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• Iraq holds provincial council elections for the first time in ten years 

  As voters go to the polls for the provincial councils in Iraq after a decade, the opposition Shiite religious leader Muqtada Sadr boycott the elections in 15 provinces.
• Police operation targets CHP-run Adana municipality 

  Many municipal employees were taken into custody in the police operation against Adana Metropolitan Municipality.
• KURD-AKAD awards Baluken, Westrheim and Kizilhan  

  The Network of Kurdish Academics (KURD-AKAD) has awarded Idris Baluken, Kariane Westrheim and Jan Ilhan Kizilhan for special scientific contributions and outstanding civil society commitment.
• 32 people die in clashes between Damascus forces and Turkish-linked mercenaries 

  As a result of clashes between mercenaries affiliated with the occupying Turkish state and Damascus government forces, 32 people died and many civilians and soldiers were injured.
• At least 64 motorcycle couriers lost their lives in traffic accidents in Turkey in 2023 

  At least 64 motorcycle couriers lost their lives in traffic accidents in Turkey in 2023, but these deaths were not recorded as work homicides.
• Meeting in Bergamo demands 'Stop the War, Freedom for Öcalan' 

  A meeting was held in Bergamo with the slogan "Stop the War, Freedom for Öcalan".
• Special voting for Iraqi provincial council elections on Saturday  

  Special voting for the Iraqi provincial council elections ended at on Saturday night. The closed ballot boxes were sent to the Supreme Election Commission together with the ballot papers.
• "Standing Man" demonstration in Paris demands “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Actions continue worldwide in solidarity with the international campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, A Political Solution to the Kurdish Question".
• ‘Abdullah Öcalan became a symbol of the struggle for human rights’ 

  Demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Egyptian journalist-writer Îlhamî El-Melîcî, political science expert Farnaz Etiye and Dr. Muxtar Xebaşî emphasised that Öcalan became a symbol of the struggle for human rights.
• Italian philosopher Antonio Negri, a long-time friend of the Kurdish people, passes away 

  Italian philosopher and political scientist Antonio Negri died in Paris at the age of 90.
• Žižek reads Öcalan: The Fundamental Metaphysical Coordinates 

  Philosopher Slavoj Žižek joined the "Abdullah Öcalan Books Day". He said: “Öcalan said that in order to create a new social world, it is necessary to first throw up the current order. This is a great social metaphysical insight."
• Tent protest for Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin 

  A tent protest was organized for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
• Abdullah Öcalan's books read in Bellinzona 

  An event was organised in Bellinzona within the scope of "Global Öcalan Books Day".
• ‘Öcalan's democratic self-government model is a great hope for all societies’ 

  Egyptian and Syrian politicians called for everyone to work with all their strength for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, stating that the model developed by Öcalan is a great hope for all societies.
• Fabien Roussel calls for mobilisation for Kurdish activists murdered in Paris 

  Fabien Roussel calls for broad participation in the actions on the anniversary of the Kurdish activists murdered in Paris on 2013 and 2022.
• Kurdish refugees in Xanthi Pre-Removal Detention Centre in Greece go on hunger strike 

  Kurdish refugees in Xanthi Pre-Removal Detention Centre in Greece have started an alternating hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Marseille call on everyone to attend march for Paris victims 

  A demonstration will take place in Marseille to pay tribute to the Kurdish activists killed on 23 December 2022.
• Families of Imrali prisoners apply for visit 

  Families of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Imralı Prison Directorate, requesting a visit.
• Three members of Dem Party Youth Council taken into custody in Istanbul 

  Three members of the DEM Party's Youth Council were taken into custody in Istanbul and are denied access to lawyers.
• Rally in Geneva marks the third year of the vigil for ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ 

  Kurds have been holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021.
• DBP Islahiye co-chair remanded in custody  

  DBP Islahiye District co-chair Zeki Manas was remanded in custody accused of being a member of an illegal organization.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in march to be held today in Geneva 

  The KCDK-E called for participation in the central march to be held today to mark the third anniversary of the vigil for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Geneva.
• 'Reading Days' continue in Latin America 

  Abya Yala feminists read excerpts from Öcalan's book 'Killing the Man'. In Mexico children participated in a discussion of Öcalan's childhood memories and his relationship with nature, and in Bogota the paradigm of democratic modernity was introduced.
• International Women's Delegation in Amed 

  International Women's Delegation visited the Justice Vigil activists, MED TUHAD-FED, ÖHD and the Medical Chamber in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' vigil in Strasbourg on its 598th week 

  Activists from Britain have taken over the permanent vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg, ongoing since 2012.