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• 4 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Istanbul 

  A Turkish military helicopter crashed in Istanbul.
• DTK executive and former HDP MP detained in Amed 

  DTK Council member Mülkiye Birtane was taken into custody.
• Colombia Peace Agreement, two years on 

  The agreement was signed in Havana on 24 November 2016 by the former guerrillas and the Colombian government led by then president, Juan Manuel Santos.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Solidarity Greetings to the PKK 

  “The Kurds are involved in a historic struggle for justice and basic national rights to be recognised as a people. The PKK has given them hope by providing the leadership required to confront adversity.”
• Sinn Fein calls for all-Ireland soccer team 

  "I don't think it makes sense that our small island would have two separate teams, splitting the pool of talent, splitting the resources that are available."
• Russian jets strike Idlib 

  Russian aircraft shelled Idlib, reportedly targeting mercenaries that used chemical gas in Aleppo on Saturday.
• ISIS attacks kill 4 policemen in Mosul and Anbar 

  4 policemen were killed and 6 others wounded by ISIS attacks in Mosul and Anbar cities of Iraq.
• HDP began local elections work in Istanbul 

  Two cultural events marked the beginning of local elections work in Istanbul.
• CJEU rules PKK wrongly on the terror list 

  Mahmut Şakar said PKK’s complete removal from the EU terror list will make contribution to the democratisation of Turkey and a peaceful and democratic solution in the Middle East.
• “The PKK ban and racism must be fought together” 

  A joint demonstration will be held in Berlin on December 1 organized by several NGOs to protest the PKK ban, racism and the police law. The organization committee pointed out that the PKK ban and racism must be fought together.
• HDP's Demirtaş: We will stand tall and never bow down 

  HDP former co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş stated that against the ECHR judgment, the AKP has accelerated its pursuit for a move to ‘finish the job’.
• Families appeal to go to Imrali 

  Families of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other 3 prisoners appealed to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office to visit Imrali. Meanwhile, the lawyers’ 766th appeal to visit was rejected.
• Greens co-spokespersons’ passports confiscated 

  Greens and Left Party of the Future Co-spokespersons Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sonmez had their passports confiscated.
• PKK ban protested in Schengen 

  A demonstration was held in the town of Schengen in Luxembourg to protest the PKK ban in Germany.
• Death of young mapuche boy caused unrest in Chile 

  Facing this threatening panorama, the Mapuches (people of the earth, in their language), both sides of the border, have organized their resistance based on their peculiar communal organization and its reaffirmation as original indigenous people.
• Students camp surrounded by police in Colombia 

  On Wednesday students marched in the Colombian capital Bogotà and today police surrounded camp in Cauca.
• Former NATO officer: Erdogan has sleeper cells in Germany 

  Former NATO officer Cafer Topkaya said the Erdogan regime has sleeper cells in Germany and added: “A reliable source told me that SADAT is preparing for operations in Germany.”
• Prosecutor thinks 8-year prison sentence insufficient for Kaya 

  The Prosecutor thinks the 8-year prison sentence Bekir Kaya has been issued is insufficient.
• HDP MP Leyla Guven’s hunger strike on day 15 

  Imprisoned DTK Co-chair and HDP MP Leyla Guven’s hunger strike has reached day 15. Guven’s health is deteriorating. The hunger strike in Hewler also continues.
• Political genocide operation in Ankara 

  Several people have been taken into custody in Ankara this morning.
• US to build outposts along Syria-Turkey border 

  "Progress is being made but hard work remains because ISIS is using civilians as shields and coalition forces are committed to minimizing harm to the local populace," stated the Pentagon's press release.
• Many Kurdish artists detained in Adana 

  Police detained many artists from Kurdish cultural center MKM in Adana last night.
• Customs checkpoints between KRG and Iraq to be removed 

  The Iraqi parliament has confirmed the removal of the customs checkpoints between the Kurdistan Autonomous Region and Iraq.
• Man shot dead at police checkpoint in Urfa 

  During an identity card control in a coach in the province of Urfa, a traveler was killed by a shot from a police vehicle 50 meters away.
• Hunger strike against the isolation of Öcalan in Hewler 

  A hunger strike was launched at the HDP office in Hewler, southern Kurdistan, to raise awareness of hunger strike of HDP MP Leyla Güven and to protest Abdullah Öcalan's isolation.