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• YPS/YPS-JIN calls on people to destroy the Imrali torture system 

  YPS/YPS-JIN said in a statement: "We are calling on people to put an end to fascism's destruction and genocidal crimes, as well as overthrow the Imrali isolation and torture regime."
• A construction worker from Kobanê sent to prison in Adana 

  Muhammed B., a construction worker from Kobanê, who was taken into custody in Adana, was sent to prison.
• Professor Vanaik: Isolation is a kind of indictment of the judiciary as well as the government 

  Achin Vanaik,  professor of international relations, emphasized the significance of the Turkish court in maintaining isolation, saying that “the treatment of Öcalan in this manner is an indictment of both the judiciary and the administration.”
• Unemployed people from Ağrı: We can't earn our living because of AKP 

  As part of the ‘Meetings on Budget’ the HDP met with unemployed people in Ağrı. People said that they couldn't get along due to the AKP's policies.
• HDP: Breaking isolation means achieving freedom for all people 

  In a statement on the anniversary of the international conspiracy which led to the capture of Abdullah Öcalan, the HDP said: "Turkey's social peace and free life option of peoples were imprisoned in Imrali. We call for an end to isolation."
• Zapatista delegates meet representatives of Kurdish movement in Hamburg 

  Delegates of the Zapatista “Journey for Life” met with representatives of the Kurdish movement in Hamburg. Today they will meet the feminist council.
• Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten publishes full-page ad demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The high-circulation newspaper Jyllands-Posten in Denmark published a full-page advert calling for ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ on the anniversary of the international conspiracy against the Kurdish people's leader.
• Basque Parliament passes motion in support to the HDP 

  The Basque Parliament has passed a motion in which it “expresses its deep concern over the trial of 108 people that began on April 21 due to the lack of procedural guarantees and the serious violations of the rights of the defense.”
• TekoJIN and JXK activists protest isolation with action at Vienna University 

  TekoJIN and JXK activists distributed leaflets at the University of Vienna to draw attention to the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and to demand his freedom.
• US begins withdrawal of troops from Iraq 

  Washington has started to withdraw troops from Iraq.
• Swiss youth protest against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  Swiss youth organizations condemned the Turkish state’s use of chemical weapons.
• March against international conspiracy in Greece enters second day 

  The march of Kurdish activists in Greece against the conspiracy is continuing on its second day.
• HDP Suruç district co-chair Gündüzalp jailed 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Suruç district co-chair Yaşar Gündüzalp has been arrested.
• Biden says Turkey poses threat to national security and civilians in northeast Syria 

  US President Joe Biden said that the Turkish state's military offensive into northeast Syria undermines the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS and endangers civilians.
• Call to join today's hashtag campaign 'Freedom Will Prevail' 

  The “hashtag” campaign begins tonight and will be launched by the Kurdistan Digital Media Assembly.
• KON-MED calls on everyone to participate in freedom for Öcalan actions on 9 October 

  KON-MED called on everyone to participate in the actions to be held in German cities on the anniversary of the 9 October conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Boğaziçi University student Sert: I am not upset, I am angry! 

  Boğaziçi University student Gizem Sert, who was released on condition of judicial control, stated that they faced unfounded accusations and reacted to the arrest of two other students saying, "I am not upset, I am angry."
• HDP MP Feleknas Uca: The KDP prefers arbitrary practices instead of dialogue 

  HDP deputy Feleknas Uca made a statement regarding the detention and release of HDP Hewler representatives and said: "We do not approve such arbitrary practices and public order forces methods."
• KCDK-E calls for strong participation in demonstrations for Öcalan on October 9 

  The KCDK-E has called for a large turnout at the demonstrations marking the October 9 plot against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which will take place in hundreds of locations.
• British MPs, politicians call for support to hashtag campaign for Öcalan 

  MPs, politicians, trade unionists and writers from the UK have called for support to the "hashtag" campaign to be launched on October 8 by the Kurdistan Digital Media Council demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurdish activists march against international conspiracy in Greece 

  Young Kurdish activists in Greece have started a march to protest the international conspiracy which led to the imprisonment of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Şenyaşar family: We do not expect mercy from the authorities 

  The Senyaşar family is continuing their resistance on its 213th day and said that “We do not expect mercy from the authorities.”
• At least 16 detained in political genocide operations in the Aegean Region 

  At least 16 people have been detained in İzmir and Manisa. Şükriye Kızıldağ, a 70-year-old Peace Mother, is among the detainees.
• Memorial for internationalist YPG fighter Konstantin Gedig in Kiel 

  The Kiel Kurdistan Solidarity will organise a tribute at the Kurdish Community Center SH to Konstantin Gedig and his struggle on 17 October. The 24-year-old internationalist fell as a martyr in a Turkish air strike on Serêkaniyê in 2019.
• Kurds in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium protested Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Kurds from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium pointed out that the silence of international institutions contributed to the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against the Kurdish people.