kurds as a reason.
• 120 French personalities call on US President Biden to remove PKK from terrorist organisations list 

  120 French trade unionists, activists, artists, journalists and academics called on US President Biden to remove the PKK from the terrorist organisations list.
• Young activists in Europe open celebrations for 43rd anniversary of the PKK's establishment 

  Young people from Kurdistan opened the celebration for the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of the PKK on Friday night.
• İsmail Parmaksız: 'The PKK was a source of hope for us' 

  İsmail Parmaksız is one of the Kurds who came to Berlin in 1972. He has been a Kurdish revolutionary since 1976. He said: “The PKK was a source of hope for us. We saw victory in the PKK."
• Police take many into custody in Kızıltepe and Mazıdağı 

  Many people were detained in the political police operation carried out in Kızıltepe and Mazıdağı.
• Women's delegation meets MEP Özlem Alev Demirel in Duisburg 

  A women's delegation met with MEP Özlem Alev Demirel in Duisburg to discuss the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against Kurdistan.
• Coalition Against Chemical Weapons in Kurdistan demands investigation  

  A new campaign has been launched to demand action on the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey against the Kurds in its latest military operation into Northern Iraq.
• Leyla Güven sentenced to 5 years in prison 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven has been sentenced to prison over a speech she made last year.
• Osman Kavala remains in prison 

  After the diplomatic scandal surrounding the imprisonment of Osman Kavala in Turkey, his trial continued on Friday. As expected, the 64-year-old activist remains in prison.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners: 44th year will be the year of our Leader's freedom 

  Celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the PKK's founding, PKK and PAJK prisoners said that they will see the 44th year as the year for the freedom of women, people and Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and they will fight accordingly.
• Families of Imrali prisoners submit visitation request 

  The families of Abdullah Öcalan and his fellow prisoners have submitted a new application to the Turkish judicial authorities for permission to visit them. There has been no sign of life from the Imrali prisoners for eight months.
• TKP-ML celebrates PKK’s foundation anniversary 

  TKP-ML celebrated the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), saying that the PKK could not be stopped despite all kinds of attacks.
• German ban on the PKK to be denounced in Berlin tomorrow 

  The ‘Lift the PKK Ban’ Initiative, founded by German, Kurdish and migrant organizations demanding an end to the German state’s ban, will hold a massive rally in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, tomorrow.
• Kurdish Friendship Group MEPs say Turkish invasion should be stopped 

  The European deputies of the Kurdish Friendship Group held a press conference in the European Parliament and called on the European institutions to take action against the continuing Turkish state drone attacks.
• Police take many HDP members into custody in Istanbul and Kocaeli 

  Turkish police carried out house raids in Istanbul and Kocaeli in the early hours of the morning and took many HDP members into custody.
• Police take 17 people into custody in Adana 

  Many people were taken into custody as the result of a new political police operation in Adana.
• KCDK-E calls for the participation in the Berlin rally against the PKK ban 

  KCDK-E has urged people to participate in the rally against the PKK ban to be held in Berlin on November 27.
• Police take many into custody in the cities of Amed and Urfa 

  A number of people have been taken into custody in a new political police operation in the cities of Amed and Urfa.