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• 5-day action in Paris to demand freedom for Öcalan begins today in front of Parliament 

  A 5-day action will be held in Paris demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Activists from Paris take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on week 453 

  A group of Kurdish activists from Paris took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on week 453. Speaking on behalf of the group, Ahmet Gerçek said that the isolation imposed on the Kurdish people's leader is imposed on the entire Kurdish people.
• Police detain two students for joining Boğaziçi University protests 

  Two students were taken into custody for participating in the Boğaziçi University protests.
• Mobile Öcalan Library in Vienna 

  The mobile Öcalan library, which has been touring Europe for weeks, was in Vienna on Saturday. At a stand, books by the Kurdish leader and brochures about his ideas and thoughts were distributed.
• Italian Society of Territorialists demands Freedom for Abdullah Ӧcalan 

  The Italian Society of Territorialists has approved a motion at its annual assembly calling for freedom for Abdullah Ӧcalan, leader of the Kurdish people.
• Kurdish activists organise 6-day sit-in for Öcalan in Düsseldorf 

  A 6-day sit-in demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan will be held in Düsseldorf. Throughout the action, the thoughts of Kurdish people's leader Öcalan will be discussed, and TEV-ÇAND artists will organize cultural activities.
• 344 writers and journalists sign text in solidarity with Boğaziçi University protests 

  Writers, poets and journalists expressed their support to the students protesting the appointment of AKP's Melih Bulu as rector to Boğaziçi University. 344 people signed the text promoted by the Writers Union of Turkey.
• Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor opens investigation against HDP MP Taşdemir 

  An investigation was opened against HDP MP Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir for allegedly being a member of an illegal organization.
• KON-MED says Turkey must be brought to account over Paris killings 

  Following threats from a retired Turkish intelligence agent about further political murders of Kurdish executives in Europe, the nationwide umbrella organization KON-MED is calling for Ankara to be brought to account.
• More summaries of proceedings against HDP MPs over Kobanê protests in 2014 

  New summaries of proceedings have been submitted to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to revoke the immunity of nine HDP deputies. Allegedly, there is evidence against them for "inciting violence" during the Kobanê protests in fall 2014.
• Left Party members at Swedish municipalities: “Kurds are not terrorists, delist the PKK” 

  Left Party members from various municipalities in Sweden urged the Swedish police to stop the repression against the Kurds and called for the removal of the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations.
• Demo in Bonn demands freedom for Öcalan and all political prisoners 

  Kurds living in Bonn demonstrated on Münsterplatz for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners. Afterwards, letters with the same demand were sent to the UN.
• Germany-wide commemorations for the victims of Hanau attack 

  Commemorations for the victims of Hanau attack have taken place across Germany where thousands of people denounced the normal state of institutional racism.
• French politicians call for repatriation of children from Syria 

  French politicians call for the repatriation of children from internment camps in northern Syria. About 200 minors of French origin live in camps in northern Syria.
• HDP: Gergerlioğlu is not alone! 

  The HDP considers the verdict against its deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu to be politically motivated.
• Court in Urfa sends 10 people to prison 

  Ten people were detained in house raids in 10 provinces within the scope of the Urfa-based political genocide operation were arrested.
• Court sends 11 adults and 3 children to prison 

  Three children and 11 adults were remanded in custody out of the 26 people taken into custody in the political genocide operations organized in Istanbul.
• HDP deputy Gergerlioğlu: This sentence is political 

  HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, whose sentence was approved by the Supreme Court, said that the decision was political.
• "In Erdogan's name": Kurdish activist sentenced to prison in Germany 

  Kurdish activist Gökmen Çakil has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison for PKK membership at the Koblenz Higher Regional Court. Trial observers reacted angrily to the "verdict in Erdogan's name".
• German MP says Paris killings must be reinvestigated 

  “Pekin's remarks are an important confession on this issue, which should lead to a renewal of the case", said German Left Party deputy Ulla Jelpke.
• Court of Cassation upholds prison sentence for HDP deputy 

  Turkey's Court of Cassation has upheld a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu. If the sentence is read out in parliament, the politician will lose his mandate.
• Turkish state official admits Paris murders 

  The former head of the General Staff's intelligence department, Ismail Hakkı Pekin, admitted in a television broadcast that the murders of the three Kurdish women revolutionaries in Paris in 2013 were a state operation.
• Catalan students express solidarity with Boğaziçi protests 

  The Asociaciò d’Estudiants Progressistes (From the Association of Progressive Students-AEP) in Catalunya denounced in a written statement the situation that the students of Boğaziçi University.
• Le Monde Diplomatique Italy publishes appeal "The Time has come, Freedom for Öcalan” 

  The Italian version of the monthly Le Monde Diplomatique (which publishes in many different languages) has published the appeal “The Time has come, Freedom for Öcalan”.
• Swiss youth organizations in solidarity with Boğaziçi University students and academics 

  “In support of the students of Boğaziçi, left-wing organisations and the people of Turkey and Kurdistan, it is time to act and fight fascism. Solidarity is our weapon,” said youth organizations from Switzerland.