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• AKP usurps the churches and monasteries in Mardin 

  The AKP government has usurped churches, monasteries and graveyards belonging to the Syriac community in Mardin and handed them over as state property to the Diyanet, Turkey's Presidency for Religious Affairs.
• 7th Kurdish Film Festival kicks off in Berlin 

  The 7th Kurdish film festival has kicked off in Germany's capital city Berlin and will continue for a week, presenting movies from all four parts of Kurdistan to cinemagoers. In addition panels all about the history of Kurdish cinema will be held.
• 'Kobane Calling' comic translated into German 

  The comic of Italian cartoonist Michele Rech (alias Zerocalcare), which depicts the Kobanê resistance, is now available in German.
• World Heritage Watch report on the destruction of Sur 

  A new report has been released by the World Heritage Watch on the destruction of large parts of the 7000 years old city (Suriçi) of Amed (Diyarbakir) in North Kurdistan by the Turkish state since the beginning of 2016.
• Iranian regime declares war on the Latin alphabet and Kurmanci 

  The Iranian regime launched an investigation on Khorasani author Ebas Ismaili for preparing an educational book on the Kurmanci dialect of Kurdish in the Latin alphabet.
• Germany bans Êzidî Culture Festival in Celle 

  The 1st Êzîdî Culture Festival scheduled to take place in Celle, Germany was cancelled at the last minute after the municipality revoked permission at the last minute on the grounds of ‘concerns over parking and security’
• Yılmaz Güney's 'Yol' in Cannes without 'Kurdistan' vignette 

  The classic film Yol (“The Road”) was screened again in Cannes this year, but to everyone’s surprise, the Kurdistan vignette used by Yılmaz Güney in the original is missing from the new version.
• Amed Theater Festival: Under all circumstances, we are artists 

  The 5th Amed Theater Festival continues with a collective spirit despite all pressures and policies of elimination.
• Latin American tour of Öcalan's book 'Capitalist Civilization' 

  The Latin American tour of the presentation of the book 'Capitalist Civilization' by Abdullah Öcalan, translated into Spanish, started in Caracas, Venezuela. The tour will continue through Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador.
• Belge Publishing raided: Two thousand books confiscated 

  Belge Publishing’s offices were raided by the police and two thousand books were confiscated.
• Conference on Hawraman in Halabja 

  A two-day conference aiming the promotion of Hawraman Culture organised under the lead of KNK kicked off in Halabja.
• Çarşema Sor celebrated in Shengal 

  Shengal people celebrated the Êzidî New Year's Day, also called Çarşema Sor or the Red Wednesday, which is regarded as the beginning of the creation story in the Êzidî philosophy.
• YJŞ celebrates the holy feast Çarşema Sor 

  YJŞ Command issued a message of celebration marking the Êzidî New Year's Day, also called Çarşema Sor or the Red Wednesday, which is regarded as the beginning of the creation story in the Êzidî philosophy.
• Turkish soldiers demolish the Kurdish school in Lice 

  Turkish soldiers have demolished a school providing education in Kurdish in Yalaza village of Amed's Lice district.
• Rojava Revolution became a lifeline for mother tongues 

  Rojava Kurdistan has created an important distinction in the region with multilingual education; the languages of the peoples ignored and assimilated by the Baath regime for years have received a lifeline.
• 6th Copenhagen Kurdish Film Festival begins 

  6th Copenhagen Kurdish Film Festival began and will continue until February 12.
• KNK organises concert for guerrillas and peshmergas in Kirkuk 

  An event organised by Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) for guerrillas and peshmergas in Kirkuk was marked by a message of national unity.
• Kurdish artists: The National Congress line is the basis 

  Kurdish artists attending a panel discussion in Sulaymaniyah said: National politics and interests should be taken as basis, not party interests.
• Assets of the Kurdish Institute of Istanbul seized 

  Assets of the Kurdish Institute of Istanbul, which was closed down in December 2016, have been seized today.
• Bruno Kreisky Prize for Human Rights awarded to Aslı Erdoğan 

  Writer and Özgür Gündem Publication Advisory Council Member Aslı Erdoğan has been awarded the 'Bruno Kreisky Prize for Human Rights', the oldest, most prestigious human rights award in Austria.
• Kurdish Institute of Istanbul closed down and sealed 

  The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul has been closed down by the AKP government.
• Christians in Kirkuk celebrate Christmas 

  Christians in Kirkuk celebrated the birth of Jesus during the mass they held in Gorgies Church.
• 9th Kurdish Film Days in Vienna continue 

  Vienna Kurdish Film Days 'Sercavan' kicked off with “The Swallow” film by Mano Khalil on November 24.
• New in-depth book: Revolution in Rojava 

  A new book "Revolution in Rojava" gives a profound insight into the revolutionary act, the following social and political developments until the current situation and the different dimensions of the new society.
• Kurdistan Film Days in Geneva 

  Kurdistan Film Days to be held in Geneva from October 4 to 8 will bring the reality of Kurdistan to the audiences through film.