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• Second day of the Long March underway 

  The activists ended the first day of the Long March in front of Bielefeld HBF with a “Jin Jiyan Azadî” seminar in the evening. Today the young activists left from Hamm station.
• 1524 attorneys from around the world sign a petition calling for action for Öcalan 

  A petition signed by more than 1500 attorneys and legal organisations calling for an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was sent to the Turkish Ministry of Justice.
• Long March in Germany starts: Öcalan’s freedom is possible through resistance 

  The activists who started the Long March for the freedom of the Kurdish People's Leader in Bielefeld, Germany, said, “Freedom is possible through resistance.”
• Germany reintroduces border checks 

  Germany has reintroduced temporary checks at all nine of its land borders.
• ‘Days of Dialogue with Öcalan’ event in Belgium 

  A ‘Days of Dialogue with Öcalan’ event was held for the second time in Belgium as part of the “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question” campaign.
• Explosion in a factory in Sakarya leaves 20 injured 

  An explosion in the Oba Makarna factory on Sunday left 20 workers injured.
• Sabahat Erdoğan Sarıtaş: Organizing is the only antidote to increasing violence by AKP-MHP regime  

  DEM MP Sabahat Erdoğan Sarıtaş said that the AKP-MHP regime is extending violence to all areas of life and that organizing is the only antidote to it.
• Ömer Öcalan: We want to meet with Mr Öcalan as soon as possible 

  DEM Party Urfa MP Ömer Öcalan said, “We want to meet with Mr Öcalan as soon as possible. Everyone should question this war.”
• Gürsucu: Agriculture is turning into a slavery system  

  Journalist Yusuf Gürsucu describes the current Turkish agricultural regulations as an extreme burden for small producers. While the concentration of land among large landowners is increasing, small farmers are facing an end.
• Iranian President Pezeshkian visits Hewler 

  Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is on a three-day visit to Iraq aimed at consolidating the close alliance between the two countries.
• Nursel Aydoğan: The Kurdish question cannot be solved without Abdullah Öcalan 

  Former MP Nursel Aydoğan said that the Oslo and İmralı talks process showed that the Kurdish question cannot be solved without the involvement of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Germany bans an Islamist association 

  Founded in 2018 in Fürstenwalde, east of Berlin, the Islamic Centre Fürstenwalde al-Salam (IZF) runs a mosque and offers a wide range of activities for Muslims in the region. In July last year, it was classified as an extremist association.
• 12 September 1980, a never ending military coup 

  Today marks the 44th anniversary of the 12 September 1980 military coup.
• Kurds from Nuremberg take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of Kurds from Nuremberg took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Ayşegül Doğan: Nothing in this country is independent of war 

  DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan said that they have made new plans in the partnership of struggle. She said, “There is a war in this country. It is not possible to deal with anything happening in this country independent of the reality of this war.”
• Iranian President Pezeshkian makes his first visit to Baghdad, signs 14 agreements 

  During his three-day visit to Iraq, the Iranian president will also visit the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala and the Federal Kurdistan Region.
• Prisoner released after 32 years says "our struggle will continue outside" 

  Ahmet Kağanarslan was released from prison after 32 years. "We did not give in, we came out of prison with our dignity. Our struggle will continue outside," he said.
• Iraqi security forces report explosion at base used by International Coalition  

  Iraqi security forces reported hearing an “explosion” at a base used by the International Coalition at Baghdad international airport late on Tuesday.
• Emine Şenyaşar's Justice Vigil in front of the Parliament on its 20th day 

  Emine Şenyaşar, who continues her struggle for justice for her husband and sons who were murdered in Urfa, emphasised her demand for justice once again on the 20th day of her protest at the Parliament.
• Internationalist activists call for participation in the Long March in Germany 

  Internationalist activists who climbed the Swiss Alps called for participation in the ‘Long March’ for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Iranian state forces detain 6 Kurds in 24 hours 

  Iranian state forces detained two Kurds in the Diwandere district of the province of Sine in East Kurdistan and in the city of Meriwan. The number of those detained in the last 24 hours has risen to 6.
• Many people taken into custody in Izmir and Istanbul 

  Many people were taken into custody in new police operations in Izmir and Istanbul.
• Starting points of the Long March in Germany announced 

  Kurdish and internationalist youth will stage a Long March in Germany between 15-20 September. The starting points of the action have been announced.
• HBDH militia set 3 factories on fire in Adana  

  HBDH Orhan Cihat Bingöl Militia reported that they set three factories on fire in Adana and 8 factories were damaged.
• DBP workshop in Amed: Organisation is the only solution against oppression 

  The Democratic Regions Party (DBP), in its workshop focusing on organisation in Amed, emphasised the importance of organised struggle for freedom against oppression.