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• Court rejects appeal against Ipekyolu co-mayors jail sentence 

  The appeal against the prison sentence given to the co-mayors of Ipekyolu, Van, Şehzade Kurt and Azim Yacan, was rejected.
• Earthquake off the Bay of Kuşadası 

  An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude occurred in the Bay of Kuşadası at 9.49 am, Turkish time.
• HDP Party Assembly member detained in Bingöl 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against democratically elected representatives of the Kurdish people, mainly the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) continues increasingly.
• “Iraqi government fails to respond to Turkey's intervention" 

  Iraqi politician Essed el-Ebadi stated that Iraq remains incapable to respond to Turkey's intervention and stressed that national forces must unite against Turkey’s intervention.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan today applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit with their client.
• Police take 2 HDP executives into custody in Erzurum 

  HDP province administrators Necmettin Aydın and Adem Gözüngü were detained during the political genocide operations against the HDP in Horasan, province of Erzurum.
• Unemployment in Turkey: over 4 million people without job 

  Turkish Statistical Institute said unemployment reached 13.2%, or 4,194,000 people in the month of August.
• Two people remanded in custody in Urfa 

  The Turkish regime continues to arrest dozens of people every day on alleged terror charges.
• Evo Morales returns to Bolivia welcomed by huge crowds 

  Bolivia's former President Evo Morales returned to Bolivia welcomed by thousands of people.
• Poster campaign for Öcalan continues across Europe 

  "If you want to live, then live in freedom" - This and similar quotations by Abdullah Ocalan are being promoted throughout Europe as part of a campaign by the Kurdish umbrella organization KCDK-E.
• Two HDP administrators jailed in Osmaniye 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) continues unabated.
• Two soldiers die after Russian helicopter shot down in Armenia 

  The defence ministry said the helicopter was accompanying a military convoy but did not clarify the purpose of the convoy.
• Two former co-mayors of the HDP jailed in Mardin 

  Former co-mayors of the Mazıdağı district and Kılavuz town in Mardin province have been remanded in custody.
• Activists in Catalunya demand Freedom for Öcalan 

  Different cities around Catalunya protested the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan at the weekend.
• KBDH Aynur Ada Militia targets police patrol in Istanbul 

  KBDH Aynur Ada Militia opened fire against a police patrolling in Eyüpsultan.
• HBDH Imran Fırtına Revenge Militia claims action at Ziraat Bank 

  HBDH Imran Fırtına Revenge Militia reported that they set the Yenibosna branch of Ziraat Bank on fire.
• Stop the war against Rojava: Week of action around the world 

  As part of an international week of action, called by the RiseUp4Rojava campaign, people around the world have protested against the aggression of the Erdogan regime against the Democratic Federation of Northeast Syria and the Kurdish freedom movement.
• ISIS attack near Baghdad leaves 11 dead 

  ISIS mercenaries attacked a military post near Baghdad: 11 people lost their lives.
• Lawyer and United Revolutionary Party chair Sinan Varlık jailed 

  The chair of the United Revolutionary Party, lawyer Sinan Varlık, has been remanded in custody.
• Ten people taken into custody in Cizre 

  Ten people, including HDP Provincial co-chair Güler Tunç and co-mayor Berivan Kutlu, who had been replaced by a trustee, were taken into custody in the political genocide operations carried out in Cizre, Şırnak.
• Bolivian President: I'll work in unity and listen to the people 

  Luis Arce has been sworn in as president of Bolivia.
• CDK-F reacts to French Foreign Ministry  

  In a statement published on Saturday, November 7, the Foreign Ministry once again expressed its hypocrisy about the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The CDK-F issued its response.
• Action in London calls for an embargo on arms sales to Turkey 

  Protesting the arms company Airbus at their offices, London Kurdistan Solidarity calls for embargo on arms sales to Turkey.
• Öcalan Initiative invites to the Long March to Strasbourg 

  In February, the "Long March" to Strasbourg will again take place, organized by the international Initiative for Öcalan. This year’s motto is: "End isolation, fascism and oppression! - The time for freedom has come!"
• KNK congratulates Biden and Harris on their victory 

  Please accept our sincere congratulations on your historic victory and our best wishes as you prepare to take office next year, said KNK in a congratulatory message to Biden and Harris.