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• 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.
• Aryen Culture, Art and Research Atelier in Van trains very small children in Kurdish 

  Aryen Culture, Art and Research Atelier in Van educates future artists to preserve and pass on Kurdish culture by providing music education to children aged 2 to 5 in Kurdish.
• Meral Şimşek: I will not remain silent 

  Meral Şimşek is a Kurdish writer and mother of two children. She faces up to 15 years in prison in Turkey because of her books. During an illegal pushback from Greece, she was abused by masked men and thrown into the Maritsa.
• Artists from Raqqa attend 3rd Hawar Festival in Shehba 

  Artists from Raqqa attended the 3rd Hawar Festival and drew attention to the resistance of the people of Afrin saying that they wanted to keep the Kurdish heritage alive despite all difficulties.
• Historical sites in Afrin looted and vandalized 

  In occupied Afrin, excavations were carried out by the occupation forces at more than 60 archaeological sites and the sites were devastated with construction machinery.
• School authorities in Cologne look for teacher of Kirmanckî 

  According to UNESCO, Kirmanckî is one of the languages ​​threatened with extinction. The school authorities in Cologne are looking for a teacher for 20 hours a week for native language lessons at elementary, special and secondary schools.
• Kurdish diplomacy at Humanité Festival 

  The Kurds made a mark for themselves in the Humanité Festival, which was organized by the French communist newspaper Humanité.