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• French police attack activists demanding freedom for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Police attacked activists demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in a commune village they set up tents in front of St. Maurice Church in Strasbourg.
• Mass rally in Strasbourg: "Take action for Abdullah Öcalan!" 

  Kurds and their supporters protest in front of the CoE building in Strasbourg under the motto "Take Action for Öcalan."
• Commune village built in Strasbourg demanding Öcalan’s freedom 

  The activists demand physical freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawsuit against HDP Iskenderun provincial co-chair for a speech he made 7 years ago 

  A lawsuit was filed against HDP Iskenderun provincial co-chair, Abdurrahim Şahin, for a speech he made 7 years ago.
• State-armed village guards represent an increasing problem in Dersim 

  State-armed village guards are an increasing problem in Dersim. Kurdish local politician Ali Kurt was threatened with a weapon by a village guard in his village in the Pêrtag district.
• Young people in Basel protest free trade agreement between Switzerland and Turkey 

  Young people in Basel organised a protest at the Novartis building against the free trade agreement that entered into force between Turkey and Switzerland on Friday.
• Erdogan submits Paris Climate Agreement to parliament for ratification 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted the Paris Climate Agreement to parliament for ratification. The agreement was signed by Turkey back in 2016, but was not put into force due to financial disputes.
• MÖP: ‘Murat Kuseyri conveyed our struggle and pain to the world’ 

  The Mesopotamia Freedom Party commemorated journalist Murat Kuseyri who lost his life, saying, “With his pen, he conveyed the people’s democratic demands and pains to the world public opinion.”
• Iran launches military exercise on Azerbaijan border 

  "We will not tolerate Zionist regime elements and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in the region,” said General Kiyumar Heydari, commander of the land forces.
• Police storm houses with dogs, detain 12 

  12 people have been detained in political genocide operations in several cities. Police used dogs during the house raids and attacked detainees.
• Chamber of Architects: History and original texture are being destroyed in Suriçi 

  The Amed Branch of the Chamber of Architects, denounced a terrible effect on the historical and original texture in the Suriçi Urban Protected Area.
• Trial of Turkish assassination squad adjourned in Brussels 

  The trial of the planned attack on Kurdish politicians Remzi Kartal and Zübeyir Aydar is delayed. The hearing at a Brussels court has been adjourned.
• Turkey’s use of chemical weapons exposed in Switzerland 

  In Switzerland, Kurdish activists visited political parties, civil society organizations and the media and informed them about the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan.
• Families apply to visit to Imralı 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.
• Activists in Bremen protest Turkish attacks and use of chemical weapons against Kurds 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks in Kurdistan and the use of poison gas against the guerrillas were protested in Bremen.
• KON-MED calls on people to join rally for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  KON-MED called on all Kurdish people and their friends living in Germany to attend the rally to be held in Strasbourg on Saturday demanding Freedom for Öcalan.
• KOMAW calls on international community to speak out against Turkish crimes in Kurdistan 

  KOMAW underlined that the Turkish state has openly committed crimes against humanity before the eyes of the world and said that no international humanitarian organization should remain silent about this.
• Lawyer Jan Fermon speaks about delisting the PKK from terrorist organisations list 

  Lawyer Jan Fermon speaks about delisting the PKK from the terrorist organisations list.
• TekoJIN activists in Vienna protest isolation of Öcalan and Turkish attacks on Kurdistan 

  TekoJIN activists gathered on Thursday evening in Vienna and organized an action against the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the invasion attacks in Kurdistan as part of the "Werin Cenga Azadiyê" campaign.
• Attack on Syrian refugees in Izmir 

  Houses and vehicles were set on fire in the attack on a site in Torbalı, Izmir, where Syrian refugees live.
• MSD delegation meets with US officials in Washington 

  The MSD and US officials discussed the Syrian issue and ways to solve it during a meeting at the US Department of State.
• ESP visits Şenyaşar family: We will expand the resistance everywhere 

  Co-chair of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) Şahin Tümtüklü said: “We will expand the resistance of Şenyaşar family everywhere.”
• Jinen Tirejen Roje set fire to two textile factories and 15 vehicles 

  The Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative announced that they set fire to two textile factories and 15 vehicles, 10 of which belong to prison wardens.
• Support from North Africa for the 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' campaign 

  Many well-known North Africans back the hashtag campaign for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which the Kurdistan Digital Media Council will launch on October 8.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been imprisoned on Imrali Island for 22 years under conditions of severe isolation.