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• Police take 22 into custody in Mersin after attack on police station 

  In the political police operations carried out after the action against the police station in Mersin, 22 people were taken into custody.
• Lawyers of Öcalan submit another application to visit Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place three years ago.
• Kurds in Europe to take to the streets in support of protests in Rojhilat and Iran 

  Kurdish institutions and parties in Europe announced mass demonstrations on 1 October to support the resistance in Iran and Rojhilat (Western Kurdistan).
• Iraqi parliament speaker Halbousi resigns amid political stalemate 

  Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi resigned from his post. The parliament will hold its first session on Wednesday since the protests on August 29.
• Kurdish PEN: Everyone should support the historic uprising of peoples in Iran 

  The Kurdish PEN expressed solidarity with the protests in East Kurdistan and Iran and urged institutions, organizations, intellectuals and international PEN centres to support the demands and actions of the Kurdish and Iranian peoples.
• Protests continue in East Kurdistan and Iran 

  The Iran Human Rights Organization reported that 76 people, including 6 women and 4 children, were killed in the demonstrations that have been continuing for 10 days.
• Yazidi women take over the vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Activists of the Yazidi women's association SMJÊ took over the vigil for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg in the 537th week of the action.
• Kurdish journalist Firaz Dağ and politician Kamber Söylemez commemorated in London 

  Mass events were held in London to commemorate Kurdish journalist-filmmaker Firaz Dağ and politician Kamber Söylemez who were martyred in Rojava.
• KNK condemns Armenia for “attempting to demolish the Armenian-Kurdish friendship bridge" 

  The KNK said that the Armenian government's handing over of two guerrilla fighters to the Turkish state was an attempt to demolish the friendship bridge between the Kurdish and Armenian people.
• Thousands detained in 146 cities of Iran as protests continue 

  As anti-government protests demanding democracy and freedom in Iran and East Kurdistan continued for the 11th day, the judicial power threatened demonstrators.
• Ceremony in Rome for the YPG commanders Rojhat Karakoçan and Doğan Amanos 

  A ceremony was held in Rome for the YPG commanders Rojhat Karakoçan and Doğan Amanos, who fell as martyrs in Ain Issa.
• KONGRA-GEL condemns Armenia’s government handing over of two Kurdish revolutionaries 

  The KONGRA-GEL co-presidency Council condemned Armenia’s handing over of two Kurdish revolutionaries to the Turkish state and said: "Everyone, especially the Armenian people, should stand up against this betrayal, and no one should remain silent."
• Activists in Sydney condemn killing of Jina Amini 

  An action was held in Sydney to condemn the killing of Kurdish woman Jina Amini in Tehran, and support the resistance actions.
• Italians go to polls as far right set to win 

  The final opinion polls carried out before a pre-election embargo gave far right Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party a clear lead over the PD, which remained stuck at just over 20% of the vote.
• Armenian MP Manukyan condemns handing over of two HPG guerrillas to Turkey 

  Armenian parliamentarian Gegham Manukyan reacted sharply to the handing over of two HPG guerrillas to the Turkish state, saying "Armenia has not seen such betrayal for 30 years" and noted that they will "get rid of the occupation government".
• Berlin activists celebrate PYD's 19th anniversary 

  The PYD has existed for 19 years. The revolutionary party from Rojava celebrated its founding anniversary in Berlin.
• Fringe meeting on Turkey’s war on Kurds at Labour Party Conference 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Campaign will organize a fringe meeting on Turkey’s war on the Kurds.
• People in Freiburg and Hamburg protest murder of Jina Amini in Iran 

  Protests were held in Freiburg and Hamburg where people condemned the murder of Jina Amini in Iran.
• Arab and Kurdish representatives meet in Brussels 

  The conference was organized with the objective of developing economic, cultural and political relations between the two societies.
• HPG: Two Kurdish revolutionaries were extradited from Armenia to Turkey 

  According to HPG information, "comrades Leheng and Alişer" have been extradited from Armenia to Turkey. The HPG thus contradicts reports in the Turkish media, which reported a successful foreign operation by MIT.
• KNK: Kurds should unite around common goals 

  The KNK drew attention to the resistance in Rojhilat and Iran and said: "National unity should be strengthened and all forces should come together around common goals."
• YJA Star guerrilla Hatice Ay buried in Kulp 

  YJA Star guerrilla Hatice Ay, who fell a martyr in Dicle, was buried with the slogan "Martyr namirin" in her village.
• Lawyer Benkhelifa says Abdullah Öcalan should be released 

  Selma Benkhelifa is one of the hundreds of lawyers who applied to visit Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali.
• Labour and Freedom Alliance holds first public meeting today 

  The Labour and Freedom Alliance will hold its first public meeting today in Istanbul.
• Demirtaş and Mızraklı shave their hair for Mahsa Amini 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) announced that its jailed former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and Amed’s Co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı had shaved their hair for Mahsa Amini who was murdered by the morality police in Tehran.