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• Ten people taken into custody in Özalp 

  Ten people were detained in the political genocide operations carried out in Özalp in the morning.
• Young activists in Marseille demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan  

  Revolutionary Youth Movement (Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger-TCŞ) activists in Marseille demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem dies aged 79 

  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem died on Monday.
• Slovenia wants to extradite Kurdish man to Turkey 

  Slovenia wants to extradite to Turkey a Kurdish patriot who was arrested last June.
• United Youth Council: We march together 

  In Istanbul, four youth organizations have joined together to form a joint council under the motto "For our freedom - against fascism: We march together.”
• Some 800 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed in Libya and Karabakh 

  More than 789 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed in the battles of Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, of whom 496 were killed in Libya and 293 in Karabakh, while hundreds of them were injured or contact was lost with them.
• Pilingên Kurdistanê claims action against Elbistan Police station 

  Pilingên Kurdistanê claimed action against Elbistan Police Headquarters on 7 November.
• HDP Pazarcık Provincial co-chair Naci Kızıler sent to prison 

  HDP Pazarcık Provincial co-chair Naci Kızıler, who was taken into custody on 13 November, was remanded in custody on the allegation of "being a member of a terrorist organization".
• Netherlands call for EU arms embargo against Turkey 

  The four governing parties in the Netherlands have called for an EU-wide arms embargo against Turkey. Foreign Minister Stef Blok is seeking support for an arms embargo against the NATO ally within the European Union.
• Tension grows in Western Sahara 

  Morocco on Friday sent a military offensive to the Guerguerat area to put an end to the demonstration of Saharawi civilians.
• Former co-mayors of Derik sentenced to prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Police take 5 people into custody in Amed 

  Five people, including Sur Municipality co-mayor Cemal Özdemir, who was usurped by the AKP-MHP, were detained.
• Families apply to Prosecutor to be granted visit to Imrali 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied once again to be granted a visit.
• HDP commemorates children killed in the fire of Amûdê Cinema 

  The HDP commemorated the children killed 60 years ago in the fire of Amûdê Cinema.
• The goal of the French operations in the Mediterranean is Turkey 

  France reiterates its “commitment to respect for freedom of navigation” and be ready to intervene “effectively in the event of a violation of international law” with new operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Two HDP members imprisoned in Erzurum 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Danish Parliament condemns Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The Danish Parliament condemned Turkey’s attacks against North and East Syria and called on the government to work for a tougher EU stance towards Turkey.
• Tuncel: Turkey's prisons are internment camps for Kurds 

  Former co-chair of the Party of Democratic Regions (DBP), Sebahat Tuncel, has been held hostage in a Turkish prison since 6 November 2016.
• Mayor of Berceto joins freedom for Abdullah Öcalan campaign 

  The mayor of Berceto (Parma), Luigi Lucchi, added his voice to those calling for the freedom of Kurdish people leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Figen Yüksekdağ sees hearing postponed to February 2021 

  The hearing of the trial of HDP's co-chair, Figen Yüksekdağ has been postponed.
• Posters campaign to protest isolation of Öcalan continues 

  The banners and posters campaign to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan continues throughout Europe.
• Kurdish youth in Paris protest for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Revolutionary Youth Movement (TCŞ) activists took to the streets in France for Öcalan.
• UN: Mercenaries in Karabakh conflict zone must be withdrawn 

  Reports indicate that Turkey engaged in large-scale recruitment and transfer of Syrian men to Azerbaijan through armed factions, some of which are affiliated with the Syrian National Army.
• Austria to introduce preventive detention for terror convicts 

  The measures are part of a package to be put to MPs for approval in December.
• Civil disobedience at Rheinmetall producing weapons for Erdogan 

  Kurdish young women from Jinên Ciwan ên Têkoşer and internationalist youth carried out a civil disobedience action at the Rheinmetall arms company.