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• Bayık: Europe, the CPT and Turkish state are carrying out a policy of isolation together 

  KCK Executive Council co-chair Cemil Bayık criticized the CPT's failure to make a statement on the situation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PJAK releases statement on anniversary of the establishment of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad 

  PJAK released a statement on the anniversary of the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' rebellion, the establishment of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad and the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Özsoy: Turkish-Syrian rapprochement seeks to eliminate Kurdish status 

  HDP politician Hişyar Özsoy spoke to ANF about Turkey's Syria policy in light of the upcoming elections and the meaning of this situation for the Kurds.
• Five years ago, Turkey launched air strikes on Afrin 

  On 20 January 2018, Turkey launched air strikes on 100 locations in Afrin, as the onset of an invasion they dubbed ‘Operation Olive Branch.’
• Syria’s peoples suffer extreme hardship 

  The US, Russia, the Damascus administration and Turkey make no attempts to promote democracy and freedom. The Syrian people have been suffering extreme hardship and poverty.
• Öcalan’s lawyers call on the CPT to release report on latest visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have submitted another application to the CPT, calling for the release of its report on its last visit to İmralı in September last year.
• Kurds prepare calendar of events to protest Lausanne Treaty on its 100th anniversary 

  Kurds are preparing to hold a series of events to protest the Lausanne Treaty on its 100th anniversary. KNK co-chair Ahmet Karamus called on all Kurds to protest the treaty.
• 'The prison attack in Hesekê was planned by MIT' 

  With the storming of the Sina prison in Hesekê a year ago, ISIS wanted to re-establish its caliphate in Syria. Investigations point to direct Turkish involvement and the threat remains high.
• KCK: Veysi Taş is a martyr of Kurdistan 

  The KCK issued a statement about Veysi Taş, who set his body on fire to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying that "with his martyrdom, he has now become a martyr of Kurdistan."
• Muslim: The Syrian issue can't be resolved without free Syrians 

  PYD Co-Chair Salih Muslim said, “Only Syrians can resolve the Syrian issue. They need to be free in order to do so. Let's do whatever it takes to live together.”
• Muslim: Imrali is an international system which includes Europe 

  Speaking about the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, PYD co-chair Salih Muslim criticised the CPT, saying, “The committee must step out of the position of rapporteur, take action against torture and make appropriate recommendations.”
• Challenging Capitalist Modernity IV Conference in Hamburg 

  The “Network for an Alternative Quest” invites people to the conference “Challenging Capitalist Modernity IV: We want our world back — Resist, Reclaim and Rebuild” in Hamburg.
• Lawyer David Andic: Paris massacre was a planned, professional terrorist attack 

  The lawyer of the Democratic Kurdish Council of France attacked in Paris on 23 December, David Andic, calls the shooting a "planned, professional terrorist attack."
• What shooters in two Paris massacres have in common 

  Although their methods are different, there are many points in common between Ömer Güney and William Malet, who murdered Kurdish revolutionaries and activists in Paris on January 9, 2013, and December 23, 2022, respectively.
• The symbol of women’s revolutionary resistance: Sakine Cansız 

  Sakine Cansız or Sara, who travelled from one mountain to the next... She became a fighter, a commander, a teacher, and a comrade. Martyr Sara, who bravely stood up to her adversary, became the emblem and symbol of the women's movement.
• Ten years ago today, The first Paris massacre 

  Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were brutally executed in the heart of Paris on 9 January 2013.
• "Our people should continue the struggle until the Paris massacres are clarified" 

  Şerda Mazlum Gabar of the YJA Star Central Command calls on Kurdish society to resolutely continue the struggle for the clarification of the Paris killings.
• On war: Thoughts and observations from a YPJ female Internationalist - Part II 

  European female internationalist Nudem Tolhildan describes the situation in Northern and Eastern Syria during the last few months of low intensity warfare from her perspective.
• PKK: Historic judgment and accountability has begun 

  The PKK Executive Committee issued a statement on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Massacre, and said: “Historic judgment and accountability has begun, and it will come to an end successfully.”
• Besê Hozat: AKP-MHP alliance puts pressure on Kurds and Turkish society - PART II 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that the Turkish state is unable to achieve its occupation goals in South Kurdistan/North Iraq.
• Tens of thousands in Paris demand France to act for justice 

  Tens of thousands of Kurds and their friends marched through Paris and said: “It is time to enlighten all massacres. Justice reputation in France are at stake. Now is the time: remove the PKK from the list of terrorist organizations."
• Karayılan: France is obliged to expose the real perpetrators of Paris massacres 

  "The French state is obliged to identify the real perpetrators of the Paris massacres. This is the expectation of all people in Kurdistan," said Murat Karayılan of the PKK with regard to two triple murders of Kurds in the heart of France.
• On war: Thoughts and observations from a YPJ female Internationalist - Part I 

  For months, Erdogan has been threatening to launch another ground invasion into northern Syria. European female internationalist Nudem Tolhildan describes the situation during the last few months of low intensity warfare from her perspective.
• Besê Hozat: The Turkish state and Erdoğan should be put on trial - PART I 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Chair Besê Hozat said that the massacre that took place on 23 December in France was carried out by MIT and said that France should enlighten the massacre and put the Turkish state and Erdoğan on trial.
• Ülmez: Today's march will be as our friend Evîn Goyî had planned it 

  The co-chair of the Kurdish umbrella organization in France, Abdullah Ülmez, called for participation in the protest on the anniversary of the first Paris massacre today in Paris.