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• Top U.S. envoy in the fight against ISIS resigns 

  Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State, will speed up his planned resignation.
• French Communist Party member visits hunger strikers for Öcalan 

  An executive of the French Communist Party visited the hunger strikers for Öcalan in Strasbourg.
• Solidarity for Strasbourg hunger strikers grows 

  Visitors from different countries of Europe are bringing their solidarity to hunger strikers in Strasbourg.
• Revolutionary Youth protest the isolation of Öcalan 

  Revolutionary Youth Movement has carried out a number of actions to protest the isolation regime in Imrali in various cities.
• Workers and Unions marched in Istanbul 

  Thousands of people joined the rally promoted in Istanbul by DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB under the slogan “United in the struggle against poverty, unemployment, insecurity”.
• Swedish Left Party's call to international community for Rojava 

  Swedish Left Party President stated that Turkey wants to occupy Rojava and called on the international community to take a stand against it.
• Hunger strikers in Strasbourg visited by many people 

  The hunger strike launched in Strasbourg entered its 6th day.
• Demo against isolation in Athens 

  A march was staged on the last day of hunger strike in Athens in protest at the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Social Centre Victoria in solidarity with Leyla Güven 

  The Milan-based Social Centre Victoria expressed its solidarity with Leyla Güven and all political prisoners.
• French Peace Movement supports Leyla Güven 

  Support for DTK Co-chair and HDP MP Leyla Güven is growing.
• Demo in front of US Consulate in Paris 

  “Kurds achieved success against DAESH, not you” read the banner unfurled in front of the US Consulate in Paris.
• Sinn Fein sends solidarity to Kurdish MP on hunger strike 

  "Abdullah Öcalan should be released immediately to aid the peace process and Leyla Guven and all other Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike in other Turkish jails should also be freed."
• More PAJK prisoners joined indefinite hunger strike 

  The hunger strike to demand an end to the isolation regime imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, continued in Turkish and Kurdistan jails.
• British MEP Julie Ward tabled questions on Rojava 

  MEP Julie Ward wrote: “President Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops from northern Syria raises fears that this gives a green light for the Turkish Government to invade the region known as Rojava."
• Syrian Democratic Council calls for a no-fly zone 

  MSD co-chairs are in France for meetings after the US decision to pull out from Syria.
• Van responds to the arrest of HDP and DBP members 

  This morning police have detained seven HDP and DBP executives, as well as Peace Mothers in Van.
• New groups to join hunger strikes in prisons 

  New groups have been announced to join the hunger strikes launched in prisons protesting the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan and demanding his freedom.
• Guven: Our demand is rightful and legitimate 

  Leyla Guven, on a hunger strike for the last 44 days demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Öcalan, said: “I will continue my resistance. I am sure that I will achieve results, because the demand I and my friends have is rightful and legitimate."
• Protests in front of the US embassies in Europe 

  Several actions promoted all over Europe in front of US embassies and consulates after Trump’s decision to pull out of Syria.
• PACE monitors express concern at conviction of HDP’s Kürkçü 

  Kürkçü was a PACE member from January 2012 to November 2013, and from September 2015 to October 2018.
• Northern Syria representatives to be received at Elysée Palace 

  After the announced US withdrawal from Syria, France demands security for the people of the north of the country.
• Open letter to the CoE and CPT against the isolation 

  As the indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike against the isolation continues in Strasbourg, letters sent to the CoE and CPT call for urgent action.
• Youth hold demonstration in support of Yellow Vests  

  Zurich Youth Platform held a civil disobedience demonstration to support the Yellow Vests who have been on the streets in France for a while now.
• Austria wants to suspend citizenship rights for Turkey's people 

  The coalition partner in the Austrian government, the FPO wants to suspend citizenship rights for people from Turkey as “Turkey doesn’t cooperate regarding dual citizenships”.
• Temelli: Turkey should withdraw from Syria as well 

  Commenting on the US decision to withdraw from Syria, HDP co-chair Sezai Temelli said that all foreign forces should withdraw from Syria.