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• DBP: AKP-MHP alliance attacks HDP to cover its difficulties 

  "The only party that exposes the AKP-MHP's crimes and opposes its policies is the HDP. This is why the HDP is always the favourite target of the government. The government's plan to 'criminalize' the HDP will come to nothing," said DBP co-chair.
• The AKP-MHP government seizes Kars Municipality 

  The AKP-MHP government has seized the Municipality of Kars and appointed a trustee.
• Public Prosecutor issues confidentiality order on Kars file 

  A confidentiality order was imposed on the investigation file, which was the reason for the detention of 21 people, including Kars Municipality co-mayor Şevin Alaca.
• Germany sentences Kurdish activist to 2 years, 7 months in prison 

  Kurdish activist Mustafa Çelik who was arrested in Bremen in January, has been sentenced in Hamburg to two years and seven months imprisonment for alleged membership in the PKK.
• Syrian mercenary: We entered Azerbaijan through Turkey 

  BBC published interview with Syrian mercenary in Azerbaijan involved in battles with Armenian forces in Karabakh.
• SOHR: 30 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed in Karabakh 

  Nearly 30 Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries killed in 48 hours, over 60 others missing in Nagorno-Karabakh battles, SOHR reports.
• HDP group boycotts parliamentary session 

  The HDP group has boycotted the first session of the Turkish National Assembly after the summer break and organized a sit-in in the garden of the parliament in Ankara in protest against the repression against the party.
• PACE co-rapporteurs call for the release of arrested HDP members 

  The latest arrests will further diminish, obstruct or undermine the ability of opposition politicians to exercise their rights and fulfil their democratic roles, both inside and outside parliament, said PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey.
• HDP: These attacks won't save the rule of Erdoğan and his allies 

  Adding insult to injury: Co-mayor of the city of Kars Ms Şevin Alaca, members of the city and municipal council and other locals are detained, too.
• Police raids funeral meeting for Servet Turgut 

  The Turkish police raided a funeral service for Servet Turgut in Van and threatened those present with arrest. The Kurdish villager died yesterday after being thrown from a military helicopter.
• Worldwide solidarity with the HDP against political crackdown 

  Worldwide solidarity with the HDP against the political genocide operations of the Turkish regime continues growing.
• Petition to the White House asks to expel Turkey from NATO 

  A petition has been promoted by We the people to get the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to answer a question on the all-out war against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
• UK unionist Dubbins: The time has come for the release of Öcalan  

  British Workers Union (UNITE) International Director and co-chair of the Freedom for Öcalan campaign, Simon Dubbins, urged all trade unions in Europe and beyond to join the international campaign.
• Left parties in Asia condemn Erdogan regime's crackdown on HDP 

  The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) has condemned the latest round of repression against the Peoples's Democratic Party (HDP)
• DGH and DGK-H say they carried out actions in Batman and Silvan 

  DGH and DGK-H said that they carried out actions in two cities within the scope of the "Red revenge" initiative.
• HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir: The attacks are a sign of weakness 

  "Despite all the efforts by the government to destroy the HDP, there is an HDP reality that does not accept this repression, does not kneel, insists on its rights, protects its legitimacy in the streets, in prison and in the parliament.”
• YPS-JIN Martyr Serhildan Revenge Units claim actions in 3 cities 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Serhildan Revenge Units carried out actions in many cities within the scope of the "Revenge operation against colonialist and spies-collaborators".
• Police arrest Kars co-mayor and a number of HDP executives 

  Another political operation targeting the HDP has been carried out in Kars in the early hours of the morning. Kars co-mayor, Şevin Alaca and HDP Provincial co-chair Cengiz Anlı, have been detained. 19 arrest warrants have been issued.
• Almost 200 people drowned off the Libyan coast in September 

  Alarm Phone reports the death of 190 people in September off the Libyan coast.
• SOHR: First Turkish-backed Syrian mercenary killed in Azerbaijan 

  In the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, first Syrian fighter of Ankara-backed factions was killed in Azerbaijan, according to SOHR.
• Northeast Syrian Autonomous Administration denies NDR report 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has denied an NDR report which claims that the repatriation of ISIS members to Germany is being blocked by the "Kurdish autonomous administration in northern Syria".
• ECtHR issues a call for Nagorno-Karabakh 

  Interim measures granted by ECtHR to prevent military action between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• Protests against repression in Athens and Montpellier 

  In Athens and Montpellier, there have been protest actions in the framework of the campaign "End isolation, fascism and occupation - time for freedom".
• Political genocide continues: 14 detained in Amed 

  The political campaign of annihilation against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey continues. In Amed, 14 people have been detained as part of the investigations against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).
• Detained HDP mayor Bilgen resigns 

  The detained co-mayor of the Kars city has resigned. Ayhan Bilgen is thus trying to prevent the appointment of a trustee to the city hall of the province.