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• DEM Party Youth Assembly launches campaign to expand organizational efforts in all cities 

  The DEM Party Youth Assembly launched a campaign under the slogan, “We insist on socialist life, we organize with free leadership.”
• Yüksel Genç: The people of Kurdistan are ready for peace 

  SAMER Coordinator Yüksel Genç said the Kurdish people have welcomed Abdullah Öcalan’s call and are ready for peace, underlining that it is now the government’s turn to act.
• Öcalan’s call, a historic opportunity to break the deadlock in a stalled peace process 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign said that "Abdullah Öcalan surprised the world by making a renewed historic call for peace that offers hope for Turks and Kurds alike."
• 'We are meeting with our people to build a democratic society' 

  Regarding the campaign 'We are meeting with our people to build a democratic society', Sema Koç said, “We will knock on everyone's door without discriminating any ideology and explain this process. This work is very important for peace building."
• DEM Party meeting with Minister of Justice: “Öcalan's conditions must be improved” 

  After the meeting with Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, DEM Party delegation said, “We stated that the conditions of Mr. Öcalan’s is the most important issue and his conditions must be improved with no buts."
• Öcalan’s lawyers speak at the Norwegian Parliament 

  The meeting was attended by Red Party MPs Bjørnar Moxnes, Hege Bae Nyholdt and Seher Aydar, as well as representatives of Solidaritet med Kurdistan, NCDK, and officials from organizations in Rojava, Bashûr and Rojhilat.
• Strasbourg activists urge European institutions to respond to Öcalan's call 

  Kurdish activists taking part in the 670th week of the Freedom Vigil urged European institutions to respond to Abdullah Öcalan’s call and fulfill their responsibilities.
• DEM Party Delegation to meet Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç today 

  A DEM Party Delegation will meet with Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç at the ministry this morning.
• Jordan bans all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood 

  Jordan banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and closed its offices in the kingdom, including those in partnership with other organizations.
• French FM: It is essential that Iraq is not dragged into wars it did not choose  

  The French Minister emphasized that France would continue to support the international coalition against ISIS, saying, “We cannot allow a decade of success against terrorism to be questioned."
• Chambers of Commerce in North Kurdistan call for reopening of customs gate in Nusaybin 

  Eleven chambers of commerce and stock exchange in North Kurdistan call for the reopening of the customs gate in Mardin's Nusaybin district, which has been closed since 2012.
• French Foreign Minister to visit Iraq and Kurdistan Region 

  French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits Iraq for the first time as he embarked on a tour of the region, especially to initiate a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Barrot will also visit Hewlêr (Erbil).
• Dilan Kunt Ayan: We must organize, not wait 

  DEM Party MP for Urfa, Dilan Kunt Ayan, called the meeting between the Imralı Delegation and President Erdoğan a delayed but important step.
• Tuncer Bakırhan: Öcalan sees hope for peace process 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer stated that Abdullah Öcalan expects developments in the coming weeks that will give momentum to the process.
• KCK obituary for the Pope 

  KCK extends their condolences and sympathies to all Christians in the world, especially the Catholic world, the Vatican State, his family, his loved ones, his followers and all those who strive to spread the message of goodness and humanity to the world.
• Adrià Guevara: HTS is a threat, Rojava model represents the future 

  Adrià Guevara stated the Damascus government offers no trust for the future, while Rojava is a model to be protected.
• KNK expresses its condolences on the passing of Pope Francis 

  The KNK has issued a statement of condolences for the death of Pope Francis.
• Şevval Uzun: AKP repression drives youth toward collective struggle 

  Şevval Uzun said that one of the main reasons behind the growing spirit of collective struggle among young people is the repressive policies of the AKP.
• Öcalan sends message to Sırrı Süreyya Önder 

  Pervin Buldan met with Abdullah Öcalan on Imrali Island, and made a statement in front of the hospital where Sırrı Süreyya Önder is receiving treatment. Buldan shared the message that Öcalan wrote for Önder.
• Writer Mehmet Serhat Polatsoy jailed in Urfa, sentenced to 7,5 years in prison 

  Writer Mehmet Serhat Polatsoy was jailed after the Court of Cassation upheld the 7,5-year prison sentence handed to him for “membership in an illegal organization”.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder still in life-threatening condition on his sixth day in intensive care 

  Florence Nightingale Hospital, where DEM Party member Sırrı Süreyya Önder is being treated after surgery for aortic dissection, stated that his life-threatening condition continues on his sixth day in the intensive care unit.
• Dem Party İmralı Delegation back from meeting with Öcalan 

  A delegation of the DEM Party met with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Island Prison today.
• Quagliuolo: Abdullah Öcalan is the only leader genuinely advocating for peace 

  Italian activist Laura Quagliuolo said that Abdullah Öcalan is the only leader who genuinely advocates for peace.
• DEM Party Imralı Delegation to meet Öcalan today 

  Pervin Buldan and Faik Özgür Erol, both members of the DEM Party Imralı Delegation, went to meet with Öcalan.
• Dilan Kunt Ayan: Impunity is often misunderstood in Turkey 

  "The issue of impunity is often misunderstood in Turkey," said DEM Party Urfa MP Dilan Kunt Ayan.