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• Writer sentenced to life receives 3 years for Roboskî 

  Writer serving a life sentence in the Şakran Prison Mehmet Ali Yaşa has been issued 3 years in prison for his book on the Roboskî Massacre, while the publisher was fined 33.000 Liras.
• Kurdish artist Zehra Dogan’s exhibition on tour in Europe 

  Zehra Doğan is a Kurdish artist and journalist currently imprisoned in Diyarbakir prison. Her pictures will be exhibited in several French cities in January.
• “Art Against War” event revives colors in Raqqa 

  The “Art Against War” event in Raqqa has ended with messages of solidarity to SDF forces and people of Raqqa.
• New play from the ‘Mountain Theater’: Tree of Life 

  The guerrilla theater group ‘Şanoya Çiya’ performs their new play ‘Dara Jiyanê’ (Tree of Life) for guerrillas in the mountains.
• Human Rights Film Festival banned in Diyarbakır 

  Diyarbakır Governorate has banned the “Which Human Rights Film Festival” organized by Documentarist, scheduled to kick off today.
• "Zer" awarded three film prizes in Antakya 

  Kurdish director Kazım Oz’s new film "Zer" has been awarded three prizes at the Antakya Film Festival.
• Short film about Taybet Inan wins prize 

  A short film about Taybet Inan, who was killed by Turkish soldiers during the curfew in the northern Kurdish town of Silopî, has been awarded another prize.
• Kurdish Film Festival London to be held in memory of Mehmet Aksoy 

  10th Kurdish Film Festival London will be held in memory of Mehmet Aksoy, a documentarist who was killed in an ISIS attack during Raqqa offensive.
• Costa Rican director Miranda prepares for a Rojava feature 

  Costa Rican director Luis Miranda protested the isolation imposed upon Öcalan and said, “I want to tell Europeans about his ideas and the Rojava Revolution through a feature film.”
• Zehra Doğan’s art exhibited in Geneva 

  Arrested journalist and artist Zehra Doğan’s paintings are being exhibited in Geneva.
• Nazeri and Kamkars hold benefit concert for earthquake victims 

  Shahram Nazeri and Kamkars held a benefit concert for the earthquake victims in Kermanshah.
• Rastak band to donate concert proceeds to earthquake victims 

  Iranian folk band Rastak will donate a part of the proceeds from concerts in Istanbul and Diyarbakir to the earthquake victims in Kermanshah.
• Jailed Kurdish journalist's paintings to be exhibited in Geneva 

  Imprisoned journalist and artist Zehra Doğan’s paintings will be exhibited in Geneva, Switzerland by the Amnesty International.
• Artuqid era tombs discovered in Hasankeyf 

  Historic tombs have been discovered in digs in the ancient city of Hasankeyf.
• Destruction accelerates in Hasankeyf and the Tigris Basin 

  Environmental and heritage destruction have accelerated in Turkey’s historic city of Hasankeyf as crews work day and night, seven days a week to collapse vulnerable portions of the cliffs ringing the town and fill in some 200 caves.
• Turkey restores only Ottoman and Seljukian buildings in Van 

  Turkish state restores only mosques from Ottoman and Seljukian era while leaving Kurdish historical buildings and Armenian churches to their fate. 
• Turkification operation on Kurdish daycare in Van 

  The Perperok Daycare, opened by DBP’s Van Metropolitan Municipality in 2015 with a curriculum completely in Kurdish, has undergone Turkification including in its name by the appointed trustee.
• Literature Festival in London dedicated to Mehmet Aksoy 

  This year’s Huseyin Celebi Literature Festival will be held in memory of British-Kurdish filmmaker Mehmet Aksoy, who was killed by ISIS in Raqqa.
• Short film about Mother Taybet awarded a prize 

  The short film "Seven days and seven nights” dedicated to mother Taybet was awarded a prize. Mother Taybet was shot dead by Turkish police carrying out an operation in Silopi. Her lifeless body was left out on the streets for an entire week.
• Guerrillas perform Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’ amid Turkish air strikes 

  An adaptation of Sophocles’ “Antigone” was performed by a guerrilla theatre group in the mountains amid Turkish air strikes.
• Award for HDP’s Demirtaş at Slemani International Film Festival 

  Imprisoned HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been granted the 'Ahmet Kaya Award' in the 2nd Slemani International Film Festival.
• Petition against relocation of monuments in Hasankeyf 

  Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive launched a petition campaign against relocation of monuments in Hasankeyf.
• Kurdistan Culture Week kicks off in Brussels 

  Speaking at the Kurdistan Culture Week in Brussels, President of the Flemish Parliament Jan Peumans said: "We support the freedom struggle of the Kurds in the Middle East."
• Iran closes airspace to Southern Kurdistan 

  Iran has closed its airspace to all flights to and from the Southern Kurdistan Regional Government.
• Kurdish Culture Festival kicks off in Cologne  

  The 25th International Kurdish Culture Festival has kicked off in German city Cologne with the participation of tens of thousands.