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• Colombian People's Congress demands freedom for Öcalan 

  The Congreso de los Pueblos (Peoples' Congress), a Colombian grassroots organisation, sent a solidarity message and called for freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. 
• Strasbourg sit-in calling for freedom of Öcalan ends first week 

  The sit-in organised in Strasbourg within the scope of the ‘End isolation, occupation and fascism; Time for Freedom’ campaign launched by the KCK, has completed its first week.
• Labour MP Charalambous says Öcalan key for peace in Middle East 

  Labour MP Bambos Charalambous underlined that Mr Öcalan is a key for peace in Middle East.
• Police take 6 people into custody in Mersin 

  Six people, including HDP Akdeniz Municipality council member Salih Akbaş, were detained.
• Construction of the wall dividing Amed continues 

  Construction of a 10-kilometer wall that would divide Amed along the train tracks is resumed.
• Families of Öcalan and fellow prisoners apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied for a visit to their relatives.
• Time for Freedom sit-in in Strasbourg enters day 5 

  The sit-in organised in Strasbourg as part of the KCK’s initiative launched on 12 September continues on its fifth day with the participation of representatives of Kurdish and Turkish institutions in Europe.
• Colombian indigenous people are marching towards Bogota 

  The social Indigenous Minga march to Bogota to meet with Colombian President Iván Duque, will reach the capital on Monday morning.
• Former mayor of Nusaybin sentenced to prison 

  The former mayor of Nusaybin, Cengöz Kök, who was removed from office in 2016 by order of the Turkish government, was sentenced to more than six years during a trial in Mardin.
• Paris and Berlin criticise Turkey's provocations 

  France and Germany criticised the "unacceptable provocations" of the Turkish state in the Eastern Mediterranean and stated that sanctions could be imposed if it does not return to dialogue.
• Letter to Merkel by the families of German revolutionaries 

  The families of German revolutionaries who were martyred in Kurdistan wrote a letter to German Chancellor Merkel and called upon her to "end cooperation with the Turkish state."
• 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.