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• Turkish army sets fire to forests once again 

  The Turkish army set fire to forests in the operation it carried out in the rural areas of Amed, Çewlik, Muş and Êlih in North Kurdistan.
• Anti-government protests continue in Iran and East Kurdistan 

  Despite the Iranian state's brutal crackdown, anti-government protests continue in dozens of cities.
• Human chain between the scenes of 2013 and 2022 Kurdish massacres in Paris 

  A commemorative demonstration from the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre to the Kurdish Information Office in Paris drew attention to the link between the two attacks of 2013 and December 2022.
• Paris martyrs to be buried in their hometowns 

  Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl, two of the victims of the attack on the Kurdish community in Paris, are to be buried at their homes in Northern Kurdistan, while Evîn Goyî will be laid to rest in the Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan.
• HDP deputies continue their protest demanding immediate meeting with Öcalan 

  HDP MPs continue to protest in Ankara against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and demand an immediate visit to the prison island of Imrali.
• Lawyer Demir: People want to have news of Öcalan 

  Lawyer Cemal Demir drew attention to the anxiety caused by the fact that no news had been received from Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and said: “Society is on its toes. People want to have news as soon as possible."
• Travel ban imposed on 131 German citizens between 2018 and 2022 

  Between 2018 and 2022, the security units in Germany arbitrarily imposed a travel ban on 131 German citizens.
• Farewell to the martyrs of Paris 

  The funeral service for Evîn Goyî, Mîr Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl took place in Paris. Thousands of people bid farewell to the Kurds who were murdered in a targeted attack.
• New footage shows police violence in Amed 

  After footage of police violence last weekend in the Amed (Diyarbakir), new footage from the city shows state forces resort to violence in the middle of a street in the central Yenişehir district.
• Women-led uprising in Iran on day 110  

  Despite the brutal crackdown by Iranian state forces, the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" uprising continues. According to human rights activists, at least 516 protestors have been killed since September 16.
• Çankaya: AKP-MHP government is responsible for Paris killings 

  The Honorary President of the Austrian Alevi Unions Federation, Mehmet Ali Çankaya, commemorated the Paris martyrs and said that the AKP-MHP government is responsible for the killings.
• British police detain Kurds on their way to Paris commemoration 

  5 people, who were travelling from London to attend the commemoration ceremony for the 3 Kurdish activists murdered in Paris, were detained by the British police.
• Second case against Kobanê protests opens in Ankara 

  The first hearing of the second case concerning the 2014 Kobanê protests was held on Monday at the Ankara 18th Heavy Penal Court.
• Police injure two young men with gun in Istanbul 

  Turkish police arbitrarily used violence against two young men in Istanbul and injured them by gunfire.
• Call for participation in actions in Paris on January 3 and 7 

  Tomorrow, the Kurdish community in France will send off the three martyrs to Kurdistan after a ceremony to be held in the Paris suburb of Villers-le-Belle.
• Intelligence technology blown up at site of massacre in Paris 

  In Paris, police blew up a container of suspected intelligence technology near the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre. While police say they feared it was a bomb, the media speak of evidence destruction.
• KON-MED calls on Kurds to participate in farewell to Paris martyrs 

  The largest umbrella organization of the Kurdish Diaspora in Germany, KON-MED, issued a written statement urging all Kurds to go to Paris for tomorrow’s farewell to Evîn Goyî, Mir Perwer and Abdurrahman Kızıl, who were murdered in Paris.
• Göksungur: We will stand up for our martyrs 

  The co-chair of the European umbrella organization KCDK-E, Fatoş Göksungur, called for people to come to Paris on 3 and 7 January to protest the Paris massacre.
• Etxebarrieta: Abdullah Öcalan must see his lawyers 

  Oihana Etxebarrieta, member of the Basque Autonomous Region Parliament for EH Bildu, stated that Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan should be allowed to see his lawyers and called on the EU institutions to put pressure on Turkey.
• Israel bombs Damascus airport 

  The Syrian army says Israeli missiles killed two soldiers and had put Damascus airport out of service for the second time in a year.
• Memorial in Marseille for Roboski, Freedom guerrillas and Paris Martyrs 

  A memorial was held in Marseille for 34 people murdered 11 years ago in Roboski, 11 Freedom guerrillas murdered with chemicals, and Evîn Goyî, Abdurrahman Kızıl and Mir Perwer murdered in Paris.
• HDP Youth Assembly protest Roboski and Paris massacre as well as isolation of Öcalan 

  The HDP Youth Assembly hung a banner on an underpass in Istanbul with the words "Young people will ask for Roboski and the Paris massacres", and in Mersin against the isolation of Öcalan.
• Memorial in Bordeaux for Evîn Goyî, Abdurrahman Kızıl and Mir Perwer 

  A memorial was held in Bordeaux for Evîn Goyî, Abdurrahman Kızıl and Mir Perwer, who were killed in the attack on the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center in Paris on 23 December 2022.
• Mantes la Jolie mayor condemns Paris Massacre 

  Mantes la Jolie mayor, Raphaël Cognet, visited the Normandy People's Association, and condemned the Paris Massacre saying that they would do their best to enlighten it.
• Iraq announces the elimination of 311 ISIS mercenaries in 2022 

  The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced the liquidation of 311 mercenaries from ISIS during the year 2022, pointing out that most of them were important leaders of ISIS.