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• Self-immolation in protest against Imrali isolation 

  In Mardin, 65-year-old Veysi (Bubo) Taş self-immolated in protest against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. Before his death, he appealed: "We as Kurds must stand up for our chairman."
• Paris martyrs commemorated in Argentina 

  In Argentina, the Kurds murdered in Paris were commemorated and the investigation of the attacks, which took place ten years apart, was demanded. Various organisations are calling for a meeting with the French ambassador.
• Former prisoner affected by Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome dies in exile in Greece 

  The communist activist Cafer Kurt died in exile in Greece. Before his remains were sent to Turkey, the long-standing struggle of the former political prisoner was saluted in the Kurdish cultural center in Athens.
• Anadolu University professor suspended for 3 months after asking question about HDP closure case 

  Anadolu University Faculty of Law lecturer associate professor Bülent Yücel was suspended from the university for 3 months because he asked a question about the closure of HDP in the exam.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners on Imrali apply for a visit 

  The families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting.
• HDP MPs call for action against the isolation of Öcalan 

  "As long as Mr. Öcalan's voice is not heard, the war will deepen. The key to the solution is on Imralı, the government must realise this," said the HDP MPs at their vigil in Ankara.
• Kurdish politician elected president of Basel Canton 

  Kurdish politician Bülent Pekerman has been elected as president of Basel Canton.
• Prisoners send letter to French Consulate about 'Paris Massacre' 

  Political prisoners in Adana Kürkçüler F Type Closed Prison sent a letter to the French Consulate to protest the Paris Massacre on December 23, 2022, which claimed the lives of three Kurdish activists; Evin Goyi, Mir Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl.
• Kurdish activists stage civil disobedience action in Greece 

  Kurdish activists organized a civil disobedience action in Greece to protest the war crimes of the Turkish state.
• ‘We will continue our protest until Öcalan meets with his lawyers’ 

  Contact with Abdullah Öcalan is being prevented by the forces that profit from war and chaos, says Kurdish MP Nuran Imir. The HDP parliamentary group demands that Öcalan be allowed to meet his lawyers.
• 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.