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• Preliminary agreement to form a three-party government in Germany 

  The Social Democrats (SPD), the winner of the German election, along with the Greens and Liberals, have achieved a preliminary agreement to form a government.
• Jailed since 2016, Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to another prison term 

  Kurdish politician and former member of parliament Aysel Tuğluk, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2016, has been given another prison sentence - for alleged terror propaganda in 2012 and 2013.
• Putin says ISIS fighters cluster together in Central Asia 

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that ISIS has about 2,000 fighters disguised as refugees in Afghanistan and wants to expand into ex-Soviet Central Asian countries.
• Kurdistan Alliance meeting: We will build the future together 

  HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar said, "We want all the Kurdish parties and institutions to join us. We shall build the future together. We must immediately establish the broadest anti-war coalition possible."
• Former mayor of Cizre denied medical treatment in prison 

  Former Mayor of Cizre, Aydın Budak, jailed in Silivri Prison, has been denied medical treatment and placed in the same ward with prisoners from the Gülen Movement.
• Mardin Provincial co-chair Kuday: Lifting isolation means bringing peace, democracy and brotherhood  

  Mardin Provincial co-chair Kuday said that if peace, democracy and brotherhood are to be talked about in Turkey, the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan must be lifted first.
• Kurdistan Islamic Community takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on week 486 

  Members of the Kurdistan Islamic Community (CIK) took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on its 486th week.
• Kurdish young people in Paris protest the KDP's betrayal  

  Kurdish young people protested the KDP's betrayal of the Kurdish people by hanging a banner in front of the KDP building in Paris.
• Up to 15 years in prison sought for head of solidarity organization in Amed 

  The prosecutor sought a prison sentence of up to 15 years in the case of Sarmaşık Association President Mehmet erif Çamçı, who stands trial as part of the DTK (Democratic Society Congress) probe.
• Turkey’s use of chemical weapons brought up in the German parliament 

  The information about the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons in the Medya Defense Zones was brought to the German parliament's attention by the Left Party.
• Kurdish initiative in Bern holds talks about Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  A delegation from the Kurdish Community Center and the Mizgîn Women's Council holds talks in Bern with NGOs and political parties about Turkey's use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan and calls for an independent investigation.
• Young people in Bordeaux demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Young people gathered at the Grand Theater square in Bordeaux on Wednesday night, demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurdish young activists carry out act of civil disobedience at Marseille Provence Airport 

  Kurdish young activists carried out an act of civil disobedience at Marseille Provence Airport.
• HDP delegations visit hundreds of villages 

  The HDP continues its grassroots exchanges, visiting 1653 villages in the Kurdish regions of Amed and Serhad and in Çukurova last month.
• Court postpones hearing of five journalists in Mardin 

  The hearing in a lawsuit against 8 people, 5 of whom are journalists, has been postponed.
• Stop Turkey’s use of chemical weapons, says Peace in Kurdistan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement to condemn the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish state.
• Shi’ite cleric Sadr wins elections in Iraq 

  The Sadr Group, affiliated with the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, has won the elections in Iraq. Turnout in the elections stood at 41 percent.
• Diplomacy traffic between Taliban and the West intensifies 

  The new Afghan regime will hold talks with US and EU officials in Doha in an attempt to break the diplomatic isolation in the international arena. Several other Western countries have also met Taliban officials in recent days.
• HDP co-mayor sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Şenyaşar family’s justice vigil enters 218th day 

  “The truth will definitely be revealed one day” said the Şenyaşar family on the 218th day of their resistance.
• Family of guerrilla Saniye Toprak still waiting to be given her remains 

  The remains of guerrilla Saniye Toprak, who fell as a martyr in clashes in Gabar Mountain in August, have not been given to her family for about two months.
• Six people sent to prison while new arrests take place this morning in Antalya 

  Six of the 12 people taken into custody in Amed on 1 October were sent to prison, while many people were detained in the raids in Antalya.
• Iraqi officials say ISIS leader Sami Casim al-Jaburi captured in Turkey 

  Iraqi officials announced on Monday that ISIS leader Sami Casim al-Jaburi was captured during the operation carried out by Iraqi intelligence services in Turkey.
• Children of Fire set fire to two factories and an automobile 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to two factories and an automobile in three cities.
• Anti-terror police raid Kurdish wedding in Ankara due to local dresses worn by guests 

  Anti-terror police raided the wedding of a Kurdish family in Mamak, Ankara on the grounds that some guests were "wearing local dress" and demanded footage of the event.