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• Athens: Oruç Reis threatens peace 

  The Greek government condemned the Turkish state that redeploys the seismic research vessel Oruç Reis to the Mediterranean, calling it a "direct threat to peace and security in the region".
• HBDH launches new mobilization of struggle 

  The United Revolutionary Movement of Peoples (HBDH) launched a new wave of actions. "We will not stop until the enemy kneels and fascism is destroyed!" the organisation said.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil enters 434th week 

  The Freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in front of the European Council in Strasbourg as entered its 434th week.
• Two memorials for Robert Jarowoy in Hamburg 

  Robert Jarowoy, an old friend of the Kurdish Freedom Struggle, who died of lung cancer on September 21, was commemorated with a march in Hamburg.
• Tributes for international fighter Josh Schoolar around Europe 

  Friends of International Freedom Battalion fighter Josh Schoolar (Brusk Kawa) gathered around the UK, Ireland, Europe to celebrate his life.
• Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative claims action in five cities 

  Jinên Tîrêjên Rojê Initiative said they burned 7 luxury vehicles, 2 service vehicles, a truck, two factories, a warehouse and a market in five cities in order to protest the 9 October international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Öcalan.
• PYD 17th anniversary celebrated in Switzerland 

  The anniversary of the foundation of the PYD was celebrated in the town of Lengnau in the Aarau canton.
• Armenia: Turkey and Israel transport combat drones to Azerbaijan 

  Armenia argues that combat drones being transported to Azerbaijan from Israel, Turkey under guise of humanitarian aid.
• Turkish border guards drive people into minefield: four dead 

  Turkish gendarmerie forced a group of refugees from Rojava to a minefield in the border area. Four people died when a mine exploded.
• Yazidis reject agreement signed by South Kurdistan and Baghdad 

  Yazidi organizations have reacted to the agreement on Shengal concluded between the Iraqi government and the South Kurdish ruling party KDP.
• Young people hang banner on Turkish Consulate building 

  Kurdish youth hung banners and fired fireworks in front of the Turkish Consulate General in Strasbourg.
• Judge rules to free Colombia's former president Uribe 

  Bogota's Guarantee Control judge ruled for the immediate freedom of Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe because there are "no charges against him." 
• Intergalactic memorial carnival to pay tribute to David Graeber 

  David Graeber died in Venice, Italy on September 2, 2020. Today a huge memorial will take place around the world to remember the anarchist anthropologist.
• Nicosia, Yerevan and Sydney join Freedom for Öcalan campaign 

  Marches and rallies demanding Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan were organised in Cyprus, Armenia and
• UK union leaders, politicians and lawyers call to free Öcalan 

  UK trade union leaders, politicians and lawyers joined the “End Isolation, Occupation, Fascism; Time for Freedom” Campaign.
• Demos for Öcalan in South Kurdistan and many European cities 

  Demonstrations and rallies have taken place in many cities around Europe and South Kurdistan for the Global Day of Action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and against his isolation in the Turkish prison island of Imrali.
• Lawyers protest in Istanbul:"Rule of law instead of police state" 

  Protests against the cancellation of the General Assembly of the Bar Association by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior are taking place in Istanbul. "Rule of law instead of police state", lawyers chant in the police siege.
• More detained in DTK operation in Malatya 

  A new wave of repression against civil society is sweeping through the Kurdish province of Malatya. After several arrests in the last two days, opposition members have again been arrested today on charges of being DTK delegates.
• KNK UK calls for support for the global campaign 

  “An end to Turkish state fascism can only come through a peaceful and political resolution of the Kurdish question and Abdullah Öcalan is the only one capable of leading such a peace process, said the KNK.
• Kurdish youth in action for Öcalan 

  In more than ten European cities the Kurdish youth movement has demanded the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan with street actions.
• Swiss deputies call on Turkey to release HDP politicians 

  Swiss political parties and civil society organizations called for the immediate release of the elected representatives of the HDP and condemned the political genocide attacks targeting the party as well as socialist elected officials.
• Lawyer Merve Nur Doğan jailed in Amed 

  Lawyer Merve Nur Doğan, who had been in detention since 7 October in Amed, was remanded in custody accused of "being a member of an illegal organization".
• 6-month phone calls ban for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan was prohibited telephone calls for 6 months after being prohibited to see his lawyers for 6 months.
• Azerbaijan and Armenia agree on ceasefire as of today 

  The Foreign Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have agreed on a ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh as of today, 10 October.
• Police attack station massacre commemoration, detain 11 

  Turkish police attacked those who marched to the Station Square to commemorate the people who lost their lives in the Ankara Station Massacre, and detained 11 people.