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• Deniz Poyraz case: Murderers will be brought to account 

  The trial of Onur Gencer who murdered HDP member Deniz Poyraz began in Izmir. Gencer's laughter during the hearing sparked reaction among the audience. The slogan “murderers will account before the public” was frequently chanted in the courtroom.
• KCDK-E: 2022 shall be the year of free Kurdistan and Öcalan 

  In its new year message, the KCDK-E Co-Presidency Council wished 2022 to be the year of “free Kurdistan, free Öcalan.”
• Poyraz's mother says her daughter’s case concerns all Kurdish people 

  Deniz Poyraz's mother, Fehime Poyraz said that “This case is not just my personal case, it concerns all Kurdish people and those who support them.”
• KCDK-E Foreign Relations Committee takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The KCDK-E Foreign Relations Committee took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Buldan: The killer of Deniz Poyraz and the forces behind him would be held accountable 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan made a statement before the trial for the murder of Deniz Poyraz opened. She said that the killer and the forces behind it would be held accountable.
• More Bashur refugees died as two boats sank off the Greek coast 

  The Summit (Lutke) Foundation for Refugee and Displaced Affairs announced that 9 immigrants from Bashur Kurdistan lost their lives in 2 boats that sank off the coast of Greece, and the fate of 23 of them is unknown.
• Sancar: Responsible for these attacks against the HDP is the government! 

  Another armed attacker broke into an HDP office in Turkey and injured employees. HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar blames the government and warns of further attacks.
• Activists in Marseille protest conditions of ill prisoners in Turkish jails  

  A rally in Marseille pointed out that ill prisoners are left to die by the state in Turkish jails.
• Kurdish women’s movement commemorates victims of Roboski massacre 

  The Kurdish Free Women’s Movement (TJA) commemorated 34 people, 19 of whom were minors, who lost their lives in the Roboski Massacre carried out by the Turkish state on 28 December 2011.
• HDP and CHP hold joint press conference 

  After a series of talks between the HDP and the other opposition parties in Turkey, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and HDP leaders Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar held a joint press conference in Ankara.
• Protest against attack on HDP members in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, an armed attacker injured two HDP members with a knife. Street protests are taking place in the Bahçelievler district against the systematic attacks on the party.
• Leyla Güven calls for common struggle for ill prisoners 

  Co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Leyla Güven sent a message to the Vigil for Justice in Amed and called for urgent action for ill prisoners.
• YPJ commemorates Desmond Tutu 

  Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) General Command commemorated Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu who died aged 90 on December 26, saying that “he was a symbol of resistance against the racist regime.”
• Twelve taken into custody in Antalya 

  Twelve people have been detained in Antalya in connection with an HDP rally.
• Two injured in armed attack on HDP in Istanbul 

  In Bahçelievler, people armed with knives entered the building of the HDP district association. Two party members were injured.
• KNK issues message of condolences for Desmond Tutu 

  "It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a tireless fighter for global human rights and a hero of the victorious struggle against apartheid in South Africa", said the KNK in a message of condolences.
• ISIS attacks in Salahaddin and Xaneqîn leave 10 dead and 4 injured 

  7 soldiers and 3 policemen lost their lives in the attack carried out by ISIS mercenaries against Iraqi forces. 4 more policemen were injured.
• Eğitim Sen pays visit to Şenyaşar familiy’s justice vigil 

  Chairwoman of the Education and Science Workers Union (Egitim Sen) Necla Kurul visited the justice vigil of the Şenyaşar family and said that “The struggle of the family must be the struggle for justice for all of us.”
• Families of martyrs meet in Drancy 

  A meeting with the families of the martyrs was held in Drancy, a suburb of Paris.
• Husband in prison for 26 years, son for 18 years 

  If you want to know the Kurdish reality, you must visit the justice vigil of relatives of political prisoners in Amed. Hasine Güler's husband has been in prison for 26 years, one son for 18 years. Another son has been killed.
• HDP Youth Congress kicks off in Amed  

  The HDP Youth is holding its third congress in Amed. Thousands of participants have arrived, and there was dancing at the beginning. Youth organisations from Şengal, Galicia, Greece and Egypt sent greetings.
• Committee preparing events for 8th anniversary of Paris Killings meets one last time 

  The committee preparing all commemoration and protest events in the 8th year of the Paris Killings with the slogan ‘France is guilty as long as justice remains in the dark,’ has met one last time.
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, symbol of the struggle against apartheid South Africa, dies in Cape Town 

  Desmond Tutu, a symbol of the struggle against apartheid South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu was a friend of the Kurdish people.
• Campaigners call for action on Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons 

  Human rights activist and Kurdish rights campaigner Strasburg Sarah Glynn and trade union activist and member of the National Executive of UNISON, Stephen Smellie, called for action on Turkey's alleged use of chemical weapons.
• Berwarî: No solution in the Middle East without Öcalan 

  Duhok University academician Dr. Kamûran Berwarî said that no project in the Middle East that rules out Öcalan’s paradigm can be successful.