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• Nationwide actions for the Kurds planned in Italy 

  In Italy, from November 1, there will be high-profile actions to put the situation in Kurdistan and the situation of Abdullah Öcalan on the political agenda. This has been decided by several parties and unions.
• SOHR: Turkey sent a new batch of mercenaries to Azerbaijan 

  “The Turkish government and its intelligence service continue recruiting Syrian mercenaries to throw them into the military operations in “Nagorno-Karabakh” region alongside Azerbaijani forces in their conflict with the Armenians,” SOHR said.
• Two people sent to prison in Hakkari, one is 84 

  84-year-old Ismail Önal and 50-year-old Fatma Sevmiş, who were taken into custody during the political genocide operations in Hakkari, were remanded in custody.
• Activists in Ertfurt protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Actions against the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan continue throughout Europe.
• YPS Martyr Soro Amed Retaliation Teams claim actions in 2 cities 

  YPS Martyr Soro Amed Retaliation Teams claimed responsibility for actions in Izmir and Muğla.
• Demirtaş and Yüksekdağ remain in prison 

  A Turkish court ruled for continuation of detention for HDP former co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş in the so-called “Kobanê investigation”.
• Demo for Shengal in Hanover 

  Kurds and their friends around the globe are expressing their rejection of the agreement between Hewler and Baghdad on the land of the Yazidi people, Shengal.
• KDP office in Baghdad set on fire 

  The group targeted the KDP office in response to Zebari's statement against Hashd al-Shaabi militia.
• "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" week in Munich 

  After the events surrounding the global day of action #RiseUpAgainstIsolation for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, a week of action on the topic will take place in the Bavarian capital Munich starting Monday.
• Colombian People's Congress demands freedom for Öcalan 

  The Congreso de los Pueblos (Peoples' Congress), a Colombian grassroots organisation, sent a solidarity message and called for freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. 
• Strasbourg sit-in calling for freedom of Öcalan ends first week 

  The sit-in organised in Strasbourg within the scope of the ‘End isolation, occupation and fascism; Time for Freedom’ campaign launched by the KCK, has completed its first week.
• Labour MP Charalambous says Öcalan key for peace in Middle East 

  Labour MP Bambos Charalambous underlined that Mr Öcalan is a key for peace in Middle East.
• Police take 6 people into custody in Mersin 

  Six people, including HDP Akdeniz Municipality council member Salih Akbaş, were detained.
• Construction of the wall dividing Amed continues 

  Construction of a 10-kilometer wall that would divide Amed along the train tracks is resumed.
• 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.
• Time for Freedom sit-in in Strasbourg enters day 5 

  The sit-in organised in Strasbourg as part of the KCK’s initiative launched on 12 September continues on its fifth day with the participation of representatives of Kurdish and Turkish institutions in Europe.
• Colombian indigenous people are marching towards Bogota 

  The social Indigenous Minga march to Bogota to meet with Colombian President Iván Duque, will reach the capital on Monday morning.
• Former mayor of Nusaybin sentenced to prison 

  The former mayor of Nusaybin, Cengöz Kök, who was removed from office in 2016 by order of the Turkish government, was sentenced to more than six years during a trial in Mardin.
• Paris and Berlin criticise Turkey's provocations 

  France and Germany criticised the "unacceptable provocations" of the Turkish state in the Eastern Mediterranean and stated that sanctions could be imposed if it does not return to dialogue.
• Letter to Merkel by the families of German revolutionaries 

  The families of German revolutionaries who were martyred in Kurdistan wrote a letter to German Chancellor Merkel and called upon her to "end cooperation with the Turkish state."
• Yazidis organize vigil for Shengal in Germany 

  To protest the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil governments against Shengal, Yazidi institutions in Germany launched a vigil near the German Federal Assembly.
• Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative claims actions in two cities 

  Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative carried out actions against the Imrali isolation and in memory of the martyred HPG Command Council Member and Botan Field Commander Egîd Civyan.
• Azerbaijan bombs Armenia despite ceasefire, conflict may escalate 

  The ceasefire brokered by Russia last Saturday 10 October in Nagorno Karabakh has been repeatedly violated.
• Young activists in Europe demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The Kurdish youth movement organized protests and actions demanding freedom for Öcalan in Austria, France, Germany and Sweden.
• SIt-in for Öcalan in Strasbourg enters day 4 

  Representatives of Turkish institutions entered the fourth day of action in Strasbourg. The action is part of the KCK’s initiative launched on 12 September.