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• Thousands in Marseille protest the isolation of Öcalan and the silence of Europe 

  Masses took to the streets in Marseille in protest at the aggravated isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, criticising the European silence and inaction.
• KNK: Isolation in Imrali must end 

  In its last meeting, the Kurdish National Congress put the isolation regime in Imrali on the main agenda and said: "We call on the CPT and the European Parliament to fulfill their duties. The isolation of Mr. Öcalan must be lifted."
• Federal court in Canada rules that 4 Canadian ISIS mercenaries held in Rojava should be brought back 

  The federal court in Canada has ruled that four Canadian ISIS mercenaries detained in Northern and Eastern Syria should be brought to the country.
• Former Italian YPG fighter laid to rest in Pombia 

  Former YPG fighter Riccardo Nicodano has been buried in Pombia, northern Italy. The internationalist called himself "Botan" in Rojava and fought against the Islamic State in Raqqa and Tabqa.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in sit-in for Öcalan’s freedom in Strasbourg 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress (KCDK-E) called for strong participation in a sit-in protest for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abudullah Öcalan to be held on January 23-25 in Strasbourg.
• 10 detained in police attack during ESP press statement in Istanbul 

  Istanbul police detained ten ESP members while they were making a press statement on the occasion of a solidarity hunger strike for political prisoners. They now face charges and fines for violation of the right of assembly.
• Germany says 24 activists were blocked from attending Paris commemoration 

  The German Interior Ministry admitted that 24 German citizens had been blocked at the border, who set out to participate in the mass demonstration in Paris on January 7.
• Peköz says HDP MPs will continue vigil until isolation is lifted 

  HDP MP Kemal Peköz said that the HDP parliamentary group would continue their protest until the isolation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted.
• Ipekyüz: Labor and Freedom Alliance will play an important role at next elections  

  HDP Batman MP, Necdet Ipekyüz, talked about the successful turnout at the rally in Kartal and said that the Labor and Freedom Alliance will play an important role at the next elections.
• Solidarity event with protesters in Iran takes place at Mozart University  

  A solidarity event with the Iranian peoples was held at Mozart University in Salzburg.
• HBDH: Hrant Dink was the idea and voice of freedom 

  Stating that Hrant Dink was the idea and voice of freedom, HBDH said, "There is no other way but to resist, unite and fight in the lands where every dissenting voice is wanted silenced."
• Armenian journalist Hrant Dink commemorated in Malatya where he was born  

  The murdered Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was commemorated in front of the house where he was born in Malatya province.
• Thousands commemorate Hrant Dink in Istanbul 

  Commemorating Armenian journalist Hrant Dink who was murdered by an ultra-nationalist in Istanbul 16 years ago, thousands in Istanbul said, "We are all Hrant, we are all Armenians.”
• HBDH militia strikes a police vehicle in Amed 

  "Based on the strength we get from our martyrs who set their bodies on fire to protest the crackdown in Turkey’s prisons, we hit the enemy forces and draw the attention of the whole world to the brutal policies of isolation and destruction in prisons!"
• German Parliament recognises the ISIS genocide against Yazidis in Shengal 

  The German Parliament has recognised the ISIS massacres of the Yazidi community in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as genocide, stating that the crimes committed by ISIS in Shengal in 2014 constitute genocide in the sense of the UN Convention.
• 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.