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• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• Islamic State attacks army barracks in Iraq killing 11 soldiers 

  Islamic State mercenaries attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad, killing 11 soldiers , Iraqi security officials said.
• Günay: “Society is not condemned to polarization, our search for a third way continues” 

  HDP spokesperson Ebru Günay said: "Society is not compelled and not condemned to political polarization inside the system. Our quest for a third way continues."
• Prof. Phillipson: Turkey practices state terrorism against Kurds 

  Prof. Robert Phillipson from Copenhagen Business School defined Turkey's violence against the Kurds as "state terrorism" and added, “As the executive powers of the AKP-MHP government increase, it is very unlikely for them to resume the peace talks."
• 26 candidates run for Iraqi presidency 

  The Iraqi Parliament will elect a new president on 8 February. 26 people have already been nominated.
• Bomb leaves 12 members of Damascus internal security forces dead 

  12 members of the internal security of the Damascus government were killed in a bomb attack against a bus in Syria's Daraa region.
• Vigil in front of the UN headquarters leaves one year behind 

  Every Wednesday for the past year, people have been protesting in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva demanding the release of Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• Hrant Dink commemorated in Istanbul: 15 missing years 

  In Istanbul, thousands of people in front of the former editorial building of the Armenian weekly Agos commemorated the journalist Hrant Dink, who was murdered 15 years ago by a Turkish fascist.
• HDP MP faces withdrawal of parliamentary immunity over Kurdish music 

  Another request for the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity has been filed against HDP MP Remziye Tosun. The Kurdish politician states that she will not bow to the lawlessness prevailing in Turkey.
• HBDH claims responsibility for attack on oil pipeline in Maraş 

  The HBDH claimed responsibility for the attack that destroyed the oil pipeline in Pazarcık district of south-eastern Maraş province.
• Lawyer Bakırcıoğlu: Hrant Dink murder is not disclosed in all its aspects 

  Lawyer Hakan Bakırcıoğlu pointed out that the Hrant Dink murder is not clarified in its entirety and added that the social sensitivity that emerged after his murder should continue to give support to the case that is intended to be closed.
• HBDH: "We promise Hrant Dink that we will smash fascism and racism” 

  On the anniversary of the assassination of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the guerrilla alliance HBDH said: "We promise Hrant and with him to the Armenian people to smash fascism and racism."
• Prosecutor investigates villagers who sued soldiers who fired at them in Van 

  In the indictment, which was prepared after the Turkish soldiers opened fire on the villagers who protested the marble quarry to be built in Van last year, the Prosecutor's Office demanded that a villager be punished.
• Eight political parties vow to struggle together 

  The HDP, EMEP, EHP, People’s Houses, SMF, TIP, TÖP and TKP, issued a statement after the meeting they held in Ankara and underlined the importance of a joint struggle.
• Campaign to delist the PKK launched in Canada 

  Since December, an international campaign has been running for the delisting of the Kurdish liberation movement, with the PKK to be removed from the terror lists. The campaign launch in Canada was announced with a demonstration in Toronto.
• HDP to hold rally in Amed: “Let's defend peace and democracy together” 

  HDP Amed provincial administrator Mervan Yıldız called on people to participate in the party rally to be held in the city on January 22 under the motto “We defend the HDP.”
• 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 two and a half years ago.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil enters week 500 

  The Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil was launched in Strasbourg on 25 June 2012 to demand freedom for the Kurdish people’s leader. The action has been taken over by activists from St. Gallen in its 500th week.
• Baroness Blower speaks about the Freedom for Öcalan Campaign and the delisting of the PKK 

  Baroness Blower spoke about the Freedom of Öcalan Campaign and the delisting of the PKK.
• Gezi Trial: Osman Kavala remains behind bars 

  In Gezi trial, Osman Kavala, behind bars for 1,539 days, did not attend the hearing in protest against the lack of fair trial. The court board ruled for the continuation of his arrest by a majority of votes. The next hearing will be held on February 2nd.
• Police detain HDP Law Commission spokesperson 

  HDP Law Commission Spokesperson, lawyer Sedat Düşünmez, was detained in the morning following a police political operation.
• Youth organisations announce program for Long March 

  Youth organizations announced the day-to-day program of the Long March that this year will take place from Sierentz to Strasbourg with the slogan ‘We will free leader Apo with the determination of the young Apoists’.
• Two bombs explode in Baghdad  

  Two bombs exploded in Baghdad, targeting a bank and a shop where alcoholic beverages are sold.
• Two people died of cold in Van province  

  The frozen bodies of a woman and a man were found in Amanyurt, in Saray, province of Van.
• Justice Vigils by relatives of prisoners in Amed and Van continue 

  The Justice Vigils carried out by the relatives of the prisoners in Amed and Van continue.