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• Sinn Féin proposes bilingual signage policy in Belfast 

  Sinn Féin welcomes support for new bilingual signage policy in Belfast.
• Police detain Ağrı HDP Provincial co-chairs 

  Police raided the HDP Doğubayazıt Provincial building. HDP District co-chairs Abdullah Ekelik and Gönül Öztürk were taken into custody.
• Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative claims actions in three cities 

  Jinen Tirejen Roje Initiative carried out actions in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Tekirdağ.
• Sanchéz could call for new state of alarm as Covid cases increase 

  As coronavirus infections rise across the entire Spanish state several of the country’s regional governments are calling on Sanchéz to call for a new state of alarm.
• Second week of sit-in for Öcalan ends, youth takes over new week 

  The second week of the sit-in organised in front of the Council of Europe on 12 October to ensure the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has ended.
• Trial of Kurdish politician resumes in Germany 

  Kurdish politician Gökmen Ç, who has been sued under article 129b of the German Penal Code, is being tried on the grounds of "encouraging citizens to participate in events such as the Kurdish Culture Festival and Newroz.
• PACE condemns new crackdowns in Turkey 

  PACE strongly condemns new crackdowns on political opposition and civil dissent in Turkey
• “The territorial integrity and unity of Syria must be preserved" 

  The Foreign Ministers of the Small Group on Syria reiterated their commitment to the enduring defeat of ISIS and other UN-recognized terrorist groups throughout Syria including in the Northwest and the South, including al-Qaeda and HTS.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in 1 November demonstrations 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Society Congress called for strong participation in the protests on 1 November, World Kobanê Day, in spirit of mobilization.
• Families of Öcalan and fellow prisoners apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied for a visit to their relatives.
• Court sentences HDP executive Nihat Akkaya to 10 months in prison 

  Former HDP Central Council member Nihat Akkaya was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
• YPS claims responsibility for action in Kağıthane 

  The YPS carried out an action in Istanbul Kağıthane within the scope of the 'revenge initiative'.
• Die Linke brings isolation in Imrali to the German Parliament 

  German opposition party Die Linke, brought the issue of isolation in Imrali to the agenda of the German Federal Assembly.
• 550 Turkish-backed mercenaries return from Libya to Syria 

  Nearly 550 Turkish-backed mercenaries return from Libya to Syria in a week, after completing duration of their contracts.
• Syrian teenager killed in Antep 

  A Syrian youngster, who was injured in the head following an armed attack in the Nizip district of Antep, lost his life in the hospital.
• Lawyers’ application to visit Öcalan rejected 

  The application filed by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with their client was rejected.
• Kurdish youth movement on the streets for Öcalan's freedom 

  The Kurdish youth movement has held a series of demonstrations for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Germany, France and Austria.
• Turkey demands aggravated life imprisonment for YPJ member 

  Prosecutor demanded aggravated life sentence in the third hearing of the case against Çiçek Kobanê, who was arrested after being taken prisoner in the invasion attacks launched by the AKP-MHP fascist alliance and its gangs on Rojava on October 9, 2019.
• Özsoy: International pressure on Turkey will increase 

  Turkey is becoming increasingly isolated on the international stage. A judgment of the ECtHR on the Selahattin Demirtaş case is expected shortly. HDP MP and foreign policy co-spokesperson Hişyar Özsoy assumes that the pressure on Turkey will increase.
• HDP condemns government's anti-refugee policies 

  The HDP blames the regime's policies for the increasing number of murders of refugees. Most recently, military police drove refugees in border areas into a minefield. Four of them died.
• Lawyers of Öcalan apply to go to Imrali  

  The lawyers of the Kurdish people's leader applied once again to meet with their client.
• Police raid HDP Amed Provincial and Yenişehir District buildings 

  Police have raided the HDP Amed Provincial and Yenişehir District buildings.
• Athens rejects Turkish "imperialist fantasies", asks UE to act 

  The Greek Prime Minister said that the Turkish state continues to pursue its "imperialist fantasies combined with aggressive actions from Syria to Libya, from Somalia to Cyprus, and in the Aegean Sea and the Caucasus."
• Fire breaks out in Kürkçüler E Type Closed Prison in Adana 

  A fire broke out in Adana Kürkçüler E Type Closed Prison. The fire was extinguished thanks to the intervention of firefighters.
• HDP flag lowered by fascist mob in Buca 

  The Turkish flag was hung by fascists on the HDP Buca Provincial building.