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• Defend Kurdistan calls for demo today in Kiel  

  Defend Kurdistan will organize a demonstration today in Kiel to protest the Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria.
• At least 246 people detained in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan in 5 days 

  Journalists, politicians and activists are among those detained across Turkey during the past 5 days in the wake of the guerrilla action directed against the Turkish Ministry of Interior in Ankara.
• Many detained during police raids on HDP offices in Izmir 

  HDP is among the main targets of the political annihilation campaign of the government across the country.
• "Time of Hope" meeting in Rome 

  A meeting in Rome on Sunday in the context of the "Time of Hope" campaign for Abdullah Öcalan.
• At least 112 killed in drone attack on Homs Military Academy in central Syria  

  A drone attack targeting a graduation ceremony at the Homs Military Academy in central Syria resulted in at least 112 deaths.
• Arrest warrants for 23 people for posts shared on social media  

  Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that a detention order was issued for 23 people on the grounds of social media posts shared after the guerrilla attack in Ankara.
• Tev-Çand Europe: Let's take to the streets everywhere against Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  Tev-Çand Europe pointed out that mass genocide has been implemented against the Kurdish people and called on everyone to " take a stand against this brutality, let's raise our voice and take to the streets everywhere."
• 75 people taken into custody in 11 cities  

  75 people were taken into custody by the police in house raids in 11 cities.
• KNK: Stop the ethnic cleansing of the Kurds and Turkish war crimes 

  KNK calls on all international organisations of which Turkey is a member to compel Turkey to comply with international law in order to prevent a new campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Turkish state.
• Political extermination campaign in Turkey continues 

  The political extermination campaign in Turkey continued today with raids in four provinces. In the last four days, at least 136 opposition members have been taken into custody. Many of those affected are refugees from Syria.
• Revolutionary Youth Movement launches new website 

  The Revolutionary Youth Movement (TCŞ) launched a new website to share comments and archive materials.
• 112 people detained across Turkey in 3 days after the action in Ankara 

  37 more people were taken into custody in the wake of the action directed against the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs in Ankara, bringing the total number of detentions in the past three days to 112.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in protests for Öcalan to be held on 7-8 October 

  The KCDK-E called for participation in the protests to be held on 7-8 October promoted by TJK-E to demand freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Flags with Öcalan's portrait unveiled during Manchester United - Galatasaray match 

  Flags with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's portrait were unveiled during the Manchester United - Galatasaray match played in England.
• Six people detained in Dersim 

  The Turkish regime’s political annihilation campaign continues unabated.
• Complaint against MP Ömer Öcalan because he held a press conference in Kurdish 

  Complaint against Green Left Party Urfa MP Ömer Öcalan because he spoke in Kurdish in the parliament.
• Police take 90 into custody following action against Ministry of Internal Affairs 

  Following the action of the Immortals Battalion against the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs, nearly 90 people were taken into custody in arbitrary and systematic operations carried out in 18 provinces.
• Guerrilla Şahin buried under police blockade in Mersin 

  The body of Erdal Şahin, one of the guerrillas who took part in the operation in Ankara, was buried under a police blockade in Mersin.
• Police attack demo against mass detentions in Istanbul 

  Turkish police simultaneously stormed several flats in Istanbul and Kırklareli and detained at least 20 people this morning, including executive members of the HDP and HDK.
• KNK: After 108 years, Armenians face another genocide! 

  The Kurdistan National Congress said in a statement that the Armenians are facing another genocide, 108 years after 1915.
• Turkish police take into custody at least 20 people in Istanbul and Kırklareli 

  Turkish police took into custody at least 20 people in an operation targeting HDK and HDP in Istanbul and Kırklareli this morning.
• HSM: Action in Ankara was carried out by the Brigade of Immortals 

  If the AKP/MHP regime does not stop its genocidal and fascist-motivated crimes, legitimate actions in the sense of revolutionary justice will continue, warned the HSM.
• Protest against Sweden's accession to NATO in Stockholm 

  A demonstration against Sweden's accession to NATO and the associated commitments to Turkey took place in Stockholm. The participants carried PKK flags and demanded the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Explosions and gunshots heard in ministries' area in Ankara 

  Explosions and gunshots were heard in the ministries' area in Ankara.
• Initiative in Austria calls for international protection for Kurds 

  Political asylum is a human right and Turkey is not a safe country. An initiative in Austria supported by political and cultural figures is calling for international protection for Kurds.