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• Historic peace treaty refused in referendum in Colombia 

  The peace treaty signed between the government and FARC was refused in the referendum held in Colombia.
• Iraqi MPs: Turkey aims to invade Iraq with the extended mandate 

  Iraqi parliamentarians reacted against the Turkish cross border mandate that was renewed last week and said that Turkey aimed to invade Iraqi territory with this mandate.
• Parliament's first action has been to extend the cross-border mandate 

  Turkey's cross-border mandate has been extended for another year.
• Witnesses to Cizre massacre speak out in the UN 

  Two of the witnesses of the Cizre massacre spoke about the extent of the massacre committed under orders from Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan s to the representative from the Special Unit formed in United Nations High Commissary for Human Rights.
• FARC-EP Guerrilla Conference sends a greeting of solidarity to PKK 

  The X National Guerrilla Conference of the FARC-EP "For national reconciliation, peace with social justice and advanced democracy" has sent a greeting of solidarity to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK.
• SNC-affiliated gangs bomb Sheikh Maqsoud 

  SNC-affiliated gangs are bombing the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo.
• ISIS hands over more villages to Turkish backed gang groups 

  ISIS groups have looted villages in Shehba region, and handed over these villages to 'Euphrates Shield' group within the scope of their occupation game.
• Access to Özgür Radyo's website blocked 

  Access to the website of Özgür Radyo, which broadcasts on 95.1 in Istanbul, has been blocked. Today, the Information and Communications Technologies Authority decided to block access to the radio’s website.
• Özgür Güneş Radio shut down in Malatya 

  Özgür Güneş Radio which broadcasts in Malatya province was shut down as a result of a statutory decree issued during the State of Emergency.
• Details of Öcalan's September 11 meeting with his brother on İmralı 

  Mehmet Öcalan said his brother Abdullah Öcalan made significant evaluations regarding the most recent developments in Turkey and Kurdistan during their most recent meeting in İmralı Island Prison earlier this month.
• Police raid the office of local Radio Dünya in Adana 

  Police forces have raided the Radyo Dünya (Radio World) which broadcasts in the southern province of Adana.
• AKP suspends the broadcast of 10 TV channels with a decree law 

  10 TV channels including those broadcasting in Kurdish were removed from Turkish satellite company Türksat and their broadcast was suspended in line with a decree law.
• Iraqi PM: We don’t want Turkish soldiers on our land 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi demanded Turkish soldiers leave their lands and said their presence hindered the fight against ISIS.
• Demirtaş: EP could take initiatives for resolution process in Turkey 

  After the meeting with EP President Schulz, Demirtaş said: "The EP could take official initiatives regarding the peace and solution process in Turkey, and establish a commission on how a lasting solution can be reached."
• HDP delegation meets with EP President Schulz in Brussels 

  Invited to Brussels by the European Parliament President Martin Schulz, HDP delegation led by Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş began their official visits in Europe. HDP officials and Schulz are currently in a meeting in Brussels.
• Demo by Kurdish youth in Stockholm for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Jinen Ciwanen Azad members have set up a tent in Swedish capital Stockholm’s Medborgarplatsen Square to protest the Turkish state’s genocidal operations in Northern Kurdistan and to support the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish army hangs Turkish flags across Jarablus 

  Occupant Turkish army hung Turkish ags across Jarablus after its occupation of the town.
• FARC-EP and the National Government sign Final Peace Agreement 

  At a ceremonial act in presence of national and international guests from all over the world, the FARC-EP and the National Government officially signed the Final Peace Agreement after 52 continuous years of armed confrontation between the parties.
• HDP delegation to have talks in Brussels and Berlin 

  A delegation from HDP headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş will have talks in Brussels and Berlin as part of diplomatic activities.
• A series of decisions made at PYD Europe Congress in Brussels 

  Partiya Yekitîya Demokrat- Democratic Union Party (PYD) Europe Organization held its 8th Congress in Belgium capital Brussels on September 24-25.
• Erdoğan speaks in the UN, Kurds refute him with photographs 

  Turkish President Erdoğan is in New York to speak in the UN and hold several political meetings. Activists refuted Erdoğan’s claims with documents and photographs during his speech in the UN.
• PYD Europe congress continues with discussions 

  PYD Europe congress in the Belgian capital Brussels continues with the reading of activity reports and discussions on its second day.
• Thousands protest occupation of Rojava and isolation of Öcalan 

  Thousands of people from Kurdistan and their allies protested the AKP’s policies of occupation and massacre targeting Rojava and North Kurdistan, and demanded the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan across Europe.
• Musa Anter journalism awards given 

  Musa Anter and Free Press Martyrs Journalism Awards were given last night, and journalists dedicated their awards to the people that lost their lives across spaces of resistance.
• PYD Europe holds 8th Congress with the participation of 700 delegates 

  The 8th Congress of Partiya Yekitîya Demokrat- Democratic Union Party (PYD) Europe Organization has begun in Belgium capital Brussels with the participation of 700 delegates.