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• Rally in Strasbourg: Time for freedom and an end to fascism 

  In front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, representatives of various organizations from Kurdistan and Turkey expressed their support for the KCK campaign against isolation, fascism and occupation.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan 

  The lawyers of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have again applied for a visit to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Bursa.
• DBP co-chair Aydeniz: United we can defeat this darkness 

  "The Republic of Turkey is based on Turkish nationalism and thus it fights peoples living in Turkey, including Kurds, who were fighting primarily against Turkish nationalism," said DBP co-chair.
• HDP: Racist attacks come from government's war-centred policy 

  HDP executive and deputy co-chair Ümit Dede said that racist attacks stemmed from the government's approach towards Kurds.
• Rector hires daughter of Tusba trustee despite low score in test 

  Salih Akman, who was appointed mayor in Tusba municipality (Van), recruited 7 people with his own surname.
• Artists from TEV-ÇAND take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  This week, artists from TEV-ÇAND have taken over the Freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan Vigil.
• Turkish jihadist behind murder of Portuguese man in Siwtzerland 

  It was learned that the murder suspect of a Portuguese citizen killed in Morges, Switzerland last Saturday, was a 26-year-old Turk with links to radical Islamist groups.
• Kurdish institutions in Europe support the KCK initiative 

  “We, as the Kurdish parties and institutions in Europe, find the breakthrough and call made by the KCK right, and we will participate in all actions with the slogan: "End Isolation and Fascism and Occupation. Time to Ensure Freedom".
• Three people tortured in custody jailed in Urfa 

  Three people who were detained in Urfa on September 4 and were tortured in custody, have been imprisoned on Monday.
• 16-year-old Syrian refugee murdered in Samsun 

  In the Turkish Black Sea province of Samsun, a 16-year-old Syrian refugee has been killed by a racist mob.
• Murdered Kurdish worker buried under military blockade 

  Kurdish construction worker Özkan Tokay, who was murdered the day before by in western Turkey, has been buried in his hometown in the Kurdish region. The funeral was accompanied by military measures.
• Genocide investigations against ISIS members in Germany 

  The Federal Public Prosecutor General's Office is investigating ISIS members in at least five cases of genocide against Yazidis.
• Trustee in Ipekyolu demolishes historical Van houses  

  The trustee appointed to the HDP-run Ipekyolu Municipality is demolishing the historical Van Houses in Van saying they are "abandoned buildings".
• Activists in the UK and Armenia protest isolation 

  The Kurdish organisations in England and Armenia, joined the "Stop Isolation, Fascism, Occupation, Time to Ensure Freedom" initiative with action and press statements.
• Racist attack on Kurdish workers in Afyon leaves one dead 

  An armed attack was made against construction workers from Ercis, who went to work in Afyon's Dinar district. While Özkan T. died, Fırat T. and Emrah Ö. workers named were injured.
• Activists in Bordeaux protest isolation of Öcalan 

  Activists in the city of Bordeaux organised an action within the frame of the KCK's initiative "End isolation, fascism, occupation; Time to ensure freedom”.
• Research vessel Oruç Reis returns to Turkey 

  In the conflict between Athens and Ankara over gas deposits in the Mediterranean, the situation is expected to ease for the time being. The Turkish research ship Oruç Reis has left the waters claimed by Greece - to "give diplomacy a chance".
• Van Metropolitan Municipality is a 'money maker' for the AKP 

  In the local elections held on 31 March 2019, the HDP won Van Metropolitan Municipality with a high share of the votes.
• Activists in Gavle and Toronto protest isolation 

  Following the announcement by the KCK last week of the “End to Isolation, Fascism and Occupation. Time to Ensure Freedom" campaign, an action was held in Gävle, Sweden and in Toronto, Canada.
• French Minister says Turkey is "in the provocation" 

  Franck Riester, minister delegate in charge of foreign trade said Erdogan "is in the provocation."
• Greece says it will buy 18 French warplanes  

  Greece said it will buy 18 warplanes from France.
• More activists and former FARC guerrillas killed in Colombia 

  Colombia's National Indigenous Organization (ONIC) has condemned the murder of indigenous leader Oliverio Conejo and his daughter Emy Yaqueline in the Totoro municipality, Cauca department.
• Kurds take to the streets in Europe: The Time of freedom has come 

  Kurds in Europe kicked start the "End isolation, fascism, occupation; Time to ensure freedom" campaign in many cities.
• KCDK-E: The time has come to end isolation and free Öcalan! 

  The KCDK-E welcomes the “End Isolation, Fascism, Occupation. Time to Ensure Freedom" Initiative that will begin tomorrow, Sunday and call on everyone to join the demonstrations and actions planned.
• The AKP-MHP makes the dreams of 12 September coup come true 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Central Executive Board (MYK) made a written statement on the anniversary of the 12 September 1980 coup.