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• Young activists in Villiers Le Bel demand freedom for Öcalan 

  TCŞ activists blocked the traffic for 15 minutes in the suburb of Villiers Le Bel and demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan. The young activists also protested the chemical gas attack by the Turkish state against the HPG guerrillas.
• Provocative commemoration of partition of Ireland today in Armagh 

  Today in Armagh there will be a provocative commemoration of the partition of Ireland involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson. England’s Queen Elizabeth has announced she has withdrawn from the event, citing health problems.
• Parliament of Catalonia recognizes the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria 

  The Parliament of Catalonia, on Wednesday, approved a motion recognizing the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva continues 

  The sit-in demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, which has been ongoing since January 25, demands an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP MP: A quarter of Turkey’s budget goes to war 

  The Turkish state has spent a quarter of its budget on military expenditures in 2021. HDP deputy Erol Katırcıoğlu says next year's budget will also be primarily a war budget.
• Şenyaşar family blames Turkish judiciary for being complicit 

  The Şenyaşar family said that the Turkish judiciary is complicit in the massacre against the family.
• Autonomous Administration Representation meets parties and organisations in Sweden 

  The Northern and Eastern Syria Region Autonomous Administration Representation held a series of meetings with Swedish parties and organizations.
• Bomb attack on a military minibus leaves at least 13 dead in Damascus 

  At least 13 people were killed in a bomb attack on a military minibus in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
• European Commission says that deterioration of human and fundamental rights in Turkey continues 

  The European Commission has said in its Turkey Report on European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations process that there are “serious deficiencies in the functioning of Turkey's democratic institutions.”
• Kurdish activist sentenced to prison in Stuttgart for “PKK membership” 

  Kurdish activist Kamuran Vesek has been sentenced to two years and seven months imprisonment for PKK membership at the Higher Regional Court in Stuttgart.
• Turkey seeks to extend mandate for cross-border operations 

  The Iraq, Syria and Lebanon mandates are expected to be discussed at the General Assembly this week.
• Turkey summons ten ambassadors over Osman Kavala 

  Ten embassies in Ankara have demanded the release of Osman Kavala, a patron of the arts who has been imprisoned for four years. The Turkish Foreign Ministry is outraged and has summoned the ambassadors.
• TEV-ÇAND artists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  TEV-ÇAND artists took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil on week 487.
• Kobanê trial to resume on Tuesday 

  The lawyers of the defendants in the Kobanê trial called on the prosecution to disclose how the "secret witnesses" were allegedly identified. One of them also appears as a witness in the closure case against the HDP.
• Hozan Canê sentenced to over three years in prison in Turkey 

  Cologne-based singer Hozan Canê has been sentenced in absentia in Turkey to more than three years in prison - for allegedly supporting the PKK. Facebook content and her music videos were used as evidence.
• Children of Fire set fire to 6 vehicles in Izmir and Istanbul 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced the details of their latest actions in Turkish cities.
• Şenyaşar Family: Criminal MP protected by state 

  Ferit Şenyaşar, who is continuing justice vigil with his mother, said that the ruling AKP’s deputy and his family who committed a massacre against his family are protected by the state authorities.
• HDP executive member receives 7 years and 6 months jail time 

  HDP Party Assembly member Mehmet Eşref Mamedoğlu has been sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison based on “secret witness” statements.
• 5th hearing of Kobanê Trial begins in Ankara 

  The 5th hearing of the Kobanê Trial has started in Sincan, Ankara.
• Kurdish language course for children opens in Dresden 

  A Kurdish language course started in Dresden, Germany.
• Deposed mayor of Hakkari: The trustee system is a system of destruction 

  Hakkari Municipality co-mayor Cihan Karaman, who was replaced by a trustee, stated that the trustee system is a social, cultural and memory killing system.
• PYD celebrates its 18th anniversary in Basel 

  A celebration was held in Basel for the 18th anniversary of the founding of the PYD.
• Memorial ceremony for Amara Cûdî in Heilbronn 

  The fallen guerrilla Amara Cûdî was commemorated at the Kurdish Community Center in Heilbronn. The young woman from Dêrik died earlier this month during a Turkish chemical weapons operation in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Official final results of the parliamentary election in Iraq 

  The Iraqi Election Commission has published the preliminary final results of the early parliamentary elections held Oct. 10. The movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is the strongest party with 72 deputies.
• KON-MED calls for quick and independent investigation into alleged poison gas attacks by Turkey 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED has called for a quick and independent investigation into the alleged poison gas attacks by Turkey in South Kurdistan. Failure to hold Ankara accountable paved the way for further war crimes.