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• Trustees appointed to a total of 31 HDP-run municipalities 

  HDP Varto, Bulanik and Erentepe co-mayors who were detained by political genocide operation were dismissed by the decision of the Ministry of Interior and replaced with a trustee.
• Activists from Villiers-le-Bel take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil held in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has reached week 391.
• 11 people remanded in custody in Alanya 

  11 people out of 29 who were taken into custody in raids on houses and workplaces in Alanya on 6 December have been remanded in custody.
• Municipalities of Varto, Bulanik and Erentepe raided for 12 hours 

   Police searched the municipalities of Varto, Bulanik and Erentepe for 12 hours today. The detained co-mayors were taken to the Provincial Police Department.
• Protest against Erdoğan in Geneva: No place for murderers! 

  Hundreds of people protested against Erdoğan under the motto "No place for murderers in Geneva". The Turkish president takes part in the UNHCR refugee forum in Switzerland.
• Dictator defends occupation and demands oil revenues in Geneva 

  The 1st Global Refugee Forum has begun in Geneva with the participation of 120 countries. The controversial guest Erdoğan has defended the occupation of Northern Syria and demanded that the income from oil production be used for demographic change.
• Yazidi families attacked in Batman 

  Yazidi family members in Batman were attacked and injured. Six of the attackers were detained.
• Lawyers appeal to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• ISIS terror attack plans foiled in Austria 

  Austrian authorities have foiled a plot to carry out a series of terror attacks, including bombing one of Vienna's Christmas markets, local media reported.
• Washington asks Turkey to clarify Incirlik 'closure' statement 

  The Washington administration asked Turkey for clarification on the threat of closure of the Incirlik air base.
• Eight detained in political raids in Adana and Malatya 

  Turkish police have carried out political operations in Malatya and Adana. 8 people were taken into custody.
• Court in Turin to decide on surveillance of 3 internationalists 

  Italian prosecutor demanded special surveillance measure against three internationalists who had been in Rojava.
• Curfew imposed on 46 villages and hamlets in Bitlis 

  A curfew was declared in many villages and hamlets of Bitlis.
• KESK calls on workers to join rallies for a "dignified life" 

  KESK, the Confederation of Public Workers' Trade Unions, called on workers to join the regional rallies for a dignified minimum wage.
• Attack targeting police in Sur claimed by Revenge Units 

  A group calling itself Martyr Çiyager-Martyr Zeryan Revenge Units, claimed responsibility for an attack with hand grenade targeting Turkish police officers in Sur and added that two policemen were seriously injured.
• One month ban imposed on Mardin 

  Governorship of Mardin has banned actions and demos in Mardin and its districts for 1 month.
• Action for the martyrs of the self-government resistance in Van 

  Martyr Nuda Karker Revenge Unit claimed responsibility for action to commemorate martyrs of the self-government resistance.
• Erdoğan not welcomed by any official or delegation in Geneva 

  Turkish President Erdogan, who is the target of the protests, has arrived in Geneva, to be welcomed by nobody.
• Academics in Turku, Finland, show solidarity with Rojava 

  “Let us not make it easy to destroy humanity or each other. Because if today it is Rojava, who is next?”
• Family members of British YPG volunteer arrested in the UK 

  “British soldiers are here in Rojava as part of the international coalition fighting alongside the groups that the British state punishes its citizens for fighting alongside.”
• German police intervene at Rojava event in Giessen 

  Abdullah Öcalan's ideas of a grassroots, gender-free and ecological society are regarded as the cornerstone of the Rojava Revolution. At an event in Giessen, his posters were banned.
• Commemoration of "December massacres" in Basel 

  A commemoration event for those who lost their life in the massacres carried out in December in Turkey was held in Basel.
• European Democratic Forces Union: Let's meet in Geneva! 

  The European Democratic Forces Union called on people to join the protest against Erdogan's visit to Geneva on Tuesday.
• Unemployment rate in Turkey hit a new high in September 

  The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has released on Monday its Unemployment and Labor Statistics for September 2019. According to the figures, unemployment rate is now 13.8%.
• FEDA calls on people to join protest against Erdoğan in Geneva  

  The Democratic Alevi Federation criticised to the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Geneva and called on people to join the protest organised for Tuesday.