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• Turkish parliament extends mandate for cross-border operations 

  With the votes of AKP, MHP and IYI party, the mandate for foreign operations in Syria and Iraq has been extended by two years in the Turkish parliament. The HDP and CHP deputies voted against.
• CIvil society organisations call on Parliament to reject new mandate to military missions 

  Shortly before the vote on a new mandate for the foreign missions by the Turkish army, 16 civil society organizations appealed to deputies: "Don't be accomplices - say no to the mandate."
• HDP Deputy Eksik: The silence of the CPT is political 

  HDP Deputy Habip Eksik said that the silence of the CPT, and therefore the Council of Europe's silence about the isolation in Imrali, stemmed from political and economic relations.
• HDP will vote no to new mandate for cross-border operations 

  Remarking that Turkish opposition parties opened a door to the war policies of the government, HDP group deputy chair Saruhan Oluç urged the Turkish opposition parties to say 'no' to the war resolution.
• Female ISIS member sentenced to ten years in prison in Germany 

  ISIS returnee Jennifer W. has been sentenced in Munich to ten years in prison for her involvement in ISIS and atrocities against Yazidis.
• HDP: The regime tries to save itself through artificial crises 

  HDP leaders Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar see the current "ambassadorial crisis" in Turkey as an artificial crisis with which the regime is trying to save itself and conceal the real crisis.
• 'A new constitution that ignores the Kurdish question will not be a solution' 

  “The country needs a democratic solution to the Kurdish problem, peace, freedom and democracy. Even if a new constitution is introduced without such an environment, the country's problems will remain as they are in the long run.”
• Zapatistas visit Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Bern 

  A delegation of Zapatistas from Mexico visited the Democratic Kurdish Society Center in Bern and exchanged experiences in the struggle for freedom.
• Kurds in Berlin celebrate 18th anniversary of PYD 

  At the event held in Berlin to mark the 18th anniversary of the PYD's establishment, the Turkish state's threats of invasion were condemned.
• Memorials in Germany for October Martyrs 

  Several memorials were organised in Germany to pay tribute to the October Martyrs who paved the way for the revolution.
• DTK: Abdullah Öcalan's physical freedom is essential to get out of the chaos 

  According to the DTK Health Assembly, "Abdullah Öcalan's physical freedom is critical to escaping this chaos and ensuring the freedom of the peoples of Kurdistan and the Middle East in general. It is, in fact, the only way to overcome them."
• No progress in Syria talks 

  There has been no progress in talks on a new constitution for Syria. The latest round in Geneva was a "big disappointment," said UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen.
• Abdullah Öcalan given disciplinary penalty for “pacing” 

  It came out that Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was given a disciplinary penalty in September 2018 on the grounds that he was “pacing”.
• Police in Ankara detain workers collecting paper to recycle it 

  Paper and other waste collector workers were arrested by Turkish police on the grounds that "collecting paper is prohibited in Ankara".
• Children of Fire announce continued actions 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced continued actions against “fascists” in multiple cities.
• Unite the Union demands “Freedom for Öcalan” at 2021 conference 

  Members of the Unite the Union voiced the demand for the freedom of Öcalan, removal of the PKK from the terrorist list, and a democratic-peaceful solution to the Kurdish problem.
• 65 women write to OPCW to investigate claims of Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Women from different countries wrote to OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias about the accusations of Turkey having used internationally prohibited weapons.
• 44 Arab intellectuals call on OPCW to send team in areas of Turkish alleged use of chemical weapons 

  44 Arab intellectuals called on the OPCW to conduct investigations in the areas where Turkey has allegedly used chemical weapons.
• 5-year-old run over by armored vehicle and seriously injured in Urfa 

  In Urfa, a five-year-old girl crashed into a Turkish army armored vehicle and was run over. The seriously injured girl is no longer in danger of death. The Amed Bar Association is calling for a ban on armored vehicles in residential areas.
• Turkey’s use of chemical weapons brought up in the Italian parliament 

  Italian parliamentarian Erasmo Palazzotto submitted a parliamentary question about the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons against Kurds.
• Constitutional Court justifies the state violence in Gezi trial 

  Turkey’s Constitutional Court rejected the application which claimed that the penalties for those who participated in the Gezi Park protests “violated the right to organize meetings and demonstrations”.
• 'Religion should not be used as a tool in dirty politics' 

  Mele Yusuf Andan, a member of the Democratic Islam Congress (DIK), stated that dirty politics is mixed with religion and presented to people, and that the manipulation of religion should not be accepted.
• Şenyaşar family: There can be no life without justice 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar are continuing their resistance and said that “this is a struggle for justice', without it, there is no life. It is like bread and water.”
• Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria thanks parliament of Catalonia 

  The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria thanked the parliament of Catalonia for recognizing the Autonomous Administration.
• Police detain 17 people in Izmir in operation targeting HDP members 

  17 people were detained during house raids carried out in Izmir targeting HDP members.