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• Families apply to be granted visit to Imrali 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied once again to be granted a visit.
• “Freedom for Öcalan” demos in Lucerne and Dortmund 

  In Lucerne and Dortmund there have been protests for the freedom of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan and the defense of the autonomy of the Shengal region.
• Ban on actions and activities in Van reaches day 1474 

  The Governorship of Van extended the "ban on actions and activities" in the city for 15 more days.
• KON-MED calls on people to join march for Öcalan in Stuttgart 

  KON-MED called on people to join the march to be held in Stuttgart to demand freefom for Kurdish people's leader Öcalan.
• Window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing, UN agencies warn 

  The window to prevent famine in Yemen is narrowing as new figures reveal record highs of acute food insecurity in the country, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF warned.
• Farewell to two TKP/ML and TİKKO fighters martyred in Dersim 

  Funeral ceremony was held for socialist fighters Volkan İldem (Nubar) and Ali Kemal Yılmaz who fell as martyrs in Dersim.
• 50 new summaries of proceedings against HDP MPs 

  50 of the 62 new summaries of proceedings submitted to the Turkish Parliament were prepared against HDP deputies.
• Earthquake in Kurtalan: Hospital evacuated, HDP visits victims 

  Many buildings have been damaged because of the earthquake in Kurtalan. The district hospital was evacuated and an HDP delegation rushed to the earthquake zone.
• Armenians in Germany receive death threats from Grey Wolves 

  The Turkish state's paramilitary racist mobs, the Grey Wolves, make death threats against Armenians living in Germany as the Federal Assembly debated to ban them in Germany last month.
• Lawyers submit request to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied for a visit permit for their client, who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• Taken into custody in Mersin, held in Maraş 

  Two people, who were talen into custody in Mersin as a result of a new political genocide operation, have been in custody in Maraş for 3 days.
• Activists in Europe demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The protest organized by the Kurdish youth movements demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and the defense of the region of Shengal continue across Europe.
• Activists in Bilbao demand respect for Shengal  

  Worldwide repudiation of the agreement between Baghdad and the KDP about Shengal continues to be expressed through actions and demonstrations.
• An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude hits the province of Siirt 

  An earthquake of 5.1 magnitude was registered in Kurtalan, province of Siirt.
• Seven people jailed in Van 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people continues uninterrupted.
• Cancer patient in custody hospitalized 

  Faik Dursun, a 65-year-old cancer patient, who was detained along with 22 politicians during a political genocide operation in Şırnak and its districts, was hospitalized after he fell ill with suspicion of coronavirus.
• Three taken into custody in Mardin, one sent to prison in Urfa 

  Three people were detained in political genocide operations and house raids in Kızıltepe. In Urfa, a person named Şükrü Kahraman was remanded in custody.
• Bavaria ends persecution of YPG / YPJ symbols  

  The Bavarian Supreme Court has ended the criminal prosecution against YPG / YPJ symbols. The judgment is a defeat for the Free State and the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
• KCDK-E calls on everyone to join demos for Shengal on Saturday 

  The KCDK-E called for strong participation in the actions to be organised for Shengal on 5 December.
• Youth movements call for demo for Öcalan in Stuttgart on Saturday 

  The Revolutionary Youth Movement (TCŞ) and the Movement of Fighting Young Women (TEKO-JIN) call for a demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Stuttgart.
• Yazidis in Armenia condemn the attacks on Shengal 

  The Yazidis in Oktoberian city of Armenia condemned the attacks on Shengal and appealed to the KDP, "Hostility to Yazidis will not bring you anything, neither to Kurdistan".
• Around 500 people detained in two weeks 

  Around 500 people were detained in 2 weeks as a result of the attacks carried out by the AKP-MHP fascist government against the Kurdish people and the opposition.
• Communist Party of Swaziland celebrates PKK on its anniversary 

  The Communist Party of Swaziland (CPS) celebrated the 42nd anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
• Police take three people into custody in Amed 

  Three people were detained in a new political genocide operation in Amed.
• Banner in Düsseldorf to protest isolation of Öcalan 

  A banner was hung in Düsseldorf to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.