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• Coalition Against Chemical Weapons in Kurdistan demands investigation  

  A new campaign has been launched to demand action on the alleged use of chemical weapons by Turkey against the Kurds in its latest military operation into Northern Iraq.
• Leyla Güven sentenced to 5 years in prison 

  DTK co-chair Leyla Güven has been sentenced to prison over a speech she made last year.
• Osman Kavala remains in prison 

  After the diplomatic scandal surrounding the imprisonment of Osman Kavala in Turkey, his trial continued on Friday. As expected, the 64-year-old activist remains in prison.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners: 44th year will be the year of our Leader's freedom 

  Celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the PKK's founding, PKK and PAJK prisoners said that they will see the 44th year as the year for the freedom of women, people and Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and they will fight accordingly.
• Families of Imrali prisoners submit visitation request 

  The families of Abdullah Öcalan and his fellow prisoners have submitted a new application to the Turkish judicial authorities for permission to visit them. There has been no sign of life from the Imrali prisoners for eight months.
• TKP-ML celebrates PKK’s foundation anniversary 

  TKP-ML celebrated the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), saying that the PKK could not be stopped despite all kinds of attacks.
• German ban on the PKK to be denounced in Berlin tomorrow 

  The ‘Lift the PKK Ban’ Initiative, founded by German, Kurdish and migrant organizations demanding an end to the German state’s ban, will hold a massive rally in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, tomorrow.
• Kurdish Friendship Group MEPs say Turkish invasion should be stopped 

  The European deputies of the Kurdish Friendship Group held a press conference in the European Parliament and called on the European institutions to take action against the continuing Turkish state drone attacks.
• Police take many HDP members into custody in Istanbul and Kocaeli 

  Turkish police carried out house raids in Istanbul and Kocaeli in the early hours of the morning and took many HDP members into custody.
• Police take 17 people into custody in Adana 

  Many people were taken into custody as the result of a new political police operation in Adana.
• KCDK-E calls for the participation in the Berlin rally against the PKK ban 

  KCDK-E has urged people to participate in the rally against the PKK ban to be held in Berlin on November 27.
• Police take many into custody in the cities of Amed and Urfa 

  A number of people have been taken into custody in a new political police operation in the cities of Amed and Urfa.
• Young members of Tevgera Ciwanên Soresger take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  This week, young members of Tevgera Ciwanên Soresger from the Netherlands, took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, which has been carried out in groups by thousands of Kurds and their friends for 9 years.
• Stephen Smellie: Turkish government should be investigated and indicted for war crimes 

  UNISON activist Stephen Smellie said that the Turkish government should be investigated and indicted for war crimes.
• Protests against the government increase 

  Protests against the government continue to take place in Turkey due to the new devaluation of the Turkish Lira. Activists said that the “AKP should resign”. A ban on demonstrations has been imposed in Istanbul.
• Sihanok Dibo: Meeting with Russia was positive 

  Sihanak Dibo, who was involved in the meeting with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that it was a positive meeting, and Russian authorities presented a serious attitude concerning a political solution to the Syrian crisis.
• Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva enters its 11th month 

  The sit-in demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, which has been ongoing since January 25, demands an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Activists continue preparations for rally against PKK ban in Berlin 

  Final stage in preparations for a rally to be staged in Berlin on November 27 against the PKK ban in Germany.
• ADGB calls for solidarity actions with protests in Turkey and Kurdistan 

  The left alliance ADGB calls for urgent solidarity actions in Europe in view of the protests for the resignation of the AKP/MHP government in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan.
• MSD Executive Committee Chair Ehmed meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov 

  MSD Executive Committee Chair, Ilham Ehmed, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Presidential Special Representative Mikhaill Bogdanov.
• March against the ban on PKK in Germany to be held today in Saarbrücken 

  As part of the week of action against the PKK ban, an information stand was opened in the city of Saarbrücken on Monday, ahead of the march to be held today.
• People demand President Erdogan and the government to resign 

  After the rise in the exchange rate, people took to the streets in Istanbul and Ankara and called for the AKP and President Erdogan to resign.
• Kurdish youth movements launch campaign for political prisoners 

  The Kurdish youth movements in Europe call for solidarity with Merdan K. and all other political prisoners and have launched a campaign under the slogan "The struggle of the Kurdish people is not a crime".
• KONGRA-GEL celebrates 43rd foundation anniversary of PKK 

  The KONGRA–GEL Co-Presidency Council released a statement to mark the 43rd foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on November 27.
• Summaries of proceedings against 13 HDP MPs submitted to Parliament 

  More summaries of proceedings against HDP deputies have been submitted to the Parliament seeking to lift their immunity.