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• KCK calls for complete investigation of Paris murders 

  Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were murdered in Paris by the Turkish secret service 7 years ago. The KCK demands a complete investigation, saying that otherwise the assassination will go down in French history as the second Dreyfus affair.
• Three Syriacs including a priest detained in Nusaybin 

  The detainees include the priest of the Church of Saint Jacob.
• Cansız, Doğan and Şaylemez remembered in Paris 

  The three Kurdish women revolutionaries have been commemorated in Paris, France.
• Veli Encu and four others to remain in prison, Şırnak court rules 

  Veli Encu, who lost his brother in the Roboski Massacre, on 28 December 2011, was detained and the court ruled for him to remain in prison.
• KOM-MED: In Paris to demand justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  KON-MED called on people to join the march to be held in Paris on Saturday 11 January to demand justice for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla.
• The US is ready to negotiate with Iran without preconditions! 

  US Ambassador Kelly Craft said that the killing of Soleimani in Baghdad las Friday was justified under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
• Five people taken into custody in Nusaybin 

  Five people have been taken into custody in Nusaybin following house raids carried out early this morning.
• Sinn Féin in parties talks on Irish unity at Westminster 

  Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey has said the Sinn Féin MP team met with political parties at Westminster this week to discuss the need for a referendum on Irish unity.
• Co-mayor of Özalp transferred to Erzurum 

  The deposed co-mayor of Özalp, who has been imprisoned since the beginning of December, has been transferred from Van to Erzurum.
• Kurdish activist Mustafa Çelik arrested in Bremen 

  The Kurdish activist was arrested because of his political activities.
• Trump: We evaluate options in response to Iranian aggression 

  US President stated that Iran appeared to be standing down, which “is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world”.
• How a whole glass can be filled with one drop 

  The Maxmur refugee camp is still subject to an embargo by the South Kurdistan government. This makes solidarity with the camp inhabitants and especially with the children of Maxmur all the more important.
• International Airlines cancel flights to Iran and Iraq 

  A number of international airlines have canceled flights to Iran and Iraq.
• NATO condemns Iranian retaliatory attack 

  NATO called on Iran to refrain from further violence.
• Speaker of Iraqi Parliament condemns Iranian attack 

  The Speaker said the attack of Iran was a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty".
• Earthquake near nuke plant in Iran 

  Magnitude 4.5 quake hits area near Iran nuclear power plant. 
• First comments from Rouhani and Khamenei 

  Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and Iran spiritual leader Ali Khamenei have made the first comments after the missiles attack on US military bases in Iraq.
• Iran-US crisis: Where things stand 

  Five days after the murder of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad, the Iranian regime launched more than 20 missiles against American bases in Iraq. According to Iranian sources, at least 80 people were killed.
• Amed trustee fires eight municipality workers 

  The trustee appointed to the seized Amed Metropolitan Municipality fired 8 people along with Lisa Çalan, who lost her legs in the attack against a HDP rally.
• Death toll as high as 168 in plane crash near Tehran 

  A passenger plane carrying at least 160 people bound for the Ukrainian capital Kiev has crashed a few minutes after taking off from Tehran’s main international airport.
• Iran launches missiles on US base in Iraq, Washington confirms 

  Iran launched a barrage of rockets on at least one US base in Iraq. The US confirmed.
• Confusion in US letter to Iraqis about American troops withdrawal 

  The Iraqi military joint operations command confirmed receiving a letter from the US army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
• Trial against Selahattin Demirtaş resumed 

  In Ankara, the trial of former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been resumed. The Kurdish politician accused the Turkish President Erdoğan of destroying the constitutional order.
• Four countries reject the deployment of Turkish troops in Libya 

  The meeting in Brussels was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
• Death toll at Soleimani’s funeral rises to 50 

  The death toll from the crush at Soleimani’s funeral has increased to 50.