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• KNK marks World Kobane Day 

  On November 1, World Kobane Day, KNK called for the formation of a united front to stop the invasion and attack of the Turkish state against Kobane and Rojava.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in the farewell to Ethem Xemgin 

  KCDK-E said, “Ethem Xemgin was one of our exceptional intellectuals who managed to combine his research with the struggle of his people,” and called for participation to the ceremony.
• Demonstration for Kobanê in Marseille 

  A protest was held in Marseille, France, to protest the attacks of the occupying Turkish state against Kobanê and Girê Spî.
• US trying to postpone vote on Cuba's resolution against blockade 

  The US has submitted eight anti-Cuban amendments to the original resolution which will now be debated.
• ARCI Firenze: Water, Life and Freedom for Kobane 

  The Italian association and Water & Energy Right Foundation have presented a balance of their project in Kobane.
•  Call for urgent action for Kobanê 

  European Democratic Kurdish Society Congress called for urgent action for Kurds and allies in Europe following the Turkish state attacks against Kobanê.
• HDP’s Temelli in Batman as part of local elections work 

  HDP co-chair said the political genocide operations are being used by the ruling AKP as an election campaign tool.
• Call for Europe for 800 ISIS arrestees in Rojava 

  A press conference was held in Brussels, Belgium for the ISIS arrestees and their families in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• HDP’s Buldan: People’s will to prevail at local elections 

  The aggravated isolation imposed on Mr. Öcalan is the result of the state's persistence in not democratizing the republic, HDP co-chair Buldan said.
• Explosion kills 2, injures 11 in Khanaqin 

  Two people died and 11 were wounded as result of an explosion in Khanaqin.
• Syrian government: Turkey is not complying with Idlib agreement 

  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallim stated that the Turkish state is not complying with the Idlib agreement.
• Temelli: Local elections are an opportunity to work for peace 

  The HDP has already started work on local elections to be held on 31 March 2019, said co-chair Temelli.
• 1 November is World Kobanê Day  

  This year‘s World Kobanê Day means standing against the occupation of Afrin and doubling calls for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Nine parties get together in defence of Kurdish language 

  The parties, which defined assimilation as a “cancer for a language”, called for initiatives to be taken to counter assimilation.
• New PM of Iraq visits military forces 

  Abdul Mahdi remarked that Iraq has achieved great successes in the fight against ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
• Three HDP members detained in Ankara 

  More HDP members have been taken into custody in Ankara.
• Fascist attack on HDP building in Mersin 

  In front of the police, fascists have torn down and set fire to the HDP signs at an HDP building in Mersin.
• HDP’s Temelli: Öcalan is the key to peace 

  A solution can be reached, said Temelli, by recognising Öcalan as interlocutor of any peace process.
• Buldan: Kurds have always maintained their honourable struggle 

  Buldan said: “The imposition of the Nation-State was experienced in the hardest way in Kurdistan”.
• FARC denounced murder of former guerrilla 

  Elivar Benavides Alegría is the 75th former guerrilla murdered since the signing of the Final Peace Agreement in Colombia.
• Higgins confirmed Irish President 

  As predicted current President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, has been re-elected.
• Kışanak: Our hopes are stronger than ever 

  Kurdish politician Gültan Kışanak put emphasis on AKP policies and efforts to purge a political party that received six million votes.
• TAYAD members detained in Istanbul 

  Two people from TAYAD families have been detained for protesting against the arbitrary ban at Galatasaray Square.
• Exit polls suggest Higgins comfortably re-elected as President 

  Counting under way in Ireland for new President.
• Erdogan’s ‘Aleppo police’ against human values 

  The ‘Aleppo police’ structure established by the Turkish state in the regions under its occupation have been exposed to have committed yet another inhumane act.