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• Nephew of Dereli: The soldiers shot my uncle  

  The nephew of Şerali Dereli, who was murdered by Turkish soldiers in the town of Esendere, said: “They shot my uncle with a gun. My uncle was a 60-year-old man and had no fault."
• UK Trade Unionist: Öcalan vital for peace in the Middle East 

  Tony Burke is Assistant General Secretary at Unite and one of the organisers of "The Time Has Come - Freedom for Öcalan Campaign".
• YPS and YPS JIN disclose balance sheet for October 

  YPS and YPS JIN Coordination issued a written statement and shared the balance sheet for October.
• Death toll in İzmir earthquake rises to 64 

  A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has left several buildings demolished and at least 64 people dead in the province of İzmir, west of Turkey.
• KCK: Solidarity works like medicine in disasters 

  Natural disasters show the value of a culture of neighborly help, which is in contrast to the materialistic and individualistic culture of capitalism, said the KCK after the earthquake in the Aegean Sea.
• World Kobanê Day rally in Berlin 

  Action in Berlin marked World Kobanê Day to commend the historic victory over ISIS in 2014.
• Turkish soldiers kill a kolbar, injure another at border 

  Forces of the Turkish and Iranian regimes continue their deadly attacks against kolbars, load carriers for daily wage in the border region.
• World Kobanê Day celebrated in Sydney 

  Kurds and their friends celebrate World Kobanê Day worldwide.
• Activists in Freiburg and Rome celebrate World Kobanê Day 

  Activists in Freiburg and Rome organised a demonstration to mark World Kobanê Day.
• HDP: The resistance in Kobanê defeated ISIS  

  Making a statement regarding the World Kobanê Day, the HDP said, "The Kobanê revolution is a women's revolution, this resistance that developed under the leadership of women also destroyed male and masculine domination."
• Victims of earthquake in Izmir increase, 43 dead, 896 injured 

  At least 43 people have lost their life in the earthquake that hit Izmir on Friday.
• Indepaz reports new massacre in Colombia, the 70th in 2020 

  The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) said a new massacre has been carried out in Colombia, leaving three people dead.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign stands in solidarity with Kobane 

  World Kobane Day was launched by the Kurdish Freedom Movement and its supporters in response to the horrific news of Islamic State’s (ISIS) siege of the city of Kobane in late 2014.
• Activists in Basel march on World Kobane Day 

  Activists celebrated World Kobane Day in the Swiss city of Basel.
• German MP Sommer calls for UN special tribunal in Kobanê 

  German left-wing politician Helin Evrim Sommer has called on the German government to support the establishment of a UN special tribunal in Kobanê, saying that there should be no impunity for jihadists in northern and eastern Syria.
• "To defend Kobanê is to defend the women's revolution" 

  The Women Defend Rojava Committee in Berlin calls for Sunday's "From Kobanê to the World: Rise up against Fascism" internationalist demonstration at Hermannplatz.
• Demo in Erfurt: Rojava is our common revolution 

  The first rally for World Kobanê Day in Germany took place in Erfurt where activists demanded the unconditional withdrawal of the Turkish army and its Islamist forces from northern Syria.
• TCŞ and TEKO-JIN call for participation in global action week 

  The Kurdish youth organizations TCŞ and TEKO-JIN follow the call of the network #RiseUp4Rojava and also call for the global action week "From Kobanê to the World: Rise up against Fascism!” from 01.11. to 08.11.
• Full page appeal for Öcalan in the TAZ 

  Under the headline "The Time is Ripe - Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Peace in Kurdistan" a full-page advertisement appeared in the weekend edition of the TAZ.
• Huge poster in Hamburg invites people to join Kobanê World Day 

  Kobanê has become a global symbol of the struggle for a free and democratic world. In autumn 2014, the Rojava revolution against Islamic State was successfully defended in Kobanê.
• Bursa Prosecutor's Office rejects application to visit Öcalan  

  The application filed by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with their client was once again rejected.
• Lord Hylton says Öcalan is the key for peace in the Middle East 

  Lord Hylton said that "Turkey's aggressive behaviour is causing the death of civilians."
• Four people in Amed remanded in custody 

  Four out of five people taken into custody in Amed were arrested on the allegation of "being a member of an illegal organization".
• Izmir earthquake leaves at least 24 dead, 743 injured 

  The number of people who lost their lives in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in Izmir increased to 24, while the aftershocks continue.
• All Saints holiday on lockdown for almost all the Spanish state 

  Eleven regions in the Spanish state announced that they will be closing their borders ahead of the All Saints holiday on Monday.