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• 5 prisoners on hunger strike in Konya Prison 

  Five more prisoners have undertaken a hunger strike in Konya to end the isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Osman Kavala remains in prison 

  63-year-old civil rights activist Osman Kavala remains in prison. At the start of the new trial against the founder of the Anadolu Kültür Foundation, who has been imprisoned for three years, the continuation of pre-trial detention was ordered.
• Ten-year prison sentence for former MEBYA-DER co-chair Dicle 

  Former MEBYA-DER co-chair Ayşe Dicle was sentenced to 10 years and 7 months in prison.
• Swedish MP sends solidarity message to jailed HDP members 

  Born in Eastern Kurdistan, Swedish MP Amineh Kakabaveh sent messages of solidarity to HDP elected officials in prison in Turkey.
• Police carry out operation against People's Front in 5 provinces 

  A number of people was taken into custody as a result of the operation against the People's Front in five provinces.
• Political prisoners on day 22 of hunger strike 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners to end the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and violations in prisons entered its 22nd day.
• Öcalan's team of lawyers applies to visit their client in Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied to visit their client, who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• Young people in Berlin and Stuttgart protest isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurdish youth movements TCŞ and TEKO-JIN organized protests demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin and Stuttgart.
• KON-MED calls for participation in Kassel march 

  KON-MED called for strong participation in a march to be held in Kassel for the freedom of the Kurdish People's Leader.
• Demo in Berlin in solidarity with political prisoners in Turkey 

  The initiative ‘Solidarity with the political prisoners’ has protested in Berlin against the isolation and arbitrariness in the prisons of Turkey.
• Four new summary of proceedings target three HDP deputies 

  Four new summary of proceedings about three HDP deputies have been submitted to the Parliament demanding to strip them of their immunity.
• Funeral of Mam Beşîr to take place tomorrow in Shengal 

  Mam Beşîr (Bashir) will be laid to rest in the Martyr Dilgeş and Martyr Berxwedan graveyard in Shengal tomorrow.
• Internationalists protest for Shengal in Berlin 

  Demonstrations in solidarity with Shengal against the agreement of the Hewler and Iraqi governments continue.
• Police take one person into custody in Adana 

  One person was detained in a police political genocide operation in Adana.
• Iraqi activist shot dead in Baghdad 

  Another activist of the October Revolution has been killed in Iraq. Salah al-Iraqi was known for his leading role within the resistance movement against the political elite initiated in the fall of 2019.
• Racist attack on HDP member in western Turkey 

  HDP member Sabır Söyü was attacked by racist Turks for speaking Kurdish in the western province of Manisa.
• HDP: The AKP government responsible for the US sanctions 

  “Had even a fraction of our warnings been heeded, Turkey would not find itself where it is now. The AKP government must seriously think about its wrong policies,” said the HDP.
• Tribute for German guerrilla Michael Panser in Berlin 

  PKK guerrilla Michael Panser fell as a martyr on 14 December 2018, as a result of a Turkish state's airstrike against Medya Defense Zones.
• Court adjourns trial for murder of Agos editor Hrant Dink 

  The trial of 76 defendants accused of having had a role in the murder of Agos Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink was adjourned to 17 December.
• Driving license exam in Germany should be in Kurdish, says FDP 

  Opposition party Free Democrats Party in Germany demanded that the driver's license exam be held in Kurdish, Dari and Farsi languages.
• Mam Beşîr, a great loss for the Yazidi community 

  Mam Beşîr lived in Germany for many years, where he and Mam Zekî had been involved in the defense and organization of the Yazidi community since the early 1980s. After the ISIS attack, he went to Shengal, where he passed away.
• New earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits Van 

  An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude occurred in Van with epicenter in the district of Tusba.
• HDP: City blockades are systematic massacre attempts 

  Regarding the city blockades and genocidal attacks in 2015-2016, HDP emphasized that this was a systematic massacre attempt, adding; "The Kurdish people are standing against these attacks and continuing their honorable resistance."
• Hunger strike in prisons on day 19 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners to end the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and end the violations in prisons entered its 19th day with the 4th group of prisoners.
• US sanctions Turkey for purchasing Russian missile system 

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Turkey to resolve the S-400 problem immediately in coordination with the United States.