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• Motion in UK parliament over transparency and democracy in KRG 

  Motion in the UK parliament calls on the Foreign Secretary to "express concerns and support calls for transparency and accountability in the region with his Kurdish Regional Government counterpart as a matter of urgency."
• HDP rejects hostile sentence imposed on Leyla Güven 

  The HDP said in its statement: "The sentence of 22 years and 6 months in prison in the legal case in Diyarbakır against Ms Leyla Güven is the result of the applied enemy law."
• Two HDP members taken into custody in Balıkesir 

  Two HDP members were detained in a home raid in Balıkesir.
• Leyla Güven taken into custody in Amed 

  Kurdish politician Leyla Güven, who was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison yesterday, has been arrested in an apartment in Amed and transferred to the court last night.
• 10 more people detained in Batman over Kobanê protests in 2014 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• EU calls on Turkey to release Osman Kavala 

  EU’s Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Massralı has criticized the continued imprisonment of Osman Kavala: “The decision last Friday runs against Turkey’s stated commitment to the rule of law and the respect of fundamental rights.”
• Five seasonal workers from Kobanê arrested in Adana 

  Five seasonal workers from Kobanê have been arrested in the Turkish province of Adana on terror charges.
• Despite protocol, Germany did not mention the NES Administration 

  Only one of the ISIS women handed over by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was detained upon entering Germany. Despite the protocol signed for the delivery of ISIS members, German officials did not mention the Administration of NES.
• Police take down HDP flags in Van 

  The Turkish police removed the flags hung by the HDP to mark the congress to be celebrated in Van saying that "the governorship had mistakenly given the permission".
• Court sentences Leyla Güven to 22 years and 3 months in jail 

  The court board sentenced Güven to 22 years and 3 months imprisonment and issued an arrest warrant against her.
• Trial against DTK co-chair Leyla Güven opens in Amed 

  The trial against DTK co-chair Leyla Güven, accused of 18 separate charges, began in Amed.
• Italians consider Turkey a threat to the world, says survey 

  Italians consider Turkey a threat to the world, said survey.
• CDK-F issues call for demo for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  CDK-F has issued a call to all activists to join the demonstration to be held in Paris on Sunday 9 January, the 8th anniversary of the killings. The demonstration will leave from the Gare du Nord at 2 pm.
• Demonstration for Öcalan in Kassel 

  A demonstration under the motto "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" took place in Kassel. Hundreds of people marched through the city with banners, music and slogans on an eight-kilometer route.
• Beştaş: Insistence on Imrali isolation is despotism 

  Another hunger strike is taking place in Turkey's prisons. Öcalan criticizes this method. HDP politician Meral Danış Beştaş points out the situation of political prisoners.
• New summaries of proceedings against 6 deputies 

  Nine new summaries of proceedings were submitted to the parliament with the request to lift the immunity of 6 deputies.
• Earthquake in Van 

  An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude was registered in the village of Aydemir with epicenter in Başkale, province of Van.
• Activists condemn Turkish war crimes and Shengal agreement 

  The war crimes carried out by the Turkish state were protested in Marseille with an action supported by 14 institutions and organizations. The agreement on Shengal was protested in Bremen.
• No justice for victims of Maraş massacre for 42 years 

  In December 1978, a pogrom-like massacre of Alevis by right-wing Islamists and paramilitaries took place in Maraş province. Officially, 111 people died; according to unofficial figures, as many as 1,000 died. The murderers were never brought to justice.
• 23 detained in operation against CHP municipality in Adana 

  The dismissed mayor is among the 23 people detained by the police in Ceyhan district of Adana today.
• 'The power behind Barzani is Erdogan', says journalist Sweeney 

  Morning Star International Editor Steve Sweeney spoke about the latest developments of the protests in South Kurdistan.
• Police operation in Adana targets CHP  

  A "bribery operation" has been carried out against CHP's Adana Ceyhan Municipality, many people taken into custody.
• Maraş and 19 December 2000 prison massacres remembered 

  Those who lost their lives in the Maraş and prison massacres were commemorated in Ankara and Mersin.
• 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.