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• Young people from Afrin join the PKK, calling for participation in struggle 

  A group of young people from Afrin announced their participation in the PKK “for the freedom of Kurdish leader Öcalan, revenge for the martyrs of Kurdistan and response to the harassment and insult against our people and our lands".
• Families of prisoners in İmralı apply for a visit 

  Families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied once again for a visit.
• KNK: "Let's defend and rebuild Shengal together" 

  The KNK Executive Board celebrated the Yazidis Êzi feast and said, "Let's defend and rebuild Shengal together."
• Police detain 12 HDP members and executives in Istanbul  

  12 HDP members and executives were detained during political police operations in Istanbul.
• KCDK-E celebrates Yazidis on Ezî feast 

  On the occasion of the Yazidi Ezî feast, the Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E calls on all Yazidi institutions, religious leaders and influential personalities to take responsibility for the status and reconstruction of Shengal.
• ISIS attacks Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin: 2 dead, 3 injured 

  Increasing attacks by ISIS in Iraq and South Kurdistan claim more lives.
• "Falcons of the Zagros" at Strasbourg vigil 

  Kurdish musician Sidar Içli performed the piece "Falcons of the Zagros", which he composed, at the vigil "Freedom shall prevail, act for Abdullah Öcalan!" in Strasbourg and told how the song came into being.
• 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' protest in Strasbourg is on its 16th day 

  The vigil demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Strasbourg continues.
• Remains of Salih Tuğrul sent to Siirt 

  The remains of Salih Tuğrul, who died as a result of a stroke in Siirt E Type Closed Prison, were sent to his hometown, Siirt.
• Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan apply for visit 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client.
• Erdoğan replaces deputy Ministers of Treasury and Finance 

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan dismissed Ercan Gül and Hamdi Yıldırım, deputy Ministers of Treasury and Finance, and appointed Mahmut Gürcan and Yunus Elitaş in their place.
• Kurdish migrant dies after arrival in Germany 

  A 25-year-old Kurdish man who managed to cross Belarus and Poland died late last month just after reaching Germany. Baxtiyar Anwar’s body was returned home to South Kurdistan for burial on Sunday.
• New group takes over the vigil for Öcalan’s freedom in Strasbourg 

  Kurdish activists call for European action for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who has been held in aggravated isolation in the island prison of Imrali since 1999.
• Kurdish activists conclude long march in Paris: This is just the beginning! 

  On the last day of a three-day long march organized by the Kurdish youth movements in Paris, France, young activists said that their march is just a beginning.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign has issued a statement to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Women's delegation from North East Syria continues its visit in Catalunya 

  After a very successful visit to the Basque Country, the women's delegation from North and East Syria continues its meetings in Catalunya.
• Turkish army bomb guerrillas' graves in Bagok 

  The invasion attack launched by the Turkish state on Mount Bagok on 11 December continues and targeted the cemeteries of HPG/YJA Star guerrillas.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative visits CPT 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative paid a visit to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on the 14th day of a protest action it started in Strasbourg on December 1 as part of the ‘Time for Freedom’ campaign.
• Basel group takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, which is carried out outside the European institutions headquarters, has entered its 495th week and has been taken over by a group of activists from Basel.
• Police detain students in Ankara 

  A group of students who wanted to organize a forum at Ankara University were subjected to police violence and detained.
• Campaign to remove PKK from lists of terrorist organisations seeks to collect millions of signatures 

  The worldwide campaign launched by the Justice for Kurds initiative to remove the PKK from the lists of terrorist organisations wants to collect millions of signatures.
• Women’s United Revolutionary Movement: Prisoner Garibe Gezer was murdered by the state! 

  The Women’s United Revolutionary Movement accused the Turkish state of murdering prisoner Garibe Gezer and called for self-defense against the AKP-MHP fascism.
• Three people sent to prison in Nusaybin 

  Three people taken into custody by Turkish police last week in Nusaybin, were sent to prison.
• Network for International Friendship to promote first Working Brigade in Rojava 

  The Network for International Friendship will organise the first Working Brigade in the Federation of Northern and East Syria from March to April 2022.
• Second day of young Kurdish activists march among suburbs of Paris kicks off 

  Young Kurdish activists on Monday started a three-day march among the suburbs of Paris. A call for wider participation was made today, the second day of the march.