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• March of Kurdish and internationalist youth on day 2 

  The long march of the Kurdish youth movement for the freedom of Abdullah Ocalan is on the way from Lehrte to Celle. Today's stage is dedicated to the murdered young Yazidi boy Arkan Hussein Khalaf.
• HDP MP Hatimoğulları says CPT report must be taken into account 

  HDP Adana MP Tülay Hatimoğulları said that a dialogue should be established with Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan as soon as possible to enable peace, and added that the report by the CPT should be taken into consideration.
• Cousin of Sakarya victims says authorities try to cover up attack 

  Demir pointed out that despite the fact that the attack has been watched by millions of people through social media, the ruling authorities tried to cover it up.
• HDP commemorates Greek and Armenian victims of 1955 massacre 

  73 churches, 8 holy springs, 2 monasteries, and 5.538 houses and workplaces, 3.584 of which belonged to Greeks, were destroyed and plundered during the massacre.
• Third night of protest in Leipzig 

  High rents have been protested in Leipzig for three nights.
• Racist attack in Sakarya: "They wanted to kill us" 

  In Kurdistan, there is a wave of outrage at the racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers in the western Turkish province of Sakarya. We have spoken with those affected.
• Barzani’s visit to Turkey triggers reactions 

  Nechirvan Barzani’s visit to Turkey has triggered discussion and reactions in Southern Kurdistan and Iraq.
• Long March for Öcalan kicks off in Hannover 

  The traditional Long March held by Kurdish youth in Europe every year will be staged from Hannover to Hamburg from the 5th to the 11th of September.
• All events banned in Urfa for 30 days 

  The ban doesn't cover the events to be considered appropriate by the governor and district governors.
• Kurdish youth protest for Öcalan in Paris 

  Kurds and their friends in Europe continue their protests demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• ISIS mercenaries attack a village in Germiyan 

  One person was injured in the attack which was followed by an armed confrontation.
• Council of Europe urges Turkey to release Osman Kavala 

  Given the urgency of the situation, the Committee of Ministers will resume its examination of this case at its next regular meeting to supervise the implementation of ECHR judgments from 29 September to 1 October 2020.
• EU to hone 'carrot and stick' line on Turkey, top official says 

  The EU has already imposed minor sanctions against Ankara over the matter and the 27 EU leaders will tackle it again soon in Brussels.
• Racist attack on Kurdish workers in Turkish province 

  Already challenging circumstances for Kurdish seasonal workers exacerbated by racism of the Turkish population in western Turkey.
• Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal ends death fast on day 215 

  After 215 days of death fast for a fair trial, lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has ended his hunger strike.
• Performance in Strasbourg for the freedom of Öcalan 

  In the French city of Strasbourg the Kurdish youth movements TCŞ and TEKO-JIN protested with an impressive poster campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Asrin Law Office statement on ECtHR President’s visit to Turkey 

  Asrin Law Office say they consider the President's visit as an important opportunity for him to express his critical stance in face-to-face meetings regarding Imrali System of Isolation along with other violations in Turkey.
• Families of Öcalan and fellow prisoners apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Imrali prison.
• Concern grows as European Parliament relocates to Strasbourg 

  "Such a decision in the middle of a pandemic highlights once again just how ludicrous it is for the Parliament to meet in two separate places," said Irish MEP Chris MacManus.
• Graeber: A most important revolutionary intellectual of our times 

  "David had yet much to contribute at this critical juncture of human history. He will be missed by all of us. But he will live in Rojava and wherever there is free human spirit," says the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan Initiative.
• Mexico approves reform to end presidential immunity 

  If all the reform process is successfully completed, former presidents Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994), Felipe Calderon (2006-2012), and Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018) could be tried for alleged cases of corruption and bribes.
• Anthropologist David Graeber passes away 

  David Graeber died in Venice at the age of 59. He was a close friend of the Kurdish people.
• ISIS attacks Iraqi military and Hashd al-Shaabi 

  ISIS attacks in the controversial areas on Iraqi territory continue increasingly.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  The lawyers of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have again applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Bursa for a visit to the Imralı island prison.
• HDP co-chair writes open letter to the president of the ECtHR 

  Sancar invited the ECtHR President to reconsider his decision to accept the honorary doctorate from a university Turkey and to take a position in support of human rights and freedoms, in accordance with the principles of the Council of Europe and ECtHR.