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• Swedish International Left Forum in solidarity with HDP 

  Swedish International Left Forum expressed their solidarity with the unlawfully dismissed mayors of Van, Mardin and Diyarbakır, and with the women reclaiming their will.
• Air strikes kill 18 Iranian-backed militias in Syria 

  Sites belonging to Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria near the border with Iraq border were attacked late Sunday night, killing at least 18 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
• Wales in solidarity with Rojava 

  Wales stands up for Rojava.
• Turkish threats against Rojava land in Swedish parliament 

  The Swedish Left Party brought the threats issued by Turkey to invade Rojava to Parliament.
• Trade Union Congress demands Freedom for Öcalan 

  Solidarity with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was expressed by the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) held in Brighton.
• MSD workshop in Berlin ended with proposals for a new Syria 

  Party representatives and politicians came together in Berlin organised by the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD). The participants said that the workshops were important.
• New investigation launched against HDP executives in Amed 

  The Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against HDP Diyarbakır provincial and district organizations.
• Nine people remanded in custody in Patnos 

  Nine of the 10 people taken into custody on 6 September in Patnos were remanded in custody.
• Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners and open a new relation 

  The exchange, in the purest style of the Cold War, included 35 people from each side.
• Resistance in Van: Day 21 

  Local associations participated in the 21 day of resistance against the trustees in Van.
• Protest steps up against arms fair in London  

  The world's largest biennial weapons fair will take place in London on Tuesday. The International Defense and Security Equipment Fair has been protested for several weeks. On Saturday activists demanded to end selling arms to the Turkish state.
• Sudan tribes signed peace deal 

  Arab and Nubian tribes in Sudan’s Red Sea state signed a reconciliation deal on Sunday under pressure from the country’s most prominent military commander after clashes that triggered a state of emergency and left at least 16 dead last month.
• Amed protest continues on day 21 

  The Democracy Vigil in Amed has reached day 21. People are protesting the seizure of three HDP-run municipalities by the AKP.
• Mardin resistance: Day 21 

  People in Mardin have been resisting for 21 days against the appointment of trustees to their municipality as well as Amed and Van.
• Demonstration in Munich against war profiteers of Daimler 

  As part of the international action days against the war in Kurdistan, various groups demonstrated in Munich against Mercedes.
• Solidarity to Amed, Van and Mardin mayors from Gävle municipality 

  Gin Akgül Hajo, deputy mayor of the Swedish city of Gävle condemned the AKP government seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van.
• HBDH militia claim responsibility for factory fires in Istanbul 

  HBDH militia claimed responsibility for the actions which targeted two factories in Istanbul.
• Solidarity to Rojava and Kurdish women from the Basque Country 

  Activists in the Basque Country reaffirmed their solidarity to Kurdish women and condemned the threats to invade Rojava issued by the Turkish state.
• 3rd MSD Dialogue Workshop held in Germany 

  The third Dialogue Workshop of the MSD has begun in German capital Berlin on Saturday.
• Danish troops to be stationed in northern Syria 

  The US government welcomed the decision of the Danish government to station troops in northern Syria.
• ‘Long March’ for Öcalan’s freedom to kick off in Bonn today 

  This year’s long march demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan will be held in Germany.
• 8 HDP members detained in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime’s repression against the HDP continues.
• Police call for protest in front of the HDP headquarters in Amed 

  The Turkish security forces are calling on families to protest in front of the HDP headquarters in Amed.
• Demo in Melbourne against the seizure of HDP municipalities 

  Protests against the seizure of HDP municipalities continue in Europe and all around the world.
• Families’ appeal to visit Imralı rejected 

  An appeal by the families of Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali to visit their relatives was rejected by Turkish authorities.