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• More details on the Sweden-Turkey deal emerge 

  A government document published in the Swedish press highlights the extent of Sweden's concessions to Turkey’s AKP/MHP regime in the fight against the Kurdish freedom movement.
• Dozens detained in political extermination campaign in Amed 

  Turkish police have stormed and vandalised numerous flats in Amed on the basis of a denunciation, and almost twenty people have been detained.
• Bekaert metal workers in Kocaeli continue their strike 

  Bekaert metal workers in Kocaeli, who did not recognize the strike ban imposed by the presidential decision and resisted resolutely for 5 days, said: "We lit the shepherd's fire, shame on those who try to extinguish it".
• S&D President Pérez says no one can blackmail EU, including Erdogan 

  S&D President Iratxe García Pérez underlined that nobody can blackmail the EU, including the Erdogan regime.
• Young activists announce new march for Öcalan on Sunday 

  With an action in Athens, TCŞ members announced that they will be on the ground with the spirit of mobilization on Sunday, 18 December to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dr. Goran Zangana on Turkey's use of chemical weapons 

  Dr. Goran Zangana spoke about Turkey's use of chemical weapons.
• Swedish internationalists protest Turkish war crimes  

  Swedish internationalists carried out an action to condemn the war crimes committed by the Turkish state by projecting images of Turkish President Erdogan's cooperation with ISIS.
• Uprising in East Kurdistan and Iran leaves three months behind 

  The "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" uprising in East Kurdistan and Iran has left three months behind in spite of a deepening government crackdown.
• Young people to take to the streets to demand freedom for Öcalan on Saturday 

  The Kurdish youth movements TCŞ and TekoJIN will take to the streets to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Germany, Switzerland, England, Austria and France on 17 December.
• Explosion in Amed hits police vehicle passing by 

  An explosion occurred while a police vehicle was passing on the Amed-Mêrdîn road.
• Activists in Catania condemn Turkish attacks against Rojava  

  Activists in Catania, Sicily, hung a big banner to support the Rojava revolution against Turkish attacks.
• Internationalist women hold action in Paris 

  A group of young internationalist women held an action in Paris.
• MEPs: Turkish state attacks must be stopped immediately 

  Several MEPs and group leaders demanded that the attacks carried out by the invading Turkish state be stopped immediately.
• Alliance for Labour and Freedom: Decision against Ekrem Imamoğlu is a political move 

  The Alliance for Labour and Freedom condemns the prison sentence and political ban against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu as a continuation of the coercive measures against the political opposition in Turkey.
• KCDK-E launches campaign for "organising mobilization” 

  After its conference on December 11-12, the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) announced a campaign for "organising mobilization" in the Democratic Kurdish Community Centres and Assemblies in Europe.
• Condition of prisoners on hunger strike in Konya getting worse 

  The condition of the prisoners on indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike in Ereğli Prison, has deteriorated.
• Danielle Mitterrand Foundation awards prize to "founders of the utopias of North and East Syria" 

  The Danielle Mitterrand Foundation awarded the homonymous prize this year to the "founders of the utopias of North and East Syria".
• French senators protest Turkish attacks 

  24 senators in the French Senate held a demonstration with banners containing different messages to protest the Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria and the chemical attacks on Kurdish Freedom Guerrillas.
• Young activists in Greece protest isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  TSC members protested the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan on the ship sailing from Athens to the island of Aegina.
• Kurdish organizations call for participation in the march to be held in Basel on Saturday 

  The Kurdish organizations CDK-S and YJK-S in Switzerland called for participation in the march to be held in Basel De Wette Park on Saturday, 17 December, demanding the freedom of the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan.
• Protest in front of EP against international silence and inaction 

  In a demonstration organized by TJK-E in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Kurds and people in solidarity demanded contact with Abdullah Öcalan and information about his condition.
• CHP Mayor of Istanbul faces prison sentence and ban on political activity 

  Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. If the sentence is confirmed by the highest court, the CHP politician will be deposed and will not be allowed to run for office again.
• HDP calls for international action against extradition of Kurdish refugees 

  HDP calls upon the international community not to remain silent in the face of the sacrifice of Kurds once again for geopolitical concerns and considerations, inviting all democratic and progressive forces in Sweden and Europe to support Kurdish refugees.
• European Court of Justice dismisses PKK’s objection against "terror list" 

  The European Court of Justice has dismissed the PKK's 2021 objection to be removed from the list of "terrorist organizations".
• Police take 9 people into custody in Mersin 

  In the political police operation carried out in Mersin, 9 people, including HDP Akdeniz and Toroslar district co-chairs, were detained.