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• Activists on vigil in front of the UN Office in Geneva demand ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ 

  Activists partaking in the sit-in vigil in Geneva said, “The only way out is to realise Leader Öcalan’s paradigm of freedom.”
• US imposes sanctions on senior Hamas officials, 3 of whom are based in Turkey 

  Following the allegations that the Hamas political bureau would move to Turkey, the US Department of Treasury decided to sanction 6 senior Hamas officials, 3 of whom are based in Turkey.
• ‘Isolation must end for an honourable peace and a solution to the Kurdish question’ 

  Speaking at the Aegean Region Organisation Meeting of her party, DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları said “Imrali isolation should be lifted and Abdullah Öcalan should speak for an honourable peace and a solution to the Kurdish question.”
• Co-Mayor of Dersim sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment 

  Dersim Co-Mayor Cevdet Konak was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for 'membership in an illegal organisation’.
• Lawyer Geisweid: Isolation imposed on Öcalan is a violation of international law and human rights 

  German lawyer Heike Geisweid said that the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan is a violation of international law and human rights, and that his freedom is a very important and vital issue for the solution of the Kurdish question.
• Karamus: Isolation is a practice against the Kurdish people in the person of Abdullah Öcalan 

  KNK Co-Chair Ahmet Karamus stated that the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan is directed against the entire Kurdish people and emphasised that thousands of people who came together at the Cologne rally shouted ‘Öcalan is our will’.
• US warns Turkey against hosting leaders of Hamas  

  “We will make clear to the Government of Turkey that there can be no more business as usual with Hamas, said the US State Department spokesperson.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Lawyers of Asrın Law Office applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Prison Directorate to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Twelve people sent to prison in Batman  

  Twelve of the 24 people who were taken into custody under torture during house raids in Batman on 16 November have been sent to prison.
• 76 people killed in Gaza in one day, as attacks on Lebanon also continue 

  It was reported that 76 Palestinians were killed and 158 people were wounded in Israel's attacks on Gaza within 24 hours.
• Co-chairs of DEM Party Esenyurt district branch taken into custody 

  DEM Party Esenyurt District Co-Chairs Rojda Yılmaz and Abdullah Arınan were taken into custody.
• DEM Party office in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district raided by the police 

  The DEM Party office in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul was raided by the police, and books and pictures have been confiscated.
• Nihat Demir: The policy of trustees have an impact on Kurdish migration 

  Dev-Yapı-İş Secretary General Nihat Demir criticizes government-appointed trustees.
• 376 signatures to HDK campaign demanding reinstatement of elected mayors 

  To date, 376 institutions, organizations and individuals have participated in the signature campaign "Let the will of the people be recognized, and let the elected mayors return to their duties" launched by the HDK.
• MAK militia: Three police officers injured in actions carried out on 15 and 16 November 

  The MAK militia said that 3 police officers were injured in the actions carried out on 15 and 16 November.
• 24 people, including 6 children taken into custody in Batman  

  A total of 24 people, including 6 children, protesting the appointment of a trustee in Batman were taken into custody under torture.
• Historic rally in Cologne: We are ready for an honourable and democratic solution 

  Kurds and their friends who came together in Cologne for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan gave the message “We are ready for an honourable and democratic solution’ and “The key to the solution is in İmralı.”
• Mayor of Istanbul visits Mardin 

  The Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoğlu of the CHP, visited the Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk (DEM) in Mardin against the appointment of trustees to municipalities.
• Demonstration in Cologne starts 

  Thousands of people are marching in Cologne demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question. The participants call for the resumption of a dialogue process.
• Indictments to strip 4 MPs of their immunity sent to the General Assembly 

  An indictment to strip of their immunity DEM Party Assembly Administrative Officer Saliha Aydeniz and 4 more deputies was submitted to the Assembly.
• Ömer Öcalan arrives in Cologne and calls for participation in today's march 

  DEM MP Ömer Öcalan arrived in Cologne on Friday night and called for participation in the march that will take place today in the city to demand freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• First group of participants arrives in Cologne  

  The first participants in the demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question arrived at the Deutzer Werft, in Cologne at dawn.
• Young people in Cologne call on everyone to attend today's march for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young members of the TCŞ living in the city of Cologne set up a stand ahead of the march to be held today and called on everyone to attend it.
• Kurdish activist Kadri Saka sentenced to two years imprisonment in Germany 

  The Higher Regional Court in Hamburg sentenced the Kurdish activist Kadri Saka to two years imprisonment for alleged membership of the PKK in Bremen.
• 93 books by Abdullah Öcalan to meet the public at the Cologne rally 

  Within the scope of the freedom march and rally to be organised in Cologne, Abdullah Öcalan’s books published in 6 different languages will meet with the public at the stands.