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• KCK: Turkey will be held to account for its policy of genocide and colonialism 

  The KCK said that the 2nd Paris massacre was a continuation of the January 9 Paris massacre and the Roboski massacre and added that Turkey will be held to account for its policy of genocide.
• International Kürecik Assembly: Paris attack was a planned massacre 

  The International Kürecik Assembly said that it is unacceptable to degrade the massacre in Paris into a solitary racist attack.
• Murderer of Deniz Poyraz sentenced to life imprisonment 

  The murderer of HDP member Deniz Poyraz was sentenced to life imprisonment in İzmir.
• HDP deputies continue protest against isolation in Ankara 

  HDP MPs gathered in front of the parliament in Ankara as they continued their protest against the total isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The police again blocked their way to the Ministry of Justice.
• Iraq continues to deploy forces to borders with Turkey and Iran 

  The spokesperson of the Iraqi General Staff said that Iraq continued to deploy border guard units to the borders with Turkey and Iran.
• ‘The murder of Kurds in Paris is not the problem of the Kurdish community alone’ 

  In an article titled “This is not a news story”, former Presidential candidate and leader of the La France Insoummise party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, addresses the murder of Kurdish activists in Paris.
• Beştaş: Court of Cassation under the command of government just like local courts 

  HDP MPs protested in front of the court in Amed following the detention of leading Kurdish politicians, among them the co-chair of the HDP member party DBP, Keskin Bayındır.
• French MP Guiraud: Protection of Kurds must be absolute priority 

  French MP David Guiraud requested the government to give an “absolute priority” to the protection of the Kurds after a Kurdish hairdresser in Roubaix, France was attacked by a racist Turk for playing Kurdish music.
• Director of National Education told teachers to attend Erdoğan rally in Erzurum  

  It turned out that before Turkish President Erdoğan rally in Erzurum last weekend, the Director of National Education gave instructions for all teachers to attend the rally.
• HDP deputies demand that Öcalan meet with lawyers 

  HDP deputies are making a statement during the protest demanding that Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan meet with his lawyers.
• Second investigation launched against TTB President Fincancı 

  A second investigation was launched against TTB President Şebnem Korur Fincancı.
• Paris killer sent to prison 

  William M., the killer of three Kurds last Friday in Paris, was indicted for "murder and attempted murder on account of race, ethnicity, nation or religion" as well as for "unauthorized acquisition and possession of a weapon".
• Activists drop Öcalan postcards to thousands of houses in London 

  Kurdish activists dropped Christmas and New Year postcards to thousands of houses in London in order to raise concern over the isolation imposed upon Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Irmak: Isolation is a continuation of the conspiracy against Öcalan 

  HDP former deputy Selma Irmak said that the aggravated isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is a continuation of the international conspiracy policy.
• Memorial march for the victims of Paris massacre 

  In Paris, many people commemorated the victims of the attack in Rue d'Enghien. "We demand the truth," said a spokeswoman for the umbrella organisation CDK-F, warning that justice must not be sacrificed again for political interests.
• HDP: Our MP Semra Güzel was deprived of her seat in the Turkish parliament 

  The HDP said that the latest attack by the AKP-MHP coalition on parliamentary democratic opposition in Turkey was carried out against its deputy Semra Güzel, who was elected to the Turkish Parliament in June 2018.
• Kurds march in Paris in protest at the triple murder 

  Three Kurds were murdered in the heart of the French capital on Friday before the upcoming 10th year anniversary of the triple murder of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez in 2013.
• Police detain artists protesting the Paris killings in Istanbul 

  Artists protesting the killing in Paris of three Kurds in front of the French Consulate in Taksim, Istanbul have been detained by the police.
• "To our Kurdish sisters and brothers, in Paris and across the world" 

  Progressive International stands “in solidarity with the Kurdish people and the loved ones of Mîr Perwer, Evîn Goyî and Abdullah Kızıl who gave and lost their lives in the struggle for peace and justice for the Kurdish people.”
• HDP MPs protest in front of parliament against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Police prevent HDP MPs from gathering in front of the Justice Ministry in Ankara to protest against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The MPs therefore protest in front of the parliament.
• Barış Encu, jailed for almost four years for demanding justice for Roboskî  

  Barış Encu from Roboskî was released after spending almost four years in prison. He demands accountability for the 34 villagers massacred by the Turkish state in 2011 and says: "We were imprisoned because we demanded justice."
• Göksungur: Paris massacre targeted women-led resistances all over the world 

  KCDK-E Co-chair Fatoş Göksungur stated that the Paris massacre targeted women-led resistance all over the world, adding that France must shed light on the massacre.
• Maxmur Health Committee launches petition to draw attention to Abdullah Öcalan 

  Maxmur Health Committee launched a petition to draw attention to the health and safety of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. The collected signatures will be delivered to the CPT and Doctors Without Borders.
• Kurd in Lille stabbed for listening to Kurdish music 

  A Turkish fascist has stabbed a Kurdish employee at a barber shop in the northern French city of Roubaix, in the region of Lille.
• Kurds in Paris will hold march today to pay tribute to Paris victims 

  Kurds in Paris will march from the Ahmet Kaya Kurdish Cultural Center, where the December 23 massacre took place, to the Kurdistan Information Center, where the 9 January 2013 massacre took place.