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• Request submitted by Öcalan's lawyers refused 

  The 807th application filed by Öcalan's lawyers to Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office was rejected.
• HDP members detained in Istanbul 

  HDP members Vedat Çelik and Faysal Kömürcü were taken into custody as a result of the political genocide operations carried out by police in Maltepe.
• Nasır Yağız has reached day 148 of his hunger strike 

  The hunger strike resistance carried out by HDP Nasır Yağız has reached day 148.
• Özkan Özdemir reached day 17 of his hunger strike in Paris 

  International Red Collective in Defense of Political Prisoners representatives visited Ozkan Ozdemir who told them about the different phases of the hunger strike carried out by over 7,000 prisoners.
• HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP executives visited Leyla Güven 

  A delegation of politicians have paid a solidarity visit to Leyla Güven.
• Iranian Foreign Minister visits Syria and Turkey 

  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Syria as part of his tour in the region. Turkey is next.
• Stockholm hunger strikers: We are resolved to break the isolation 

  Democratic Kurdish Society Center Norway Co-chair Ayser Yuce who continues her hunger strike in Stockholm, Sweden criticized the Norwegian government for their silence and said they are resolved to break the isolation.
• Play staged in protest at EP: Silence kills! 

  The protest against the isolation held in front of the European Parliament continues on week 4.
• PYD delegation visits hunger strikers in Berlin 

  Cemal Kobane, Omer Bagdur, Mele Mustafa Tuzak and Siyar Xelil have continued their hunger strike in Berlin since March.
• Police attacks sit-in, detains 20 people in Istanbul 

  The police attacked the sit-in in front of the Gebze Prison held by families and detained 20 people including HDP Istanbul Co-chair Esengul Demir.
• Pan-American Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” founded  

  The Pan-American Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan” is made up of social movements, distinguished intellectuals and political leaders who came together to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and all other political prisoners.
• EUTCC chair met Council of Europe officials on hunger strikes 

  EUTCC chair, Kariane Westrheim, met with the Office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
• Swedish MP: We support the hunger strikers' demands 

  Waldau added that when Turkey will put an end to the repression and massacre of Kurds and political prisoners would be released then it could really be accepted within the European Union.
• Die Linke MP brought YPG flags to Federal Constitutional Court 

  Die Linke MP Michel Brandt's application, whose office was raided by the police as he had put three YPG flags at the window, was admitted to the Federal Constitutional Court.
• Third group took over solidarity hunger strike in Stockholm 

  A group of 17 activists from Norway and Denmark took over the hunger strike launched on 1 April in Stockholm demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Women and young people marched in Amed 

  Women and young people gathered in the neighborhood of Şehitlik in Yenişehir and marched in solidarity with hunger strikers demanding the end of isolation in Imrali.
• Police harassed mothers on solidarity hunger strike 

  Turkish police blocked the building where the mothers of prisoners on hunger strike have gone on a solidarity fast demanding the end of isolation against Öcalan.
• Hunger striker Herêm Mehmud: I'll fast until isolation is lifted 

  Herêm Mehmud, who has been on hunger strike for 51 days in Germiyan, South Kurdistan, said: “I am determined to continue my fast until isolation is lifted.”
• DBP executives visited Leyla Güven 

  Leyla Güven has launched the hunger strike resistance on 8 November and was joined by over 7000 prisoners and activists around the world. 
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Foreign Secretary 

  The letter has been signed by Peace in Kurdistan, Democratic Kurdish Peoples’ Assembly UK, Roj Women Assembly, Kurdistan National Congress.
• Italian meeting sent solidarity to hunger strikers 

  Solidarity to the hunger strikers from mass meeting in Italy.
• Kurdish doctors meet with CoE Secretariat General 

  A committee from the Kurdish Academics Network met with officials from the Council of Europe Secretariat General about the isolation and the hunger strikes.
• Police officer arrested for Hantas’ murder 

  One of the two police officers, who had been detained as part of the investigation of the execution of young Kurdish man Recep Hantas in Amed, has been arrested.
• Leila Khaled visited HDP MPs on hunger strike in Amed 

  PFLP Politbureau Member Leila Khaled visited HDP MPs on hunger strikes.
• Mass protest for Öcalan in front of EP on week 4 

  The mass protest held in front of the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg against the isolation imposed upon Ocalan is on week 4. This week’s protest coincides with the EP sessions.