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• 16-year-old youth murdered in Silopi 

  It came out that 16-year-old youth by the name of Aydın Mete was killed by special operation police in Silopi 4 days ago. Aydın was cousin of 10-year-old Mehmet who had been killed on 21 December.
• Autopsy report confirms three Kurdish women were executed 

  An autopsy was performed on the bodies of three Kurdish woman politicians and one youth near them who were killed by state forces in Şırnak's Silopi district the day before.
• State terror gets heavier in Cizre and Silopi 

  Genocidal attacks by state forces against civilians continue in Cizre and Silopi districts of Şırnak for the 24th day.Resistance by local self-defense YPS units and people also continues.
• HDP calls on international community to act on developments in Turkey 

  HDP Deputy co-Chairs have written a letter for appeal on ongoing violent climate as a result of the ongoing military operations on Turkey’s Kurdish towns as well as the conditions of civil war which influence hundreds of thousands of civilian Kurds.
• Police attack people marching to Sur to break the ongoing siege 

  Thousands have gathered in the main Kurdish city Amed today to march to the central Sur district where a state of siege continues for the 36th uninterrupted day.
• 12-year-old murdered by police in Cizre 

  In Cizre district of Şırnak where an uninterrupted onslaught by state forces continues in its 24th day, more civilians are being targeted and killed by Turkish troops every passing day.
• 6 members of Turkish forces killed in Şırnak 

  5 special operation police and 1 specialized sergeant were killed in Şırnak province where also Turkish forces have recently started to attack neighborhoods protected by local self-defense units.
• 19-year-old murdered by police in Şırnak 

  Last night's attacks by state forces in Bahçelievler neighborhood of Şırnak left yet another youth dead.
• Whereabouts of DIHA reporter detained in Silopi unknown 

  DIHA reporter Nedim Oruç was detained by Turkish police in Silopi earlier today. He was tortured by special operation teams and soldiers after he turned out to be working for DIHA which is among the main news agencies targeted by the state.
• DBP member and People's Assembly co-chair murdered in Silopi 

  It came out that DBP Assembly member Sêvê Demir, Silopi People's Assembly co-chair Pakize Nayır and KJA activist Fatma Uyar are among the four people murdered by state forces in Şırnak's Silopi district yesterday.
• 37 people detained in Silopi 

  As many as 37 people have been taken into custody in Silopi district of Şırnak where onslaught by Turkish forces against the areas of self-rule continues for 23 days.
• 4th day of hunger strike by families to reclaim the bodies of their children 

  Amed's Sur district remains under onslaught by Turkish forces for over one month now. While attacks result in a growing number of casualties every day, state forces are holding the bodies of some civilians they killed in the district.
• People flock to Dicle neighborhood to reclaim the bodies of slain civilians 

  State forces conducted a heavy aggression on Şırnak's central Dicle neighborhood at around 23:30 last night, killing two civilians who remain unidentified.
• DBP Amed office raided by special operation police 

  Special operation police teams have raided provincial office of Party of Democratic Regions (DBP) in the main Kurdish city Amed.
• Four more people murdered in Silopi 

  In Silopi district of Şırnak where a state of siege continues for 23 days, bodies of four slain civilians have been brought to Silopi State Hospital.
• Man shot by police in Cizre dies 

  Attacks by state forces have claimed yet another civilian life in Cizre district of Şırnak where a curfew and onslaught continues for 23 days.
• Tanks shelling neighborhoods in Cizre 

  As genocidal attacks by state forces continue in Şırnak's Cizre district for the 23rd day, tanks deployed in town centre have started to shell neighborhoods.
• Two civilians murdered by special operation police in Şırnak 

  Special operation police have murdered two people in Şırnak last night.
• Turkish document of massacre: Our state is in a difficult period 

  An official document has been revealed detailing the background of the blatant massacre committed by Turkish state forces against the civilian population in North Kurdistan.
• 155 years prison sentence for 13 Kurdish politicians in KCK Van case 

  A total of 155 years prison sentence has been given to 13 Kurdish politicians tried in the so-called KCK trial in Van province.
• Urgent call for Silopi and Cizre 

  Şırnak branches of DBP and HDP have called for urgent action for Silopi and Cizre districts where people are under a threat of imminent massacre.
• Botan Initiative: State forces in Silopi are executing people one by one 

  Botan Democratic People's Initiative has released a statement calling on Kurdish people to rise up as state forces have started executions in Şırnak's Silopi district.
• AFAD camp sheltering Êzîdîs evacuated and occupied by Turkish forces 

  Turkish security forces have today forcibly evacuated the AFAD camp sheltering Êzîdîs in Nusaybin district of Mardin.
• 20 detained as thousands are forced to leave Silopi 

  As the self-rule resistance of people continues in Şırnak's Silopi district for the 22nd day, Turkish military and police forces are intensifying their attacks on neighborhoods in an effort to force the people to leave the town.
• Civilian shot by police in Cizre dies 

  In the 22nd day of the onslaught against popular self-rule resistance, state forces continue terrorizing people under an uninterrupted aggression in Şırnak's Cizre district.