To support the festival, some national and European theater groups will perform their games on their own stages in solidarity with Amed Theater Festival which will not take place this year.

Co-Mayors Rabia Takas and Tahir Aytış from Başverimli Municipality in Silopi district of Şırnak province have been arrested on charges of being a member of an “[illegal] organization” and “propagandizing for an [illegal] organization”. With the latest arrests, the number of arrested co-Mayors has risen to 40.

Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions Chair Beko has said Statutory Decrees No. 677-678 may leave sub-contracted workers unemployed, jeopardize their rights and receivables, and they returned ban on strike in public transportation and banking sectors.

In a letter he has sent from prison, HDP co-Chair Demirtaş has asked the Parliamentary Speakership to answer six questions about the arrested HDP Deputies.

In its session, the European Parliament has highlighted the backsliding in Turkey’s democracy and human rights and called for “pausing the negotiations”.

Men have killed 236 women, raped 71 women, sexually abused 368 girls between January 1, 2016-November 20, 2016.

Of 242 academics discharged by Statutory Decree No. 677, 15 were peace declaration signatories. The number of discharged academics has risen to 3,850 and discharged signatory academics to 83.

HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen has announced that they have decided to abandon their decision not to attend the Parliamentary studies to respond to the arrests of the co-Chairs and seven deputies of the party on November 6.

Statutory Decree No.667 has brought obstruction to prisoners’ right to enter exams.

Hundreds of people, mostly women have gathered in front of the Parliament to protest the law draft proposing impunity for sexual abuse crimes under the condition that the perpetrator married the victim.

Detention warrants have been issued for 48 people including PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim and PKK’s five high-ranking executives.

Leonard Viohl, from Germany, has been beaten by police as police found a paper reading “Free Demirtaş” on the day when HDP politicians were arrested. Viohl took audio record during the incident.