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• Bolivia self-proclaimed president withdraws from October election 

  Self-declared president Añez assured that she made the decision "for the greater good".
• Solidarity rally with political prisoners in Stuttgart 

  While the trial against one Kurdish woman and four men continued in Stuttgart, a solidarity rally for the prisoners took place in front of the court.
• Local Associations Platform joins KCK campaign 

  Dersim Construction Congress (DIK), Kürecik People Initiative, Maraş Democratic Associations Federation (MARDEF), Central Anatolian Kurds Platform (PKAN), said they will join the KCK initiative.
• FARC senator denounces death of another former guerrilla 

  FARC senator Griselda Lobo Silva denounced the assassination of former combatant Wilber Grueso.
• Leyla Güven released from custody 

  While DTK co-chair Leyla Güven was released from custody, Peace Mother Fatma Turan was referred to court.
• 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.