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• Solidarity to Rojava and Kurdish women from the Basque Country 

  Activists in the Basque Country reaffirmed their solidarity to Kurdish women and condemned the threats to invade Rojava issued by the Turkish state.
• 3rd MSD Dialogue Workshop held in Germany 

  The third Dialogue Workshop of the MSD has begun in German capital Berlin on Saturday.
• Danish troops to be stationed in northern Syria 

  The US government welcomed the decision of the Danish government to station troops in northern Syria.
• ‘Long March’ for Öcalan’s freedom to kick off in Bonn today 

  This year’s long march demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan will be held in Germany.
• 8 HDP members detained in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime’s repression against the HDP continues.
• Police call for protest in front of the HDP headquarters in Amed 

  The Turkish security forces are calling on families to protest in front of the HDP headquarters in Amed.
• Demo in Melbourne against the seizure of HDP municipalities 

  Protests against the seizure of HDP municipalities continue in Europe and all around the world.
• Families’ appeal to visit Imralı rejected 

  An appeal by the families of Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali to visit their relatives was rejected by Turkish authorities.
• "Disarm Rheinmetall" protest culminates in a demonstration 

  At present, several hundred people are taking part in an anti-militarist camp in Lower Saxony. The camp has a major focus on international solidarity, the Kurdish struggle against oppression and internationalist efforts for support.
• Gezi families in Amed: Shoulder to shoulder against fascism 

  For twenty days, Amed has protested against the removal of Mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı from his post. Today, the protest was joined by the parents of activists who died in the 2013 Gezi Uprising in Istanbul.
• Türk: Voters chose me as their mayor, Erdogan had other ideas 

  Ahmet Turk is a veteran Kurdish politician in southeastern Turkey.
• Actions by RiseUp4Rojava campaign all around the world 

  On September 6, actions have started all around the world in solidarity with the revolution of Rojava and against Turkish fascism, through the RiseUp4Rojava campaign.
• Protests in Vienna, Stuttgart and Saarbrücken 

  Demonstrations were held in Vienna, Stuttgart and Saarbrücken to protest the seizure of the HDP-run municipalities and the Turkish threats of invasion.
• HDP Mardin provincial executives: We'll continue our protest 

  HDP Mardin Provincial co-chairs Eylem Amak and Salih Kuday condemned to the appointment of trustees and said that their actions would continue.
• Protest in Lucerne against the destruction of Hasankeyf 

  Kurdish and Swiss socialist youth in Lucerne, Switzerland, protested against the Ilisu dam project, which will leave Hasankeyf under water.
• Protest against arms sale to Turkey in Sweden 

  Demonstrations were organised in five different places in Sweden against arms sale to Turkey.
• New document: 13 municipalities at risk of being seized! 

  Two new documents bearing the signature of the Ministry of Interior have emerged. They target the HDP municipalities. Lawyer Sertaç Buluttekin said: "They are preparing the ground to appoint new trustees."
• Europe Turkey Rapporteur warns Turkey over dismissing Imamoğlu 

  European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur, Katie Piri, reacted to threats by the Turkish government to remove Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu saying that if this were to happen it would have "very serious consequences" in EU-Turkey relations.
• Two people remanded in custody in Lice 

  Practices of political genocide against the Kurdish people continue uninterrupted.
• At least 10 detained in Mersin 

  The AKP regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and the opposition continue increasingly.
• The International Days of Action have started 

  In the morning of Friday, September 6, actions have started all around the world in solidarity with the revolution of Rojava and against Turkish fascism, through the RiseUp4Rojava campaign.
• CHP Istanbul chair sentenced to 9 years and 8 months 

  Kaftancıoğlu was charged with 5 separate offenses.
• Call to “Stop Mercedes which arms the Turkish army” 

  Saturday September the 7th, 3pm – Bahnhofplatz / Schützenstraße München
• Democracy Vigil on day 19 

  The Democracy Vigil launched in Amed against the seizure of HDP municipalities is on day 19.
• Uruguayan deputies moved motion against trustees 

  Motion proposed to the Uruguayan parliament to condemn the AKP's seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin.