The Wan (Van) Bar Association, the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), and the Legal Research and Education Association (DADSAZ) have jointly called for official recognition of the Kurdish language, urging the removal of all barriers to its use in public life and demanding that Kurdish be made a language of education.
Mehmet Şirin Taşdemir was released from Karabuk T-Tyep and was welcomed with enthusiasm in Amed (Diyarbakır), where he went after 32 years of imprisonment.
Writers and artists evaluating the Peace and Democratic Society Process emphasized that the initiative carries a shared responsibility for all sectors of society and stressed that the state must take concrete legislative steps to support it.
The police attacked the "Justice March" to mark the 10th anniversary of the 10 October Train Station Massacre.
On the 10th anniversary of the October 10 Ankara Train Station Massacre, where 104 people were killed, the victims were commemorated at the site of the attack. Speaking there, 10 October Peace Association Co-chair Mehtap Sakinci said: “From the conscience of the 104 people who took to the streets for peace and came to Ankara ten years ago, we understand that the slogan for peace remains as powerful and relevant as ever.”
Stating that the execution rate in Iran has increased, IHRNGO made a statement on 10 October World Day Against the Death Penalty.
DEM Party MP Ali Bozan said that some prisoners have been unable to go to hospitals for three years due to forced oral searches. After visiting prisons in Antalya and Burdur, Bozan stated, “The problems are the same in most prisons, but the level of arbitrariness and unlawfulness depends on the management.”
Serhat Çakmak, co-chair of the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD), emphasized that hearing Abdullah Öcalan’s views in parliament would be “a historic responsibility” for the commission.
Sryian Democratic Forces (SDF) stated that armed groups affiliated to the Syrian Transitional Government shelled the Syriatel Hill and the surroundings of Tishreen Dam.
During the march organized to protest the October 9 conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan, Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chair Keskin Bayındır stated: “The Kurdish people want Mr Öcalan’s freedom because they see their own freedom in his.”
The National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy Commission will travel to Amed (Diyarbakır) with a delegation including members of the commission and members of the Parliamentary Presidium in line with the plan it has prepared for the process.
An attempt by paramilitary groups affiliated to Damascus to infiltrate military points in the south of Kobani was prevented by Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed in the clash.
In the demonstrations held in many cities against the 9 October conspiracy, it was stated that it was necessary to raise the voice of freedom against the conspiracy and said, "Öcalan's freedom will be the most concrete step for the peace, democratic present and future of the peoples."
Lamia Asu from Efrîn (Afrin) was released from Şakran Women's Closed Prison after 31 years. She is waiting to return to Afrin at Harmandalı Removal Centre after her release.
TJK-E Spokesperson Ayten Kaplan said that Kurds and their friends will take to the streets in many European cities under the leadership of women with the slogan "Freedom for Öcalan for peace and democratic solution".