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• 22 people detained in Hakkari 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• Kurdish youngster murdered by police in Istanbul 

  The young man will be laid to rest in his hometown, Midyat district of Mardin.
• Motion for the removal of five HDP deputies’ immunity tabled 

  Motions have been tabled in the Turkish parliament to lift the immunity of HDP members. There are five motions against Remziye Tosun alone. The Kurdish parliamentarian from Amed is threatened with ten years in prison.
• No sub-commission established to investigate helicopter torture 

  HDP and CHP MPs reacted to the AKP-MHP government's refusal to establish a commission for Servet Turgut, who was thrown from a helicopter and killed.
• Sit-in in front of the Council of Europe continues 

  The sit-in for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg continues. The participants distribute information brochures and discuss the meaning of the "Time for Freedom" campaign.
• Court sentences 19 suspects in Ankara massacre trial 

  Ankara Regional Court of Justice confirmed sentences for 19 defendants in the Ankara Massacre trial.
• Refugees forced into mine area could not be identified 

  4 civilians who were allegedly "forced" to step into a mined area by the Turkish gendarmerie lost their lives.
• Families wait to be delivered remains of 8 guerrillas for 20 days 

  The remains of 8 guerrillas have been held in the morgue of the State Hospital of Şırnak for 20 days despite DNA tests had already been performed.
• Yazidis in Europe organise vigil against Shengal agreement 

  Yazidi institutions in Europe will organize a protest vigil as of tomorrow against the "Shengal agreement" signed by Hewlêr (Erbil) and Baghdad.
• Yazidi activist killed in Duhok 

  Two Yazidi activists have been killed in Southern Kurdistan since last week.
• Child traumatized during house raid in Kars no longer speaks 

  The ten-year-old daughter of Hamit Taşdelen, the imprisoned HDP city council member in Digor, was severely traumatized by the police raid in which her father was arrested. She stopped speaking and panicked at the doorbell.
• Lawyers’ request to visit Öcalan rejected 

  The chief public prosecutor's office in Bursa has rejected a visit request by the defense team of Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP co-chairs meet with Swedish Foreign Minister 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde met with her Turkish counterpart Çavuşoğlu in Ankara and then with the HDP co-chairs. While Linde demanded a Turkish withdrawal from Syria, Çavuşoğlu threatened with the refugee card.
• US urges Turkey to end its calculated provocation 

  US responds to Turkey’s renewed survey activity in the Eastern Mediterranean, strongly urging Turkey to end calculated provocation and allow exploratory talks with Greece.
• Sit-in protest for Öcalan in Strasbourg on day 2 

  Activists partaking in the sit-in action "Time for Freedom" in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg vowed to enhance the struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish people.
• YPS-JIN claims actions in Van, Muğla and Mersin 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Yıldız Gabar Retaliation Teams reported that they targeted an armoured police vehicle and a workplace in the actions they carried out in Van, Muğla and Mersin.
• KCDK-E rejects agreement on Shengal 

  KCDK-E called against the dirty plans on Shengal in a statement and said: "The Yazidi Kurds, the people of Kurdistan and the conscientious humanity do not accept any agreement that does not include the Shengal Autonomous Democratic Council."
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Two HDP executives taken into custody in Antalya 

  As part of the political genocide operation HDP executives Değer Yorgun and Osman Metindır were detained in Antalya.
• From Berlin to Ankara: Put an end to provocations! 

  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today that Turkey should avoid provocations, such as gas exploration resuming. 
• New arrest decision for jailed former MPs Tuncel and Tuğluk 

  Sebahat Tuncel and Aysel Tuğluk, who testified from Kandıra No 1 F Type Closed Prison, to the investigation launched by Ankara Chief Prosecutor on the October 6-8 Kobanê protests, were arrested.
• Political extermination campaign: Four jailed in Malatya 

  In Malatya, four of the six opposition members arrested on Thursday as part of an investigation into the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) have been jailed. They are accused of "membership in a terrorist organization.
• Sit-in before the Council of Europe: "Time for freedom" 

  Until the end of the month, the sit-in is to be carried out and supported by different groups for three to four days at a time. The action will begin at 9 am and end at 5 pm every day.
• HPG denies reports blaming the PKK for forest fires in Turkey 

  HPG Press Center (HPG-BIM) stated that reports holding them responsible for the forest fires in Hatay and Iskenderun are "groundless".
• HDP: Detentions and arrests continue 

  HDP’s co-spokespersons for Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the "arrests of HDP mayors continue despite multiple calls and demands from bodies of the Council of Europe.