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• 142 years in prison asked for Demirtaş and 83 years for Yüksekdağ 

  Indictment has been finalized in the investigation against HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) Co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ who both are jailed since November 4.
• YPG reports ongoing attacks by the Turkish army 

  YPG has reported continued attacks by the Turkish army against the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• New President of the European Parliament determined 

  Antonio Tajani has been elected as the President of the European Parliament.
• HDP's Encü: Taking down the Roboski monument is an admission of guilt 

  HDP MP Encü protested the destruction of the Roboski Monument in Amed and said: “The trustee taking down the Roboski Monument is a statement of will. This will gives itself away and admits guilt. This is brazenness and remorselessness.”
• 15 ISIS members killed in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Severe clashes erupted after ISIS gangs attacked the positions of Wrath of Euphrates fighters in Til Semin and Siwediya villages in western Raqqa.
• HDP: We will launch a ‘NO’ campaign for the upcoming referendum 

  HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen spoke after the HDP Central Executive Committee meeting today and announced that they would mobilize for ‘No’ in regards to the upcoming referendum.
• Suspect in Hrant Dink Murder Case: Erdoğan appointed all of us 

  The 31st hearing of the case on the murder of Agos Newspaper Chief Editor Hrant Dink began at the Istanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court in Çağlayan today.
• Balance sheet of the Operation Wrath of Euphrates announced 

  An area of 2480 km2 encompassing 197 villages, tens of hamlets and Jabar Castle was liberated in western Raqqa during the second phase of Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
• Mosul Operation: 600 residential areas liberated since October 

  Ninova Operation General Command has announced that 600 villages and districts around Mosul have been liberated from ISIS occupation since October 17.
• Italian lawyer deported after arriving in Turkey for a law conference 

  Italian feminist lawyer Spinelli, who arrived in Istanbul, Turkey for a law conference, has been deported.
• Hundreds from Shehba migrate to Efrîn due to Turkish bombardments 

  1,351 people from Shehba region have migrated to the Efrîn Canton of Rojava, West Kurdistan during the weekend due to the ongoing attacks of occupant Turkish military forces.
• HDP: Suspension of Paylan a clear violation of freedom of expression 

  Garo Paylan, an ethnically Armenian HDP MP for Istanbul, was suspended from Parliament after his speech in which he stressed the importance of pluralism in the making of constitutions, citing examples from the late Ottoman period.
• Workers of the battle front 

  Kobanê workers are working relentlessly behind frontlines to support Wrath of Euphrates Action Room fighters in their operation against ISIS gangs.
• Detonation of ISIS car bomb caught on ANF camera 

  A bomb laden vehicle belonging to ISIS gangs confiscated in West Suwediye village to the west of Raqqa was detonated by expert units.
• Mardin Co-mayor Ahmet Türk transferred from Silivri to Elazığ prison 

  Arrested Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Ahmet Türk was transferred from Silivri Prison to Elazığ Type T Prison.
• After SP, Green Party decides to oppose Erdoğan’s policies in Switzerland 

  After the Socialist Party, the Green Party decided to oppose Erdoğan’s undemocratic policies in Switzerland. Greens delegates harshly criticized Erdoğan and called upon Europe to end its passive stance on the issue.
• More than 100 casualties during the shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea 

  At least 107 refugees died and only 4 people survived during the shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Libya last night.
• Mosul University taken from ISIS 

  Iraqi Special Forces announced that they liberated Mosul University from ISIS gang groups.
• Abadi: We will not fight the PKK or tackle Êzidîs 

  The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi stated that they would not fight the PKK and their Iraqi supporters, or tackle Êzidîs and intervene in political partisanship.
• ‘No peace without the freedom of Öcalan’ 

  Families of Halit Oral and Mehmet Yalçın, who set their bodies on fire with the motto of ‘You Cannot Put Out Our Sun,’ called upon Kurdish people to rise up against the isolation of Öcalan.
• Thousands of Basques march for ETA members in prison 

  Tens of thousands of Basques took to the streets in Bilbao and expressed their support to the ETA members currently in prison.
• Demonstrations for Öcalan in Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Liêge 

  Demonstrations have been held in Duisburg and Dusseldorf cities of Germany and Liêge city of Belgium today to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Up to 22 years in prison sought for HDP MP Ferhat Encü 

  Up to 22 years in prison has been asked for HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü for whom aggravated life sentence was demanded in a previous investigation and indictment.
• HDP retreats from today's discussion of constitutional amendments 

  HDP group has decided to retreat from today's session of discussion on constitutional amendments in the Turkish parliament in response to HDP MP Garo Paylan's removal from three sessions of the discussion for speaking of the Armenian genocide.
• Jailed Co-mayor of Özalp denied treatment for 6 months “due to OHAL” 

  Özalp Co-mayor Şerafettin Özalp who is jailed since July 15, 2016 has been denied access to hospital for 6 months on the grounds of State of Emergency (OHAL).