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• Families of Imrali prisoners submit application for an urgent meeting 

  The families of Abdullah Öcalan and his fellow prisoners submitted an application to the Turkish judiciary for an urgent visit after the seaquake in the Gulf of Gemlik, which was also felt on the prison island of Imrali.
• Activists protest against "Murderer Erdoğan" in Athens 

  Kurdish activists, anarchists, members of the Rojava People's Initiative and revolutionaries from Turkey gathered under PKK flags to protest the Turkish dictator who arrived in Athens yesterday.
• Prisoners in Eskişehir call on everyone to join the campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" 

  PKK prisoners in Eskişehir H Type Prison, who have been on hunger strike for 12 days, called on everyone to do their best for the success of the campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, political solution to the Kurdish problem".
• AKP Yüksekova district chair arrested during a drug operation in Van 

  Naci Bilici, AKP Yüksekova (Gewer) district chair, was arrested during a drug operation in Van.
• EP Kurdish Conference: Turkey imposes the logic of war both inside and outside 

  Relations between the European Union and Turkey were discussed in the last session of the two-day Kurdish conference held in the European Parliament. Spanish MEP Miguel Urban Crespo harshly criticized the EU.
• EUTCC Conference: The gates of Imrali must be opened 

  At the Kurdish Conference organised at the European Parliament, the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the role of Abdullah Öcalan for peace were discussed.
• Reaction against Europe's complicity with Ankara at the international Kurdish Conference 

  The Kurdish Conference at the EP reacted against the complicity of the European Union states with the Turkish state. Referring to the attacks of the Turkish state, PYD Co-President Asya Abdullah said "the danger is growing".
• Kurdish conference at the EP: The Treaty of Lausanne was a disaster 

  The first session of the second day of the 18th Kurdish Conference organised by the EU Turkey Civic Commission at the European Parliament focused on the Treaty of Lausanne and its consequences.
• Internationalist network Serhildan presented in Geneva 

  The internationalist network Serhildan was presented to a large number of interested visitors in Geneva. The group sees internationalism as a necessity and works together with the Kurdish freedom movement.
• Erdoğan arrives in Athens with an army of bodyguards 

  AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan, visiting Athens with an army of bodyguards, will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, of whom he once said "There is no such person for me".
• HPG guerrilla Mazlum Şener laid to rest in Amed 

  HPG guerrilla Mazlum Şener, who fell as a martyr in Elkê, was buried under blockade after 4 months.
• Autonomous Administration delegation meets with head of government of Catalonia 

  A delegation from the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria has met Pere Aragones, head of the government of Catalonia.
• International EUTCC conference addresses post-election situation in Turkey 

  The international EUTCC conference “The European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” is taking place in the European Parliament for the 18th time.
• UK sanctions military suppliers supporting Russia's war machine, including a Turkish entity 

  The UK government announced new sanctions targeting people and groups that are supplying and funding Putin's war machine.
• Activists at Geneva vigil salute the hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkey 

  The hunger strike resistance of prisoners in Turkey and North Kurdistan was saluted during the action in front of the UN office in Geneva, which is approaching its 4th year.
• ‘Abdullah Öcalan should be embraced like Mandela’ 

  On 27 November, political prisoners in Turkey went on hunger strike, sending the message that Abdullah Öcalan and his ideas should be embraced all over the world, just as Mandela was embraced in Africa.
• Turkish gendarmerie attack Özak Tekstil workers  

  Turkish gendarmerie attacked Özak Tekstil workers as they were protesting and detained nearly 20 people.
• Freedom for Öcalan: Call for the Internationalist Long March 2024 

  An internationalist march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question will take place from 10 to 17 February 2024 from Basel to Cologne.
• Belgian activist: Abdullah Öcalan inspires the peoples of the world 

  Belgian activist Diego del Norte demanded the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and said, "Abdullah Öcalan's ideas inspire not only millions of Kurds but also people from all over the world."
• KCDK-E expresses great concern about the situation on Imrali after earthquake 

  After the earthquake in Gemlik, off the prison island of Imrali, the Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E expressed greatest concern about the situation of the Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• CDK-F to demand justice for victims of 9 January 2013 and 23 December 2022 in two demos 

  The Kurds will demonstrate on 23 December 2023 and 6 January 2024 in Paris to demand justice for the victims of the two attacks that targeted them on 9 January 2013 and 23 December 2022.
• Gaza war: Nearly 16,000 dead in 59 days 

  As the Israel-Hamas war continued on its 59th day, the Hamas Health Ministry announced that the death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 15,899.
• Lawsuit against London police for the criminalisation of the Kurdish community 

  The Kurdish Community Centre is taking legal action against an unlawful operation by the London police. The raid on their community centre took place shortly after a visit by the British Defence Secretary to his counterpart in Ankara.
• River Bridge in Şemdinli, one of the many beautiful historical spots of Kurdistan 

  The River Bridge in Şemdinli is one of the natural beauties of Kurdistan.
• Thousands celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of the PKK in Lucerne 

  Thousands of people in Lucerne celebrated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the PKK on 27 November 1978.