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• KCK: Desmond Tutu will live on in a free and democratic Kurdistan 

  “As a friend of the Kurdish people, Desmond Tutu has always made every effort to ensure that the Kurds achieve a free and democratic life. He has always resolutely fought for the physical freedom of Rêber Apo.”
• "Remembering means objection, forgetting means denial" 

  At their first vigil of the year against "disappearances" in state custody, the Istanbul Saturday Mothers vowed continuation of their struggle for truth and justice.
• Judge in Osmaniye send 5 people from Afrin to prison 

  Five of the 15 people from Afrin, who were detained during the political operations carried out in 6 provinces based in Osmaniye, were sent to prison accused of being "members of a terrorist organization".
• Norwegian politician Ask says removal of PKK from 'terror lists' will help achieve peace 

  Norwegian politician Arnljot Ask, one of the signatories of the campaign to remove the PKK from the list of ‘terrorist organizations’, said that the PKK should be removed to achieve a democratic solution and just peace.
• Female guerrillas buried in 'Cemetery of the nameless' before DNA test is performed 

  The remains of four female guerrillas who fell as martyrs in the middle of December on Bagok Mountain in Nusaybin, province of Mardin were buried in the "Cemetery of the nameless" without DNA testing.
• Russian planes hit village in Hatay, kill 8, says SOHR 

  SOHR reported that Russian planes attacked a village in Hatay, on the border with Syria, and 8 people lost their lives.
• Deniz Poyraz commemorated at her grave on her 39th birthday 

  If she had not been murdered by a Turkish fascist, Deniz Poyraz would be celebrating her 39th birthday today. In her memory, family members, friends and companions commemorated her at her grave in Izmir.
• KOMAW calls for the PKK ban to be lifted 

  KOMAW said that lifting of the PKK ban would benefit everyone and urged countries to stop Turkish crimes against humanity.
• MLKP vows resistance in 2022 

  The Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) released a New Year message, saying, "We welcome the year of 2022 with a commitment to enhance our national struggle for freedom with class anger.”
• Children of Fire Initiative sets fire to factories in 5 cities 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to several factories in 5 cities.
• Şenyaşar family’s vigil for justice on its 298th day 

  Şenyaşar family continues their justice vigil in Urfa for family members who were killed in 2018.
• KON-MED wishes that 2022 will be a year without war and violence 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED wished the world a 2022 without war and violence.
• Petition demands release of Aysel Tuğluk 

  The KulturForum TurkeyDeutschland is demanding clear signals from the new German government towards Erdoğan and has started a petition for the release of the seriously ill Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk.
• Activists in Frankfurt and Bremen demand release of ill prisoners 

  Demonstrations were held in Frankfurt and Bremen demanding the release of ill prisoners.
• Şenyaşar family: This case is the bleeding wound of the country 

  Ferit Şenyaşar holding a vigil for justice with his mother in Urfa said, “Those who remain silent are accomplices to this massacre. This is not only our case.”
• Iraqi parliament to hold its opening session on January 9 

  The new Iraqi parliament will begin its first session on January 9th, according to the decree passed nearly three months after the elections.
• Buldan: We will win against fascism! 

  HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan, who visited the attacked Bahçelievler building, said, "We will definitely win against these oppressors, this understanding of fascism."
• Prisoner who witnessed Gezer’s death is on hunger strike 

  Deniz Tepeli, a prisoner who witnessed Garibe Gezer's execution, went on an indefinite hunger strike in protest at not being heard as a witness.
• Activists send fax to ministry of justice demanding Tuğluk's release 

  The Union for Democracy (DIB) sent a fax to the Ministry of Justice to demand the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk who is held in Kandıra prison.
• Villo Sigurdsson: “PKK is a freedom movement” 

  Former Mayor of Copenhagen, Villo Sigurdsson, stated that the removal of the PKK from the "terror list" is one of the most crucial prerequisites for peace in the Middle East, saying, "The PKK is a freedom movement."
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply for a visit 

  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.
• Lawyers of Öcalan complain to Council of Judges and Prosecutors about forbidden visits to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan complained to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) that they had been prevented from meeting with their clients.
• Stand for Öcalan in Lausanne reaches week 6 

  The stand organised by young activists in Lausanne to explain the paradigm of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and collect signatures to demand that the PKK be removed from the list of terrorist organisations, continues.
• Protests in North Kurdistan against attack on HDP members in Istanbul 

  People of North Kurdistan protested against the attack on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters in Bahçelievler, Istanbul.
• HDP Youth Assembly: We will strengthen our resistance in every field 

  The HDP Youth Assembly vowed resistance and declared, "The anti-Kurdish attitude is the source of Turkey's multiple crises."