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• Norwegian Rødt party: Protect Kurdish activists!  

  The Norwegian Rødt party condemned the Paris attack and called on the government to protect the Kurdish community.
• French Minister of Justice meets Kurdish representatives in Paris 

  The French Minister of Justice met with Kurdish representatives after the massacre that took place in Paris on 23 December.
• Arrest warrant for Paris killer William M. lifted on health grounds 

  The arrest warrant for murderer William M., who attacked the Kurdish Cultural Center in Paris, France, on 23 December and murdered three Kurdish activists, was lifted on the grounds of his health.
• Open questions after the attack in Paris 

  The targeted attack on the Kurdish community of Paris not only shocks us, it also makes us incredibly angry. We have many questions and no trust in the French security authorities.
• French police attack people protesting the deadly attack against Kurds in Paris 

  French police continue their crackdown on Kurds who are protesting in Paris against Friday’s deadly attack.
• Thousands of people protest against deadly attack in Paris 

  Thousands of people walk united from the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Centre to the large rally on the Place de la République in Paris. The demonstrators' anger is also directed against the French state.
• EH Bildu and EH Bai stand in solidarity with Kurds 

  The Basque parties EH Bildu and EH Bai stand in solidarity with the Kurds.
• HDP, DBP continue vigil against political genocide in Antep 

  HDP and DBP continued the 3-day vigil at the DBP office in Antep to protest the detention of DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır and DBP executives.
• Activists in Turin protest Paris attack 

  Activists in Turin protest attack in Paris.
• Riseup4Rojava & DefendKurdistan: Stand with the Kurdish people! 

  Riseup4Rojava and DefendKurdistan issued an urgent call for solidarity and asked activists everywhere to stand with the Kurdish people and attend the demo in Paris today.
• DBP co-chair Bayindir: No matter what they do, they will lose 

  The co-chair of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Keskin Bayındır, said that “no power can subjugate the Kurdish people. No matter what they do, they will lose”.
• Norwegian MP Seher Aydar condemns Paris attack 

  Norwegian MP Seher Aydar said: "I don't know who held the gun. But I know what the Turkish regime is capable of."
• KNK: Turkey’s extraterritorial massacres must end 

  The KNK condemned the heinous attack in Paris and all forces behind this act of barbarism in the heart of Europe.
• KCDK-E co-chairs release names of those who fell martyrs in the attack in Paris 

  KCDK-E co-chairs announced in a press release the names of those who fell martyrs in the attack in Paris. They were Evîn (Emine Kara), one of the leading figures of the Kurdish Women's Movement, Mir Perwer and Abdullah Kızıl from the Cultural Movement.
• KCDK-E calls on all Kurds to attend demo in Paris tomorrow 

  After the murder of three Kurds in Paris, KCDK-E called on all Kurds to attend the demo that will be held in Paris tomorrow, Saturday.
• New footage of the armed attack against Kurds in Paris published 

  New footage of the armed attack against Kurds in Paris has been published.
• French President Macron: Kurds of France have been the target of a heinous attack 

  French President Macron said on Twitter: "The Kurds of France have been the target of a heinous attack in the heart of Paris."
• French Interior Minister on attack site 

  After the massacre at the Kurdish Cultural Center in Paris, police attacked the people gathered in the area. The Minister of the Interior also made a statement at the scene.
• French police attack people protesting after deadly attack on Kurdish association 

  Those gathering after the attack on Kurdish association in Paris were attacked by the police.
• KNK: Turkey has once again carried its state terror to Europe! 

  “The latest attack in Paris is clearly once again organised from Ankara. This is also an attack against the French people,” stated the KNK.
• KON-MED calls for urgent protests in response to Paris attack 

  “Had precautions been taken after the Paris killings and those responsible been brought to account, this attack today would not have taken place," said KON-MED.
• HDP deputies' vigil against isolation enters third day 

  HDP deputies' vigil against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has entered its third day. The MPs said that isolation is implemented to make persecution permanent in this country.
• Unidas Podemos and Galicia En Común condemn the Paris attack 

  The Parliamentary Group Unidas Podemos in the Spanish Congress and Galicia En Común, at the initiative of its Deputy Antón Gómez-Reino Varela, issued a statement to condemn the attacks carried out in Paris against the Kurdish community.
• KCDK-E calls on Kurds to take to the streets urgently in response to Paris attack 

  “Let the whole world public know that this killing is not independent from the policies and encouragement of the Turkish state which turns Kurds into a target for genocidal policies and any form of aggression and massacre.”
• Aydar: Paris attack is an Ankara-centered operation 

  Zübeyir Aydar of the KCK calls on the Kurds and their friends to express their reactions in the wake of the deadly attack on a Kurdish association in Paris.