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• ESP: We challenge fascism 

  The ESP said on the arrest of 19 party members in Istanbul: "Our party will not be diverted from its path or wiped out. We are not afraid of attacks and do not take a step back in our struggle.”
• Kurds take to the streets for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  KON-MED announces demonstrations to be held in many cities for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and calls for participation.
• UN concerned at Turkish move to open up Cypriot beach 

  The Cypriot government fears the move could be the opening salvo to a full grab of the suburb that was the country's premier tourist resort before Turkey invaded in 1974, in the wake of a coup by supporters of union with Greece.
• Swedish Left Party delegation visits HDP 

  Swedish Left Party Chairman Jonas Sjöstedt visited HDP and remarked that, "Turkey will lose by silencing HDP."
• European Parliament Report on Turkey underlines serious concerns  

  The European Parliament yearly report on Turkey expressed concerns over the human rights situation in the country as well as the systemic lack of independence of the judiciary.
• Police detain ESP, SGDF, IHD and HDP members in Istanbul and Ağrı 

  Within the scope of the political genocide operation launched against the ESP and SGDF in Istanbul, many people, including ESP co-chair Şahin Tümüklü and SGDF co-chair Alev Özkiraz, were talen into custody. Yesterday, 4 people were detained in Ağrı.
• Internationalist Commune of Rojava joins World Day for Öcalan 

  Organisations and groups all over the world are preparing activities and actions for Freedom For Abdullah Öcalan World Day on 10 October.
• Peace in Kurdistan joins campaign calling for Freedom for Ocalan 

  The campaign “End Isolation, Fascism and Occupation - Time for Freedom" was launched on 12 September. The Kurds have now declared that 10 October will be a global Freedom for Ocalan Day. 
• Ban on actions extended for 15 days in Batman 

  Permission from the Governor’s Office is required for any event to be held in the city of Batman.
• Lawyers submit request to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied for a visit permit for their client, who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• Ramon Mantovani: Abdullah Öcalan is a man of peace 

  "Comrade Abdullah Öcalan is the leader of the Kurdish people but he is also a reference for all the oppressed people of the world as well as for all the struggle democratic and revolutionary movements," says Ramon Mantovani.
• Police take 9 people into custody in Amed, Urfa, Şırnak, Antalya 

  At least 9 people were detained in Amed, Urfa, Şırnak and Antalya.
• Peace in Kurdistan condemns Turkish intervention in the Caucasus 

  Peace in Kurdistan supports the right of Nagorno-Karabagh to self-determination and opposes Turkey’s military intervention in the Caucasus.
• Italy presents letter of thanks to Heyva Sor 

  Kurdish Red Crescent (Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê) is among the NGOs awarded by the Municipality of Livorno.
• Three guerrillas martyred in the Amanos Mountains 

  HPG announced the names of three guerrilla fighters who died in August during a Turkish air attack in the Amanos Mountains in the province of Hatay. Among the fallen is also the area commander Hüseyin Fırat.
• Three people jailed in Kars 

  The Turkish regime's political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• Turkish soldiers set forest on fire in Lice 

  The invading Turkish army set fire to the forest area in the countryside of Lice, province of Amed, with the excuse of having launched a new military operation.
• Police continue kidnapping and torturing HDP's Youth Members 

  HDP exposed kidnapping and torturing of HDP's Youth Assembly members.
• New massacre in Colombia leaves 3 dead 

  The Colombian Farmers' Association (ANUC) has reported a new massacre in southern Cordoba, in Colombia, that left three people dead, including a minor.
• Öcalan's Italian lawyer says isolation should end 

  Arturo Salerni is a well known Italian lawyer who was part of the defence team of Kurdish national leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Trustee in Kars dissolves city council 

  The governor appointed as trustee to the Municipality of Kars has dissolved the city council and the certificates of the council members have been declared invalid. The Kurdish language Twitter account of the former HDP administration has been closed.
• 72 mercenaries killed in Karabakh as Turkey prepares to send more 

  72 Syrian mercenaries killed since Turkey threw them into raging conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, said SOHR and added that Turkey is preparing a new batch of Syrian fighters to be sent to Azerbaijan.
• 173 officials urge France to reconsider its strategy in Karabakh 

  Dozens of French mayors, deputies and senators, including Anne Hidalgo and Laurent Wauquiez, call on France to come out of its position of neutrality in the face of "Azerbaijani aggression against the Armenians" in Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Support with the HDP from People's Democratic Party of Indonesia 

  Dominggus Oktavianus, General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Indonesia (PRD) has issued a video message in solidarity with the HDP. 
• 67 Swiss deputies call for immediate release of HDP politicians 

  "We demand Turkey to respect the fundamental freedoms and democratic rights of the people. We want to hear the words "peace" and "dialogue" when talking about the Kurdish people. The HDP is a legal and democratically elected party,"say 67 representatives.