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• Police take three people into custody in Istanbul  

  Three people were taken into custody following house raids in Istanbul in the morning.
• Kurds in Graz condemn killing of KNK South Kurdistan Representative 

  Kurds came together in Graz to condemn the killing of the KNK South Kurdistan Representative and protest the attacks developed by the Turkish state in cooperation with the KDP.
• 22 people detained in Antalya for remembering revolutionary leaders in Turkey 

  At least 22 people have been detained in their homes in Antalya due to a memorial service for the executed leaders of the 68 Movement in Turkey, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin Inan.
• Protests continue in Europe against killing of KNK representative Bülbün in Hewlêr 

  Protests continue in Europe against the fatal attack on KNK representative Deniz Cevdet Bülbün in Hewlêr.
• ‘It is an international crime the way Öcalan is held in isolation’ 

  Kurdish activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 denounced the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in violation of all laws.
• Azerbaijan attack against Nagorno-Karabakh kills dozens  

  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an "immediate end to the fighting" in Nagorno-Karabakh, where Azerbaijan has launched a military operation.
• Three Kurdish activists from Sweden take over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Three Kurdish patriots from Sweden took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Activists in Europe protest deadly attack against KNK  

  Protests took place in Europe against the deadly attack against the Kurdistan National Congress in Hewlêr and the murder of KNK representative Deniz Cevdet Bülbün.
• Iraq will send a letter of protest to the Turkish presidency against repeated Turkish attacks 

  “The launch of successive military operations against cities, civilians, and military personnel is prohibited under international law and is contrary to the principles of good neighborliness,” said the Iraqi Presidency about Turkey's attacks.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for over 30 months.
• Farewell to Fevzi Özmen 

  Hundreds of people bid farewell to Fevzi Özmen at a funeral service in Hagen. The Kurdish linguist, teacher and author who died in Germany was buried in his hometown, Erzurum, today.
• Emergency Committee for Rojava holds meeting on situation in the region today 

  The Emergency Committee for Rojava will meet today to present its report from Northern and Eastern Syria.
• TEV-ÇAND pays tribute to Fevzî Özmen 

  The Kurdish cultural movement TEV-ÇAND mourns the death of Fevzî Özmen, “silent hero of the revolution against assimilation and ethnocide in Kurdistan”. The linguist and author died at the weekend as a result of cancer.
• Iraq says the aircraft that attacked Sulaymaniyah's Arbat airport took off from Turkey 

  Iraqi General Staff Spokesperson, Major General Yahya Resul, announced that the aircraft that carried out the attack on Sulaymaniya's Arbat airport on 18 September, in which three people were killed, took off from Turkey.
• KNK: Attack on our office targets national unity 

  “Cooperation with the occupier means treason: this is the red line and no Kurd or Kurdish force should cross this line," said the KNK, emphasizing that they will stand against the attacks and further deepen the line of national unity.
• Kurds living in Switzerland will protest the killing of KNK representative today 

  Following KCDK-E's urgent call for action, Kurds living in Switzerland will take to the streets today in various cities.
• 700 people detained during protests in Iran 

  Masses took to the streets on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the killing ofKurdish woman Jina Amini in the custody of the so-called morality police one year ago.
• UN says death toll from devastating flooding in Libya's Derna rose to at least 11,300 

  At least 11,300 people are reported missing in flood-hit Derna, where at least 10,100 people remain missing.
• Memorial event for YPJ fighter Roşna Egîd in Lausanne 

  A memorial service for YPJ fighter Roşna Egîd, killed in a Turkish drone attack in Rojava, took place in Lausanne.
• Kurdish women in Europe salute first anniversary of Jin Jiyan Azadi uprising 

  Kurdish women took to the streets in European cities to salute the first anniversary of the Jin Jiyan Azadi uprising.
• Kurds in Munich protest attack by KDP against guerrillas in Sîdekan  

  KDP's attack against the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas in the Sîdekan area was protested in Munich.
• International Trade Unions approve call for the release of Öcalan 

  Meeting of the International Trade Union Network of Solidarity and Struggles in Brazil approved a call for the release of Öcalan.
• UK announces coordinated sanctions on the Iranian regime on the anniversary of Jina Amini’s death 

  The Foreign Secretary of the UK has commended the bravery of Iranian women a year on from Mahsa Amini's death and announced coordinated sanctions on the regime.
• Families of Imrali prisoners apply to visit their relatives 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives.
• KNK calls on Kurds to attend actions to mark the anniversary of 'Jin Jiyan Azadi' uprising 

  KNK calls on all Kurds and all the peoples of Iran to participate in the activities on this anniversary and to support the Woman – Life – Freedom Revolution by all means.