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• Today is International Mother Language Day 

  The theme of the 2024 International Mother Language Day is "Multilingual education – a pillar of learning and intergenerational learning".
• DEM Party holds multilingual parliamentary group meeting to mark Mother Language Day 

  To mark World Mother Language Day, the DEM Party held its parliamentary group meeting in several languages. "Our language is neither unknown nor incomprehensible. Our language is Kurdish," stated the party co-chair, Tuncer Bakırhan.
• 24 institutions in Van demand status for the Kurdish language 

  Tomorrow is International Mother Language Day. On Monday, 24 institutions gathered in Van and demanded that all Kurdish groups unite for the freedom of the Kurdish language and the recognition of its official and international status.
• Singer Gêşbîn Nebo: Women should get more involved in culture 

  Singer Gêşbîn Nebo said: "Women should get more involved in culture. Each woman has different abilities. They shouldn't keep these talents to themselves."
• DEM Party's program for 21 February, World Mother Language Day, kicks off today 

  DEM Party Language and Culture Commission announced the program for 21 February, World Mother Language Day.
• TEV-ÇAND: We will be in Cologne to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  The Kurdish cultural movement TEV-ÇAND artists said that they will be in action together with the Kurdish people and their friends in Cologne tomorrow, 17 February, and called on everyone to participate in the rally for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Raqqa Arts and Culture Center, a place where creation and people meet  

  The Raqqa Arts and Culture Center has become a focus of understanding and connection for the people of Raqqa, where different identities can exchange artistic ideas and create fusions.
• Art performance in Zurich calls for “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  The Kurdish Culture and Art Movement in Switzerland staged a performance in Zurich in support of the international campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• Kurdish artists in Hamburg protest the International Conspiracy against Öcalan 

  Kurdish artists protested in Hamburg on the anniversary of the February 15 International Conspiracy and sent a postcard to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police raid Cultural Centre in Istanbul, detain members of Grup Yorum  

  Turkish police raided Idil Cultural Centre in Istanbul on Tuesday and detained five members of the left-wing music band Grup Yorum.
• Artist Aycan Kobanê releases new song about the importance of the Kurdish language 

  Artist Aycan Kobanê released a new clip called "Zimanê me xweş e", which draws attention to Kurdish language education with her own words and composition.
• French artists and intellectuals: Let us be a voice for peace 

  The “Voice for Peace in Kurdistan” collective is organizing a conference in Marseille on Saturday, 13 January.
• Filmmaker Karimiyan buried in Sulaymaniyah 

  Eastern Kurdistan director Mansour Karimiyan, who was killed in the attacks by the Turkish state against Rojava, was buried in Sulaymaniyah.
• Artists in Amed join the campaign “Let us be a voice for peace” 

  Artists in Amed announced their participation in the campaign “Let us be a voice for peace” launched in Istanbul today.
• Artists in Turkey: Let us be a voice for peace 

  Over 500 personalities from the art and cultural scene in Turkey are calling for negotiations on a solution to the Kurdish question. The appeal "Let us be a voice for peace" was presented in Istanbul today.
• PKK Cultural Committee calls on artists to raise their voices against massacres 

  The PKK Cultural Committee invites all artists and filmmakers of the Middle East and the world, especially Kurdish artists, who are the conscience and voice of society, to take a stance and attitude against massacres and to raise their voices.
• Govend Camp in NRW dedicated to Michael Panser 

  Over a hundred participants spent a week in North Rhine-Westphalia exploring Kurdish art and culture. This year's "Kampa Govendê" was dedicated to the fallen internationalist and musician Michael Panser.
• Tribute to filmmaker Mansour Karimian killed in Turkish attack in northern Syria 

  Kurdish filmmaker Mansour Karimian, who lived in Rojava due to repression by the Iranian regime and was involved in the production of well-known feature films, lost his life in a Turkish airstrike in northern Syria on 24 December.
• Mesopotamia Book Fair ends with 500 thousand visitors 

  The Mesopotamia Book Fair ended on its 9th day. Approximately 500 thousand people have visited the fair, which attracted great interest from surrounding provinces as well as from the city of Amed.
• Amed Book Fair, an awaited return 

  Publishing houses representatives participating in the Amed Book Fair said that they were pleased with the interest and called on readers to buy books and authors.
• 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival continues in Qamishlo 

  The 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival continued on the 4th day with seminars on Kurds and Kurdistan.
• Panel on Kurdish language at the 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival 

  A panel titled "Kurdish grammar between acceptance and criticism" was organized at the 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival.
• MKM: We do not recognise the ban on our 32nd anniversary concert 

  After the banning of the 32nd anniversary concert, MKM will hold concerts at DEM Party Bağcılar and Sancaktepe district buildings at 18:00 and invited all people to the concerts.
• 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival kicks off in Qamishlo 

  The 9th Rojava Culture and Arts Festival kicked off in Qamishlo. It will run until 28 December.
• MKM's 32nd anniversary concert in Istanbul banned 

  MKM announced that the concert to be held on the occasion of its 32nd anniversary was banned and stated that they will announce the new venue and time tomorrow.