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• Turkey’s 'legal lawlessness' 

  MLSA Co-Director Lawyer Veysel Ok said that the NGO bill, which paves the way for appointing trustees to NGOs, is introduced to suppress civil society.
• UK human rights lawyer says trade agreement with Turkey shameful 

  In a letter to Trade Secretary Liz Truss British human rights lawyer Margaret Owen said she was shocked to learn of the deal, Britain’s first since leaving the European Union, on the anniversary of the 2011 Roboski Massacre.
• PIK: Demirtas release pre-condition for any UK-Turkey trade deal 

  Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtas must be released as a pre-condition of any trade deal signed between Britain and Turkey, Peace in Kurdistan said in a statement.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's team of lawyers has again applied to visit their client, who is imprisoned on the prison island of Imrali.
• DGB Europe calls for the immediate release of Demirtaş 

  The European Democratic Forces Union (DGB) demanded the release of ex-HDP co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ and all political prisoners.
• Cologne in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike 

  In front of the Cologne Cathedral, a vigil has been held to draw attention to the resistance of political prisoners in Turkey.
• Continuation of detention ordered for 20 politicians 

  The HDP and DBP politicians arrested in the "Kobanê investigation" at the beginning of October remain in detention. Grounds for suspicion against the defendants have not been eliminated, the court said in justifying its decision.
• Unions say increase in minimum wage insufficient 

  The minimum wage in 2021 is to be increased to 2,825.90 Turkish lira (some 377 USD),
• Activists in Perth demand freedom for Öcalan 

  A small plane carried a banner demanding "Freedom for Öcalan" in the sky above the Australian city of Perth as part of the "Time for Freedom" initiative.
• HDP MP Feleknas Uca: The agreement aims to depopulate Shengal 

  "Shengal is a strategically important region. On one side is Rojava, and in the other direction is Iran. The US is pursuing its own plans in this area. No one has the right to play with the fate of our people," says Feleknas Uca.
• Turkish Parliament passes NGO law 

  The draft law on NGO regulation has been passed in the Turkish parliament. This marks the beginning of the planned dismantling of civil society.
• Young activists in Dortmund protest against the arrest of Güven 

  TCŞ and TEKO-JIN activists in Dortmund carried out an action against the dirty policies of the Turkish state towards political prisoners.
• Jinên Tirejen Roje Initiative claims actions against isolation 

  Jinên Tirejen Roje Initiative carried out different actions in many cities against the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali.
• Terrorism list politically motivated, says lawyer Alistair Lyon 

  Lawyer Alastair Lyon said Absullah Ocalan is "clearly a man who can bring peace, yet it is astonishing the silence surrounding his situation, even at international level."
• Court rejects application for release of Demirtaş 

  A court in Ankara has rejected the application for release from prison of former HDP leader Selahattin Demirtaş, citing the lack of a translation of the written ECtHR ruling into Turkish.
• HDP report says 20 million people live under poverty line 

  The HDP Economy Commission's report revealed that 60 percent of the workforce earn the minimum wage or less in Turkey. "At least 20 million people live under the poverty line,"
• KCDK-E: Turkish state resumes attacks on Christmas Day 

  The KCDK-E Co-Presidency Council celebrated Christmas and said that the Turkish state continued its attacks on Christmas Day.
• Three people jailed in Adana 

  Three people taken into custody in an Adana-based operation were jailed today.
• Pepe Mujica expresses solidarity with Catalan prisoners 

  Uruguay's ex-President of Uruguay Jose Mujica expressed his solidarity with the Catalan pro-independence activists who are imprisoned in Barcelona.
• HDP Ağrı co-chair Akar detained 

  HDP Ağrı Provincial co-chair Cemal Akar was detained in a house raid on Thursday.
• Peace in Kurdistan writes to UK Foreign Minister about Güven 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sent an open letter to Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on the jailing of DTK co-chair and former HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.
• PCF calls for release of political prisoners in Turkey 

  The Communist Party of France (PCF) said that the prison sentence handed out to DTK co-chair Leyla Güven is unacceptable.
• EH Bildu: Arrest of Leyla Güven is a new attack on Kurds 

  Basque left coalition EH Bildu saw the detention of Leyla Güven has an attack on Kurds and demanded Turkey "to cease all these attacks and comply with the European convention of Human Rights and free Demirtas."
• Güven's lawyer says the government is committing a crime 

  Leyla Güven’s lawyer, Serdar Çelebi, said that in fact who committed a crime is the AKP-MHP government. "Personal and discretional rules are actually applied. We are concerned about Leyla Güven's health problems."
• PACE rapporteurs urge Turkey to release Demirtaş 

  Selahattin Demirtaş must be released now, said PACE rapporteurs and urged the Turkish authorities to implement the final judgment of the European Court of Human Rights.