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• Turkish police detains two journalists 

  Two journalists were detained by Turkish police in Istanbul on Sunday.
• Turkish prison administration keeps DBP co-chair in a cell 

  Mehmet Arslan, co-chair of Democratic Regions Party (DBP) is isolated from other prisoners and kept in a prison cell for the past 10 days.
• France 24: Viral video of ‘Turkish drone’ is from video game 

  France 24 television channel reported that the viral video of ‘Turkish drone’ is from video game.
• Thousands demand freedom for Öcalan in Rome 

  Thousands of people demanded freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Rome, capital of Italy.
• Strasbourg rally: Victory will be of Öcalan’s children 

  In Strasbourg, tens of thousands of people demonstrated for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and against the Turkish military invasion of Afrin.
• YPG hits the Turkish base near Kırıkhan 

  YPG fighters carried out an action against the Turkish army near Kırıkhan district of Turkish Hatay province bordering Syria.
• 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.