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• Sinn Fein: stop isolation against Ocalan 

  The Mid Ulster MP said: "This policy of isolation against Abdullah Ocalan must end and he must be released immediately along with all Kurdish political prisoners."
• Die Linke member: Isolation of a people's leader is unacceptable 

  Kornau stated that Öcalan is a leader accepted by a great majority of the Kurdish people and that he can direct a peace process as he achieves freedom.
• French Communist Party calls on Europe to act 

  “We vow to defend political prisoners in Turkey, and reiterate our total solidarity with them and all the people who are demanding peace and democracy in Turkey," said the Communist Party of France.
• Sister of Mazlum Doğan arrested in Istanbul 

  Sister of one of PKK’s leading cadres Mazlum Doğan, has been imprisoned.
• Solidarity visits to the hunger strikers in Strasbourg continue  

  The visitors also saluted the hunger strike carried out by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who is nearing death and the growing hunger strike action in prisons.
• Tuncel and Irmak to go on indefinite hunger strike in prison 

  As DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven’s hunger strike against the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on day 68, Tuncel and Irmak will also join the action.
• Imrali isolation on German Federal Parliament’s agenda 

  The ongoing aggravated isolation imposed upon Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Ocalan has been brought to the attention of the German Federal Parliament’s agenda. Die Linke MP Brandt asked the Merkel government: “Will you make the CPT take action?”
• Vigil in Dublin for Leyla Güven 

  Sinn Fein has shown since the beginning of Leyla Güven’s action extreme sensibility and support.
• Arrests following meeting with Swiss committee in Amed and Mardin 

  It has recently come to light that most of the participants of a meeting with a Swiss delegation in Amed and Mardin last October have been arrested. MP Fabian Molina said, “People who met with us are accused of supporting terrorist organizations.
• Trump vows to “devastate Turkey economically if Kurds are hit" 

  US President Donald Trump threatened Turkey that they will “devastate Turkey economically” if Turkey was to hit Kurds. 
• Kurdish musician Ferhat Tunç arrested in Istanbul 

  Ferhat Tunç has been arrested at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport.
• MEPs and lawyers from Europe denied meeting with Leyla Güven 

  A foreign delegation, including European Parliament deputies, is in Amed to express their support to DTK co-chair Leyla Güven.
• Internationalists face repressive measures in Italy 

  Five internationalist Italian activists who have been in Rojava faced repressive measures as police asked Court to decide on expulsion orders and special surveillance.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join January 16 demo in Strasbourg 

  The KCDK-E called on “all international institutions to take action. On 16 January we will be in front of the CPT, Council of Europe, European Parliament to demand these institutions that are playing the three monkeys.”
• HDP co-chair: Local elections are the beginning of a new process 

  HDP’s Temelli saluted the HDK congress and pledged to continue strengthening congress policies.
• Thousands marched in the Basque country for political prisoners 

  The main demands of the march were that the prisoners are brought to jails in the Basque country and the release of ill prisoners.
• Ilhan Sis to continue his indefinite hunger strike in Wales 

  Ilhan Sis, who is hunger strike in Galler for 28 days, stated that he will continue his action.
• Police attacked demo against isolation in Batman 

  Police attacked a demonstration in protest at the isolation of Öcalan in the province of Batman, and detained an administrator of the HDP.
• French politicians and activists: End the isolation of Öcalan 

  French politicians and activists who joined yesterday's rally in Paris "for justice against impunity" for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla called for further solidarity with the Kurdish people and their struggle.
• Strasbourg hunger strikers: Our action will go on 

  “We will not be content with the crumbs of freedom. Our resistance will continue until the isolation on Leader Apo is lifted. We call on our people to deepen the resistance.”
• HDK: Isolation must be lifted 

  Speeches at the HDK General Assembly were all marked by the situation in Turkey and North Kurdistan, in particular the hunger strikes.
• Figen Yüksekdağ: Only those who fight can win 

  In a phone call to the General Assembly of HDK, former HDP leader Figen Yüksekdağ said from prison, "Only those who fight can win."
• Turkish police obstruct delegation from Europe in Amed 

  Police obstructed a group of people including a foreign delegation that attempted to go to Diyarbakır E Type Prison in solidarity with Leyla Güven.
• Leyla Guven couldn’t come to lawyers’ visit 

  Leyla Güven is on day 67 of her hunger strike against isolation.
• Race hate attacks on asylum centres 

  Some 6,000 people, roughly 0.1% of the Irish population, are today living in direct-provision centres.