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• “The territorial integrity and unity of Syria must be preserved" 

  The Foreign Ministers of the Small Group on Syria reiterated their commitment to the enduring defeat of ISIS and other UN-recognized terrorist groups throughout Syria including in the Northwest and the South, including al-Qaeda and HTS.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in 1 November demonstrations 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Society Congress called for strong participation in the protests on 1 November, World Kobanê Day, in spirit of mobilization.
• Families of Öcalan and fellow prisoners apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied for a visit to their relatives.
• Court sentences HDP executive Nihat Akkaya to 10 months in prison 

  Former HDP Central Council member Nihat Akkaya was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
• YPS claims responsibility for action in Kağıthane 

  The YPS carried out an action in Istanbul Kağıthane within the scope of the 'revenge initiative'.
• Die Linke brings isolation in Imrali to the German Parliament 

  German opposition party Die Linke, brought the issue of isolation in Imrali to the agenda of the German Federal Assembly.
• 550 Turkish-backed mercenaries return from Libya to Syria 

  Nearly 550 Turkish-backed mercenaries return from Libya to Syria in a week, after completing duration of their contracts.
• Syrian teenager killed in Antep 

  A Syrian youngster, who was injured in the head following an armed attack in the Nizip district of Antep, lost his life in the hospital.
• Lawyers’ application to visit Öcalan rejected 

  The application filed by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with their client was rejected.
• Kurdish youth movement on the streets for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Kurdish youth movement has held a series of demonstrations for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Germany, France and Austria.
• Turkey demands aggravated life imprisonment for YPJ member 

  Prosecutor demanded aggravated life sentence in the third hearing of the case against Çiçek Kobanê, who was arrested after being taken prisoner in the invasion attacks launched by the AKP-MHP fascist alliance and its gangs on Rojava on October 9, 2019.
• Özsoy: International pressure on Turkey will increase 

  Turkey is becoming increasingly isolated on the international stage. A judgment of the ECtHR on the Selahattin Demirtaş case is expected shortly. HDP MP and foreign policy co-spokesperson Hişyar Özsoy assumes that the pressure on Turkey will increase.
• HDP condemns government's anti-refugee policies 

  The HDP blames the regime's policies for the increasing number of murders of refugees. Most recently, military police drove refugees in border areas into a minefield. Four of them died.
• Lawyers of Öcalan apply to go to Imrali  

  The lawyers of the Kurdish people's leader applied once again to meet with their client.
• Police raid HDP Amed Provincial and Yenişehir District buildings 

  Police have raided the HDP Amed Provincial and Yenişehir District buildings.
• Athens rejects Turkish "imperialist fantasies", asks UE to act 

  The Greek Prime Minister said that the Turkish state continues to pursue its "imperialist fantasies combined with aggressive actions from Syria to Libya, from Somalia to Cyprus, and in the Aegean Sea and the Caucasus."
• Fire breaks out in Kürkçüler E Type Closed Prison in Adana 

  A fire broke out in Adana Kürkçüler E Type Closed Prison. The fire was extinguished thanks to the intervention of firefighters.
• HDP flag lowered by fascist mob in Buca 

  The Turkish flag was hung by fascists on the HDP Buca Provincial building.
• Kurdish youth movement continues protests for Öcalan 

  In Germany, France and Switzerland, the youth movement has taken to the streets for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. The actions took place in the context of the campaign "Stop fascism, isolation and occupation; Together for uprising".
• Diplomacy by Yazidi institutions in Germany for Shengal 

  Representatives of Yazidi institutions in Germany hold a series of meetings in the capital Berlin for the cancellation of the agreement between Baghdad and the Hewler governments regarding Shengal.
• 42 prisoners in Amed transferred to high security prisons 

  71 political prisoners in Diyarbakır D-Type Closed Prison have begun to be deported to No.1 and No.2 High Security Prison in the same city.
• Number of detentions in Maraş rise to 12 

  The number of those detained during house raids in Maraş province has risen to 12.
• Application to visit Öcalan rejected 

  The application filed yesterday by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with their client was rejected.
• HDP: Alevis threatened, AKP-MHP government protects perpetrators 

  The HDP drew attention to the fact that Alevis were threatened with death and emphasized that the AKP-MHP government is actually protecting the perpetrators and using hate language.
• New political operation in Maraş, 7 people taken into custody 

  Seven people, including HDP provincial executives, were detained in Maraş.