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• Families apply to meet their relatives on 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.
• Tombs in Cizre cemetery vandalised 

  The tombstones of those who lost their lives during the curfew declared in 2015 and 2016 were vandalised in the Asri Cemetery in Cizre.
• Over 500 dismissed Oppo workers protest in front of factory 

  More than 500 workers working at the Oppo factory in Tuzla were dismissed. The workers have begun a protest in front of the factory.
• Radical Solidarity calls for participation to today's march for activists jailed in the Netherlands 

  As part of the days of action for the activists imprisoned in the Netherlands, members of Radical Solidarity carried out banner campaigns in Amsterdam and mobilized for today's demonstration in The Hague.
• Children of Fire claim responsibility for actions in five cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they have carried out multiple actions in five cities of Turkey.
• Mobilization video for "Long March 2022": Join us! 

  The preparatory initiative for the internationalist "Long March 2022" mobilises with video calls for participation in the multi-day march from Frankfurt to Saarbrucken in February.
• KON-MED calls on activists in Germany to attend marches for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  KON-MED called on activists in Germany and said: "Let's take part in the actions to be held on the anniversary of the Paris Massacre with the spirit of mobilization and ask for the accountability of the massacres."
• Young people take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  Young people took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Streasbourg in week 498.
• Tributes to Sakine, Fidan and Leyla continue throughout Europe 

  Black wreaths in front of the French Consulate in Copenhagen were laid by women activists to condemn the Paris Massacre, while a commemoration rally was held in Kassel, Germany.
• Solidarity with the imprisoned OPCW demonstrators 

  Four activists of the Kurdish youth movement have been imprisoned in the Netherlands for over a month. The anti-fascist movement "Radical Solidarity" is calling for solidarity, and a demonstration will take place in The Hague on Friday.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for strong participation in Paris rally 

  In a statement marking the ninth anniversary of the triple murder of Kurdish women activists in Paris, the KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency Council called for strong participation in the mass rally to take place in Paris on Saturday.
• Germany probes into Turkish spying activities with no legal process 

  The German Federal Government announced that the number of investigations into the espionage activities of Turkish intelligence service MIT has risen to 10 in the last two years. However, there is no prosecution against MIT.
• Activists in Amed demand release of sick prisoners  

  Several non-governmental organizations and political parties came together in Dağkapı Square in the south-eastern city of Amed (Diyarbakır) and called for the release of the sick prisoners and other prisoners who are supposed to be released.
• Danish politician says PKK should be removed from terror list 

  Danish politician Pernille Frahm, a former member of the European Parliament, said that the PKK should be removed from the "list of terrorist organizations", which favours the interests of the Western world.
• KOMAW calls on all Kurds to participate in events organised for 9th anniversary of Paris Massacre 

  KOMAW called on all Kurds and their friends to participate in the events organised for the 9th anniversary of the Paris Massacre.
• 308 areas in the region of Bitlis declared "Temporary Special Security Areas" for one year 

  308 areas in the region of Bitlis were declared "Temporary Special Security Areas" for one year. Large-scale military operations are to take place there.
• Police attack families of prisoners in Ankara 

  Families of prisoners from various cities, who went to Ankara to demand justice, were attacked by the police while marching towards the Ministry of Justice.
• Boğaziçi University resistance enters its second year 

  The University Faculty Members’ Association released a statement to mark the first anniversary of the protests at Boğaziçi University.
• Two more drones target US-led International Coalition forces in Iraq 

  It was reported that two more drones targeting the US-led International Coalition forces were shot down in Iraq.
• Lithuania sends almost 100 migrants back to Iraq 

  About a hundred Iraqi nationals were brought back to their homeland on a repatriation flight from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius at the weekend. In addition to Baghdad, the plane also headed for Hewlêr in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• Attacker on HDP office in Istanbul released 

  The attacker on the HDP office in Istanbul's Bahçelievler district has been released.
• Two drones targeting Coalition forces shot down in Baghdad 

  It is reported that two drones targeting the US-led Coalition forces have been shot down in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
• Turkey: Official inflation rate at 36 percent 

  Inflation in Turkey keeps shooting up to new heights. According to official figures from the Turkish Statistical Authority, the inflation rate rose from 21.31 to 36.08 percent in December. The real figures are most likely higher.
• Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights registers surge in suicides in Kirkuk  

  According to the data of the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights Kirkuk Office, there were 98 cases of "suicide" registered in 2021 in the northern province, 78 of which involved women over the age of 20.
• Guards try to strangle prisoner 

  Reşit Ilhan, who is held in Gümüşhane E Type Closed Prison, said that the guards tried to strangle him.