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• Turkey-based crime ring swindles 8.4 million Euros from elderly people in Germany 

  Introducing themselves as police officers, a Turkey-based crime ring has duped elderly people in Germany into handing over their money and valuables. German elders lost a total of 8.4 million Euros to the Turkish crime ring in 2022.
• HDP MPs: Turkey cannot achieve democracy without lifting the isolation of Öcalan 

  HDP deputies stressed that democracy will not be possible until the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted, insisting that “the main duty of every democrat should be to expose the policy of isolation.”
• Wave of arrests spreads across Iran and East Kurdistan 

  The wave of detentions and police raids by the Iranian regime forces is gradually increasing across Iran and East Kurdistan.
• Activists from Freiburg take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Five Kurdish activists from Freiburg took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg this week.
• KON-MED protests threats issued in Germany by AKP deputy 

  KON-MED said in a statement that the Turkish state “aims at spreading its massacre policy to Germany” and said that “Kurds will stand up against these threats.”
• Activists in Geneva pay tribute to Veysi Taş and Mehmet Akar 

  Geneva activists commemorated Veysi (Bubo) Taş and Mehmet Akar, who set their bodies on fire to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Bern protest isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Bern organized a protest to draw attention to the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and submitted a file to Amnesty International.
• HPG fighter Piling Qoser laid to rest 4 months after his death 

  HPG fighter Emrullah Tuncer (Piling Qoser), who lost his life in clashes in Besta 4 months ago, was buried in Ceylanpınar (Serêkaniye).
• Jinen Tîrejen Roje sets fire to vehicles, workplaces in protest of isolation 

  The Jinen Tîrejen Roje Initiative set fire to vehicles and workplaces belonging to fascists to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Mîr Perwer's mother laid to rest next to her son 

  Mîr Perwer's mother, Filiz Aydın, was buried in the Ewran Cemetery next to her son, who was murdered by the Turkish state forces in Paris.
• European Democratic Forces Union: We must take a stance against AKP-MHP's racist aggression 

  The European Democratic Forces Union called on all German organizations, people, groups who are in favor of labor and freedom to take a stance against the AKP-MHP's racist and fascist aggression in the country.
• Young activists in Athens condemn isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young activists in Athens condemned the aggravated isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, and paid tribute to Mehmet Akar and Veysi (Bubo) Taş, who set themselves on fire to protest isolation.
• Action in solidarity of Ecevit Piroğlu in front of the Serbian Consulate in Athens 

  An action was held in front of the Serbian Consulate in Athens to demand the suspension of Ecevit Piroğlu's extradition decision to Turkey.
• Musician Mîr Perwer's mother dies in Muş 

  Filiz Aydin, the mother of the Kurdish musician Mîr Perwer, who was killed in Paris in December, died in hospital as a result of an infection. Her funeral will take place in Muş and she will be buried next to her son's grave.
• Young man who set his body on fire to protest isolation laid to rest 

  Mehmet Akar, who died after setting his body on fire to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan in Sur, was buried on Tuesday evening.
• Swedish newspaper launches satire competition to protest Erdogan 

  The Swedish newspaper Flamman offers a prize of one thousand euros for the best Erdogan satire. Editor-in-chief Aretakis wants to strengthen freedom of expression in Sweden and support the rights of Kurds.
• KCDK-E: AKP issues death orders in Germany 

  Pointing to calls in Germany for the murder of Kurds and other opposition members on behalf of the Turkish dictator Erdogan, the Kurdish association KCDK-E demands that the public and the German government take action.
• Lawyers of Öcalan submit another application to visit Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison.
• Over 10,000 people express solidarity with Iranian people in Strasbourg 

  More than 10,000 people from all over Europe marched to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Monday to protest the Iranian government crackdown on protesters.
• Strong warning from Germany to AKP-MHP government 

  The German Foreign Ministry summoned Turkey’s ambassador to Berlin to denounce an AKP deputy’s election speech in Neuss that urged the audience to “find and destroy the terrorists in the holes they’re hiding.”
• Students protest 3-month suspension of professor Bülent Yücel  

  Students protested the 3-month suspension of professor Bülent Yücel after he mentioned the closure of HDP in a question he asked in the exams.
• Young person set his body on fire in Amed 

  A 25-year-old person set his body on fire in the borough of Sur in Amed. The seriously injured young man was taken to the hospital.
• Appeal for Ecevit Piroğlu facing extradition to Turkey 

  The Freedom for Ecevit Piroğlu campaign calls on the democratic public opinion and human rights organisations to interfere in the process effectively to free the Kurdish activist facing extradition from Serbia to Turkey.
• HDP calls for international observation of the 21st hearing of Kobanî case 

  HDP invites the international community and foreign missions in Turkey to observe the 21st hearing of the Kobanî case on 7-9 February 2023 in Sincan Prison Campus, Ankara.
• Call for participation in the Long March for Öcalan in February 

  The Long March Preparatory Committee called on “all young people to participate in the 2023 Long March to liberate Abdullah Öcalan.”