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• PYD 16th anniversary celebrated in Stuttgart 

  The 16th anniversary of the PYD was celebrated with an event in Stuttgart, Germany.
• Record prison sentence for “insulting the President” 

  Burhan Borak in Van has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for “insulting the President” in his posts on social media.
• Proposals for a democratic Turkey at the conference in Berlin 

  The two-day conference for a democratic Turkey continues in Berlin.
• Social democrats in Söderhamn in solidarity with HDP 

  Social Democratic Party of Söderhamn said the appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors of HDP municipalities was unacceptable.
• 16th foundation anniversary of PYD celebrated in Helsinborg 

  Çekjin Qamişlo called for increased solidarity with the PYD and the Rojava Revolution.
• Martyr Dilxwaz Agir Revenge Unit claims Mersin action  

  Martyr Dilxwaz Agir Revenge Unit claimed responsibility for the sabotage action involving 2 trucks belonging to A-101 markets on Mersin-Tarsus road.
• First blow to EU-Mercosur agreement comes from Austria 

  The Austrian parliament has rejected the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.  
• Derry witnessed first hearing of Bloody Sunday trial  

  After almost 48 years, the case of a British soldier accused of murder during the Bloody Sunday massacre, the first and only prosecution for the 1972 killing spree, finally began at Derry’s courthouse this week.
• Yüksekdağ: In my life I was never arrested twice in one trial 

  Former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, posted a tweet on the arrest order handed out to her and Selahattin Demirtas.
• PYD 16th anniversary celebrated in Limassol 

  The 16th anniversary of the PYD was celebrated in Limassol, Cyprus.
• Amed Vigil: The people won't accept the trustees! 

  The Democracy Vigil in Amed continues to protest the seizure of the municipality by the AKP on 19 August.  
• Berlin Conference for a new Turkey ends today 

  The two-day conference for a democratic Turkey will end today in Berlin.
• Young people joined Democracy Vigil in Van 

  Young people joined the Van Democracy Vigil on its 34th day. The slogan of the young people was “Put and en to Drugs, Assimilation, and Rape.”
• Mass rally in Maastricht gives message of total resistance 

  Masses reiterated the demand for freedom for Kurdish People's Abdullah Öcalan and official recognition of Rojava.
• Vengeance Unit claims actions against police in Amed 

  The group said two policemen were killed by their militants.
• Maastricht: Status for Rojava, freedom for Öcalan! 

  Thousands of people demand the official recognition of Rojava and freedom for Abdullah Öcalan at a rally in Maastricht.
• Explosion at Iraqi Army checkpoint kills 12 near Karbala 

  The explosion at an Iraqi Army checkpoint near Karbela killed 12 people and wounded 5 others.
• Algerians took to the street despite massive police presence 

  Thousands of Algerians took to the streets of the capital in defiance of a heavy security presence to demand the ouster of the country’s army chief.
• California and 21 states go to trial against Trump 

  California leads 24 Attorneys general and the cities of Los Angeles and New York in filing a lawsuit against National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
• Spain towards new elections 

  If there is no last-minute miracle on Monday, according to the Constitution, the Spanish parliament will be dissolved and new legislative elections will be called on November 10. 
• Colombian indigenous population half a million bigger 

  The last population census, which was made public in 2005 was harshly criticized, as far as the native population was concerned, by the indigenous organizations of the country, which labeled it at the time as a "statistical genocide."
• Van Mayor calls on the UN to follow trustees appointment process 

  Mayor Ertan was prevented from traveling to Geneva and attending the conference in person.
• Iran: Kurdish environmental activist sentenced to prison 

  The Kurdish environmental activist Erfan Rashidi has been sentenced to prison in Iran for "propaganda against the state." The activist is blamed for his role in combating state-run forest fires.
• Request for arrest against HDP former co-chairs in jail 

  Request for arrest has been made against former co-chairs of the HDP.
• 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.