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• Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy says "the use of chemical weapons by Turkey is a war crime" 

  Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy said that "the use of chemical weapons by Turkey is a war crime".
• Will war or dialogue precede the Ukraine crisis? 

  Although the door for discussion between the United States and Russia was maintained open, Russia replied on Thursday to the United States' rejection of Moscow's request for "security guarantees" in the Ukraine conflict.
• Family from Kobanê detained in Mersin  

  Turkish police have detained a Kurdish woman from Kobanê in Akdeniz district of southern Mersin province along with her 15-day-old baby.
• Başaran: Isolation of Öcalan should be ended 

  “If Öcalan has something to say, he should be allowed to say it. The government uses the isolation as a tool for psychological warfare," said Spokeswoman for the Women's Assembly of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• Haşim Gezer: My sister told me what she went through  

  Haşim Gezer, the imprisoned brother of Garibe Gezer, said that she told him about the rape and torture she suffered in a phone call they had.
• Group from Geneva takes over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil, carried out in front of the European institutions in Strasbourg, has been taken over by a delegation of Kurds from Geneva.
• Six rockets hit international airport in Baghdad 

  It was reported that six rockets were fired at the international airport in Baghdad.
• Trials against Kurdish activists begin in Germany  

  The trials of two Kurdish activists accused of supporting the PKK will begin in February in Stuttgart and Koblenz. The basis for the charges is the so-called terror paragraph 129b.
• Ömer Öcalan: The gate of Imrali has to open 

  A statement by President Erdogan has led to speculation about alleged power struggles in the Kurdish movement and possible talks in Imrali. HDP deputy Ömer Öcalan says that everyone feels entitled to speak, yet Abdullah Öcalan is not allowed to talk.
• German Federal Court approves the Mesopotamia and Mir ban 

  The German Federal Administrative Court ruled that the Ministry of Interior's decision to prohibit Mesopotamia Publishing House and Mir Muzik in 2019 was "in accordance with the law." The legal battle of Kurdish institutions will be taken to higher court.
• Justice Vigil by families of prisoners in Amed grows 

  The Justice Vigil of the prisoners' relatives in Amed is growing. The mother of Hogir Batu, a prisoner on hunger strike, also participated in the vigil.
• KCDK-E: The resistance of Kobanê has shown itself again in Hesekê 

  The Kurdish European Confederation KCDK-E commemorates the liberation of Kobanê and establishes a relationship with the victory over the ISIS large-scale attack on the prison in Hesekê. The association calls on humanity to defend Rojava.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  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. The last client meeting took place more than two years ago.
• Kirstein: Europe owes its peace to the PKK 

  Zurich City Council Member Andreas Kirstein said that Europe is protected from ISIS thanks to the PKK's struggle and the price it has paid.
• Vehicle that hit and killed a woman in Kızıltepe on 11 January belonged to Turkish Armed Forces 

  The vehicle that hit and killed a woman in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin on 11 January belonged to the Turkish Armed Forces and the driver was a sergeant.
• 12 summaries of proceedings arrive at Joint Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Constitution 

  12 summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the parliamentary immunity of nine HDP deputies and one DBP deputy were referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Constitution on Wednesday.
• Decision has already been made in HDP closure case 

  HDP party assembly member and lawyer, Doğan Erbaş, said that it is a legal scandal that the Constitutional Court has requested an opinion from the HDP over the closure case without taking the defence of individuals involved.
• International Coalition: ISIS is a global problem 

  Major General John W. Brennan, the commander of the International Coalition against ISIS, said that ISIS is a global problem that must be permanently solved. He made the declaration after the successful operation carried out by the SDF in Sina prison.
• Şenyaşar family on vigil for justice for 324 days 

  Şenyaşar family holding a vigil for justice for their murdered relatives in Urfa said, “We have been crying out for justice for 324 days. When will justice finally be done?”
• HDP delegation visits Ambassador of South Africa 

  Co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Mithat Sancar paid a visit to Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba, Ambassador of South Africa in Ankara.
• Kurdish activists arrested in the Netherlands released 

  Kurdish young activists who were arrested while staging a protest outside the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands have been released after two months of detention.
• German Federal Administrative Court to decide on Kurdish ban 

  Germany’s Federal Administrative Court will bring a verdict in the lawsuit against the banning of the Mesopotamia Publishing House and Mir Muzik. Kurds and their friends held a demonstration in front of the courthouse to give support to both institutions.
• Children of Fire set fire to several targets in 7 cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative claimed responsibility for multiple actions in seven cities where many factories and workplaces belonging to fascists were set on fire.
• New information appears in case of Gülistan Doku 

  It has been learned that Cemile Yücer, the mother of Zainal Abarakov, the main suspect in the disappearance of Gülistan Doku, wrote a petition to CIMER saying that she wanted to leave the country.