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• DGH and DGK-H say they carried out actions in Batman and Silvan 

  DGH and DGK-H said that they carried out actions in two cities within the scope of the "Red revenge" initiative.
• HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir: The attacks are a sign of weakness 

  "Despite all the efforts by the government to destroy the HDP, there is an HDP reality that does not accept this repression, does not kneel, insists on its rights, protects its legitimacy in the streets, in prison and in the parliament.”
• YPS-JIN Martyr Serhildan Revenge Units claim actions in 3 cities 

  YPS-JIN Martyr Serhildan Revenge Units carried out actions in many cities within the scope of the "Revenge operation against colonialist and spies-collaborators".
• Police arrest Kars co-mayor and a number of HDP executives 

  Another political operation targeting the HDP has been carried out in Kars in the early hours of the morning. Kars co-mayor, Şevin Alaca and HDP Provincial co-chair Cengiz Anlı, have been detained. 19 arrest warrants have been issued.
• Almost 200 people drowned off the Libyan coast in September 

  Alarm Phone reports the death of 190 people in September off the Libyan coast.
• SOHR: First Turkish-backed Syrian mercenary killed in Azerbaijan 

  In the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, first Syrian fighter of Ankara-backed factions was killed in Azerbaijan, according to SOHR.
• Northeast Syrian Autonomous Administration denies NDR report 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has denied an NDR report which claims that the repatriation of ISIS members to Germany is being blocked by the "Kurdish autonomous administration in northern Syria".
• ECtHR issues a call for Nagorno-Karabakh 

  Interim measures granted by ECtHR to prevent military action between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• Protests against repression in Athens and Montpellier 

  In Athens and Montpellier, there have been protest actions in the framework of the campaign "End isolation, fascism and occupation - time for freedom".
• Political genocide continues: 14 detained in Amed 

  The political campaign of annihilation against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey continues. In Amed, 14 people have been detained as part of the investigations against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).
• Detained HDP mayor Bilgen resigns 

  The detained co-mayor of the Kars city has resigned. Ayhan Bilgen is thus trying to prevent the appointment of a trustee to the city hall of the province.
• Writers and intellectuals condemn attacks targeting the HDP 

  The Kurdish Literature Association and Mesopotamia Writers Association condemned the political genocide targeting the HDP.
• Turgut, thrown from a helicopter by Turkish soldiers, has died 

  Servet Turgut, one of the two villagers thrown from a helicopter by Turkish soldiers lost his life.
• 8 people receive 24 years prison sentence 12 years later 

  Eight people were sentenced to a total of 24 years and 4 months in prison on the grounds that they participated in a protest held in 2008 in Cizre.
• Protest in Canada against arms exports to Turkey 

  In the Canadian city of Burlington, activists have protested against the L3 Harris WESCAM company for selling technology for killer and surveillance drones to Turkey.
• Worldwide support for KCK campaign in Berlin 

  In Berlin, the campaign "Freedom for Öcalan! For an end of fascism and occupation" has been launched in Berlin. International personalities explained in video messages why the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is important.
• SOHR: Turkey sent 320 mercenaries to Azerbaijan 

  According to SOHR, 320 mercenaries of Syrian nationality have been transferred to Azerbaijan by Turkish security companies.
• Lawyers submit request to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied for a visit permit for their client, who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• Catalan, German and Argentine groups in solidarity with the HDP 

  Representatives of the peoples from different countries have expressed their condemnation against the genocide operations targeting the HDP.
• Nagorno-Karabakh: Clashes go on, UN Security Council meets today 

  The UN Security Council will hold emergency talks behind closed doors today on the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh.
• Die Linke expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  A group of Die Linke parliamentarians, including co-chair Bernd Riexinger, raised the HDP flag in the Bundestag and stated their solidarity with the detained politicians.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil enters 432nd week 

  The vigil held in front of the Council of Europe demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan has been taken over by a group from Darmstadt.
• Police in Mersin take two HDP executives into custody 

  Turkish police has taken into custody HDP Mersin Provincial co-chair Gülbahar Şöfer and HDP Party Assembly member Barış Karabıyık.
• Mexican President apologises for the 43 Ayotzinapa students 

  Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that in the coming days the authorities will issue arrest warrants against military personnel involved in the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students.
• GUE/NGL: Turkey must end repression against democratic opposition 

  The GUE/NGL (Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left) group in the European Parliament issued a statement condemning last Friday Turkish police operation targeting the HDP.