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• Banners for Öcalan in the streets of Marseille 

  Actions demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan continue worldwide.
• Women’s will and labor usurped alongside the Municipality of Kars 

  A month has passed since a trustee has been appointed to the HDP-run Kars municipality. Especially institutions concerning women were closed, the city returned to its pre-election of March 31, 2019.
• Detention period for 14 people extended in Mardin 

  The detention period of TJA Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan and 13 people has been extended for 4 days.
• France to ban "Grey Wolves” 

  The right-wing extremist Turkish organization "Grey Wolves" is to be banned in France. Last week the Erdoğan-loyal jihadist association BarakaCity had already been dissolved by the French authorities.
• The CDK-F condemns Turkish President Erdogan's threats 

  The CDK-F issued a statement to condemn Turkish President Erdogan’s threats.
• Activists in Cyprus celebrate World Kobanê Day 

  A celebration was held in Cyprus to mark 1 November, World Kobanê Day.
• Youth meet in Cologne to step up Bi Hev Re Serhildan campaign 

  TCŞ and TEKO-JIN organised a two-day meeting in Cologne that saw the participation of 30 young people from various anti-fascist organisations.
• HDP says jihadists used to increase hostility against refugees  

  The HDP pointed out that the AKP-MHP government is trying to use the refugees as an element of blackmail, and said: "Hostility to refugees is increased through the jihadist groups that have been sent to the streets."
• Number of victims of Izmir earthquake increases 

  The number of victims of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Izmir on 30 October is getting higher.
• Nephew of Dereli: The soldiers shot my uncle  

  The nephew of Şerali Dereli, who was murdered by Turkish soldiers in the town of Esendere, said: “They shot my uncle with a gun. My uncle was a 60-year-old man and had no fault."
• UK Trade Unionist: Öcalan vital for peace in the Middle East 

  Tony Burke is Assistant General Secretary at Unite and one of the organisers of "The Time Has Come - Freedom for Öcalan Campaign".
• YPS and YPS JIN disclose balance sheet for October 

  YPS and YPS JIN Coordination issued a written statement and shared the balance sheet for October.
• Death toll in İzmir earthquake rises to 64 

  A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has left several buildings demolished and at least 64 people dead in the province of İzmir, west of Turkey.
• KCK: Solidarity works like medicine in disasters 

  Natural disasters show the value of a culture of neighborly help, which is in contrast to the materialistic and individualistic culture of capitalism, said the KCK after the earthquake in the Aegean Sea.
• World Kobanê Day rally in Berlin 

  Action in Berlin marked World Kobanê Day to commend the historic victory over ISIS in 2014.
• Turkish soldiers kill a kolbar, injure another at border 

  Forces of the Turkish and Iranian regimes continue their deadly attacks against kolbars, load carriers for daily wage in the border region.
• World Kobanê Day celebrated in Sydney 

  Kurds and their friends celebrate World Kobanê Day worldwide.
• Activists in Freiburg and Rome celebrate World Kobanê Day 

  Activists in Freiburg and Rome organised a demonstration to mark World Kobanê Day.
• HDP: The resistance in Kobanê defeated ISIS  

  Making a statement regarding the World Kobanê Day, the HDP said, "The Kobanê revolution is a women's revolution, this resistance that developed under the leadership of women also destroyed male and masculine domination."
• Victims of earthquake in Izmir increase, 43 dead, 896 injured 

  At least 43 people have lost their life in the earthquake that hit Izmir on Friday.
• Indepaz reports new massacre in Colombia, the 70th in 2020 

  The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) said a new massacre has been carried out in Colombia, leaving three people dead.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign stands in solidarity with Kobane 

  World Kobane Day was launched by the Kurdish Freedom Movement and its supporters in response to the horrific news of Islamic State’s (ISIS) siege of the city of Kobane in late 2014.
• Activists in Basel march on World Kobane Day 

  Activists celebrated World Kobane Day in the Swiss city of Basel.
• German MP Sommer calls for UN special tribunal in Kobanê 

  German left-wing politician Helin Evrim Sommer has called on the German government to support the establishment of a UN special tribunal in Kobanê, saying that there should be no impunity for jihadists in northern and eastern Syria.
• "To defend Kobanê is to defend the women's revolution" 

  The Women Defend Rojava Committee in Berlin calls for Sunday's "From Kobanê to the World: Rise up against Fascism" internationalist demonstration at Hermannplatz.