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• Police detain students in Ankara 

  A group of students who wanted to organize a forum at Ankara University were subjected to police violence and detained.
• Campaign to remove PKK from lists of terrorist organisations seeks to collect millions of signatures 

  The worldwide campaign launched by the Justice for Kurds initiative to remove the PKK from the lists of terrorist organisations wants to collect millions of signatures.
• Women’s United Revolutionary Movement: Prisoner Garibe Gezer was murdered by the state! 

  The Women’s United Revolutionary Movement accused the Turkish state of murdering prisoner Garibe Gezer and called for self-defense against the AKP-MHP fascism.
• Three people sent to prison in Nusaybin 

  Three people taken into custody by Turkish police last week in Nusaybin, were sent to prison.
• Network for International Friendship to promote first Working Brigade in Rojava 

  The Network for International Friendship will organise the first Working Brigade in the Federation of Northern and East Syria from March to April 2022.
• Second day of young Kurdish activists march among suburbs of Paris kicks off 

  Young Kurdish activists on Monday started a three-day march among the suburbs of Paris. A call for wider participation was made today, the second day of the march.
• 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.