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• 38 people detained regarding the action against appointed trustee in Derik 

  38 people have been detained regarding the action against Derik governor Muhammet Fatih Safitürk, who was recently appointed as trustee to Derik Municipality.
• Support for HDP and Kurdish people from the Philippines parliament 

  MAKABAYAN, the group of leftist parties in the Philippines House of Representatives, strongly condemned the fascist attacks on HDP and called upon all defenders of human rights and democracy to stand with the Kurds.
• HDP group advisors detained 

  After the arrests of HDP parliamentarians, police officers began to detain HDP group advisors that had been dismissed with the recent emergency decrees this morning.
• NAV-DEM and FEDA call for participation in the protest in Cologne 

  NAV-DEM and FEDA have called for strong participation in the march and protest to be held in Cologne on November 12.
• Brigade Commander: ISIS gangs use civilians as human shields in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Eagles Brigade Commander Feyad al-Xanim stated that ISIS gangs use civilians as human shields, and the two branches of the Wrath of Euphrates Initiative would soon unite near Belîx River.
• Footage of civilians freed in Raqqa operation 

  Dozens of civilians have been freed from ISIS gangs and transported to free lands in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched on November 5 by SDF, YPG and YPJ forces.
• SPA sends solidarity message to HDP and Kurdish people 

  Solidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) has sent a solidarity message to Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), 11 MPs of which have been arrested, including Co-chairs.
• HDP Headquarters in Ankara under blockade for 5 days 

  HDP Headquarters has been under police blocakde since the night of November 4 and entrance to the building still hasn’t returned to normal. Pedestrians are not allowed through the barricades.
• Joan Ryan MP condemns the arrest of HDP MPs in Turkey 

  Joan Ryan, Labour Member of Parliament for Enfield North, has condemned the arrest and detention, in Turkey, of the two joint leaders of the HDP along with at least 10 other HDP parliamentary colleagues, in the early hours of Friday 4th November.
• Ammunition seized from ISIS gangs in Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  In offensives within the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched by SDF, YPG and YPJ forces on November 5 to liberate Raqqa, some ammunition has been seized from ISIS gangs.
• 40 inmates in Adana forcibly transferred to other prisons 

  40 inmates in Adana Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison have been transferred to various prisons across Turkey.
• Wrath of Euphrates fighters advance 25 km to Raqqa 

  Wrath of Euphrates fighters have advanced 25 km and have liberated 1 more village and 3 hamlets.
• Kurds and European parliamentarians show support for HDP in Brussels 

  Kurds and European parliamentarians showed support for HDP in Brussels and protested AKP’s political genocide.
• 120 people including 30 minors detained in Adana in 5 days 

  During the last 5 days, 120 people including 30 minors have been taken into custody in the southern province of Adana.
• Sinn Féin calls for immediate release of HDP MPs 

  Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson described the mass arrest of MPs from HDP, including its two co-chairs, as an attack on democracy designed to silence the main voice of opposition.
• Message from HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş 

  HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said: "The fact that we, along with our members of parliament, were taken hostage as the result of what amounts to a civilian coup d’état is not merely an attack on us as individuals"
• DBP Co-chair Tuncel and HDP MP Akdoğan transferred to Silivri Prison 

  DBP Co-chair Sebahat Tuncel and HDP Hakkari MP Nihat Akdoğan have been sent to the Silivri Prison in Istanbul.
• ‘Wrath of the Euphrates Operation Room’ fighters advance 14 km to Raqqa 

  ‘Wrath of the Euphrates Operation Room’ announced that their fighters have advanced 14 km to Raqqa and 43 ISIS members were killed during clashes.
• 5 more villages cleansed of ISIS groups 

  5 more villages to the southeast of Ayn Îsa have been liberated from ISIS gangs.
• ILPS Philippines: We are one with the struggle of the Kurds 

  The Philippines Chapter of the ILPS expressed solidarity with the HDP, saying :"We are one with the struggles of the Kurds in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and every place where they are fighting for freedom and against terrorism."
• Two villages and two hamlets liberated in Raqqa 

  As part of the Operation Wrath Of Euphrates which continues in its 4th day, fighters have liberated two more villages and two hamlets from ISIS groups.
• Kurds rise up across the world 

  People of Kurdistan and their allies rose up across the world to protest the AKP government’s political genocide operations against Kurdish people and the HDP.
• Police attack on women's protest for HDP parliamentarians 

  Police attacked the women’s organizations led by HDP-HDK Women’s Assemblies protesting the unlawful arrest of HDP parliamentarians.
• 7 HDP members arrested in Aydın 

  7 of the 38 HDP members that had been detained when they were protesting the arrests of HDP parliamentarians in Aydın were arrested today.
• Police officer killed in Adana 

  A police officer was killed in Adana last night.