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•  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.
• “Rojava revolution should be embraced for the future of humanity” 

  Swiss Sociologist Lena Ajdacic spoke in a panel discussion held in Lausanne and said, “The system Kurdish women built in Rojava has more progressive character than any other in the world. Rojava revolution should be embraced for the future of humanity."
• KNK General Assembly: Kurds must not miss the golden opportunity 

  The 18th KNK General Assembly Meeting pointed out the importance of Kurds’ unity and stressed that not holding the National Congress just because one or two parties are not attending is wrong.
• 8 HDP members detained in Ankara 

  Turkish police conducted yet another operation against the HDP and detained more people, including a former MP.
• Kurdish refugee families trapped in airport in Switzerland 

  Several Kurdish families have been trapped in the Zurich airport for weeks along with their children.
• Erdogan swaps 39 governors before elections 

  Governors for 39 provinces have been swapped on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s orders. 13 of the provinces are metropolitan municipalities.