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• Students detained at protest against president Erdoğan’s targeting of young people  

  Students protested president Erdoğan’s targeting of young people, which led to the detention of 4 people. The police detained at least 5 more students.
• Sancar: Why are children killed and thousands imprisoned if the Kurdish question is resolved? 

  Erdogan claims that the Kurdish question has been solved. HDP Co-Chairman Mithat Sancar rejects this and asks why thousands of politicians are still in prison and Kurdish children are being run over by armored vehicles.
• Politicians in Rojava call for support for online campaign for Öcalan 

  Politicians and representatives of political parties in Rojava called for strong participation in the hashtag campaign which Kurdistan Digital Media Council will launch on October 8 demanding physical freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in protests against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress criticised the international institutions that remain silent about Turkey’s war crimes and called for participation in the actions to be organized against use of chemical weapons.
• Group from Darmstadt takes over vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  After the brutal police attack last weekend in Strasbourg, the permanent vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is continued by four activists from Darmstadt.
• Activists in Limassol protest Turkish state's use of chemical weapons 

  A protest was carried out in Limassol, Cyprus, against the invading Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against guerrillas and occupation attacks.
• Police take two people into custody in Bitlis 

  Two people were detained in house raids carried out by Turkish police in Bitlis.
• Northeast Syrian delegation continues its diplomatic work in the US 

  The northeast Syrian delegation, led by Ilham Ehmed, is continuing its diplomatic journey through the United States. After receptions in the White House and the State Department, talks were held with senators and representatives of the US Congress.
• South Kurdistan people call for support for online campaign for Öcalan 

  Politicians, academics, intellectuals and writers in South Kurdistan call for support for an online campaign to be launched by the Kurdistan Digital Media Council on October 8 demanding the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCDK-E demands an official apology for the “shameful attack” in Strasbourg 

  After the police attack on activists protesting for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, largest Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe, KCDK-E demands an apology from the Governor's Office of Strasbourg.
• Turkish Statistical Institute publishes new data on inflation rate 

  According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the annualized inflation rate is 19.58 percent. The exchange rate of the lira against the euro is 0.097 euros.
• Progressive Alliance adopts resolution "declaring unequivocal solidarity with the HDP”  

  The Progressive Alliance calls on Turkey to respect democracy, freedom of speech and association, and the rule of law, and to end the repression of political opposition.
• Paul Scholey speaks in support of 'Freedom shall Prevail' Campaign 

  Paul Scholey, member of the 2019 Imrali peace delegation, spoke in support of the 'Freedom Shall Prevail' Campaign.
• Peace in Kurdistan supports release of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote to the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs an open letter in support of the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Campaign Group condemns attack against Kurds in Strasbourg 

  The ‘Freedom Will Prevail, Take Action for Öcalan Campaign Group’ strongly condemned the attack by the French police on the protesters in Strasbourg and the Strasbourg Governorship, which ordered the attack.
• Union Syndicale Solidaires condemns French state attack on Kurdish protest camp in Strasbourg 

  The French trade union federation Union Syndicale Solidaires has sharply condemned the attack on the Kurdish protest camp in Strasbourg: "Once again the state has decided against the just struggle of the people and in favour of repression."
• HDP activist Ezgi Orak abducted in Ankara released from custody 

  HDP activist Ezgi Orak, who was kidnapped by police in Ankara on Wednesday, has been released.
• Kurdish voters support women's participation in politics 

  According to a survey of Kurdish voters, an overwhelming majority of 88.1 per cent support women's participation in politics and decision-making processes.
• Solidarity with Kurdistan in the Basque Country 

  A demonstration of solidarity with Kurdistan took place in Bilbao in the Basque Country. The demonstrators denounced Turkish war crimes and the silence of the international community.
• Court sentences dead HDP politician to 8 years in prison 

  Political sentences in Turkey do not even spare the dead. HDP politician Ahmet Öner, who died four years ago, has been posthumously sentenced to over eight years in prison for membership in an armed terrorist organization.
• The Kurdish community in Italy shows solidarity with former Riace mayor Mimmo Lucano 

  The Kurdish community in Italy shows solidarity with Mimmo Lucano. The former mayor of Riace has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for providing abandoned homes to migrants.
• "The Voice behind the violence": Canadian jihadist charged in the US 

  A Canadian jihadist considered a leading figure in the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) English Media Section and who served as an ISIS fighter, was charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS.
• Activists in London protest French police attack on people protesting in Strasbourg 

  After the fascist attack by the French police on the people who opened their tents in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, activists took to the streets in London.
• CDK-F co-chair condemns attack by French police in Strasbourg 

  CDK-F co-chair said that France, which does not tolerate even a democratic action by the people, has served the fascist Turkish state, colonialist states and the ISIS mentality with this attack.
• Call from 14 institutions: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan! 

  KONGRA-GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal urged international organizations to speak out and call for freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.