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• Trial against Michel Brandt over solidarity with Kurdistan adjourned 

  In front of the Karlsruhe Regional Court, dozens of people demanded the lifting of the PKK ban and an end to the persecution of solidarity with Kurdistan in Germany. The trial against former MP Michel Brandt was adjourned.
• HBDH calls on youth to organize in its ranks 

  The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) called on the youth to organize in its ranks, saying that “It is time for the youth to take up arms.”
• Öcalan receives three-month ban on family visits 

  Lawyers from Asrın Law Office announced that they would apply to the Constitutional Court against the ban in question.
• HDP deputies continue vigil demanding to hear from Öcalan 

  The vigil of the HDP parliamentary group against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan continues.
• International solidarity with HDP against the latest crackdown and threatened closure 

  The HDP is facing a ban following the cancellation of party funding in the run-up to elections in Turkey.
• At least 58 riders died in Turkey in 2022 in work-related accidents 

  According to the 2022 Motorcycle Rier Deaths Report issued by the Courier Rights Association, at least 58 riers were killed on the job in 2022 in Türkiye and at least 30 lost their lives while working in 2021.
• Two Spanish ISIS women sent to prison without bail 

  The two Spanish women nationals married to two Islamic State jihadists and repatriated this week from Syria with the 13 children in their care, were sent to prison without bail.
• Three schools in Van teach boys and girls separatedly 

  Eğitim Sen Van Branch protested three schools for teaching boys and girls in separate classrooms.
• Young people in Marseille protest isolation in Imrali and demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young people in Marseille protested the isolation in Imrali and demanded freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Germany claims there is no sufficient evidence that Turkey violates international law in Afrin 

  The German government made a statement regarding the invasion of Afrin saying: "We do not have sufficient information that international law has been violated," once again backing the Turkish state.
• Activists at Geneva vigil protest Paris massacres 

  Since the beginning of 2021, activists have protested the Turkish attacks on Rojava and other parts of Kurdistan with a vigil in Geneva, in front of the UN headquarters.
• Protests and regime crackdown continue in Iran and East Kurdistan 

  The crackdown of the Iranian state on women, demonstrators and journalists is growing. Despite the increase in the number of death sentences, the protests continue.
• Şebnem Korur Fincancı sentenced to prison term 

  The President of the Medical Association Şebnem Korur Fincancı has been sentenced to prison in Istanbul for her demand for an investigation into Turkey's use of chemical weapons in Kurdistan. At the same time, the arrest warrant was cancelled.
• Former German MP faces trial over solidarity with Kurdistan 

  On Thursday, the appeal hearing of Michel Brandt for his solidarity with Kurdistan will take place in Karlsruhe. Left Party MP Gökay Akbulut speaks of intimidation and declares solidarity with her former parliamentary group colleague.
• Diri: AKP-MHP alliance will be defeated in Hakkari 

  HDP Gever District co-chair Şoreş Diri said that they are preparing for the elections and that they will leave the AKP-MHP below the threshold in the 2023 elections in Hakkari.
• Ömer Öcalan: We will continue our Justice Vigil until we get results 

  HDP Urfa MP Ömer Öcalan said that they will continue their vigil in front of the Ministry of Justice until the absolute isolation is ended.
• Anti-government protests continue in Iran and East Kurdistan 

  Despite death sentences and arrests, the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' (Woman, Life, Freedom) uprising continues in Iran and East Kurdistan.
• Vigil by HDP MPs continues 

  The vigil of the HDP parliamentary group against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan continues.
• Pro-gov’t families protesting in Amed cited as evidence to close the HDP 

  The Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation cited the pro-government families who carry out a sit-in outside the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Amed as evidence to close the HDP.
• Delegation from Shengal meets Speaker of Iraqi Parliament 

  A delegation from Shengal expressed the problems and needs faced by the local people in the region and offered solutions.
• Eksik: We can't remain silent about isolation 

  HDP Iğdır MP Habib Eksik said that they cannot be expected to remain silent about the unlawful isolation system, especially in Imrali, and demanded an immediate return of all usurped rights.
• HDP: We did not accept the AKP's appointment request 

  HDP Group Deputy Chair Saruhan Oluç said the party did not accept the AKP's appointment request for the constitutional amendment.
• Leyla Şaylemez commemorated in Mersin 

  Leyla Şaylemez who was killed in Paris alongside Sakine Cansız and Fidan Doğan ten years ago, was commemorated at her grave in Mersin province.
• "Closure case against the HDP is an assault on political opposition and democratic norms’ 

  The HDP is facing a ban following the cancellation of party funding in the run-up to elections in Turkey. A group of ten international and local NGOs sees the core principles of democracy at risk.
• HDP deputies on day 13 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  The HDP MPs continue their vigil for the 13th consecutive day for the lifting of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's isolation. The MPs demand an end to the isolation and the war policy.