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• 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.
• Food prices increase, inflation reaches 11.77% 

  Turkey registered an annual hike of 11.77% in consumer prices in August, the country's statistical authority, TÜIK, announced today. 
• Sydney Council passes motion in solidarity with Kurdish mayors 

  Australian local government council passes motion in solidarity with persecuted Kurdish mayors.
• Edremit trustee presents new project: The Floating Hotel 

  The beautiful natural spots of Van Lake have recently turned into the AKP's way to make money.
• DIE LINKE Co-chair: Stop arms exports to Turkey 

  Bernd Riexinger, co-chair of the DIE LINKE party, visited the Kurdish association in Essen and declared that the least the Federal Republic of Germany had to do in view of the Turkish military operations was to stop arms exports.
• Turkey extends natural gas exploration after threats of war 

  After its threats of war, the Turkish government has announced a further extension of its exploratory work in the eastern Mediterranean, which is highly controversial under international law.
• US partially lifts arms embargo on Cyprus 

  Secretary Pompeo temporarily waives restrictions on the sale of non-lethal defense articles and services to the Republic of Cyprus.
• Macron launches initiative for the "sovereignty" of Iraq 

  The French President has announced a visit to Iraq to help the country strengthen its "sovereignty".
• MIT agent arrested in Vienna confesses 

  According to ANF's investigation, the Turkish intelligence officer who is currently being detained in a Vienna prison was living in the Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) province before being caught.
• Government tries to get citizens to pay for economic crisis 

  The AKP-MHP government is struggling with debt is trying to make citizens pay for its reckless war policies.
• Tribute to martyr Ivana Hoffmann on her 25th birthday 

  MLKP fighter Ivana Hoffmann, code-named Avaşin Tekoşin Güneş, fell martyr in a clash with ISIS mercenaries in the city of Til Temir, Rojava on 7 March 2015. She was commemorated at her grave on the day of her 25th birthday.