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• Vigil for Öcalan’s freedom in Strasbourg in its third week 

  The last week of the "Freedom shall prevail, act for Öcalan" vigil is underway in Strasbourg, France.
• EU imposes restrictive measures against the Wagner Group 

  The sanctions list was drawn up by EU officials and unanimously approved by foreign ministers, who met Monday to discuss various world crises and prepare Thursday's summit of European leaders.
• Turkish lira in free fall under AKP's 'Turkey Model' 

  The Turkish economy, battered by war and the regime's power politics, continues to collapse. The national currency, the lira, has once again fallen to a record low.
• Detained university students in solitary confinement for a month 

  Two imprisoned university students, Şura Başer and Can Kaba, have been held incommunicado in Eskişehir prison for a month.
• Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger holds second congress in Paris 

  Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) held its second congress in Paris.
• Turkish Police Department files criminal complaint against HDP Istanbul Congress 

  The Turkish Police Department filed a criminal complaint against the HDP Istanbul Provincial Organization congress held on 12 December.
• Over 1000 people sign call demanding removal of PKK from EU list of terrorist organisations 

  1000 international names demanded that the PKK be removed from the 'list of terrorist organisations'. Among the signatories are many world-renowned people.
• Kurds in Toronto demand freedom for Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Toronto attended the march organised by the Democratic Kurdish Community Assembly.
• Ilknur Birol and Ferhat Encü are the new HDP Istanbul Provincial co-chairs  

  Ilknur Birol and Ferhat Encü were elected new co-chairs at the HDP Istanbul Provincial Congress.
• Finland takes back a female ISIS member and her four children from Hol Camp 

  The Finnish Foreign Ministry has brought back an ISIS member and her four children from the Hol camp in north-eastern Syria.
• HDP congress kicks off in Istanbul 

  The fourth regular congress of the HDP Istanbul branch has begun. Thousands of people arrived at the event hall in the Küçükçekmece district.
• Kurdish-Arab Conference in Baghdad ends with final declaration 

  In the final declaration of the Kurdish-Arab Conference held in Baghdad the need for "dialogue" and "clarity" was emphasized.
• Police attack students trying to reach Ankara for 'We can't shelter' protest, detain 30 

  Turkish police attacked young people coming from outside the city to participate in the 'we can't shelter' protest in Ankara and detained 30 students using violence.
• Feleknas Uca: Stop attacking the Yazidis 

  Reacting to the bombing of the Xanesor People's Assembly by Turkish warplanes, HDP deputy co-chair Feleknas Uca said: "Stop attacking the Yazidis."
• MSD delegation meets Swedish Foreign Minister 

  A high-level delegation from north-east Syria is in Sweden for government-level talks.
• Many visit Garibe Gezer's condolence tent 

  Hundreds of people came to Dargeçit to pay their respects to Garibe Gezer, who died in Kandıra prison.
• Şenyaşar family: We will bring justice with solidarity 

  The Şenyaşar family in the resistance said, "We will bring justice with solidarity."
• Lawyers and families of Abdullah Öcalan get no answer to their request for "urgent visit" 

  An application was filed demanding an urgent visit after the 3-month ban on visits imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan ended. The application was not answered.
• Police heavy raids cause damage at HDP's Cizre building 

  Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu showed the target, HDP's Cizre district building was raided. Many people were detained during house raids.
• YJA Star guerrilla Mihriban Ata laid to rest in Derik 

  YJA Star guerrilla Mihriban Ata (Jînda Gabar), who fell as a martyr in Dersim, was buried in Derik.
• Turkish police raid HDP Cizre district building, take many into custody  

  Turkish police raided the HDP Cizre district building. Many people were detained during political operations carried out in Cizre and Silopi.
• Garibe Gezer buried in Dargeçit 

  Garibe Gezer was buried in Dargeçit in Mardin. Her older brother, Emin Gezer said: "We will stand straight" and her mother, Halime Gezer, said: "Garibe is a daughter of Kurdistan."
• 2015 Ankara massacre commemorated in its 74th month 

  Victims of the suicide attack that targeted a peace rally in Ankara on October 10, 2015 have been commemorated in the Turkish capital.
• Strasbourg Vigil: If the resistance grows, it will succeed 

  Activists from the Action Group for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan have been holding a vigil in front of the Council of Europe building in Strasbourg since 1 December.
• Kurdish activists submit dossier on Öcalan’s isolation to the CoE 

  The protest launched by the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Initiative in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has completed its second week. The activists submitted a document on the isolation of Öcalan to the Deputy Secretary General of the CoE.