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• Families apply to go to Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's family and guardian applied to the Bursa Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate with a request for a visit.
• AGIF calls for participation in freedom for Öcalan rally in Cologne on 16 November  

  AGIF called for participation in the rally for the freedom of Öcalan to be held in Cologne on 16 November.
• 15-year-old child remanded in custody in Istanbul 

  A 15-year-old child was remanded in custody on charges of “making propaganda for a terrorist organization.”
• Internationalist Youth Communes protest in Berlin: Refuse the Third World War! 

  Activists of the internationalist youth communes covered the ‘Molecule Man’ sculpture in Berlin with a banner: ‘Refuse the Third World War– no medium-range missiles in Germany – no Eurofighters in Kurdistan’.
• DEM Party MPs protest the usurpation of municipalities in front of the Ministry of Interior 

  Deputies of the DEM Party protested in front of the Ministry of Interior in Ankara against the removal of Kurdish mayors from Office, warning of increasing lawlessness in Turkey.
• Signature campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Latin America 

  Many institutions, organisations and individuals in Latin America have launched a signature campaign for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurdish women in Dieburg call on everyone to attend rally in Cologne 

  Kurdish women in Dieburg are working hard to bring large segments of society to Cologne for the march to be there on Saturday.
• De Sanctis: Öcalan must be free to work on a solution to the Kurdish question 

  ANPI National Secretary Fabrizio De Sanctis said: "Abdullah Öcalan must be able to establish a dialogue with his comrades, parties and people."
• DEM Party Youth Assembly member Aydın sent to prison 

  DEM Party Youth Assembly member Hüseyin Aydın, who was taken into custody during the anti-trustee protests, was sent to prison.
• KCDK-E co-chair: Let's be in Cologne, let's break isolation 

  As part of the preparations for the 16 November rally in Cologne, KCDK-E co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt, KON-MED co-chair Kerem Gök and Münster Democratic Kurdish Society Assembly members visited families and tradesmen and called on everyone to attend the march.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit Imrali 

  Lawyers from Asrın Law Office applied to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Prison Directorate to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Konstantin Wecker: Freedom for Öcalan, freedom for Kurdistan! 

  German musician Konstantin Wecker said that the Kurdish people need global solidarity and said that "a worldwide campaign for ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ is needed, just like we did for Nelson Mandela."
• Hakkari MP Onur Düşünmez criticizes new "Espionage Law," calling it an extension of censorship 

  Hakkari MP Onur Düşünmez criticizes the new "Espionage Law," calling it an extension of censorship.
• Thousands of Kurds in London demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Thousands of Kurds and their friends from all over Britain marched in London demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Book signing event in solidarity with jailed author Zeki Bayhan at Istanbul Book Fair 

  A book signing event was held at the Istanbul International Book Fair in solidarity with jailed author Zeki Bayhan.
• Meetings throughout Europe call for participation in rally for Öcalan in Cologne on 16 November 

  Public meetings are taking place around Europe to prepare for the rally for Öcalan that will take place in Cologne on 16 November.
• MÖP: Usurpation of municipalities is the result of colonialist policies 

  In a written statement on the usurpation of Kurdish municipalities, MÖP pointed out that the appointment of trustees is the result of colonialist policies.
• PACE Rapporteur: I will apply for a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan 

  PACE Rapporteur Stefan Schennach, who visited Turkey last June, announced that he would apply for a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan during his second visit in January.
• Artists Comerd and Perinçek call for participation in Cologne march 

  Artists Comerd and Seyda Perinçek participated in the preparations for the march to be held in Cologne on 17 November.
• Journalist Furkan Karabay sent to prison 

  10Haber journalist Furkan Karabay, who reported on the investigation into the mayor of Esenyurt, Ahmet Özer, was sent to prison.
• Hunger strike in Zurich in solidarity with prisoners in Iran 

  A one-day hunger strike was held in Zurich to protest the conditions of prisoners in Iran.
• March in Southern France demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Thousands of people marched from Southern France to Marseille for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Ten activists sent to prison in Halfeti 

  Ten activists have been sent to prison in Halfeti, following their arrest in protest to the removal of the mayor and the appointment of a trustee by the Turkish Interior Ministry.
• International campaign in Argentina: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will be launched in Argentina on 13 November. MPs and trade unionists called for participation in the campaign.
• New call for participation in the 16 November rally for Öcalan in Cologne 

  On 16 November, a central demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question will take place in Cologne. Many organizations called for participation.