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• Yazidis organize vigil for Shengal in Germany 

  To protest the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil governments against Shengal, Yazidi institutions in Germany launched a vigil near the German Federal Assembly.
• Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative claims actions in two cities 

  Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative carried out actions against the Imrali isolation and in memory of the martyred HPG Command Council Member and Botan Field Commander Egîd Civyan.
• Azerbaijan bombs Armenia despite ceasefire, conflict may escalate 

  The ceasefire brokered by Russia last Saturday 10 October in Nagorno Karabakh has been repeatedly violated.
• Young activists in Europe demand freedom for Öcalan 

  The Kurdish youth movement organized protests and actions demanding freedom for Öcalan in Austria, France, Germany and Sweden.
• SIt-in for Öcalan in Strasbourg enters day 4 

  Representatives of Turkish institutions entered the fourth day of action in Strasbourg. The action is part of the KCK’s initiative launched on 12 September.
• 22 people detained in Hakkari 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• Kurdish youngster murdered by police in Istanbul 

  The young man will be laid to rest in his hometown, Midyat district of Mardin.
• Motion for the removal of five HDP deputies’ immunity tabled 

  Motions have been tabled in the Turkish parliament to lift the immunity of HDP members. There are five motions against Remziye Tosun alone. The Kurdish parliamentarian from Amed is threatened with ten years in prison.
• No sub-commission established to investigate helicopter torture 

  HDP and CHP MPs reacted to the AKP-MHP government's refusal to establish a commission for Servet Turgut, who was thrown from a helicopter and killed.
• Sit-in in front of the Council of Europe continues 

  The sit-in for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg continues. The participants distribute information brochures and discuss the meaning of the "Time for Freedom" campaign.
• Court sentences 19 suspects in Ankara massacre trial 

  Ankara Regional Court of Justice confirmed sentences for 19 defendants in the Ankara Massacre trial.
• Refugees forced into mine area could not be identified 

  4 civilians who were allegedly "forced" to step into a mined area by the Turkish gendarmerie lost their lives.
• Families wait to be delivered remains of 8 guerrillas for 20 days 

  The remains of 8 guerrillas have been held in the morgue of the State Hospital of Şırnak for 20 days despite DNA tests had already been performed.
• Yazidis in Europe organise vigil against Shengal agreement 

  Yazidi institutions in Europe will organize a protest vigil as of tomorrow against the "Shengal agreement" signed by Hewlêr (Erbil) and Baghdad.
• Yazidi activist killed in Duhok 

  Two Yazidi activists have been killed in Southern Kurdistan since last week.
• Child traumatized during house raid in Kars no longer speaks 

  The ten-year-old daughter of Hamit Taşdelen, the imprisoned HDP city council member in Digor, was severely traumatized by the police raid in which her father was arrested. She stopped speaking and panicked at the doorbell.
• Lawyers’ request to visit Öcalan rejected 

  The chief public prosecutor's office in Bursa has rejected a visit request by the defense team of Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP co-chairs meet with Swedish Foreign Minister 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde met with her Turkish counterpart Çavuşoğlu in Ankara and then with the HDP co-chairs. While Linde demanded a Turkish withdrawal from Syria, Çavuşoğlu threatened with the refugee card.
• US urges Turkey to end its calculated provocation 

  US responds to Turkey’s renewed survey activity in the Eastern Mediterranean, strongly urging Turkey to end calculated provocation and allow exploratory talks with Greece.
• Sit-in protest for Öcalan in Strasbourg on day 2 

  Activists partaking in the sit-in action "Time for Freedom" in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg vowed to enhance the struggle for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish people.
• YPS-JIN claims actions in Van, Muğla and Mersin 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Yıldız Gabar Retaliation Teams reported that they targeted an armoured police vehicle and a workplace in the actions they carried out in Van, Muğla and Mersin.
• KCDK-E rejects agreement on Shengal 

  KCDK-E called against the dirty plans on Shengal in a statement and said: "The Yazidi Kurds, the people of Kurdistan and the conscientious humanity do not accept any agreement that does not include the Shengal Autonomous Democratic Council."
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Two HDP executives taken into custody in Antalya 

  As part of the political genocide operation HDP executives Değer Yorgun and Osman Metindır were detained in Antalya.
• From Berlin to Ankara: Put an end to provocations! 

  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today that Turkey should avoid provocations, such as gas exploration resuming.