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• Mothers on vigil at Kobanê border call on everyone to “defend Rojava” 

  Mothers holding a vigil in Suruç district bordering Kobanê in protest at Turkish attacks on the Tishrin Dam called on everyone to defend Rojava.
• DEM Party politician Rojbin Kartal Manzak arrested in Van  

  DEM Party politician Rojbin Kartal Manzak has been arrested in Van on suspicion of PKK membership. The 37-year-old ran for the office of co-mayor in Panos in the 2024 local elections.
• Strong participation in general strike to protest death penalty in Iran 

  Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrilla Çekdar Goyî  

  Guerrilla Çekdar Goyî has fallen in the resistance against the Turkish occupation attacks on the Medya Defense Areas.
• Six parties announce general strike for Warisha Moradi and Pakshan Azizi sentenced to death in Iran 

  In Eastern Kurdistan, a general strike will take place on Wednesday against the death sentences against Kurdish political prisoners Warisha Moradi and Pakshan Azizi.
• KCK: The attacks by the Turkish State and SNA must be opposed and protested everywhere 

  KCK said that the attacks by Turkey and SNA target the aspirations of the peoples, the hopes for the end of the war and conflicts in Syria after the fall of the Baath regime and the reconstruction of a democratic Syria where peoples will live equally.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Zap 

  The Kurdistan Freedom Guerrilla continues its resistance against the Turkish army's occupation of the Medya Defense Areas in South Kurdistan. Three Turkish soldiers have been killed.
• Iranian forces kill 51 Kurdish kolbars in 2024 

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Network said that the Iranian state killed 51 Kurdish kolbars and injured 246 in 2024.
• Daughter of Qazi Muhammad: My father's dream has come true in Rojava 

  Munîra Qazî, daughter of Qazi Muhammad, expressed her support for the Kurdish people and Rojava Kurdistan, congratulating all those who are fighting for the unity of the Kurdish people.
• Mazlum Abdi on meeting with Barzani: We will support one another 

  SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazlum Abdi commented on his meeting with Masoud Barzani in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) on January 16, which highlighted the need to preserve Kurdish unity and stability in the region.
• SDF commander Mazloum Abdi meets with Masoud Barzani 

  The General Commander of the SDF, Mazloum Abdi, met with Masoud Barzani, the leader of the KDP.
• KJK calls on everyone to stand up against Turkish crimes in Rojava: It is time to take action 

  KJK stated that the Turkish state is committing genocide in North-East Syria, massacring people with warplanes, UCAVs and heavy weapons in front of the eyes of the whole world, and called on everyone to stand up in the spirit of uprising.
• Kurdish guerrillas destroy artillery radar installed by the Turkish army in Xakurke 

  Kurdish guerrillas destroyed an artillery radar installed by the Turkish army in Xakurke.
• 13 Kurdish civilians detained, three imprisoned in Iran 

  The Iranian regime continues its repression of the Kurdish population unabated.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Şerzan Herekol and Botan Dalaho  

  Guerrillas Şerzan Herekol and Botan Dalaho were killed in an enemy attack on the Medya Defense Areas in July 2024.
• HPG pays tribute to guerrillas Ekin Dilda and Mîtra Manî  

  Ekin Dilda and Mîtra Manî were guerrillas of the Free Women’s Units (YJA Star). They fell in October in the South Kurdish region of Xakurke.
• New Turkish army operation in Yüksekova 

  The Turkish army has launched an operation in the villages in the Geliyê Dirî region in Yüksekova.
• Turkish warplanes continue to bomb South Kurdistan 

  The attacks carried out by the Turkish state in South Kurdistan are causing protests among the people in the region.
• Turkish state dispatches military convoy to Southern Kurdistan 

  The occupying Turkish state dispatched a convoy of military vehicles, weapons and ammunition to Amadiya district of Duhok last night.
• Mehmet Kasım Fırat: Rojava is our priority 

  The President of the Sheikh Said Association, Mehmet Kasım Fırat, said that for the Kurds, Rojava is not just a piece of land, but a symbol of honor and freedom.
• KCK: The new process must be well understood and vigilant action must be taken 

  KCK calls on all the patriotic people and democratic forces to understand and embrace the new process correctly, to be vigilant, cautious, and organized against all kinds of attacks, tricks, and deceptive games, and to further develop unity and struggle.
• Delegation to retrieve the bodies of slain journalists from Rojava not allowed to leave Turkey 

  A delegation consisting of family members, representatives of NGOs, DFG and ÖHD, and deputies of the DEM Party, is not allowed to leave Turkey to get the bodies of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, who were killed in a Turkish attack in Rojava.
• KNK delegation meets with KDP-I in Sulaymaniyah 

  A delegation of the Kurdistan National Congress has been having talks in Southern Kurdistan for two weeks. The delegation paid a visit KDP-I in Sulaymaniyah.
• 35-year-old Kurdish civilian fatally shot by the Iranian police 

  According to KHRN, the officers fired at Mohammad Azizi at close range while attempting to arrest him. Witnesses reported that he was hit by three bullets in the shoulder and abdomen, resulting in his death.
• Guerrilla Dilgeş Zîlan Gûzereş: A life dedicated to freedom and justice  

  Guerrilla Dilgeş Zîlan Gûzereş dedicated his life to becoming a true fighter and a steadfast comrade of Öcalan. From the moment he joined the guerrillas until his death, he remained loyal to his leader, his people, and the Kurdish Freedom Movement.