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• Konstantin Wecker: Freedom for Öcalan, freedom for Kurdistan! 

  German musician Konstantin Wecker said that the Kurdish people need global solidarity and said that "a worldwide campaign for ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ is needed, just like we did for Nelson Mandela."
• Hakkari MP Onur Düşünmez criticizes new "Espionage Law," calling it an extension of censorship 

  Hakkari MP Onur Düşünmez criticizes the new "Espionage Law," calling it an extension of censorship.
• Thousands of Kurds in London demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Thousands of Kurds and their friends from all over Britain marched in London demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Book signing event in solidarity with jailed author Zeki Bayhan at Istanbul Book Fair 

  A book signing event was held at the Istanbul International Book Fair in solidarity with jailed author Zeki Bayhan.
• Meetings throughout Europe call for participation in rally for Öcalan in Cologne on 16 November 

  Public meetings are taking place around Europe to prepare for the rally for Öcalan that will take place in Cologne on 16 November.
• MÖP: Usurpation of municipalities is the result of colonialist policies 

  In a written statement on the usurpation of Kurdish municipalities, MÖP pointed out that the appointment of trustees is the result of colonialist policies.
• PACE Rapporteur: I will apply for a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan 

  PACE Rapporteur Stefan Schennach, who visited Turkey last June, announced that he would apply for a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan during his second visit in January.
• Artists Comerd and Perinçek call for participation in Cologne march 

  Artists Comerd and Seyda Perinçek participated in the preparations for the march to be held in Cologne on 17 November.
• Journalist Furkan Karabay sent to prison 

  10Haber journalist Furkan Karabay, who reported on the investigation into the mayor of Esenyurt, Ahmet Özer, was sent to prison.
• Hunger strike in Zurich in solidarity with prisoners in Iran 

  A one-day hunger strike was held in Zurich to protest the conditions of prisoners in Iran.
• March in Southern France demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Thousands of people marched from Southern France to Marseille for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Ten activists sent to prison in Halfeti 

  Ten activists have been sent to prison in Halfeti, following their arrest in protest to the removal of the mayor and the appointment of a trustee by the Turkish Interior Ministry.
• International campaign in Argentina: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will be launched in Argentina on 13 November. MPs and trade unionists called for participation in the campaign.
• New call for participation in the 16 November rally for Öcalan in Cologne 

  On 16 November, a central demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question will take place in Cologne. Many organizations called for participation.
• Families once again apply to go to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian applied to the Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imralı Prison Directorate requesting a visit.
• Young people continue resistance in Batman  

  Young people took to the streets in the central neighborhoods of Batman to resist the attacks by the Turkish police.
• Legal action against DEM Party Co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan 

  The Turkish Ministry of the Interior has initiated legal action against the DEM Party Co-chair Tuncer Bakırhan following the removal of three Kurdish mayors from office.
• Political genocide: Many taken into custody in İzmir 

  Many people including DEM Party, DBP, HDP, Avesta and Ege TUHAYDER executives were detained in house raids carried out in Izmir within the scope of political genocide operations.
• Young people set mobile phone base station on fire in Silvan 

  In Silvan, young people who took to the streets against the appointment of trustees to the municipalities of Mardin, Batman and Halfeti, set a mobile phone base station on fire.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Strasbourg in its 646th week 

  A group from St. Gallen took over the 12-year-long vigil in Strasbourg, France for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in its 646th week.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN Office protest the usurpation of Kurdish municipalities 

  Activists partaking in sit-in vigil in Geneva addressed international organisations: Enforce your laws against isolation, occupation and usurpation of will!
• International reactions against the usurpation of DEM Party municipalities 

  The 4 November (2016) political coup, which resulted in the arrest of HDP Co-Chairs and MPs, continued with the trustees appointed to 3 Kurdish municipalities on its 8th anniversary.
• Esenyurt Municipality under police blockade 

  Esenyurt Municipality, which was usurped by a trustee after the arrest of the elected mayor, remains under blockade. The police are preventing municipal council members and citizens from entering the building.
• Lawyers appeal detention of Ahmet Özer 

  Lawyers appealed the detention of the mayor of Esenyurt Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer. The mayor was replaced by a government-appointed trustee.
• Red Party: Norway must protest Turkish government's appointment of trustees to 4 municipalities  

  Red Party MP Hege Bae Nyholt asked the Norwegian government to protest against the undermining of democracy in the Kurdish areas by deposing legally elected mayors and replacing them with trustees.