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• Anarchist Federation of Uruguay joins Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan campaign 

  The Anarchist Federation of Uruguay joined the campaign for the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Akça: There is a connection between economic crisis in Turkey and the unresolved Kurdish question 

  DEM MP Ceylan Akça pointed out the connection between the economic crisis in Turkey and the unresolved Kurdish question and said: “Our main negotiator is Abdullah Öcalan. That's why we're committed to his freedom."
• Protest in Sydney denounces Turkish attacks against Rojava and international silence 

  Activists in Sydney protested against the attacks of the occupying Turkish state against Rojava and the international silence against the massacre of the Kurds.
• Iraqi Supreme Electoral Commission announces final results of provincial council elections 

  The Iraqi Supreme Electoral Commission announced the final results of the provincial council elections.
• Activists in Marseille protest Turkish attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  An action was held in front of the European Union representative office in Marseille to protest the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Preparatory committee calls on activists to join the Internationalist Long March 2024  

  The preparatory committee for the Internationalist Long March 2024 to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan released a video inviting people to take part in the march from Basel to Cologne.
• Days of action to Defend Kurdistan 

  Since 23 December, the attacks against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria / Rojava have reached a new level of escalation.
Protests to defend Kurdistan will take place tomorrow and Saturday.
• Kurds in Frankfurt, Kiel and Aachen condemn attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Kurds and their friends took to the streets in the German cities of Frankfurt, Kiel and Aachen and condemned the attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Kurds in Athens protest Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The attacks against Rojava were protested in front of the Turkish embassy in Athens. Kurds closed the road to traffic despite the police attack and continued their protest with a march.
• Activists from Toulouse take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Three Kurdish activists from the city of Toulouse took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg, on its 600th week.
• Demirtaş: Öcalan is a political actor and should not be treated as an ordinary person 

  Former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş reacted against the isolation in İmralı and said, "Abdullah Öcalan is not an ordinary person, the Republic of Turkey knows this. Then he should not be treated as such."
• Provocation in front of DEM Party headquarters in Ankara 

  A nationalist group staged provocation with Turkish flags in front of the DEM party headquarters in Ankara.
• Riseup4Rojava calls for an immediate response to Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Riseup4Rojava issued a statement calling on everyone to protest the Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Kurds in France protest invasion attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  Kurds living in France took to the streets to protest the invasion attacks carried out by the Turkish state.
• EUTCC: Stop Turkey's War on Northern Syria  

  The EU Turkey Civic Commission issued a statement condemning Turkey's war on Northern Syria.
• Police take 4 people into custody in Izmir 

  During house raids in Izmir, 4 people, including ANYAKAYDER co-chairs, were taken into custody.
• Activists in Vienna protest attacks carried out by Turkey against Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Rojava were protested in Vienna.
• ‘Turkish state has committed over 22,000 violations on Iraqi territory since 1987’ 

  Ali Nime, a member of the Iraqi Parliament's Security and Defence Commission, stated that the occupying Turkish state has committed at least 22 thousand violations in 36 years and has carried out attacks to a depth of 300 kilometres.
• KCDK-E calls for urgent action against Turkish genocidal attacks on North-East Syria 

  "The genocidal Turkish state, which insists on war and massacre, is killing civilians in Rojava," KCDK-E said, calling on the people to take urgent action wherever they are.
• Kurds in Bordeaux pay tribute to martyrs of Paris Massacre 

  Kurds and their friends gathered in Bordeaux to commemorate the martyrs of the 2nd Paris Massacre.
• 60 people taken into custody after DEM Party Youth Assembly Congress  

  The number of people detained after the DEM Party Youth Assembly congress increased to 60.
• Spontaneous demonstration in Bremen against Turkish attacks on Rojava 

  In Bremen, young activists spontaneously protested against the Turkish airstrikes on Rojava.
• Over 20,000 killed and at least 54,000 wounded in Gaza since 7 October 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Israeli attacks since 7 October has exceeded 20,000.
• Lawyer Xalid Omer: People's resistance frustrated the conspiracy against Öcalan 

  Emphasising that the main purpose of the arrest and isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was to break the will of the people, Lawyer Xalid Omer stated that this situation did not prevent the people from fighting and resisting.
• Activists in Zurich protest in front of Levi's shop in solidarity with workers of Özak Tekstil 

  Activists in Zurich protested in front of Levi's to express solidarity with the workers of the Özak Tekstil company in Urfa who are on strike to demand their right to get a union.