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• Demo in Marseille against Turkish invasion of Rojava 

  The invasion and genocide attacks carried out by the Turkish state against North East Syria were protested with an action organised by women and children in Marseille.
• Rally in Giessen against Turkish invasion of Rojava 

  Kurds living in and around Giessen, Germany, protested against the Turkish state's invasion and genocide attacks in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Rally in Freiburg against Turkish attacks in North East Syria 

  A rally was held in Freiburg, Germany, to protest the invasion and genocide attacks carried out by the Turkish army and its mercenaries in North East Syria.
• Civil disobedience action in front of the UN - UPDATE 

  Ongoing protests worldwide against the Turkish genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria.
• Iraq refuses to bring European ISIS members to justice 

  The foreign minister of Iraq said that they are not prepared to bring European ISIS members to justice in their own country, adding; "We are only taking responsibility for our own citizens.”
• Kurdistan Students Union organised Solidarity Night with Rojava 

  Two thousand pounds of aid were collected during the Solidarity Night in London organized by the Kurdistan Students' Union (YXK) for Rojava.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil reached week 384 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil reached week 384. The action is being carried out in Strasbourg, and this week has been taken over by a group from Denmark.
• Silent action in Giessen against Turkish attacks  

  Worldwide protests against Turkish genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria, continue.
• US House passes Sanctions Bill against Turkey 

  The bill will pass directly into law if it receives at least two-thirds of the votes.
• US House passes resolution recognising Armenian Genocide 

  This resolution marks the first time that a house in US Congress has designated 1915 incidents as genocide.
• Doğan paints Hemid targeted by Turkish chemical attack in London 

  Kurdish journalist and artist Zehra Doğan paints 13-year-old Kurdish minor targeted by Turkish chemical attack in northern Syria.
• Swedish FM: Turkey’s attacks against northern Syria serve ISIS 

  Reactions grow against the Turkish genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria, which is marked by grave crimes against humanity and war crimes.
• Lawyers appeal to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Pedersen: Main criterion of Constitution is integrity of Syria 

  The Constitutional Committee will be formally launched on Wednesday in the Palais des Nations in Geneva. It vows to be inclusive, hovewer he Autonomous Administration won't be represented.
• Die Linke deputy Özdemir to appeal PKK case sentence 

  Hamburg State Assembly Die Link Group co-chair Cansu Özdemir was sentenced to pay a fine of 4500 Euros for sharing a tweet titled "Lift the ban on PKK" featuring a PKK flag on her social media accounts.
• Trustee appointed to Cizre municipality 

  A trustee has been appointed to the HDP-run District Municipality of Cizre in the province of Şırnak.
• Rheinmetall factory in Germany blocked by activists 

  A Rheinmetall factory in Germany has been blocked since 5.30 a.m. this morning.
• 'Turkey has some explaining to do on Baghdadi', former US envoy 

  Former Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk said that "Turkey also has some explaining to do" when it comes to the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
• British director Ken Loach signed boycott of Turkish institutions 

  Renowned British director Ken Loach signed the call to Boycott Turkish Government Sponsored Academic and Cultural Institutions.
• Turkish occupation of Rojava protested in Esslingen 

  A protest against the Turkish state invasion of Northern and Eastern Syria was protested in the city of Esslingen, Germany.
• Demo against Turkish invasion of Rojava in Stockholm 

  Protests are ongoing all around the world in protest at Turkish genocidal campaign seeking to invade North and East Syria.
• Did Turkey use phosphorus bought from the UK against Kurds? 

  Kurds who have sustained severe injuries have presented compelling evidence of white phosphorus burns in northeast Syria in the past week.
• Iraqi army declares curfew in Baghdad 

  Demonstrations in Iraq started again on 25 October.
• German court brings KON-MED chair to trial on Erdoğan's order 

  KON-MED co-chair Tahir Köçer will be tried at the Hannover Administrative Court tomorrow to please Turkish President Erdoğan.
• Solidarity action with the Kurdish people in Troyes 

  Unions, associations and organisations to held a solidarity action with Kurds in Troyes, France, on Wednesday.