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• Calls grow for Abdullah Öcalan to be enabled to play his role in proper conditions 

  A delegation from the DEM Party was able to visit Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali Island. Prominent figures are now calling for Öcalan to be allowed to lead a new process under free and fair conditions.
• DEM Party and DBP: Öcalan’s call can change the fate of Turkey and the region 

  Commenting on the meeting with Abdullah Öcalan, DEM Party and DBP highlighted the importance of the solution perspective offered by the Kurdish leader, calling for bold steps to be taken together.
• Three suspects in Narin Güran murder trial sentenced to life imprisonment 

  In the Narin Güran murder trial, three suspects, including the girl's mother, were sentenced to life imprisonment.
• DEM Party delegation to Imrali to make statement tomorrow 

  The DEM Party delegation that went to Imrali and held a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan will make a statement tomorrow, Sunday.
• DEM Party delegation returns from İmralı 

  DEM Party deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan met with Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı Island today.
• Lawyer Özoral: ‘Right to hope’ must be respected 

  Lawyer Mustafa Özoral said that the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imralı should be lifted and the ‘right to hope’ respected.
• KCDK-E calls on everyone to take action against the attacks on Alawites 

  KCDK-E called on everyone to protest against the attacks against the Alawites in Syria.
• DEM Party delegation visits Imrali 

  DEM Party deputies Sırrı Süreyya Önder and Pervin Buldan went to İmralı to meet with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Joint declaration by 1043 personalities in Turkey calls for peace  

  "We call for urgent steps to be taken for the initiation of a peace process," said 1043 personalities in a joint declaration against the policies of war and the lack of a solution to the Kurdish question.
• Activists from the UK take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The new group of activists that took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil called on Kurds to support Rojava.
• KBDH Evîn Goyî Militia carries out actions in Bursa 

  KBDH Evîn Goyî Militia announced that they carried out two actions in Bursa in memory of the martyrs of the 2nd Paris Massacre.
• Photographs of slain Kurdish activists hung on Paris’ 10th Arrondissement City Hall 

  Photographs of Kurdish activists who were murdered in Paris on December 23, 2022 and January 9, 2013 were hung on the wall of Paris 10th Arrondissement City Hall.
• Heyva Sor’s Relief Campaign for the people of Rojava continues 

  The aid sent by Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê will be used by its partner organization Heyva Sor a Kurd in Rojava to meet the basic needs of the displaced people.
• German Foreign Minister: A war by Turkey against the Kurds in Syria must not happen 

  “A war between Turkey and the Kurds in Syria must not be allowed to happen,” said Annalena Baerbock, stressing that it would help no one if the terrorist militia “Islamic State” were to emerge as the winner from such a conflict.
• 10th arrondissement mayor: Paris is the land of the Kurds 

  Commemorative events marking the second anniversary of the second Paris massacre continued with the participation of Kurdish supporters. The Mayor of Paris's 10th arrondissement and French politicians called for justice for the Paris Massacre.
• Victims of Paris massacre commemorated: We will increase our struggle 

  On the occasion of the anniversary of the second Paris massacre, a commemoration event started is taking place Ahmet Kaya Kurdish Cultural Centre. The killer Turkish state and the silence of France were denounced at the event.
• Hakan Taş: Turkey commits crimes against civilians 

  Former Berlin State Parliament MP Hakan Taş said that the Turkish state had been constantly attacking Rojava even before the fall of the Assad regime, and that the Turkish state was committing crimes against civilians.
• Istanbul Bar Association faces investigation over statement on journalists killed by Turkey 

  An investigation was initiated against Istanbul Bar Association over its statement on the murder of Kurdish journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin by the Turkish state in northern Syria.
• Call from 150 people to France to 'defend Rojava' 

  150 representatives of NGOs, intellectuals, artists, and politicians in France signed a statement drawing attention to the threats posed by the Turkish state on Northern and Eastern Syria and calling for support in the defense of Kobanê.
• Istanbul Bar Association demands investigation for murdered journalists 

  Stating that targeting journalists in conflict zones is a violation of international conventions, Istanbul Bar Association demanded an effective investigation into the incident and announced that they will follow the process.
• Several people, including journalists, detained in police attack on demo for murdered journalists 

  Istanbul police attacked a demonstration for murdered journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin and detained many journalists, party and institution representatives.
• Activists from Geneva take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil was taken over in its 652nd week by a group of activists from Geneva.
• Colombian president Petro condemns killing of Kurdish journalists Bilgin and Daştan 

  Colombian president Gustavo Petro condemned the killing of Kurdish journalists Cihan Bilgin and Nazım Daştan.
• Trial against 6 Kurds in London postponed for 13 months 

  The first hearing of the case against 6 Kurds who were detained in the UK and conditionally released was held. Evidence was requested to be submitted by 5 January 2026, when the main trial will start.
• ‘March for a democratic solution and freedom’ in Ankara: End the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  An alliance of political parties and civil society organisations demanded a democratic solution to the Kurdish question and an end to the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in front of the parliament in Ankara.