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• 26-year prison sentence sought for former HDP deputy 

  A former MP of the HDP faces 26 years in prison on trumped-up terror charges.
• Activists from Antwerp take over the vigil for the freedom of Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Four Kurds from Belgium took over the permanent vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg.
• KCK: Attacks on the Palestinian people must stop 

  KCK expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause, saying: “The struggle of the peoples against oppression will surely succeed and all mass murderers will be held to account.”
• SDF commander Mazloum Abdi to speak at Catalan Parliament 

  The YPJ spokesperson Ruksen Mihamed and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi will speak at the Catalan Parliament on the 2nd anniversary of the recognition of the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Activists in New York protest Turkish attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria  

  The attacks by the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria were protested in New York.
• Iran bans teaching of all foreign languages 

  The teaching of foreign languages is prohibited in kindergartens, nursery schools and primary schools in Iran.
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers from the Asrın Law Office applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate with a request to meet with their client, Abdullah Öcalan, who has not been heard from for 31 months.
• Saki: The AKP-MHP regime isolates everyone who doesn’t agree with it 

  Istanbul HEDEP MP Özgül Saki described the isolation on Imrali as an expression of Turkish state policy. “It started on the prison island, but now everyone who doesn't fit into the image of the regime is isolated.”
• KCDK-E joins 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' international initiative 

  The KCDK-E announced that they have joined the international initiative launched on 10 October to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish problem.
• Police take 15 people into custody in Ankara 

  At least 15 people were taken into custody in house raids carried out in Ankara in the morning on charges related to the celebration of Newroz.
• 11 journalists killed in air strikes in the Israel-Gaza conflict 

  CPJ calls for journalists to be respected and protected during the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.
• Tamil organisations support the global campaign for Öcalan 

  Growing international support for the global campaign “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish question”.
• Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF-05) in Myanmar sends solidarity message to Rojava 

  The Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF-05) in Myanmar sent a solidarity message to Rojava.
• Activists in Leipzig protest Turkish state attacks on Rojava 

  The attacks carried out by the Turkish state and the hypocritical policies of the international community were condemned by activists in Leipzig.
• Four people taken into custody after the Green Left Party congress  

  After the Green Left Party congress in Ankara, at which the party renamed itself HEDEP, four people were taken into custody on the orders of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office because they were carrying banners with the portrait of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Internationalist youth delegation deported from Turkey reports mistreatment by security forces 

  The 15 members of the internationalist delegation detained in Turkey are back in Europe after being expelled from Turkey. The German members were questioned by the Federal Police after their arrival in Hamburg.
• Co-chairs and executive members of HEDEP elected 

  The Green Left Party, which changed its name to HEDEP at its congress in Ankara, has elected its new co-chairs; Tülay Hatimoğulları Oruç and Tuncer Bakırhan.
• Arab intellectuals join the global campaign for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Intellectuals, artists, politicians and academics from the Arab community expressed support for the international campaign demanding “Freedom for Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question".
• Revered Iranian director and wife stabbed to death in their home near Tehran 

  The well-known director Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar have been killed in their home near the capital Tehran.
• Green Left Party to be renamed as HEDEP 

  During the ongoing grand congress in Ankara, the Green Left Party will rename itself as the "Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party" (HEDEP).
• Kurds in Austria support international campaign demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  With a demonstration in Vienna, Kurds living in Austria confirmed their participation in the international campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• Activists in Germany protest Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  In many cities in Germany, activists protested against the Turkish attacks on Rojava and the silence of the international community regarding the war crimes of the Erdoğan regime.
• Green Left Party 4th Congress kicks off in Ankara 

  The Green Left Party 4th Congress has started in Ankara.
• 15 European youths detained in Urfa and sent to Repatriation Center 

  Fifteen young people from Europe who came to Turkey to attend the congress of the Green Left Party in Ankara tomorrow were detained in Urfa and sent to the Repatriation Center.
• Activists in Innsbruck and Bregenz protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The Turkish state's invasion attacks were protested in Innsbruck and Bregenz.