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• 26th day of protest against trustees in Mardin 

  Protests against the seizure of HDP-run metropolitan municipalities of Amed, Mardin and Van continue since August 19 when the elected mayors were removed and governors appointed trustees to take over the administrations of the three municipalities.
• Solidarity to the HDP mayors comes from Sweden 

  Support messages continue to be sent to the dismissed mayors of the municipalities of Van, Mardin and Amed. The latest message came from Sweden.
• Families appeal to visit Imralı 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Prosecutor's Office.
• Six-year-old killed by Turkish police vehicle laid to rest 

  Efe Tektekin, who was killed by an armored vehicle of the Turkish police, has been laid to rest in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• Final day of the Long March for Öcalan in Germany 

  The march launched in Germany on September 9 under the motto “Together with Reber Apo, destroy fascism” will be concluded today.
• Former PM and three top members resign from the AKP 

  Four top officials have announced their resignation from the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party).
• Embargo on Maxmur protested in Geneva 

  The embargo imposed on Maxmur refugee camp was protested in front of the UN office in Geneva. Kurds called on international institutions to urge the lifting of the embargo.
• Two people remanded in custody in Piran 

  Two people were arrested during a military operation in Piran.
• Netanyahu's proposal to annex the Jordan Valley a blow to peace 

  Israeli PM Netanyahu's proposal to annex the Jordan Valley to Israel caused unanimous rejection unanimous among the Arab countries.
• Two people detained in Kulp following explosion 

  Following yesterday's explosion in Kulp, HDP Kulp District co-mayor Abidin Karaman and Kulp Municipality Science Affairs Director Şener Aktaş were detained.
• California recognises genocide against Assyrian-Syriacs 

  The US state of California unanimously recognised the 1915 genocide of the Assyrian-Syriac and Pontus Greeks.
• Child hit by police armored vehicle dies 

  Efe Tektekin was only 6. He could not survive the injuries suffered after being hit by an armored vehicle belonging to the police. The little boy was hit on 11 September in Amed.
• Amed Democracy Vigil: Don't touch our will! 

  HDP Black Sea member Hüseyin Taka, who made a speech on the 25th day of the Democracy Vigil against the seizure of the municipality of Amed, stated that HDP has three weapons: struggle, patience and solidarity and therefore "No one can destroy us".
• The use of drones by the Palestinian Resistance worries Israel 

  The use of drones by the Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip has set off alarms among the Israeli army.
• Explosion in Kulp: Seven dead 

  Seven people died as a result of a roadside explosion in the countryside of Kulp, province of Amed.
• Democracy Vigil in Mardin: We will get the final say 

  Günay stressed that they will continue their protest until the trustee occupation is ended, adding that the trustees and those involved in injustice will stand trial one day like what happened to coup plotters themselves.
• ‘September 12’ protest in Istanbul: The coup continues with AKP 

  People protested against the September 12 military coup on its 39th anniversary, and pointed out that the coup regime continued with the AKP today.
• Long March activists on their way to Düsseldorf 

  Fourth day of the five-day march for Abdullah Öcalan in Germany.
• 39th anniversary of Turkey's September 12 military coup 

  Today marks the 39th anniversary of the most violent of military coups experienced by Turkey in the XX and XXI century.
• Six-year-old hit and critically wounded by police vehicle in Amed 

  An armored vehicle of the police has hit and seriously injured a six-year-old boy in Amed.
• Seven detained on terrorism charges in İzmir 

  The Turkish regime continues with its political genocide operations.
• Fourth day of the Long March to end in Dusseldorf this evening 

  The long march started in Bonn, led by the Kurdish youth. On Wednesday night, the third day, it reached Leverkusen. Today the youth are heading to Dusseldorf.
• Al-Nusra member stripped of Swiss citizenship  

  The Swiss Federal Council stripped of the Swiss citizenship a citizen of Turkish nationality accused of being a member of al-Nusra. Ümit Y. may be deported.
• New application from Öcalan's lawyers 

  Öcalan's lawyers applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their clients.
• UN to discuss Syria report in Geneva 

  The UN Commission of Inquiry has published a report on the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, which, it said, is "characterized by intensifying levels of violence that continues to torment civilians."