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• New Syriac Radio for the Gozarto Region of Bethnahrin on Air 

  The goal of the station is to inform the Syriac people, as well as others, about the latest news that touches them locally.
• Documentary tells the story of Jinwar, the women's village 

  The documentary collective Şopdarên rojê ya çandê have made a short film about Jinwar, the free women's village in Rojava. 
• First Kurdish course ended in Bocholt 

  The Kurdish course given by the German Kurdish Institute in Bocholt lasted 12 months and was successfully completed.
• Former HDP deputy Önder in the cast of Aydemir's new film 

  Former HDP deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder was released in October after being held in prison for about ten months.
• TMMOB calls on people to defend Sur historical site 

  TMMOB Amed Provincial Coordination Board urged the state to protect Amed's city walls against the destruction policy implemented by the state.
• Paintings by children living in Rojava exhibited in Moscow 

  An exhibition of paintings by children living in Rojava opened in Moscow.
• Exhibition in Bielefeld to expose Turkish occupation of Rojava 

  YXK and JXK opened a photography exhibition at the University of Bielefeld in Germany to draw attention to the Turkish occupation in Rojava.
• Rojava photo removed from exhibition in Nuremberg 

  A photo from Rojava part of an exhibition opened in a cultural center of the municipality of Nuremberg was removed after pressure from the Turkish lobby.
• Workshop organised by Intellectuals Union in Kobanê 

  The Intellectuals Union is holding a two-day workshop in Kobanê.
• Vigil in solidarity with artist Hozan Cane and her daughter  

  A vigil in solidarity with Kurdish artist Hozan Cane and her daughter Dilan Örs who are in jail in Turkey, was held in Berlin in front of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest the unlawful detention.
• Kurdish lessons at Berlin schools 

  An important step towards the establishment of the Kurdish branch in the Berlin school system was achieved. Kurdish lessons can now be officially started at three schools.
• Exhibition in solidarity with Rojava in Sulaymaniyah 

  The Nûwêger organization opened an exhibition in Sulaymaniyah. The proceeds of the exhibition will be sent to Rojava.
• New York Kurdish Film Festival dedicated to Mazdek Ararat 

  The third annual New York Kurdish Film and Cultural Festival will take place from 6 to 8 December at the at Diocese of the Armenian Church.
• Sali: I try to support my people with my art 

  12 Kurdish artists, who wanted to protest the Turkish state's invasion of Rojava, organized an artistic action in front of the German Parliament last week.
• Amazigh People and Kurds at Amazigh Film Days 

  The 5th Amazigh International Film Days took place in Metz, France, from 21 to 26 November. Numerous directors and script writers joined the festival where films from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Morocco were screened.
• Two documentary films about Kurdish women screened in Toulouse 

  Two documentary films about Kurdish women were screened in Toulouse.
• Kurdish intellectuals and artists call for national unity 

  Many artists and intellectuals from all four parts of Kurdistan attended a meeting in Cologne to discuss Kurdish national unity.
• Two-day conference in Amed on Kurdish language and culture 

  The second day of the 'Language and Culture Network' conference opened in Amed today.
• Graphic Novel Kobane Calling becomes a Theatre performance 

  Over 800 people attended the play "Kobane Calling" in Florence. The theatre performance is taken from the graphic novel written by Zerocalcare, Italian cartoonist and activist.
• Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya commemorated in Paris 

  Kurdish artist Ahmet Kaya was commemorated atPère Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
• Behrouz Boochani is free 

  Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani is free. After more than six years he was able to leave the internment camp on the Pacific island of Manus at the invitation of the WORD literature festival in Christchurch in New Zealand.
• Solidarity action with Rojava in Chambery 

  In the Chambery commune in Savoie, France, Kurds and their friends met to watch a documentary on Rojava.
• Kafro, the Assyrian village that survived the State persecution 

  In the '90s Kafro, an Assyrian village in Midyat, district of Mardin, was evacuated by the Turkish state and abandoned in ruins as many other villages. Now Kafro is flourishing again.
• Lawrence: Those portraited in my photos are fighting a dictator 

  Canadian photographer Joey Lawrence opened an exhibition of photographs taken in Rojava, Shengal and Maxmûr. The photographs tell of cruelty, resistance and human stories.
• Hamburg Kurdish Film Festival ended a successful 10th edition 

  The Kurdish Film Festival in Hamburg ended on Wednesday. The festival was held between 30 October and 6 November.