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• Protest in front of the German Embassy in Nicosia against the PKK ban 

  In Cyprus, activists and parliamentarians protested in front of the German Embassy in Nicosia against the PKK ban in Germany and demanded the release of Kurdish activist Kenan Ayaz, who is imprisoned in Hamburg.
• Protest against PKK ban in front of the German Embassy in London 

  Activists protested against the PKK ban in front of the German embassy in London. "The PKK ban is unfounded and immoral and serves fascism," said the demonstrators who were attacked by the police.
• Members of Karenni Army killed in clashes 

  On 16 October, members of the Karenni Army saw the revolution in Rojava Kurdistan and the equality of the struggle and sent a message of solidarity to the Nûçe Ciwan agency.
• People from Istanbul set off towards Gemlik to participate in the Freedom for Öcalan March  

  People from many boroughs of Istanbul set off towards Gemlik to participate in the march demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demonstration against PKK ban in Berlin accompanied by police violence 

  The demonstration against the PKK ban in Berlin was accompanied by police violence from start to finish. The organisers assume that images of violence were meant to be produced in order to delegitimise their demands.
• ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan March’ to Gemlik kicks off 

  A march organised by political parties, organizations and NGOs is taking place in Turkey this weekend to demand the lifting of Abdullah Öcalan's isolation and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• Democratic Modernity Conference in Basel: Öcalan shows the path out of crises 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity (ADM) is organising a conference in Basel to discuss the paths out and perspectives on solutions in the face of the growing crisis of capitalist modernity and its multiple manifestations.
• Thousands march in Berlin against the PKK ban 

  26 November will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ban on the PKK's activities in Germany. On this occasion, a demonstration against the ban is taking place in Berlin today.
• Young people will continue to struggle for freedom of Öcalan, says Italian activist 

  Turin Youth Movement activist Lucia said that, as young people, they will continue to struggle and fight for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PACE member Castel: The solution lies in the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Laura Castel, Catalan member of PACE, submitted parliamentary questions to the Presidency of the European Council to end the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan and to end human rights violations in Turkey.
• Kurdish poet and author Fadıl Öztürk taken into custody in Izmir 

  A Turkish anti-terror unit has arrested the Kurdish poet and author Fadıl Öztürk in Izmir. The 68-year-old's spouse was also taken into custody.
• Women's delegation from Rojava continues talks in Europe 

  A delegation of women from Rojava is having talks in Switzerland, meeting local institutions and people in the Kurdish Community Centres organised in the diaspora.
• ‘Turkey subjects Öcalan to isolation because it fears the rise of a new socialist ideology’ 

  Connor Fetigen, member of the Cowley Collective and activist for the Autonomy and Resistance Organization (ARO), stated that Abdullah Öcalan, a representative of the socialist ideology, should be freed.
• The Academy of Democratic Modernity Conference in Basel kicks off 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity (ADM) is organising a conference in Basel to discuss the paths out and perspectives on solutions in the face of the growing crisis of capitalist modernity and its multiple manifestations.
• Meeting in Berlin to discuss impact of Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Turkey's attacks on the autonomous region of Northern and Eastern Syria are having a fatal impact on the lives and health of the population.
• KON-MED calls for protests against ‘war criminal’ Erdoğan in Berlin 

  The planned visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Berlin at the invitation of the German government remains controversial.
• Vigil launched in Basel to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A vigil was launched in Basel within the scope of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, solution to the Kurdish problem" initiative. In the cities of Aarau, Luzern and Zurich, meetings were held with institution officials.
• Hrant Dink's killer released from prison 

  Ogün Samast, the killer of Agos newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink, was released.
• Civil disobedience action at EP Liaison Office in Marseille demands freedom for Öcalan 

  The complete lack of information regarding the situation of Öcalan and his three fellow prisoners – Hamili Yıldırım, Ömer Hayri Konar and Veysi Aktaş – raises growing concerns about their safety and health.
• Kurdish and internationalist activists protesting for Öcalan in front of CoE detained 

  Kurds and their friends continue their actions for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in incommunicado detention on the island prison of Imrali in the Sea of Marmara and has not been heard from for 33 months.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN in Geneva reiterate their demand for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 reiterated their demand for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and remembered Seyit Rıza and his companions executed in Dersim in 1937, and victims of the Amude Cinema fire in 1960.
• KCDK-E calls on Germany not to receive the dictator Erdoğan as a state guest 

  KCDK-E calls on the German government not to receive the dictator and war criminal Erdoğan as a state guest in Berlin.
• Activists from the Netherlands take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  A group of four people from the Netherlands took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in its 595th week.
• Iraqi court ends parliament speaker’s term 

  Iraq‘s top court has terminated the tenure of parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, who called the decision “strange”.
• Huge explosion near Green Zone in Baghdad 

  A huge explosion occurred near the area known as the Green Zone, where state and international institutions are located in Baghdad.