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• HBDH Militia carried out 63 actions in 2020 

  HBDH Militia stated that they carried out 63 actions in 2020 and vowed to carry out more penetrating actions in 2021 through the revolutionary mobilization campaign "We Will Destroy Fascism, We Will Win Freedom".
• Egyptian researcher: ISIS is still active in 12 regions 

  Ahmet Ban, an expert on jihadist mercenary groups, said ISIS is still active in 12 centers in Syria, Iraq and North Africa.
• Three people, including two from Kobanê, jailed in Adana 

  Two of the three detainees come from the northern Syrian town of Kobanê.
• HBDH Yılmaz Dersim Revenge Militia carries out action in Istanbul 

  HBDH Yılmaz Dersim Revenge Militia carried out an action against the A101 market.
• Hakkari Governor extends ban on action and events to 15 January 

  Actions and activities have already been banned for a long time in Hakkari. Now the ban has been extended for another 15 days.
• Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement calls for solidarity 

  Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) Executive Committee made a written statement on the occasion of the new year.
• KON-MED salutes the New Year as a new year of struggle 

  Celebrating the new year, KON-MED emphasized that 2021 will be the year in which the struggle will grow.
• HDP wishes 2021 to be 'the year of freedom' 

  HDP co-chairs wished 2021 to be the "year of freedom".
• KONGRA-GEL: We will turn 2021 into a year of freedom and solution 

  Saluting the New Year and greeting the resistance, KONGRA-GEL said: "We can defeat Turkish state fascism in 2021 and turn this year into a year of freedom and solution."
• HPG guerrilla Robin Bakır laid to rest in Adana 

  HPG guerrilla Robin Bakır, who fell a martyr during clashes in Herekol, province of Siirt, was buried in Adana.
• Lawyers and families apply to visit Imrali 

  The lawyers and family of the Kurdish people's leader applied for a visit to Imrali.
• In Paris on 9 January to reclaim justice for Sakine, Fidan, Leyla 

  The French Solidaires Union called all workers to meet in Paris on 9 January to reclaim justice on the 8th year of the Paris Massacre.
• KCDK-E New Year's Message: Resistance will grow in 2021 

  The European Association of Kurdish Diaspora Associations issues a New Year’s message stressing the increase in patriarchal and announcing the expansion of resistance.
• New Year's greeting from Leyla Güven 

  Imprisoned Kurdish politician Leyla Güven spoke to her daughter Sabiha Temizkan on the phone from prison. She thanks everyone for their solidarity with her and wishes everyone that the new year will bring better developments.
• Charges filed against 108 defendants in "Kobanê trial” 

  108 HDP politicians are accused of terrorist crimes over the Kobanê protests of six years ago. Among them is Selahattin Demirtaş, who remains in custody despite an ECtHR ruling to the contrary.
• Arson attack on HDP building in Inegöl, Bursa 

  An arson attack was carried out last night on the HDP association in Bursa in western Turkey.
• Investigation against NAV-DEM in Berlin closed 

  Two and a half years after the police raid of the Kurdish association NAV-DEM in Berlin, the investigation has been closed by the public prosecutor's office.
• HDP politicians attacked outside the party headquarters in Amed 

  HDP politicians Vedat Dağ and Tarik Mercan were attacked outside the party headquarters in Amed. The attackers were participants in the state-staged sit-in in front of the building.
• 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.