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• Sweden writers and rights organisations express support to Eren Keskin 

  Five Swedish writers and human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül in support of Eren Keskin.
• British train drivers union demands the government to end arm sales to Turkey 

  British train drivers union Aslef  demanded the British government end arm sales to Turkey, saying it is “wrong to profit from the oppression of the Kurds.”
• Iraq announces killing of an ISIS leader 

  The self-proclaimed ISIS leader in Iraq, Abu Jaser al-Issawi, has been killed in an intelligence operation, according to Iraqi government.
• US calls on Russia, Turkey, UAE to halt Libya intervention 

  The United States on Thursday called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya, after a deadline for them to leave was ignored.
• 7 detained in Batman over social media posts on Kobane 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue unabated.
• Swiss Global Enterprise attacked - no deal with Turkey! 

  Last night, the front door of the Swiss Global Enterprise in Zurich was smashed, according to the group "No deal with fascism".
• Full-page advertisement for Öcalan in Australian newspaper 

  A full-page advertisement has been published in the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald under the headline "It's time: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Peace in Kurdistan".
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit to their client.
• UK unionist Smellie: UN should ensure release of Öcalan and facilitate peace talks 

  'The UN should ensure the release of Öcalan and facilitate peace talks', said British trade unionist Stephen Smellie.
• Belgium expels Turkish imam for spreading homophobic remarks 

  Belgium’s Asylum and Migration Minister Sammy Mahdi (CD&V) has ordered a Turkish imam to leave the territory accusing him of publishing homophobic statements on social media.
• A letter from Sweden to the UN demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan  

  Politicians and artists in Sweden sent a letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations demanding to break the isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and to end the violations of rights in prisons.
• CPT delegation visits Turkey but doesn't go to Imrali 

  A delegation from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) visited Turkey from 11 to 25 January. The delegation didn't go to Imrali but discussed its latest reccomendations with the Turkish authorities.
• Geneva demo: Öcalan's isolation is intended to break the Kurdish people’s resistance 

  The solidarity action for the political prisoners in Turkey has continued in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva. Kurdish politician Metin Mintaş stated that Öcalan's isolation is intended to break the resistance of the Kurdish people.
• German government calls on Turkey to comply with ECtHR ruling and release Demirtaş 

  The German government is "emphatically" calling on the Turkish leadership in Ankara to comply with ECtHR rulings. This specifically concerns the Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Activist kidnapped by the “Invisibles” speaks of torture he suffered 

  Gökhan Güneş, who was kidnapped in Istanbul and has been released after 6 days, told that he was held in a place similar to a padded cell and tortured for days by people who introduced themselves as "Invisibles”.
• HDK co-spokesperson released from prison 

  HDK co-spokesperson Sedat Şenoğlu was released from prison on the first day of the trial in Istanbul. He had been arrested in September along with 16 other people associated with the socialist party ESP.
• Young activists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Kurdish youth took over the ongoing Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The action demand the end of the isolation imposed upon the Kurdish people's leader as well as his freedom.
• Police detain HDP members Akdağ and Dönmez 

  HDP member Sevim Akdağ and Narin Dönmez were detained within the scope of genocide operations against members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement.
• RiseUp4Rojava celebrates 6th anniversary of the liberation of Kobanê 

  On 26 January 2015 Kobanê was liberated becoming a symbol of resistance all over the world. RiseUp4Rojava pays tribute to those who freed the city from ISIS.
• Suspicious death of a soldier from Amed 

  It has been claimed that Ibrahim Meşe from Amed, who was doing his military service in Antep, committed suicide, but the explanation is seen with suspicious.
• Activist Gökhan Güneş released 

  Gökhan Güneş was left blindfolded Başakşehir at around 6 am this morning.
• Houses of Alevis marked with crosses in western Turkey 

  In the western Turkish province of Yalova, houses belonging to Alevis have been marked with crosses. This causes fears among Alevis because it is reminiscent of preparations for earlier pogroms against the pre-Islamic religious community.
• EFA calls for the end of Öcalan’s isolation and freedom for political prisoners in Turkey 

  European Free Alliance (EFA) calls for the end of the isolation regime for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the release of all political prisoners in Turkey.
• New round of Syria talks in Geneva 

  The fifth round of the so-called constitutional talks for Syria has begun in Geneva. At the insistence of the Turkish government, one party is still not at the table; the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Sit-in in Geneva: UN should talk with the peoples, not mercenaries 

  Sit-in launched in front of the UN office in Geneva in solidarity with political prisoners in Turkish jails who are on indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike for two months, and in protest at the United Nations talks on Syria that exclude the Kurds.