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• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil enters 393rd week 

  The action has been going on for almost 8 years, and continues with new groups of activists taking it over every week.
• The legend of Pombo, one of Che Guevara's guerrillas 

  "Pombo", survivor of the guerrillas led by Che Guevara in Bolivia and man of his utmost confidence, has died in Havana.
• Turkey declares 48 border areas “restricted military zone" 

  The Office of Antep Governor has declared almost the entire area along the border line a restricted military zone. The region lies opposite Azaz, ar-Rai and Jarablus in northern Syria.
• Macron and Sisi discuss the ongoing crisis in Libya 

  The statement comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed readiness this month to send troops to Libya if requested by the country's Government of National Accord (GNA).
• Victims of Roboski and Maraş commemorated in Toronto 

  Those who lost their lives in the Roboski and Maraş massacres were commemorated in Toronto.
• Turkish state carries mercenaries to Libya by plane 

  The Turkish parliament will be called to vote on a motion supporting sending troops and naval forces to Lybia in January. In the meantime, though, there are reports saying that the Turkish state has already deployed over 300 'Syrian fighters' to Libya.
• German poll: Most feared leaders are Trump and Erdogan 

  Asked by a German poll "Which leader are you most afraid of?", most people answered they were most afraid of US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• KESK: The budget 2020 is a gender-blind budget 

  KESK Women's Secretary Gülistan Atasoy said about the budget of 2020: "It is necessary to say that there are no resources to meet the economic, social and political inequalities experienced by women, nor this is a goal of this budget."
• Honor Resistance martyr commemorated in Sweden 

  Zinar Kanîreş (Seyfullah Dera) and 4 of his comrades who fell martyrs during the Honor Resistance were commemorated in Malmö, Sweden.
• Sur co-mayors sent to Erzurum prison 

  Filiz Buluttekin and Cemal Özdemir, co-mayors of Sur Municipality, were arrested after being dismissed and being replaced by Ankara regime-appointed trustees. The co-mayors have been transferred to Erzurum.
• US air strikes against Iran-backed militias kill 25 - UPDATED 

  The US blames the militia for a rocket barrage Friday that killed a US defense contractor at a military compound near Kirkuk.
• Buldan: As long as there is the HDP there is hope in this country 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan spoke at the party's provincial congress in Izmir. Buldan said: "The AKP cannot be in a new peace and negotiation process."
• HDP's Temelli: The real terrorist is the AKP government 

  Speaking at the HDP Batman congress, party's co-chair Sezai Temelli drew attention to the crises in Idlib and Libya and said: "The real terrorist is this government. What happened in Idlib is a summary of a ten-year term."
• SOHR: 300 Turkish-backed fighters sent to Libya 

  SOHR said on Sunday that the number of fighters who arrived in the Libyan capital Tripoli, has reached 300.
• Protest against Erdoğan in Tunisia: Thief and terrorist! 

  The parliament of Turkey is expected to approve a mandate for military action for Libya in January.
• Jailed co-mayor of Bulanık transferred to Maraş 

  Democratically elected political representatives of the Kurdish people are systematically imprisoned and transferred to jails far away from their hometowns and constituencies.
• Russia deploys last generation hypersonic missiles 

  On Friday it was disclosed the deployment by the Russian Army of the first Avangard hypersonic missile regiment. 
• Russia, China and Iran in joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman 

  The escalation of tension peaked in June of this year, when the Iranian army managed to bring down a sophisticated North American drone.
• Varto co-mayor and nine prisoners dispersed in other jails 

  Nine prisoners in Osmaniye T Type Prison were transferred to other prisons. Varto Municipality Co-mayor, Ülkü Karaaslan, was also transferred.
• Victims of Roboski Massacre commemorated in Sydney 

  Kurds living in Sydney paid tribute to the victims of Roboski massacre on its eight anniversary.
• HDP’s Buldan: There can be no peace process with the AKP 

  "The AKP is going through a process of disintegration. It is in the hands of the democratic opposition to accelerate the AKP's demise. Let's speed up this process," declared HDP chairwoman Pervin Buldan in Antalya.
• Families denied visit to Imrali 

  Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor rejected the application for visit filed by families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı.
• Young engineer killed by police armoured bus buried in Amed 

  Cihan Can, who was killed by an armored bus belonging to riot police in Amed, was buried in Yeniköy Cemetery.
• Solidarity night for Rojava in Örebro 

  People's Defense Units (YPG) spokesperson Nuri Mahmud thanked all participants for their solidarity and stated that the people of Rojava and Kurdish forces will resist the invading Turkish state and ISIS proxies.
• DTK: Erdogan ordered the Roboski massacre  

  While commemorating the victims of the Roboski massacre, the DTK drew attention to the fact that it was President Erdogan who gave the order.