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• Turkish and Syrian Intelligence Services meet in Damascus 

  It has been reported that Hakan Fidan, the chief of the Turkish intelligence agency, met with the Syrian intelligence chief, Ali Mamluk, in Damascus.
• Yüksel Koç calls on everyone to attend festival in Landgraaf tomorrow 

  On the occasion of the forthcoming 30th International Kurdish Culture Festival, the co-chair of the KCDK-E, Yüksel Koç, declared: "No one should stay at home on Saturday!" Instead, a message should be sent against "occupation and betrayal".
• Artist Perinçek visits Xosnav Ata who is protesting against Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Artist Seyda Perinçek visited Xosnav Ata in front of the OPCW in Den Haag, where he is protesting against Turkish use of chemical weapons.
• German police delayed entrance of Long March to Cologne 

  German police tried to detain 4 protesters during the Long March.
• Long March activists protest Turkish chemical attacks in Kurdistan 

  "We must take our future into our own hands, fraternally as peoples of this earth. We have no more patience and no more time for the rulers and their excuses," said the participants of the Long March in Germany.
• Lawyers of Öcalan apply once again to be granted access to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place three years ago.
• Time of hope: a concert for the Kurdish people in Rome 

  Time of hope is the event for the Kurdish people that will take place in Rome on Sunday 18 September.
• NAV-BEL and CDK-S call on everyone to attend Kurdish festival in Landgraaf on Saturday 

  NAV-BEL co-chair Arife Soysüren and CDK-S co-chairs Selma Süren and Ismail Kardaş called on everyone to attend the Kurdish festival in Landgraaf on Saturday."
• International lawyers: We want to break the isolation in Imrali 

  Lawyers who applied to the Turkish Ministry of Justice to visit Imralı said that they wanted to break the isolation.
• Activists in Geneva call on everyone to attend festival in Netherlands on Saturday 

  During the sit-in protest in Geneva demanding the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, a call was made to attend the International Kurdish Culture Festival to be held in the Netherlands on Saturday.
• Petition demands Swiss Federal Parliament to impose sanctions against Erdogan 

  A petition was launched to demand the Swiss Federal Parliament to impose sanctions against Erdogan, who committed war crimes against the Kurds.
• "The Kobanê trial is directed against Kurds, women and opposition members" 

  The Kobanê trial is a political show trial against the HDP, say lawyers, speaking of an act of revenge by the government which, beyond the HDP, endangers the legal security of all people in Turkey.
• KON-MED calls for participation in the 30th Kurdish Cultural Festival in the Netherlands 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization in Germany calls for participation in the 30th International Kurdish Cultural Festival in the spirit of mobilization.
• Activists from Salzgitter take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Salzgitter DKTM members took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Young activists march from Düsseldorf to Leverkusen on 4th day of Long March  

  Young people who marched from Essen towards Aachen, completed the 3rd day of the Long March with an event commemorating the martyrs at the Düsseldorf Democratic Kurdish Community Center.
• Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan kills almost 100 soldiers 

  Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday night killed almost 100 soldiers, it has emerged.
• Long March in Germany continues on its third day 

  The long march of the Kurdish youth movement for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continues at its third stage in Dusseldorf today.
• DBP Co-chair: We are going through a strategic period 

  DBP Co-chair Bayındır said that the Kurdish people are going through a strategic period and political activities should be carried out accordingly, "It is important to create a political and social atmosphere in which Öcalan can play his role."
• Iraqi MP calls for an investigation into MIT's visit to Baghdad 

  Iraqi parliamentarian Arif Humami requested an investigation into recent meetings between Turkish intelligence service (MIT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan and senior Iraqi officials in Baghdad.
• Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: At least 49 Armenian soldiers killed 

  At least 49 Armenian soldiers are reported to have lost their lives following the intense Azeri bombings against Armenia and violent clashes that ensued.
• Third day of Long March kicks off from Düsseldorf airport 

  The third day of the Long March today will go from Düsseldorf airport to Düsseldorf Harffstrasse.
• Hundreds of lawyers apply to visit Imrali 

  Hundreds of lawyers from many different countries have submitted a request for a visit to Imrali to the Turkish Ministry of Justice. On 14 September, the lawyers will hold a press conference.
• Long March for Öcalan’s freedom on its second day 

  The second day of the march kicked off from Duisburg today, to be concluded in Krefeld, where the activists are expected to stage a torch march in the evening.
• Kurdish-Arab Dialogue Meeting held in the Netherlands 

  Dozens of people, including academics, politicians, activists and journalists from four parts of Kurdistan and the Middle East and North African countries attended the Kurdish-Arab Common Life Dialogue Meeting in The Hague on Sunday.
• HDP Iğdır MP says border gates must be opened to favour trade 

  HDP Iğdır MP Habip Eksik said that although Iğdır borders three countries, trade is weak there and added that it is one of the provinces with the highest poverty, hunger and unemployment.