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• Dağ: We will do our utmost effort for the freedom of these lands 

  HDP Amed MP Dersim Dağ spoke in Mardin and said; “We reclaim our municipalities and our will. We will do our utmost effort for the freedom and peace of these lands.”
• State of Emergency the norm in Van after appointment of trustee  

  After the seizure of the HDP municipalities of Amed, Van and Mardin, the situation in Van and surrounding area has worsened. In Van, Hakkari, Agri and Bitlis road control and searches are carried out en masse and the region is under blockade.
• Italian govern allows 'Ocean Viking' to disembark in Lampedusa 

  The Italian authorities have authorized the 'Ocean Viking', the rescue ship of SOS Mediterranée and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), to disembark in Lampedusa the 82 migrants on board.
• Six people remanded in custody in Van 

  Six people including HDP Provincial co-chair Yadişen Karabulak were remanded in custody in Van.
• Democracy Vigil in Van: Day 27 

  The Democracy Vigil in Van reached day 27. The Vigil has been going on since the seizure of the municipality by the AKP, on 19 August.
• KURD-AKAD branch to open in London 

  Founded in Germany in 2009, KURD-AKAD will soon announce the establishment of a branch in London.
• Sydney said: Save Hasankeyf! 

  Kurds and their friends organised an action for the ancient city of Hasankeyf in Sydney.
• Libyan Air Force shoots down three Turkish drones 

  Two drones were downed in the area around the al-Jufra airbase in Hun, and a third drone was downed in the Kufra district.
• HDP Osmaniye co-chair detained 

  Police raided the HDP offices in Osmaniye and detained co-chair Cebrail Mutlu.
• 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.