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• Court rejects request to arrest rapist sergeant Musa Orhan 

  Turkish Specialist Sergeant Musa Orhan, was sentenced to prison, but plea for his arrest was denied.
• Activists protesting Turkey’s use of chemical weapons outside the OPCW HQ detained - UPDATE 

  The activists protest the silence of the OPCW and other international institutions in the face of the crime committed by Turkey against the Kurds.
• Families file another application to be granted visit to Imrali 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied once again to be granted a visit.
• Council of Europe gives Turkey one year time for İmralı 

  The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has asked Turkey to provide information on Abdullah Öcalan pursuant to the ECtHR decisions by September 2022.
• HDP deputies apply to parliament to visit prisoners on Imrali 

  People’s Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers Fatma Kurtulan and Hüseyin Kaçmaz, the members of the Human Rights Investigation Commission in the Turkish parliament, have requested to visit the prisoners on İmralı.
• Council of Europe demands Demirtaş's release 

  The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has launched infringement proceedings against Turkey for its failure to comply with the ECtHR ruling over Osman Kavala. The committee has also demanded an immediate release of Selahattin Demirtaş.
• KCDK-E calls on activists to join vigil for Abdullah Öcalan in front of Council of Europe 

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E calls for participation in the vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, which will take place from 1 to 17 December in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
• Preparations for the Long March 2022 intensify 

  The internationalist Long March demanding freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question will take place in February. The program starts in Frankfurt and ends with the traditional demonstration in Strasbourg.
• 7 peshmergas and 3 civilians die in ISIS attack in Maxmur 

  7 peshmergas and 3 civilians lost their lives in the attack carried out by ISIS in Maxmur on Thursday night.
• Amed Bar Association applies to Constitutional Court demanding rejection of closure case against HDP 

  Amed Bar Association applied to the Constitutional Court demanding it to reject the closure case against the HDP and the political ban request against 451 party politicians.
• Teachers take to the streets in Rojhilat and Iran 

  In many cities of Iran and Rojhilat, teachers took to the streets demanding the end of the violations of rights and equal pay.
• ISIS mercenaries attack a village in Maxmur, dead and injured reported 

  ISIS mercenaries attacked a village in Maxmur in the evening. Dead and injured are reported.
• Council of Europe to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey 

  The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has reportedly decided to launch infringement proceedings against Turkey on the grounds of its failure to implement the ECtHR ruling of rights violation and immediate release for Osman Kavala.
• Lawyers apply for 'urgent meeting' with Öcalan 

  Lawyers of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have once again applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor Office and the İmralı Prison Administration demanding an “urgent meeting” with their clients.
• HDP co-chair Buldan meets EU ambassadors 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan and Foreign Affairs Spokesman Hişyar Özsoy met with ambassadors of EU countries at a luncheon in Ankara.
• BastA! in solidarity with the HDP 

  A delegation of the HDP has visited Switzerland and met with politicians of the party "Basel's strong alternative".
• Only three paediatricians in Hakkari hospital, says health trade union 

  Remzi Özer, Head of SES Hakkari Branch, said that there are only 3 paediatricians in the hospital in Hakkari.
• NAV-BEL calls for participation in The Hague march on Friday  

  NAV-BEL called for participation in The Hague march on Friday and confirmed that the event in Belgium was suspended due to coronavirus restrictions.
• Young people in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A march was held in the Drancy suburb of Paris to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. Young people closed the route of Pierrefitte Stains station to traffic.
• Families of Imrali prisoners visit the HDP in Parliament 

  The families of the prisoners on Imralı visited the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentary group in the Turkish Assembly and reiterated their request to visit their relatives.
• Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva continues 

  The sit-in demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, which has been ongoing since January 25, demands an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Platform for fair elections founded in Ankara 

  A civil society alliance has been formed in Ankara to campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey to be fair.
• Kurds launch vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg 

  Kurds have launched a vigil in front of the Council of Europe as the Committee of Ministers meeting continues. The vigil will last 17 days.
• Former HDP administrator remanded in custody in Batman 

  A former provincial administrator of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Batman has been remanded in custody.
• Families of Imrali prisoners denounce isolation in Turkish parliament - UPDATE 

  Families of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı made a statement in the Turkish Parliament.