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• Senator Savodelli calls on France not to abandon its Kurdish allies 

  French Senator Savoldelli wrote a letter to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot drawing attention to the attacks on Rojava: “The Rojava model is a reference to the reconstruction of Syria. France cannot abandon the Kurds in the face of the attacks."
• 10 people taken into custody in Kocaeli for posting photos of journalists killed in Northeast Syria 

  In Kocaeli, 10 people, including DEM Party district co-chairs, were taken into custody after their homes were raided. They were detained because they shared photos of murdered journalists Cihan Bilgin and Nazım Daştan on their social media accounts.
• DEM Party Youth Assembly spokesperson taken into custody 

  DEM Party Youth Assembly spokesperson Rohat Güvercin was taken into custody as he return to Turkey from a trip abroad.
• KCK: Leader Öcalan’s perspective will be the compass of our struggle in the new year 

  KCK expressed their belief that the new year will bring the liberation of Öcalan, a solution to the Kurdish question, the democratization of Turkey and the region, peace and stability in the region and the whole world.
• DEM Party co-chairs: 2025 will be an era of peace and democracy for Turkey and the region 

  The DEM Party co-chairs issued a statement to mark the new year. They said that 2025 will be "an era of peace, democracy and brotherhood for Turkey and the region."
• Letter to the Prime Minister's Office in the UK calls for action for minorities in Syria 

  The United Democratic Forces and the British Alevi Federation call on Britain and international powers to take a more decisive stance against the lawlessness in Syria.
• Kolbar from Bane froze to death 

  A kolbar from the city of Bane in Rojhilat lost his life because of the cold.
• Sırrı Süreyya Önder: We will make a more comprehensive statement in the new year 

  DEM Party MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder said: "I am more hopeful now than I was in previous processes. We will make a comprehensive statement in the new year about our meeting with Öcalan.
• Calls grow for Abdullah Öcalan to be enabled to play his role in proper conditions 

  A delegation from the DEM Party was able to visit Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island. Prominent figures are now calling for Öcalan to be allowed to lead a new process under free and fair conditions.
• DEM Party and DBP: Öcalan’s call can change the fate of Turkey and the region 

  Commenting on the meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, DEM Party and DBP highlighted the importance of the solution perspective offered by the Kurdish leader, calling for bold steps to be taken together.
• Three suspects in Narin Güran murder trial sentenced to life imprisonment 

  In the Narin Güran murder trial, three suspects, including the girl's mother, were sentenced to life imprisonment.
• DEM Party delegation to Imrali to make statement tomorrow 

  The DEM Party delegation that went to Imrali and held a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan will make a statement tomorrow, Sunday.
• DEM Party delegation returns from İmralı 

  DEM Party deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan met with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Island today.
• Lawyer Özoral: ‘Right to hope’ must be respected 

  Lawyer Mustafa Özoral said that the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı should be lifted and the ‘right to hope’ respected.
• KCDK-E calls on everyone to take action against the attacks on Alawites 

  KCDK-E called on everyone to protest against the attacks against the Alawites in Syria.
• DEM Party delegation visits Imrali 

  DEM Party deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan went to İmralı to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Joint declaration by 1043 personalities in Turkey calls for peace  

  "We call for urgent steps to be taken for the initiation of a peace process," said 1043 personalities in a joint declaration against the policies of war and the lack of a solution to the Kurdish question.
• Activists from the UK take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The new group of activists that took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil called on Kurds to support Rojava.
• KBDH Evîn Goyî Militia carries out actions in Bursa 

  KBDH Evîn Goyî Militia announced that they carried out two actions in Bursa in memory of the martyrs of the 2nd Paris Massacre.
• Photographs of slain Kurdish activists hung on Paris’ 10th Arrondissement City Hall 

  Photographs of Kurdish activists who were murdered in Paris on December 23, 2022 and January 9, 2013 were hung on the wall of Paris 10th Arrondissement City Hall.
• Heyva Sor’s Relief Campaign for the people of Rojava continues 

  The aid sent by Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê will be used by its partner organization Heyva Sor a Kurd in Rojava to meet the basic needs of the displaced people.
• German Foreign Minister: A war by Turkey against the Kurds in Syria must not happen 

  “A war between Turkey and the Kurds in Syria must not be allowed to happen,” said Annalena Baerbock, stressing that it would help no one if the terrorist militia “Islamic State” were to emerge as the winner from such a conflict.
• 10th arrondissement mayor: Paris is the land of the Kurds 

  Commemorative events marking the second anniversary of the second Paris massacre continued with the participation of Kurdish supporters. The Mayor of Paris's 10th arrondissement and French politicians called for justice for the Paris Massacre.
• Victims of Paris massacre commemorated: We will increase our struggle 

  On the occasion of the anniversary of the second Paris massacre, a commemoration event started is taking place Ahmet Kaya Kurdish Cultural Centre. The killer Turkish state and the silence of France were denounced at the event.
• Hakan Taş: Turkey commits crimes against civilians 

  Former Berlin State Parliament MP Hakan Taş said that the Turkish state had been constantly attacking Rojava even before the fall of the Assad regime, and that the Turkish state was committing crimes against civilians.