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• YJK-E calls on Kurds and their friends to raise their voices in Berlin on 18 November 

  26 November will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ban on the PKK's activities in Germany. A demonstration against the ban will take place in Berlin on 18 November.
• Conference at University of Roma 3 today addresses isolation of Öcalan 

  A conference will be held at the University of Roma 3, to address the conditions of isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• German Left Party criticises Erdoğan's visit to Berlin 

  The Left Party in Germany criticised Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's planned visit to Berlin, stating that the Turkish president has "a history of supporting terror" and is bombing the Kurdish people and that he should not be a normal state guest of Germany.
• KCDK-E calls for broad participation in the rally against the PKK ban in Berlin on 18 November 

  At a people's meeting in Berlin, the co-chair of the Kurdish European umbrella organisation KCDK-E, Zübeyde Zümrüt, called for broad participation in the demonstration to take place in the German capital against the PKK ban on 18 November.
• FED-MED calls for participation in the Berlin rally against the PKK ban 

  26 November will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ban on the PKK's activities in Germany. A demonstration against the ban will take place in Berlin on 18 November.
• KON-MED co-chair calls on everyone to attend march in Berlin on 18 November 

  KON-MED co-chair Ruken Akça said: "Let's speed up our work for the march to be held in Berlin on 18 November to protest the ban on the PKK."
• DBP elects new co-chairs, vows to enhance the struggle 

  Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and Keskin Bayındır have been elected the co-chairs of the DBP.
• Demonstration against ban on PKK will take place in Berlin on 18 November 

  26 November will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the ban on the PKK's activities in Germany. A demonstration against the ban will take place in Berlin on 18 November.
• International campaign for the release of Öcalan continues  

  As part of the international campaign for the release of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, several demonstrations by the Kurdish internationalist youth movement have taken place.
• Society for Threatened Peoples against Erdoğan's visit to Berlin 

  The Society for Threatened Peoples appeals to the members of the Parliament to force the Federal Chancellor to disinvite Erdoğan, stating that a visit by the Turkish president would be a fatal signal to all enemies of freedom and human rights.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' vigil in Strasbourg on its 594th week 

  Activists from Belgium have taken over the permanent vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg, ongoing since 2012.
• 56 U.S. troops injured in attacks on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Syria 

  Between October 17th and November 9th, U.S. and coalition forces have been attacked at least 46 times, 24 separate times in Iraq and 22 separate times in Syria by a mix of one-way attack drones and rockets.
• Militias loyal to Iran attack US military bases again 

  A day after a US attack on a weapons depot in Deir ez-Zor, militias loyal to Iran attacked American troops again. Washington reported four attacks in Iraq and Syria.
• Jailed Kurdish artist and activist Dora ends his hunger strike 

  The Kurdish artist and activist Mazlum Dora, who is imprisoned in Stuttgart, has ended his hunger strike after almost fifty days.
• 14 people with ties to ISIS arrested in Iraq 

  At least fourteen people have been captured by Iraq's military intelligence for ties with ISIS.
• Kurds to take to the streets in Berlin against the PKK ban on 18 November 

  Kurds and their friends will rally in Berlin on 18 November against the ban on the PKK's activities in Germany, which was issued on 26 November 1993 at the request of Turkey.
• KCDK-E calls for active participation in demonstrations on 11-12 November 

  KCDK-E calls for strong participation participate in the demonstrations on 11 and 12 November, which, it says, represent the transition of the Kurdish and internationalist youth movement from debate to action.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers filed an application to be allowed a visit with their clients Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş.
• Emergency Committee for Rojava Study Group: The Struggle Against Patriarchy 

  ECR Study Group: The Struggle Against Patriarchy
• Aysel Tuğluk released from custody 

  Aysel Tuğluk, who was taken into custody on the grounds of her speech in Hakkari in 2012, was released.
• Sit-in in front of the UN in Geneva: "We will continue to disturb you" 

  Activists holding a vigil in Geneva stated that Kurds will continue to exercise their democratic rights and persistently disrupt all concerned authorities as long as concerns for the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish question remain unresolved.
• AANES delegation holds talks with MPs in Belgium 

  AANES delegation met with MP Georges Delmon from the Belgian Humanitarian Democratic Party and MPs Aline Samin and Joris De Vriendt from the Vlaams Belang Party.
• Former DBP leader Ayna sentenced to two and a half years in prison  

  Former DBP leader Emine Ayna was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in Amed for political speeches she made as a member of parliament advocating a solution to the Kurdish question.
• Lectures and actions on the ban of the PKK in Germany continue 

  The nationwide series of lectures on the ban of the PKK in Germany continues. Numerous other events have been announced for the next ten days, followed by a demonstration and a specialist conference in Berlin.
• Eleni Theocharous calls for international action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Former MEP Eleni Theocharous called for international support for the international demand for Abdullah Öcalan’s freedom, saying: “He deserves a better acceptance from the whole world.”