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• Four people taken into custody after the Green Left Party congress  

  After the Green Left Party congress in Ankara, at which the party renamed itself HEDEP, four people were taken into custody on the orders of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office because they were carrying banners with the portrait of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Internationalist youth delegation deported from Turkey reports mistreatment by security forces 

  The 15 members of the internationalist delegation detained in Turkey are back in Europe after being expelled from Turkey. The German members were questioned by the Federal Police after their arrival in Hamburg.
• Co-chairs and executive members of HEDEP elected 

  The Green Left Party, which changed its name to HEDEP at its congress in Ankara, has elected its new co-chairs; Tülay Hatimoğulları Oruç and Tuncer Bakırhan.
• Arab intellectuals join the global campaign for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Intellectuals, artists, politicians and academics from the Arab community expressed support for the international campaign demanding “Freedom for Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question".
• Revered Iranian director and wife stabbed to death in their home near Tehran 

  The well-known director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar have been killed in their home near the capital Tehran.
• Green Left Party to be renamed as HEDEP 

  During the ongoing grand congress in Ankara, the Green Left Party will rename itself as the "Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party" (HEDEP).
• Kurds in Austria support international campaign demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  With a demonstration in Vienna, Kurds living in Austria confirmed their participation in the international campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• Activists in Germany protest Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  In many cities in Germany, activists protested against the Turkish attacks on Rojava and the silence of the international community regarding the war crimes of the Erdoğan regime.
• Green Left Party 4th Congress kicks off in Ankara 

  The Green Left Party 4th Congress has started in Ankara.
• 15 European youths detained in Urfa and sent to Repatriation Center 

  Fifteen young people from Europe who came to Turkey to attend the congress of the Green Left Party in Ankara tomorrow were detained in Urfa and sent to the Repatriation Center.
• Activists in Innsbruck and Bregenz protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks were protested in Innsbruck and Bregenz.
• Police detain people following raids on containers in Hatay 

  Many people were detained in the raids carried out by the police on the containers in Defne and Samandağ, in Hatay.
• Activists in Berlin and Wuppertal protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  Kurds and their friends in Berlin and Wuppertal protested the occupation carried out by the Turkish state in Rojava.
• Kobanê Trial to continue on Monday with new hearing 

  The new hearing in the Kobanê Case will continue on Monday. At Friday's hearing, attention was drawn to the unlawfulness of the case.
• Activists from Munich take over the vigil for the freedom of Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  A delegation of activists from Munich took over the vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg.
• Kurdish organisations salute the global campaign for freedom for Öcalan and a political solution 

  The Kurdish umbrella organisations in Europe and France, KCDK-E and CDK-F, saluted the international campaign launched by the friends of the Kurdish people, saying: “This is just the beginning.”
• KCK:The Palestinian and Kurdish question can only be solved by overcoming the nation-state mentality 

  In a statement about the Israel-Palestine conflict, KCK said: “All the problems in the Middle East today, including the Kurdish question, stem from the nation-state mentality. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is also rooted in the nation-state mentality.”
• Kahiloğulları: Peace in the Middle East will only be possible if people struggle together 

  Pelin Kahiloğulları, a member of the board of the Social Freedom Party, said that peace in the Middle East will only be possible if people struggle together.
• Police in Ankara take at least 20 people including lawyers into custody 

  The police carried out house raids in Ankara in the morning. At least 20 people, including ÇHD lawyers, were detained.
• Oromo people demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  "We join the global call for the freedom of our brother and friend Abdullah Öcalan because we too know how much politically motivated violence can affect a nation, families and the people," say the Oromos in Kenya.
• Personalities and groups say 'Stop war against humanity in North and East Syria' 

  "Stop war against humanity in North and East Syria".
• Slovenian intellectuals support initiative demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A press conference was held in Slovenia to support the global initiative launched to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• Bahri Dağ released after 30 years in prison 

  Bahri Dağ was welcomed by his family and loved ones on his release from prison after 30 years. He said: "Freedom will be ours."
• Activists in Aachen protest Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria  

  The Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria were protested with a rally in Aachen.
• Demonstration in Melbourne demands “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Growing solidarity with the international campaign started all around the world yesterday to demand freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.