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• Hunger strike in Maxmur reaches day 38 

  The hunger strike in solidarity with the prisoners demanding the lifting of the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan continues in Martyr Rustem Cudi Maxmur camp.
• Governor of Şırnak bans entry to 15 areas until the end of the year 

  The Governorship of Şırnak declared 15 regions as "temporary special security zone" for a year and banned civilians from entry the areas.
• Iran detains 64 students and activists from East Kurdistan 

  Iran detained 64 students, activists and people from East Kurdistan in the past 15 days.
• Names of two guerrillas martyred in Heftanin published 

  HPG published the full identities of Evîn Şîlan and Bahoz Suruç who fell in Heftanin last summer.
• Guerrilla Sînê: Iran tries to normalize the village guard system 

  Guerrilla Hawar Sînê said that Iran is implementing a very insidious policy and said that young people in particular should counter it.
• Refugees in Martyr Nazê camp: 7 years of resistance 

  Refugees in Martyr Nazê camp are still living in tents after ISIS attacked Shengal on 3 August 2014. They said that they have experienced many difficulties for 7 years, but they are still at peace in their lands.
• DBP: The Republic of Kurdistan reminds of the importance of national unity 

  "The Republic of Kurdistan, which became a hope for the Kurdish people in a short period of 11 months, today reminds us once again of the importance of national unity," said the DBP on the occasion of the foundation anniversary of the Kurdistan Republic.
• Turkish jets bomb a village in Duhok countryside, injuring three civilians 

  The occupant Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan simultaneously as part of its annihilation campaign against the Kurdish people.
• Military operations pose dramatic threat to four villages in Lice 

  Villages in Lice district of Amed (Diyarbakır) have been subjected to a new attack campaign by the state since January 9.
• Turkish bombardment kills 250 animals in Southern Kurdistan 

  250 small cattle were killed in an air attack carried out by the invading Turkish state in the Balekayeti region of Southern Kurdistan.
• HPG Commander Mahir Amed: The hunger strike is an act of rebellion 

  "The hunger strike is an act of rebellion," said Mahir Amed, one of the HPG commanders, who drew attention to the hunger strike launched to end the isolation and to achieve the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan.
• Hakkari Governor bans entry and exit to 12 areas 

  The Turkish state has declared 12 areas “special security zones" in Hakkari thus banning entry and exit to them until the end of the year.
• HPG: 6 Turkish soldiers killed in sabotage action in Şemdinli 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out a sabotage action against the Newa outpost in Şemdinli, Hakkari as part of the 'Dem Dema Azadiyê' (Time for Freedom) campaign. 6 Turkish soldiers were killed in the action.
• KCK issues message of condolence for 4 workers from Maxmur 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency issued a message of condolence for 4 workers who died as a result of an accident on their way from the Maxmur refugee camp to Baghdad on January 17.
• Academic Emin: Humanity is in isolation in the person of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Speaking about the "Dem Dema Azadiyê" [Time for Freedom] campaign launched to realise the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan, lecturer Hewjin Mele Emin said that Öcalan's freedom is the freedom of the peoples of the region.
• YRK guerrillas: The enemy cannot isolate the will for freedom 

  Fighters of the Eastern Kurdistan’s guerrilla force YRK said on the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan: "The Turkish state cannot isolate the will for freedom. Rêber Apo has his place in the soul of the Kurdish people and all oppressed people."
• Turkish military operations and attacks on local people continue in Lice 

  Large-scale military operations in the Lice district of Amed continue. Soldiers kick in the doors of houses during village raids and carry out arbitrary arrests.
• Guerrilla Botan: The search for freedom becomes reality in the mountains 

  Xwinreş Botan is a guerrilla fighter with the HPG. In an interview with ANF, he spoke about his time as a minor in Turkish custody and the importance of the prison resistance for the situation in the mountains.
• PKK pays tribute to Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek 

  Commander Serhed Deniz Tendurek (Deniz Demir) was commemorated on the second anniversary of his martyrdom.
• Turkey-backed gangs flourish in Kirkuk 

  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has been in Iraq for 2 days. Mobility of the Turkey-backed mobs has increased in Kirkuk with Akar’s visit.
• Maxmur People's Assembly: KDP is responsible for suspicious deaths 

  The Democratic People's Assembly of the Maxmur Refugee Camp revealed that two camp residents suspiciously lost their lives in detention, holding the KDP responsible for these deaths.
• Political genocide in Lice: At least 35 detained 

  The Turkish military continues to target the rural population in Lice. Once again, villages have been sealed off with armored vehicles and homes searched. At least 35 people have been arrested.
• Names of three guerrillas martyred in Kerboran published 

  HPG published the identities of three of guerrillas who were martyred in a Turkish airstrike in Mardin province in late November.
• Turkish state terror continues in Lice: 8 arrested 

  The Turkish state continues to terrorize the countryside of Amed's Lice district. 8 people were arrested within the scope of the ongoing oppression campaign carried out in villages under the pretext of operation.
• Turkish fighter jets and helicopters bomb guerrilla areas 

  Turkish warplanes and helicopters bombed Metina, Gare, Avashin and Zap areas in Medya Defense Zones in Southern Kurdistan, Northern Iraq.