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• ISIS attacks in Salahaddin and Xaneqîn leave 10 dead and 4 injured 

  7 soldiers and 3 policemen lost their lives in the attack carried out by ISIS mercenaries against Iraqi forces. 4 more policemen were injured.
• Eğitim Sen pays visit to Şenyaşar familiy’s justice vigil 

  Chairwoman of the Education and Science Workers Union (Egitim Sen) Necla Kurul visited the justice vigil of the Şenyaşar family and said that “The struggle of the family must be the struggle for justice for all of us.”
• Families of martyrs meet in Drancy 

  A meeting with the families of the martyrs was held in Drancy, a suburb of Paris.
• Husband in prison for 26 years, son for 18 years 

  If you want to know the Kurdish reality, you must visit the justice vigil of relatives of political prisoners in Amed. Hasine Güler's husband has been in prison for 26 years, one son for 18 years. Another son has been killed.
• HDP Youth Congress kicks off in Amed  

  The HDP Youth is holding its third congress in Amed. Thousands of participants have arrived, and there was dancing at the beginning. Youth organisations from Şengal, Galicia, Greece and Egypt sent greetings.
• Committee preparing events for 8th anniversary of Paris Killings meets one last time 

  The committee preparing all commemoration and protest events in the 8th year of the Paris Killings with the slogan ‘France is guilty as long as justice remains in the dark,’ has met one last time.
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, symbol of the struggle against apartheid South Africa, dies in Cape Town 

  Desmond Tutu, a symbol of the struggle against apartheid South Africa, has died aged 90. Tutu was a friend of the Kurdish people.
• Campaigners call for action on Turkey’s alleged use of chemical weapons 

  Human rights activist and Kurdish rights campaigner Strasburg Sarah Glynn and trade union activist and member of the National Executive of UNISON, Stephen Smellie, called for action on Turkey's alleged use of chemical weapons.
• Berwarî: No solution in the Middle East without Öcalan 

  Duhok University academician Dr. Kamûran Berwarî said that no project in the Middle East that rules out Öcalan’s paradigm can be successful.
• European Democratic Forces Union calls on people to attend demos for release of political prisoners 

  The European Democratic Forces Union called on people to participate in marches and rallies to be held across Europe on Tuesday, 28 December, to show solidarity with the prisoners, voice their demands, and ensure their release.
• Young people prepare for HDP Youth Congress to be held tomorrow in Diyarbakir 

  Young people in Batman and the Aegean Region said that the HDP Youth Congress will be held in Diyarbakir tomorrow with the slogan "Now is the Time for Youth".
• Families wait to take bodies of guerrillas who fell in Bagok 

  While the bodies of 4 women who lost their lives as a result of an airstrike carried out by the Turkish army in Bagok are still kept in the morgue, another family gave blood samples to take their bodies.
• HDP meets with people in Urfa today for the 'Now is the Time for Justice' event 

  A public meeting will be held today in front of the HDP Urfa Provincial Building with the slogan "Now is the Time for Justice". HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar will attend the meeting.
• Action by Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement Kızılbaş Militias in Istanbul 

  The Peoples’ United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) Kızılbaş Militias set fire to a vehicle belonging to the fascists, and urged the youth to join the ranks of militia forces.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for mobilisation against atrocities in Turkey's prisons 

  KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency said that atrocities against prisoners have run rampant through Turkey’s prisons and called for mobilisation against it.
• Court of Cassation upholds prison sentence for deposed co-mayor of Van, Bekir Kaya 

  The Court of Cassation, one of the judicial organs of the AKP government, has upheld the 8 years and 3 months prison sentence given to former Van co-mayor Bekir Kaya who was jailed after deposal following a governmental decree.
• Turkey confiscates assets of Kurdish politicians 

  The Turkish authorities have confiscated the assets of 770 people accused of being close to "terrorist organisations". Among them are more than 100 personalities from Kurdish politics.
• Activists in Brussels protest Turkish persecution of ill prisoners 

  The Turkish state's persecution of prisoners in jail was protested in front of the Turkish Consulate in Brussels.
• Protest in Istanbul against deaths in prison 

  A protest against the inhumane conditions in Turkish prisons has taken place in Istanbul. The demonstration was attacked by the police, eleven people were detained.
• Political prisoners in Izmir on hunger strike 

  In Izmir, eight political prisoners went on an indefinite hunger strike against their prison conditions almost a month ago. One prisoner wrote that the prison warden was using the law of the enemy and was driven by his "hatred of Kurds".
• Three members of solidarity association sentenced to prison 

  A director and two members of the Sarmaşık Association, a civil society organization fighting poverty, have been sentenced to 2 years and a month in prison each.
• HBDH vows to bring to account those responsible for Maraş and Roboski massacres 

  The HBDH pointed out that the genocidal practices of the Turkish state continue and emphasized that it will bring those responsible for the Maraş and Roboski massacres to account.
• HDP deputy Dede: Hakkari border gates are an election tool for the AKP 

  HDP Hakkari MP Sait Dede said that the people of Hakkari could not benefit from the border gates, as they are used by the AKP as an election tool.
• "The struggle of the Kurdish people is not a crime! - Raise your voice!" say Kurdish young people 

  Kurdish Youth Movement in Europe TCŞ and TekoJIN launched a new campaign called "The struggle of the Kurdish people is not a crime! - Raise your voice, say Kurdish young people".
• Children of Fire set fire to many workplaces and vehicles 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they set fire to many workplaces and vehicles belonging to the fascists in many cities of Turkey.