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• Shi’ite cleric Sadr wins elections in Iraq 

  The Sadr Group, affiliated with the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, has won the elections in Iraq. Turnout in the elections stood at 41 percent.
• Diplomacy traffic between Taliban and the West intensifies 

  The new Afghan regime will hold talks with US and EU officials in Doha in an attempt to break the diplomatic isolation in the international arena. Several other Western countries have also met Taliban officials in recent days.
• HDP co-mayor sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continues unabated.
• Şenyaşar family’s justice vigil enters 218th day 

  “The truth will definitely be revealed one day” said the Şenyaşar family on the 218th day of their resistance.
• Family of guerrilla Saniye Toprak still waiting to be given her remains 

  The remains of guerrilla Saniye Toprak, who fell as a martyr in clashes in Gabar Mountain in August, have not been given to her family for about two months.
• Six people sent to prison while new arrests take place this morning in Antalya 

  Six of the 12 people taken into custody in Amed on 1 October were sent to prison, while many people were detained in the raids in Antalya.
• Iraqi officials say ISIS leader Sami Casim al-Jaburi captured in Turkey 

  Iraqi officials announced on Monday that ISIS leader Sami Casim al-Jaburi was captured during the operation carried out by Iraqi intelligence services in Turkey.
• Children of Fire set fire to two factories and an automobile 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to two factories and an automobile in three cities.
• Anti-terror police raid Kurdish wedding in Ankara due to local dresses worn by guests 

  Anti-terror police raided the wedding of a Kurdish family in Mamak, Ankara on the grounds that some guests were "wearing local dress" and demanded footage of the event.
• Court accepts indictment against murderer of HDP member Deniz Poyraz 

  An indictment on the murder of HDP member Deniz Poyraz has been accepted. Prosecutor cited the former psychological disorder of the murderer Onur Gencer.
• HDP submits motion for October 10 to become an official day of remembrance 

  The HDP wants October 10 to become an official day of remembrance and mourning in Turkey. A corresponding motion for a vote was introduced in parliament.
• Birthday celebration for internationalist HPG guerrilla Jakob Şiyar Gabar 

  Jakob Şiyar Gabar died in 2018 as an internationalist guerrilla fighter in a Turkish airstrike in Çarçella. On his 27th birthday, friends and family gathered to remember him and shared moments.
• Hundreds of thousands supported the #FreedomForOcalanNow campaign 

  In a written statement regarding the #FreedomForOcalanNow hashtag campaign, the Kurdistan Digital Media Assembly said, “This is just the beginning, continue the fight until the doors of Imrali open!”
• YPS Retaliation Team targets a drug dealer in Nusaybin 

  The YPS Martyr Bager Tolhildan Retaliation Team said they warned a drug dealer in Nusaybin and punished “an employee of the AKP” in Istanbul.
• Iraq captures ISIS deputy leader wanted by the US 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced that Iraqi forces had captured a top ISIS leader who was wanted by the US.
• Just 41 percent of the people votes in Iraq elections 

  The turnout in the general elections held in Iraq on Sunday was just 41 percent.
• Memorial in Rome for guerrilla Hakim Acar  

  A memorial was held in Rome for Hakim Acar (Şoreş Mardin), who was among the 7 guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the ambush of KDP forces in Xelîfan.
• Student Sapan: We are not afraid 

  Mısra Sapan, an Anarchist Youth member university student who was detained by police and beaten at the protest for Boğaziçi university said: “If they think they can intimidate us with these attacks, they are wrong. We are not afraid.”
• "Kurdish songs threaten prison security" 

  Because Leyla Güven and eight fellow inmates in Elazığ Women's Prison danced to Kurdish songs, the court considers the order and security of the prison threatened. The Kurdish politician's legal counsel has lodged an objection.
• Victims of Ankara massacre commemorated across Turkey 

  Commemoration events were held in many cities on the anniversary of the 10 October massacre which claimed the lives of 104 people attending a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara in 2015.
• Parliamentary election in Iraq 

  A new parliament is being elected in Iraq. A total of around 25 million people are called upon to determine the 329 members of parliament. A quarter of all seats are reserved for women.
• Police attack commemoration for Ankara train station victims 

  Police attacked the commemoration that was intended to be held in front of the train station on the anniversary of the 10 October Ankara Massacre and took many people into custody.
• Strong possibility that body found in Sur belongs to Hakan Arslan  

  The DNA samples taken by the remains found in Sur and Hakan Arslan’s father Ali Rıza Arslan matched 60 per cent. A DNA sample was also obtained from the mother, Melike Arslan, in order to provide a conclusive diagnosis.
• Visit to Asrın Law Office: No solution unless Abdullah Öcalan is liberated 

  Delegations from the HDK, HDP, and DBP paid a visit to Asrın Law Office. During the visit, it was said that only with the liberation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, would make a solution to the Kurdish crisis possible.
• YPS/YPS-JIN calls on people to destroy the Imrali torture system 

  YPS/YPS-JIN said in a statement: "We are calling on people to put an end to fascism's destruction and genocidal crimes, as well as overthrow the Imrali isolation and torture regime."