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• Long March for Öcalan continues in Bonn on day 3 

  German police continue with their repressive measures against participants of the long march for Öcalan.
• Gothenburg Municipality in solidarity with HDP 

  Bernmar and Broman ended their message with “Resist Diyarbakır, Resist Mardin, Resist Van”.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on week 377 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg has reached week 377.
• Van products, affordable and cheap 

  The farmers from Van deliver their products directly, without intermediaries. This allows consumers to be able to buy fresh and naturally grown products which they can consume or can and store for the winter.
• One civilian murdered and one kidnapped in Afrin 

  The occupying Turkish state and its mercenary allies had kidnapped the director of Cîhan Hospital, Sebir Henan and tortured and murdered a civilian.
• Malta finally allowed the Alan Kurdi to enter its port 

  Ten days ago, the Alan Kurdi rescued 13 young men from a wooden boat in the central Mediterranean.
• Court rejects appeal against release verdict for Demirtaş 

  Demirtaş will not be released due to a 4-year and 8-month prison term given to him in December 2018 in another case.
• German police attack activists of the long march for Öcalan 

  German police attacked the youth taking part in the long march demanding freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Vigil for Democracy continues in Mardin under police blockade 

  Police forces continue threatening the protesting group in an attempt to end their action.
• ESP: Secret Services playing dirty tricks against the HDP 

  The ESP issued a written statement to expose the "games played by the MIT" [Turkish secret services] against the HDP.
• Vigil for Democracy in Van on day 23 

  HDP deputy Sarısaç said that they would not end their protest until the trustee is sent back.
• RiseUp4Rojava sends a strong message of international solidarity 

  Over 40 actions from more than 16 countries.
• Academics: The call for peace cannot be put on trial 

  The Turkish state continues to target the academics for peace since the joint declaration of their stance towards the war of the Turkish government against the civilian population in Turkey's Kurdish region.
• Day 2 of Long March for Öcalan in Germany 

  The traditional long march staged in Europe every year to demand freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan is held in Germany this year.
• Conference in Bern about the appointment of trustees 

  A conference titled "Equal opportunities, equal rights: A democratic Turkey for all" will be organised in Bern on Wednesday.
• 'The trustees won't govern us' 

  HDP residents living in Istanbul said the will of the people should be respected and added that the trustees cannot rule.
• Political operation in Van and Istanbul, at least 21 detained 

  17 people were detained in Van city centre and in eight boroughs following house raids this morning. Most of the people detained are DTK and HDP members. Four people detained in Istanbul
• HDP reacts to verdict on Kızıltepe JITEM case  

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission Spokesperson and HDP Batman MP Ayşe Acar Başaran said the Kızıltepe JITEM case verdict is a scandal.
• MED-DER: Assimilation process in the new school year 

  Sedat Baran, Director of MED-DER, said that Turkish educational institutions were the center of assimilation and called for Kurds to adopt their mother tongue.
• Sinn Féin tables motion on dismissed HDP mayors 

  Sinn Féin deputy Seán Crowe tabled a question to Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, about the dismissal of the HDP mayors of Amed, Van and Mardin.
• Day 22 of resistance for municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin 

  Protests continue since their seizure of HDP-run Amed, Van and Mardin municipalities on August 19.
• Sweden’s Örebro Municipality against trustees 

  Wicklund emphasised the Left Party people’s commitment to democratic rights, human rights and freedom of expression.
• Youth stage Long March for Öcalan in Germany 

  The long march for Abdullah Öcalan continues in Bonn in spite of obstructions by the German police.
• Martyrs of Rojava remembered in Leipzig  

  In the scope of the action days of the Riseup4Rojava campaign, pictures of internationalists who died in Rojava were placarded in Leipzig.
• 7 HDP members dismissed in Muş 

  The Turkish regime’s mass dismissal practices against elected representatives of Kurdish citizens continue to grow.