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• KDP forces detain peshmerga commander  

  It was reported that a peshmerga commander was detained in South Kurdistan for criticizing the Zerevan forces affiliated with the Barzani family. There has been no news from him since his detention.
• Iraqi troops try to prevent statue of YBŞ commander Şengalî from being transported to Shengal 

  Iraqi troops wanted to prevent a statue of YBŞ commander Zerdeşt Şengalî, who was killed in a Turkish air strike, from being brought to Shengal. Due to massive protests, the statue finally reached its destination.
• Has Russia removed Kazakhstan from the 'Turanist' axis? 

  The unprecedented protest actions in Kazakhstan helped Russia. The Russian intervention was interpreted as its removal of Kazakhstan from the Turanist axis.
• Signatures collected for the PKK in Bordeaux 

  Signatures are being collected in Bordeaux for the removal of the PKK from the EU terror list. The action takes place in the framework of the campaign led in France to decriminalize the Kurdish liberation movement.
• Jailed politician Aysel Tuğluk is having further trouble with speaking and reading 

  Aysel Tuğluk's brother Alaattin Tuğluk said that the health of the jailed Kurdish politician is getting worse day by day. “She cannot get up, cannot read a book, cannot communicate, cannot watch TV and does not talk to anyone,” her brother revealed.
• France shuts down another mosque 

  The French Minister of Interior stated that 70 Muslim places of worship in the country have been "radicalised". There are 2623 Muslim mosques and places of worship throughout France and 21 of these have been closed.
• Summary of proceedings against HDP deputy Güzel reaches Parliament Presidency  

  The summary of proceedings prepared against HDP deputy Semra Güzel, who was the target of a smear campaign carried by pro-government media, was sent to the Parliament Presidency.
• Activists from Norway take over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil  

  A group of activists from Norway took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Court of Appeal finds killing of Kemal Korkut 'faultless' 

  The court of appeal overturned the decision to pay compensation to the family of Kemal Kurkut, arguing that there was no fault in the killing of the young boy.
• Children of Fire Initiative claims responsibility for 2,000 actions in 2021 

  The Children of Fire Initiative reported that they carried out nearly 2,000 actions in 1056 different places in 2021.
• HDP calls for international action for Tuğluk and sick prisoners in Turkey 

  HDP MPs Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy appeal to international institutions to stand up for the life of Aysel Tuğluk and all sick prisoners in Turkey before it is too late.
• HDBH militias target state forces in Amed 

  The Sakine Cansız Militias of the Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) targeted Turkish state forces in Amed.
• Another refugee from Syria murdered in Turkey 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) announced that a refugee from Syria has been killed in a racist attack in Istanbul.
• Summary to strip HDP deputy Güzel of her parliamentary immunity reaches Presidency 

  The summary of proceedings prepared to strip HDP Deputy Semra Güzel of her parliamentary immunity was sent to the Presidency.
• TJK-F and CDK-F: Our struggle will achieve justice for revolutionary women slaughtered in Paris 

  The Kurdish Women’s Movement in France (TJK-F) and Democratic Kurdish Council in France expressed their gratitude to all those struggling in order for the Paris Massacre to be enlightened, saying, “Our determined struggle will achieve justice.”
• David Sassoli, European parliament President, dies aged 65  

  David Sassoli, the president of the European parliament, has died at the age of 65, his spokesman has said.
• Police take two Kurdish politicians into custody in Van 

  Two Kurdish politicians were detained in the raids on houses in the Gürpınar district of Van in the morning.
• Prosecutor seeks to strip HDP MP Semra Güzel of her parliamentary immunity 

  HDP MP Semra Güzel risks being stripped of her parliamentary immunity. A preliminary investigation report by the public prosecutor's office is already with the Minister of Justice.
• Attacker on HDP office in Istanbul arrested 

  Almost two weeks after the armed attack on the HDP district association in Bahçelievler, Istanbul, the perpetrator Muhammed Eren Sütçü has been remanded in custody after public reaction.
• Turkey: At least 2,170 workers died at work in 2021 

  The Workers Health and Safety Assembly (ISIG) reported that at least 2,170 workers died in occupational accidents in 2021.
• HDP's Gökova: Where there is oppression, there is resistance 

  Hüseyin Gökova stated that the attacks against the HDP, as well as the Ankara Train Station, Paris, Silopi and many other massacres, cannot be considered separately from the ‘reason of state’.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: We demand justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla  

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: We demand justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla.
• Political prisoner in Iran sends solidarity message to prisoners in Turkey 

  Ebdulmutalib Ehmediyan, a political prisoner sentenced by the Iranian state to 30 years, called on the public and international human rights institutions not to remain silent about the injustices perpetrated in Turkey's prisons.
• Prosecutor releases two people detained after racist attack on Kurdish students 

  Two people, who were detained after a mob of 30 attacked three Kurdish students in front of Ankara University Faculty of Law on Sunday evening, were released by the prosecutor's office.
• Fascist mob attacks three Kurdish students at Law University in Ankara 

  A right-wing extremist mob of around 30 people attacked three Kurdish students with knives and machetes at the law faculty of Ankara University.