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• Two jailed, two others detained in Dersim and Urfa 

  More people are arrested by Turkish security forces during political genocide operations across the Kurdish region and all around Turkey on daily basis.
• Gandhi's ashes stolen on 150th birthday 

  This is shameful, said the caretaker of the memorial in central India.
• Congress rapporteurs meet with suspended HDP mayors in Amed 

  The meeting took place in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• Constitutional Court rules ‘violation’ in the case of HDP's Önder 

  The Constitutional Court has ruled ‘violation of freedom of expression’ of HDP politician Sırrı Süreyya Önder.
• Police officers wanted Kurdish music to be turned off in a cafe 

  A group of policemen sitting in a cafe in Sur, Amed, asked for Kurdish music to be turned off.
• Peace Mothers: Isolation must be lifted once and for all 

  The isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues. Peace Mothers called on government to act before things get worse.
• HDP: Permanent mobilization against trustees until 19 October 

  The HDP Crisis Coordination Center against the trustees decided to carried out a permanent action against the seizure of municipalities until 19 October. Public meetings will be organized in seven cities.
• Kurdistan Söderhamn Solidarity Committee condemned trustees 

  Kurdistan Söderhamn Solidarity Committee talked to ANF about the imposition of trustees to the HDP-run municipalities.
• Buric: Our first task is the implementation of ECHR judgments 

  Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric pledged to use her full powers to ensure human rights standards were respected throughout the Council of Europe region.
• Police detained mothers of military students protesting in Ankara 

  Police attacked the mothers of military students who were protesting in Ankara in front of the Parliament. 12 mothers were taken into custody.
• 11 more bodies removed from Garzan to be given to families 

  Some of the families will recover the remains of their children exhumed from Garzan Cemetery.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Alleged new missile trial from North Korea 

  North Korea fired what may have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile from off its east coast on Wednesday.
• Ban on demos and public events extended in Şırnak 

  Şırnak Governorship extend ban of public activities and meetings on the city for another 15 days.
• Two killed in Iraq protest over unemployment 

  Two people were killed and 200 wounded in clashes in Iraq on Tuesday as security forces used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse demonstrations over unemployment, corruption and poor public services.
• Investigation launched against HDP MP Güven for a speech in Amed 

  A summary of procedure was opened against HDP deputy DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven for a speech she made at the Democracy Vigil in Amed.
• Bağlar Municipality named Ceylan Önkol a new park for the borough 

  Bağlar Municipality Assembly named a park Ceylan Önkol, the Kurdish child who was murdered in 2009.
• 11 people detained in Bingöl 

  The detainees are accused of aiding a terrorist organization.
• Ahmet Türk speaks at Swedish Parliament 

  Democratically elected mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van were suspended by Turkish Interior Ministry on August 19 and governors were appointed trustees in their place.
• Macron slams Turkey over Syria 

  President Macron said they would not accept Turkey trying to make room for itself in Syria by using refugees.
• Democracy vigils against trustees in Van, Mardin and Amed 

  In Kurdish cities in Turkey, the protest against the dismissal of HDP mayors continues.
• FLNC reorganizing in Corsica 

  The National Liberation Movement of Corsica ended the armed struggle for the separation of Corsica from France in 2014. Now the group announced their reorganization and campaign against selling land to overseas investors.
• Four members of United Revolutionary Party detained 

  The AKP-MHP government continues its political genocide practices against the Kurdish people and revolutionaries.
• Amed trustee also appointed himself as president of GAAB 

  Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, who was appointed trustee in Amed, also appointed himself GABB (Association of Southeastern Anatolian Municipalities) president. Güzeloğlu sent his deputy to occupy the seat at the GAAB meeting.
• Activists from Sweden take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  The 380th week of the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg was taken over by a group of activists from Sweden.