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• Erdoğan backpedals: “I can’t give a date for Afrin” 

  Erdoğan has given a speech like an admission and said he can’t give an exact date for Afrin. The government had previously cited timespans like “3 hours, 3 days, 1 week”, etc.
• Afrin protest in front of Leopard 

  The invasion attacks against Afrin were protested in front of the company that manufactures Leopard motors.
• The Long March in Marseilles on Day 2 

  The march launched in Marseilles for the freedom of Öcalan and against the invasion of Afrin continues on day 2.
• Thousands gather in Strasbourg for Öcalan and Afrin 

  Tens of thousands of people from all around Europe have started to gather in Strasbourg to protest the invasion attacks against Afrin and the 19th anniversary of the February 15 international plot against Öcalan.
• Turkey arrests HDK spokesperson and ESP’s deputy co-chair 

  A Turkish court arrested Peoples’ Democratic Congress (HDK) spokesperson Onur Hamzaoglu and Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) deputy co-chair Fadime Celebi.
• “Ottoman Empire was launching similar attacks during its fall” 

  Speaking about Turkey's invasion attack on Afrin, Syriac journalist Jacob Mirza said that the Ottoman Empire launched similar kind of attacks before its fall.
• Turkish court rules for continuation of Demirtas’ arrest 

  A Turkish court ruled for the continuation of HDP’s former co-chair Selahattin Demirtas’ arrest on Friday.
• Turkish army kills a civilian in Jindires 

  Turkish army’s bombardment killed another civilian in Jindires district of Afrin.
• Agri co-mayor sentenced to eight years in prison 

  A Turkish court sentenced Agri co-mayor Mukaddes Kubilay to 8 years and 6 months in prison for “being a member of a terrorist organization” and “making terrorist propaganda”.
• Demirtaş: I stand by everything I have done and said 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtas told the court that he stands by everything that he has done and said during the course of his political career.
• Turkey releases German journalist Yucel from prison 

  Turkey released German journalist Deniz Yucel after a year of imprisonment, Yucel’s lawyer said.
• Muslim: Turkey spills our blood with weapons provided by the West 

  In a conference he attended in Geneva, PYD Foreign Relations Spokesperson Salih Muslim criticized the western countries for providing weapons for Turkish regime.
• 41 senators express their support for Afrin 

  41 senators have signed the petition launched by Senate Member Olivier Leonhardt calling the government to support Afrin.
• Dutch parliament recognizes Armenian genocide 

  Lower house of the Dutch parliament approved a bill that recognizes Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915.
• Participants of the Long March reach Geneva 

  Participants of the Lausanne-Geneva march have arrived in Geneva where they called on the United Nations to act immediately for Afrin.
• Council of Europe delegation meets with HDP officials 

  A delegation from the Council of Europe has met with HDP officials in Ankara on Thursday.
• YPG/YPJ fighters: Turkey attacks Afrin for fear of Ocalan’s ideas 

  YPG/YPJ fighters on the frontlines in Deir ez-Zor condemned the international plot against Ocalan and said invasion forces attacked for fear of Ocalan’s ideas.
• Demirtaş: We were made into the scapegoat of the solution process 

  Selahattin Demirtaş continued with his defense on the second day of his trial and, stressing that the November 4 operation was coordinated by the political will, said: “The intermediaries are the first to be scapegoated in the solution process.”
• Turkish army continues to bomb Afrin’s historic sites 

  The invading Turkish army continues its barbaric attacks against Afrin and bombs the historic sites in the region.
• Social media detentions in Adana 

  Several people have been detained in Adana for their social media posts about Afrin.
• TUC urges Turkey to release Öcalan and all political prisoners 

  The top labour movement in the UK, TUC, called for the Turkish government to immediately release Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and all other political prisoners being held in Turkey.
• Germany bans anti-war protests of the Kurds 

  "The Federal Government seems to be bothered by the fact that we are making public attention to the German-Turkish arms brotherhood. That's why we are intended to be silenced, "said NAV-DEM.
• Moslem: Erdoğan is a threat to the whole world 

  TEV-DEM foreign relations official Saleh Moslem: "The Erdoğan mentality is not only a threat to the Kurds and Rojava. Erdoğan is a threat to peace and security around the world."
• HDP’s Kemalbay goes on hunger strike in custody 

  HDP Party Assembly member Serpil Kemalbay has started hunger strike in custody.
• Long March for Afrin and Ocalan on day 3 

  Participants of the Lausanne-Geneva march have initiated the third stage of their march.