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• 16 Kurdish language institutions: Kurdish should be a language of education 

  Kurdish language institutions made a statement criticizing the introduction of the Kurdish language as an elective course at schools in Turkey, saying, “Kurdish should not be instructed in elective courses; it should be a language of education.”
• Eğitim Sen: People should receive education in their mother tongue 

  Eğitim Sen Amed Branch said: "All people in these lands should receive education in their mother tongue."
• Kurdish Film Week in Frankfurt to kick off tomorrow 

  A "Kurdish Film Week" will take place in the Filmforum Höchst in Frankfurt am Main in cooperation with the Amara Women's Council and the Kurdish Society Center from 12 to 18 January.
• Young people in Cologne attended Martyr Ronahî Bawer Folklore Camp 

  The Martyr Ronahî Bawer Folklore Camp, organized every year by TEV-ÇAND, took place in Cologne and saw the participation of some 60 young people.
• Mesopotamia Cultural Centre calls for participation in the funerals of Paris martyrs 

  Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl will be laid to rest in Northern Kurdistan (South-Eastern Turkey) and Evîn Goyî in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq).
• Artists Aydınlar and Tolga İlhan visit Justice Vigil at Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center  

  Artists Pınar Aydınlar and Haluk Tolga İlhan, who visited the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center where three Kurdish activists were killed on 23 December, shared the pain of the Kurdish people and stated that they would not attend the New Year's Eve event today.
• Kurdish cultural movement pays tribute to the victims of Paris attack, calling for resistance 

  Kurdish artists react with horror and anger to the attack in Paris. The women's cultural movement Kevana Zêrîn remembers the murdered musician Mîr Perwer and calls for resistance.
• Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement condemns Paris attack 

  Mesopotamia Democratic Culture and Art Movement condemned the murder of three Kurds in Paris on Friday.
• MED-DER: Struggle for mother tongue will continue 

  Mesopotamian Language and Cultural Research Association (MED-DER) executive, Dilan Güvenç said that they would increase their struggle against the crackdown on the Kurdish language.
• Documentary about Rojava Orchestra  

  A documentary about the Rojava Orchestra, its rehearsals, musical training and child members was screened in the city of Qamishlo.
• Play "Dara jiyanê" opens in Qamishlo 

  The play "Dara jiyanê" was staged at the Mihemed Şêxo Culture and Art Center in Qamishlo.
• Yazidi Feast Cejna Êzî celebrated in Germany 

  The Yazidi Feast Cejna Êzî was celebrated in Isselburg, Germany. HDP MP Ayşe Acar Başaran, who took part in the celebration as a guest speaker, called for unity against the politics of division of the ruling class.
• MKM concert in Istanbul banned by Turkish authorities  

  The Mesopotamia Cultural Centre (MKM) was banned by Turkish authorities from giving a concert on the occasion of the 31st founding anniversary.
• Street artist Kemal Abdullah, from Tehran to Sulaymaniyah 

  Street artist Kemal Abdullah, who has been singing on the streets of Tehran with his violin for years, moved to South Kurdistan to avoid the restrictions posed on music.
• Shengal Autonomous Assembly celebrates Yazidi Feast 

  The Shengal Democratic Autonomous Assembly celebrated the Yazidi Feast, Cejna Êzî.
• Jailed Iranian director receives award from Vienna Film Festival 

  Iranian director Magkan Elanlu, who is now jailed in Qertesk Prison, has been awarded the Special Human Rights Award at the Vienna Human Rights Film Festival.
• Roman-era mosaic discovered in Manbij 

  Roman-era mosaic discovered in Manbij has been taken under protection.
• A theater project in Rojava; ‘2 workshops, 2 plays’ 

  Thanks to the publicity made in the cities of Qamişlo and Dêrik, around 50 people attended the workshops that produced two new plays.
• Five thousand historical and cultural places destroyed by ISIS in Iraq 

  The Iraqi Minister of Culture and Antiquities spoke about the aftermath of the ISIS attacks in the country in 2014.
• Iranian artists: We are ready to take action for colleagues in prison 

  400 artists, including filmmakers, activists, intellectuals and artists, wrote an open letter demanding the release of artists arrested by the Iranian regime.
• Kevana Zerin calls on artists and intellectuals to resist until isolation on Öcalan is lifted 

  Kevana Zerin said: "We call on all artists and intellectuals to resist until the isolation on Öcalan is broken and to play our role."
• Gerîla TV releases new clip  

  Gerîla TV released a clip describing the resistance of the guerrillas against the Turkish invaders in Xakurke and Zap regions of the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• "The Epic of the PKK" - Pioneering work of revolutionary art 

  The work "The Epic of the PKK", published by the guerrilla group Awazê Çiya on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of its foundation, gives an insight into Kurdish history and the Kurdistan Workers' Party that is as stirring as it is poetic.
• A poem to Abdullah Öcalan to mark the 44th anniversary of the PKK 

  Political activist Estella Schmid wrote a poem to Abdullah Öcalan to mark the 44th anniversary of the PKK.
• Internationalist fighters shoot music video ‘Çerxa Şoreşe’ 

  Internationalist fighters of the YPG/YPJ in Rojava shot a music video for the guerrilla anthem Çerxa Şoreşe.