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• Leyla Güven taken into custody in Hakkari 

  The Kurdish politician was taken to the anti-terror branch of the police department to give a statement after attending a series of events in Hakkari.
• Kurdish youth announce participation in the KCK campaign 

  The Kurdish youth organisations KJC and the KC declare their participation in the campaign launched by the KCK on September 12 under the motto "End isolation, fascism and occupation; time for freedom".
• Attack on Hashd al-Shaabi in Kirkuk lives 3 militias dead 

  At least 3 militia members were killed in the attack, which targeted a convoy affiliated to Hashd al-Shaabi.
• Turkish jihadist says he killed man to avenge the Prophet 

  Jihadist Omer A., arrested in relation with the murder of a Portuguese man in Switzerland, said "I did it to avenge my people and the Prophet".
• Turkish soldier wounds sheperd looking for his sheep in Van 

  Orhan Hanay was injured as a result of the fire opened by Turkish soldiers in Çaldıran.
• Indigenous movements back protests against Ecuador's president 

  Indigenous organizations backed protests organised by workers, teachers, and students against Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno.
• Libya's Prime Minister announces resignation 

  Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj announced his intention to step down by the end of October.
• Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe 

  "Far from being isolated acts, these crimes were coordinated and committed pursuant to state policies, with the knowledge or direct support of commanding officers and senior government officials," say UN investigators.
• Kurdish man critically injured by racists in Belgium 

  A group of Turkish racists attacked a young Kurd in his apartment in the Belgian municipality of Quaregnon, injuring him critically.
• Leyen: Distance between us and Turkey growing 

  "Our Member-States, Cyprus and Greece, can always count on Europe’s full solidarity on protecting their legitimate sovereignty rights," the European Commission president said.
• Turkey's healthcare system on the verge of collapse 

  The former president of the Turkish Medical Association, Vedat Bulut, warns of a collapse of the healthcare system in Turkey because of the rising coronavirus cases.
• Kurds in Yershov join "Time to Ensure Freedom" initiative 

  Kurds living in Yershov district of Saratov in Russia protested the isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Palestinian President Abbas: No peace if occupation continues 

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in a statement that the normalization deals signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will not lead to regional peace.
• We'll ask for PKK's removal from the terrorist organisations list 

  The 'PKK trial' was in fact an attack on Kurds living in Sweden, says Left Party Foreign Affairs spokesperson Håkan Svennelig.
• Solidarity with evacuated squats in Greece 

  Occupied centers in Athens and Crete have been evacuated, where events on Rojava took place in the summer. Internationalists have published a declaration of solidarity.
• Rally in Strasbourg: Time for freedom and an end to fascism 

  In front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, representatives of various organizations from Kurdistan and Turkey expressed their support for the KCK campaign against isolation, fascism and occupation.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan 

  The lawyers of imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have again applied for a visit to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Bursa.
• DBP co-chair Aydeniz: United we can defeat this darkness 

  "The Republic of Turkey is based on Turkish nationalism and thus it fights peoples living in Turkey, including Kurds, who were fighting primarily against Turkish nationalism," said DBP co-chair.
• HDP: Racist attacks come from government's war-centred policy 

  HDP executive and deputy co-chair Ümit Dede said that racist attacks stemmed from the government's approach towards Kurds.
• Rector hires daughter of Tusba trustee despite low score in test 

  Salih Akman, who was appointed mayor in Tusba municipality (Van), recruited 7 people with his own surname.
• Artists from TEV-ÇAND take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  This week, artists from TEV-ÇAND have taken over the Freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan Vigil.
• Turkish jihadist behind murder of Portuguese man in Siwtzerland 

  It was learned that the murder suspect of a Portuguese citizen killed in Morges, Switzerland last Saturday, was a 26-year-old Turk with links to radical Islamist groups.
• Kurdish institutions in Europe support the KCK initiative 

  “We, as the Kurdish parties and institutions in Europe, find the breakthrough and call made by the KCK right, and we will participate in all actions with the slogan: "End Isolation and Fascism and Occupation. Time to Ensure Freedom".
• Three people tortured in custody jailed in Urfa 

  Three people who were detained in Urfa on September 4 and were tortured in custody, have been imprisoned on Monday.
• 16-year-old Syrian refugee murdered in Samsun 

  In the Turkish Black Sea province of Samsun, a 16-year-old Syrian refugee has been killed by a racist mob.