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• 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.
• Delegation from NE Syria visits the US 

  The talks in the US will handle various issues including Syrian constitutional committee and border security.
• Global climate strike has begun 

  Millions of people worldwide are participating in the global climate strike today. The first of 5,000 actions in 156 countries have already begun in Australia and the Pacific.
• Uruguay prepares to go the polls 

  Uruguayans will go to the polls on 27 October. The progressive Frente Amplio alliance will look for reelection after 15 years of successive victories.
• Brazil will not address UN Climate Summit 

  Brazil will not speak at UN Climate Summit.
• Tension increased in the Gulf 

  Iran has warned U.S. President Donald Trump of the dangers of being dragged into a new war in the Middle East and said it is ready to response to any offensive action.
• Democracy vigils in Amed, Mardin and Van: What are you afraid of? 

  People and elected politicians continue their protests in Amed, Mardin and Van against the AKP regime’s seizure of HDP-run municipalities in three cities.
• Sweden: Turkish attack on Rojava gives rise to deepening conflict 

  Foreign Minister of Sweden warned Turkey on Rojava; “The situation of Kurds affects the whole region.”
• EP: Turkey must end crackdown on democratically elected officials 

  Amed, Mardin and Van metropolitan municipalities were seized by order of the Ministry of Interior on August 19 and the democratically and freely elected HDP mayors were dismissed and replaced with trustees.
• People protesting outside AKP headquarters detained again 

  A group, detained for wanting to protest outside an AKP office, said; “Why can people protest outside the HDP but not the AKP?”
• Former MP for Amed resigns from the AKP 

  The Turkish governing party AKP is experiencing a process of disintegration amid increasing resignations and loss of power.
• HBDH militia claim responsibility for factory fire in Istanbul 

  HBDH militia claimed responsibility for a factory fire in Istanbul.
• 'Democratic Turkey' conference in Berlin 

  Different groups, artists, academics and politicians are organizing a conference in Berlin on 21 and 22 September.
• Seizure of HDP municipalities discussed at Swiss parliament 

  The Socialist Party carried the issue of trustees to the HDP-run municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin at the Swiss National Parliament. The Foreign Minister said that they are closely following the issue.