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• Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Festival held in Basel 

  Under the motto "Celebrate literature, art and resistance with us!" the Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Festival of the Kurdish student associations YXK/JXK took place in Basel.
• Mîr Celadet Bedirxan Library in Silopi continues to serve students against all odds 

  Over 300 students benefited from Mîr Celadet Bedirxan Library in a period of 3 months, said Silopi Municipality co-mayor Süleyman Şavluk, adding that their aim is to keep the memory that the trustees tried to erase.
• The 2nd Nar (Pomegranate) Festival opens in the town of Susê 

  The 2nd Nar (Pomegranate) Festival has started in the town of Susê in Deir ez-Zor.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign remembers Huseyin Çelebî 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign remembers Huseyin Çelebî as an outstanding Kurdish political activist and fighter for his people’s freedom.
• 28th Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Event takes place in Basel today 

  The 28th Hüseyin Çelebi Literature Event, led by YXK and JXK activists, will be held in Basel today.
• 'The Diary Abroad' in Stuttgart Museum 

  At the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, Gurbetteli Ersöz's book "Yüreğimi Dağlara Nakşettim (Carved my Heart into the Mountains)" is on display with 145 stone tablets. The exhibition will be on display until January 2, 2022.
• Istanbul court issues arrest warrant against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç 

  An Istanbul court has issued an arrest warrant against Kurdish singer Ferhat Tunç, who lives in Germany. The artist is accused of insulting the former prime minister.
• The story of Hêza, from ISIS hostage to Defense Units commander in the liberation of Raqqa 

  “Hêza” is a documentary about a Yazidi woman who was kidnapped by ISIS but later escaped and participated in the SDF operation to liberate Raqqa.
• Hozan Canê: Sentence is an act of intimidation but artists won't bow their heads 

  Singer Hozan Canê said that sentencing her to 3 years and 1 month was an act of intimidation and added that artists cannot be intimidated.
• Blackberry Season by director Aydemîr premieres at Mostra de Valencia Film Festival 

  Blackberry Season (Dema Dirîreşkan), by director Hașîm Aydemîr premiered at the Mostra de Valencia Film Festival on Sunday and will be shown again today.
• Artists in Amed protest banning of MKM's 30th anniversary concert  

  Artists protested the banning of the MKM's 30th anniversary concert on Saturday, saying that "no ban will not destroy the language and culture of the Kurdish people."
• MKM celebrates 30 years of cultural activities with a mega concert in Istanbul 

  The MKM has completed its final preparations for its 30th anniversary celebration. The mega event is called ‘Berbang’ (Dawn).
• 11th Berlin Kurdish Film Festival opens with screening of 'Ezmun' 

  The 11th Berlin Kurdish Film Festival opened on Thursday with the film "Ezmun" (The exam).
• Imprisoned Kurdish writer Mujgan Kawsi deported to Evin Prison 

  Imprisoned Kurdish writer Mujgan Kawsi was deported from Keçuni Prison to Evin Prison.
• Musician Demir faces 9 years in prison 

  The Turkish judiciary sentenced musician Dilan Demir to 9 years in prison for "being a member of a terrorist organization", citing statements by a secret witness.
• Book by Internationalist fighter and martyr Lorenzo Orsetti to be presented in Berlin 

  Lorenzo Orsetti was a SDF fighter when he fell a martyr in 2019 in the final assault on the last ISIS bastion in eastern Syria. His writings and letters from Rojava have now been published as a book and will be presented by his family in Berlin.
• Artist Xelîl Xemgîn gets out of hospital 

  Artist Xelîl Xemgîn, who stayed in the hospital for many months recovering from coronavirus was discharged. Xemgîn was welcomed by his artist friends.
• Submission open for Hüseyin Çelebi literature festival  

  The Hüseyin Çelebi literature festival will take place in Freiburg on 23 October. The student associations YXK and JXK are calling for active participation in the event, which takes place in memory of the guerrilla. Submission is now open.
• Women's radio Star FM prepares to increase broadcast 

  Women's radio Star FM is preparing to increase its broadcast with different programs in and around Jazira districts.
• Kurds in Marseille hold Sinan Dersim Kurdish Culture Festival  

  Kurds and their friends attended the Sinan Dersim Kurdish Culture Festival in Marseille on Sunday.
• Nivişta Gerîla: The story behind the song 

  In the guerrilla, there are many stories full of hope, longing and love. One of these stories is told in the piece "Nivişta Gerîla" by Şêro Hindê and Mehmûd Berazî.
• Kurds and their friends meet at the Culture Festival in the Netherlands 

  This year's International Kurdish Culture Festival is hosted in the Netherlands. People came from dozens of locations across European to attend the festival.
• US hands back Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to Iraq 

  A 3,600-year-old tablet showing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh was handed back to Iraq by the US on Thursday.
• Street theatre in Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Kawa Fettah from the Theater Commune, brought the theater to society, performing on the streets of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Court schedules hearing of writer Meral Şimşek for 5 October 

  The trial of Meral Şimşek continued in Malatya. The Kurdish writer faces up to 22 and a half years’ imprisonment for alleged PKK membership and propaganda for an illegal organisation. Books, awards and short stories count as evidence.