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• Ten people taken into custody in Cizre 

  Ten people, including HDP Provincial co-chair Güler Tunç and co-mayor Berivan Kutlu, who had been replaced by a trustee, were taken into custody in the political genocide operations carried out in Cizre, Şırnak.
• Bolivian President: I'll work in unity and listen to the people 

  Luis Arce has been sworn in as president of Bolivia.
• CDK-F reacts to French Foreign Ministry  

  In a statement published on Saturday, November 7, the Foreign Ministry once again expressed its hypocrisy about the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The CDK-F issued its response.
• Action in London calls for an embargo on arms sales to Turkey 

  Protesting the arms company Airbus at their offices, London Kurdistan Solidarity calls for embargo on arms sales to Turkey.
• Öcalan Initiative invites to the Long March to Strasbourg 

  In February, the "Long March" to Strasbourg will again take place, organized by the international Initiative for Öcalan. This year’s motto is: "End isolation, fascism and oppression! - The time for freedom has come!"
• KNK congratulates Biden and Harris on their victory 

  Please accept our sincere congratulations on your historic victory and our best wishes as you prepare to take office next year, said KNK in a congratulatory message to Biden and Harris.
• All set in Bolivia for swear-in ceremony of new President Arce 

  The swear-in of new Bolivian president, Luis Arce, will take place today with a centuries-old traditional indigenous ceremony. Former president Evo Morales will return to Bolivia tomorrow.
• KOMAW: Kurds should solve internal problems through dialogue 

  KOMAW issued a statement on the increasing tension caused by the KDP attacks and stated that the Kurds should solve their internal problems in a democratic way.
• Activists say 'Time for Freedom in Lübeck and Gävleborg 

  Actions were held in the cities of Lübeck in Germany and Gävleborg in Sweden within the scope of the "Time for freedom" campaign.
• 1,506 Kurdish personalities: Civil war brings disaster 

  A petition signed by 1,506 Kurdistan intellectuals, artists, scientists, academics, politicians and representatives of various organizations called on KDP to end tension in South Kurdistan.
• Peace in Kurdistan: People of Nagorno-Karabakh want peace  

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign released a statement on the continuing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Activists in Germany and Switzerland protest ISIS attacks  

  Kurds living in Germany and Switzerland protested the recent attacks carried out by ISIS mercenaries in Europe.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ actions in Antwerp 

  Actions demanding freedom for Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan continue around the globe.
• Switzerland Security Report: Turkey plays key role for IS 

  The situation report of the Federal Intelligence Service of Switzerland refers to Turkey's key role for the IS and Erdogan's aggressive striving for regional power. The PKK is attested to consistent renunciation of violence and pragmatism.
• US Special Representative for Syria leaves post 

  US Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey has reportedly contacted several European and Arab officials and Syrian opposition figures to inform them that his mission was coming to an end.
• Banners and posters campaign continues throughout Swiss cities 

  Banners and posters campaign continues throughout Swiss cities.
• Tension grows in Bolivia as president Arce survives attack 

  Bolivia's Central Workers Union (COB) declared a "state of emergency" in order to secure the swear-in ceremony of Bolivian newly elected president Luis Arce on Sunday after he survived dynamite attack.
• Young activists in Basel and Hamburg demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Young activists in Basel and Hamburg joined the "banner and posters campaign" organised to demand freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Freedom for Öcalan Campaign continues in many French cities 

  Banners saying "Freedom for Öcalan" and photos of the Kurdish people's leader were hung in busy areas of Paris and subway entrances.
• Vienna anti-terror police chief suspended 

  New intelligence failings have been disclosed by Austrian officials ahead of the murder of four people in Vienna on Monday night. The city's anti-terror chief has been suspended, at his own request.
• Syrian crisis can't be resolved without Autonomous Administration 

  Neumann stated that the successful experience in North and East Syria is an example for the Middle East, saying; “The solution of the Syrian crisis is not possible without the participation of the Autonomous Administration”.
• SOHR: 250 Turkish-backed mercenaries killed in Karabakh so far 

  Fatalities among Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh battles jump to 250, while more bodies arrive in Syria.
• KON-MED organizes demos in Germany against ISIS and Erdogan 

  KON-MED is organising demonstrations in seven cities in Germany tomorrow to protest the attacks by ISIS in France and Austria. KON-MED calls on Europe to take a stand against the Erdogan regime, which is arming the gangs.
• KCK: The US DOS statement is a sheer provocation 

  KCK said that the US DOS statement blaming the PKK for “attacks on security officials” is a sheer provocation, includes totally baseless accusations and aims at distorting the truth about the events.
• Families apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan  

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied once again to be granted a visit.