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• Activists on vigil in front of the UN call for investigation into Turkey’s use of chemical gas 

  As every Wednesday, Kurdish activists protested in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva against the international silence on the Turkish attacks on Kurdistan.
• Prisoners’ hunger strike against isolation and rights violations on day 286 

  The hunger strike of the political prisoners in Turkey’s prisons against the Imrali isolation and detention conditions marks its 286th day. The solidarity hunger strikes in Maxmur and Greece also continue.
• National Conference calls for consistent stance against occupation 

  The final declaration of the "National Conference Against Occupation" says: "All Kurdish figures should take a consistent line against the invasion and fulfill their duty to effectively warn the Kurdish forces."
• GFTU Fringe meeting to discuss Kurdish question 

  British trade union GFTU will hold a meeting at the Trade Union Congress on Kurdish question on 14 September.
• Activists from Frankfurt take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group from Frankfurt took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The vigil demands freedom for the Kurdish people’s leader since 2012.
• Attack on family in Izmir leaves 12 injured 

  12 people were injured in an armed attack against a family in Konak, Izmir.
• Three detained in Mersin and Maraş 

  Supporting political prisoners is dangerous, even for family members. In Mersin and Maraş, several homes have been stormed by police and military. Those targeted are accused of sending money to prisoners.
• Leyla Güven: We will respond to racism in an organized manner! 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven who remains in prison wrote a letter to Dedeoğulları family who lost its 7 members in a racist attack in Konya. Güven said that they would respond to racism in an organized manner.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan on Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client on Imrali after his call for a meeting with his lawyers within a legal framework.
• Hunger strike in prisons on day 285 

  The hunger strike of the political prisoners in Turkey’s prisons against the Imrali isolation marks its 285th day. The solidarity hunger strikes in Maxmur and Greece also continue.
• KOMAW calls on the international community to take a stronger stance on Turkish attacks 

  KOMAW called on the international community and especially the Kurdish people and their friends, to take a stronger stance against the attacks by the Turkish state and its collaborators.
• Drug addiction increases in Van 

  Drug addicts in Van were around 13 thousand in 2015 but increased to 20 thousand in 2021. While the drug trade in the neighborhoods of Van is encouraged by the police, the shipment of drugs from Iran to Van continues.
• Iranian regime forces kill a kolbar 

  Iranian regime forces opened fire on kolbars in Hecî Omran and killed Mihemed Xalid Ebdullahzadeh.
• Children of Fire set fire to 12 workplaces and a truck 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to 12 workplaces, including a factory, and a truck in 4 cities.
• HBDH supports campaign to defend life of Peruvian captive leader Gonzalo 

  "Defending Gonzalo's life means that the revolutionary struggle from Peru to Turkey and Kurdistan, the anti-imperialist, anti-fascist struggle against occupation, cannot be silenced," said the HBDH.
• YPS sets fire to tens of workplaces and vehicles in Istanbul 

  The YPS Martyr Rojger Retaliation Team announced that they set fire to tens of workplaces and vehicles in Istanbul between the dates of June 28 and August.
• Lawyer Welat Hemê calls for release of Autonomous Administration representative Cihad Hesen  

  Lawyer Welat Hemê reacted to the abduction, 89 days ago, of the Autonomous Administration representative Cihad Hesen by the KDP saying that the arrest is against all rules of law and diplomacy.
• The hidden massacre: 174 workers died in August in work-related accidents 

  The Health and Safety Labor Council published report for work-related accidents. In August 174 workers lost their lives.
• Taliban take control of Panjshir valley 

  The Taliban have fought their way to the capital of Panjshir, the last Afghan province resisting their rule.
• Police detain 33 people, including ESP co-chair and HDP executives, in Istanbul 

  At least 33 people, including the ESP co-chair, were detained in the police attack on the democratic organizations that wanted to hold a press statement in Taksim against the ban of the "Peace Rally" in Bakırköy.
• Police violently crack down on peace rally in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a rally in protest against the ban on the World Peace Day demonstration was violently dispersed by the police, several participants were detained.
• KCDK postpones 29th International Kurdish Festival in the Netherlands to 24-25 September 

  The KCDK-E announced that, due to the coronavirus restrictions in the Netherlands, this year's Kurdish cultural festival had to be postponed for a week and will now take place on 24 and 25 September and not on 17 and 18 September as previously planned.
• Swiss BastA Party: We are all HDP 

  The Swiss BastA Party organised a solidarity event with the HDP. "We are all HDP," said member in Basel.
• Kongra Star: KDP responsible for fate of abducted guerrilla group 

  Kongra Star issued a statement condemning the Turkish state's attacks on Medya Defense Zones and said the KDP was responsible for the fate of the guerrillas who were kidnapped and never heard of.
• Ill prisoner Mehmet Ali Çelebi passes away in hospital 

  Ill prisoner Mehmet Ali Çelebi, who was released from Sincan Prison on 25 August due to the worsening of his illness, died in the hospital where he was treated.