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• 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.
• Lawyers submit another application for a visit to 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 29 months.
• Hundreds in Milan demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan  

  Hundreds of people gathered at an event organized under the slogan "Time for Hope" in Milan and demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and status for Kurdistan.
• Green Left Party will hold its 4th Congress in Ankara on 15 October  

  The Green Left Party will hold its 4th Ordinary Grand Congress in Ankara on 15 October.
• Group from PJAK takes over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group from PJAK took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in week 586.
• Lawyers apply once again 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 29 months.
• Green Left Party conference ends with resolutions for the future 

  The two-day Green Left Party conference ended with a number of resolutions. The focus of the debate was on the fight against the solitary confinement of Abdullah Öcalan and the nomination of the candidates.
• Green Left Party conference delegates discuss isolation in Imrali 

  Green Left Party conference delegate Emir Ali Türkmen said: "We will carry out effective policies to solve the Kurdish problem and break the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan."
• Green Left Party holds conference in Ankara to discuss a road map 

  800 delegates are attending a conference of the Green Left Party in Ankara, discussing a road map for future perspectives based on the proposals and criticisms in recent months.
• Önder: The accused in the Kobanê trial is the solution process 

  The Kobanê trial is continuing in Ankara. One of the accused is the MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who mediated in the negotiations for a solution to the Kurdish question between the Turkish government, Abdullah Öcalan and the PKK.
• Activists of the ‘Journey of Freedom’: Our resistance will continue until Öcalan is free 

  Hundreds of Kurdish and internationalist activists have been marching in Germany for five days for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan. The "Journey of Freedom" ends in Cologne today.
• Imprisoned co-mayor of Iğdır suffers heart attack 

  The imprisoned co-mayor of Iğdır, Yaşar Akkuş, has suffered a heart attack.
• 'Journey of Freedom' ends today in Cologne 

  The march that internationalists and Kurdish youths started in Dortmund 5 days ago to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan ends today in Cologne.
• ‘Journey of Freedom’ demanding freedom for Öcalan continues 

  Hundreds of Kurdish and internationalist youth activists have been marching for four days for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan through North Rhine-Westphalia.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Abdullah 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 29 months.
• KON-MED calls for participation in 31st International Kurdish Cultural Festival 

  The 31st International Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Frankfurt on Saturday. The umbrella organization KON-MED called for participation.