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• Hunger striker Taşdeviren: Everyone should join the campaign for Öcalan 

  Uğur Taşdeviren, one of the prisoners on hunger strike to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic political solution to the Kurdish question, said: "It is important for everyone to join this process."
• Activists in Stuttgart, Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main protest Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  Activists gathered in Stuttgart, Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main, and in other German cities, to protest against the ongoing Turkish attacks on Rojava.
• Activists from Marseille take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Marseille took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The action is on its 603rd week.
• 21 people remain in custody in Istanbul  

  The detention period of 21 people taken into custody in Istanbul was extended by one day.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN in Geneva: Peace cannot be achieved without Öcalan 

  Kurds holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 denounced the Turkish attacks on Rojava and Iranian attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, saluting the resistance of the guerrillas and the hunger strike action of prisoners.
• Collective reading of texts about the Kurdish liberation movement in Paris 

  Abdullah Öcalan's paradigm will be debated on Friday 19 January at the Kurdish Democratic Center in Paris.
• Iraq files complaint against Iran at UN Security Council after missile attack in Erbil 

  The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs filed a complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council after a missile attack in Erbil on Monday.
• Activists in Copenhagen and Bochum protest Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The Turkish state's attacks and crimes against humanity were protested with rallies in Copenhagen and Bochum.
• KON-MED condemns criminalisation of Kurdish community in Germany 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED in Germany condemned the raids against Kurdish institutions and private homes of activists and called on the Federal Ministry of the Interior to “end the criminalization policy”.
• Kobanê trial continues today with Gültan Kışanak's defense 

  The show trial against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey, known as the Kobanê trial, continues today with the defense by Gültan Kışanak.
• KCDK-E calls for urgent action to embrace Rojava 

  KCDK-E calls on the Kurdish people living in Europe, Australia and Canada to urgently take to the streets to “embrace Rojava, where Leader Öcalan’s libertarian ideas are flourishing.”
• German police raid Kurdish association in Bremen 

  The Kurdish association Biratî in Bremen was raided by the police. At the same time, the activist Kadri S. was detained in a flat in Huckelriede.
• Baghdad condemns the Iranian attack on Hewlêr, summons its ambassador in Tehran 

  The Iraqi government condemned the Iranian attack on Hewlêr and summoned its ambassador in Tehran for consultations.
• 100 thousand cards to Imralı kicks off in Stuttgart 

  The campaign to send 100 thousand cards to Imralı demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was launched in Stuttgart. Activists called on everyone to participate in the campaign.
• Cards to Imralı sent from the Swiss Valais canton  

  Cards were sent to Imralı Prison from the Valais canton of Switzerland within the scope of the "100 Thousand Cards" campaign launched for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police take 165 people into custody in new wave of political arrests 

  165 people, including Peace Mothers, were detained in police political operations carried out in many cities, especially Istanbul, Amed, Adana and Antep.
• KNK Diplomacy Committee agrees 6-month plan of activities 

  KNK Diplomacy Committee held its first meeting of the year and discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and the situation of the Kurds. At the meeting, a 6-month activity plan of the congress was issued.
• 'A card to Öcalan' campaign kicks off in the Netherlands 

  DEM-NED and the Kurdish Women's Movement announced that they started a campaign to send cards to Abdullah Öcalan from the Netherlands.
• Rally and cards action in Mannheim to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  A group of Kurdish citizens living in Mannheim held a rally and then sent cards demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds to march in Cologne on 17 February to demand “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Kurds in Essen, Germany are preparing for the march to be held in Cologne on 17 February for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police take 113 people into custody in 32 cities 

  113 people were taken into custody in political genocide operations in 32 cities this morning.
• Kurdish community in Japan provides aid to earthquake victims 

  The relief efforts after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan are organised by the Kurdish Red Crescent Japan office and the Kurdish Cultural Association in Japan.
• Racist group attack students twice at Ankara University 

  A racist group attacked students twice at Ankara University.
• Unemployment on the rise in Turkey 

  The Labor force participation rate was 70.7% for men and 35.5% for women in November.
• Öcalan's lawyers submit another application for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers filed an application to be allowed a visit with their clients Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş.