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• Germany says 24 activists were blocked from attending Paris commemoration 

  The German Interior Ministry admitted that 24 German citizens had been blocked at the border, who set out to participate in the mass demonstration in Paris on January 7.
• Peköz says HDP MPs will continue vigil until isolation is lifted 

  HDP MP Kemal Peköz said that the HDP parliamentary group would continue their protest until the isolation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted.
• Ipekyüz: Labor and Freedom Alliance will play an important role at next elections  

  HDP Batman MP, Necdet Ipekyüz, talked about the successful turnout at the rally in Kartal and said that the Labor and Freedom Alliance will play an important role at the next elections.
• Solidarity event with protesters in Iran takes place at Mozart University  

  A solidarity event with the Iranian peoples was held at Mozart University in Salzburg.
• HBDH: Hrant Dink was the idea and voice of freedom 

  Stating that Hrant Dink was the idea and voice of freedom, HBDH said, "There is no other way but to resist, unite and fight in the lands where every dissenting voice is wanted silenced."
• Armenian journalist Hrant Dink commemorated in Malatya where he was born  

  The murdered Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was commemorated in front of the house where he was born in Malatya province.
• Thousands commemorate Hrant Dink in Istanbul 

  Commemorating Armenian journalist Hrant Dink who was murdered by an ultra-nationalist in Istanbul 16 years ago, thousands in Istanbul said, "We are all Hrant, we are all Armenians.”
• HBDH militia strikes a police vehicle in Amed 

  "Based on the strength we get from our martyrs who set their bodies on fire to protest the crackdown in Turkey’s prisons, we hit the enemy forces and draw the attention of the whole world to the brutal policies of isolation and destruction in prisons!"
• German Parliament recognises the ISIS genocide against Yazidis in Shengal 

  The German Parliament has recognised the ISIS massacres of the Yazidi community in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq as genocide, stating that the crimes committed by ISIS in Shengal in 2014 constitute genocide in the sense of the UN Convention.
• Turkey-based crime ring swindles 8.4 million Euros from elderly people in Germany 

  Introducing themselves as police officers, a Turkey-based crime ring has duped elderly people in Germany into handing over their money and valuables. German elders lost a total of 8.4 million Euros to the Turkish crime ring in 2022.
• HDP MPs: Turkey cannot achieve democracy without lifting the isolation of Öcalan 

  HDP deputies stressed that democracy will not be possible until the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted, insisting that “the main duty of every democrat should be to expose the policy of isolation.”
• Wave of arrests spreads across Iran and East Kurdistan 

  The wave of detentions and police raids by the Iranian regime forces is gradually increasing across Iran and East Kurdistan.
• Activists from Freiburg take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Five Kurdish activists from Freiburg took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg this week.
• KON-MED protests threats issued in Germany by AKP deputy 

  KON-MED said in a statement that the Turkish state “aims at spreading its massacre policy to Germany” and said that “Kurds will stand up against these threats.”
• Activists in Geneva pay tribute to Veysi Taş and Mehmet Akar 

  Geneva activists commemorated Veysi (Bubo) Taş and Mehmet Akar, who set their bodies on fire to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Bern protest isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Bern organized a protest to draw attention to the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and submitted a file to Amnesty International.
• HPG fighter Piling Qoser laid to rest 4 months after his death 

  HPG fighter Emrullah Tuncer (Piling Qoser), who lost his life in clashes in Besta 4 months ago, was buried in Ceylanpınar (Serêkaniye).
• Jinen Tîrejen Roje sets fire to vehicles, workplaces in protest of isolation 

  The Jinen Tîrejen Roje Initiative set fire to vehicles and workplaces belonging to fascists to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Mîr Perwer's mother laid to rest next to her son 

  Mîr Perwer's mother, Filiz Aydın, was buried in the Ewran Cemetery next to her son, who was murdered by the Turkish state forces in Paris.
• European Democratic Forces Union: We must take a stance against AKP-MHP's racist aggression 

  The European Democratic Forces Union called on all German organizations, people, groups who are in favor of labor and freedom to take a stance against the AKP-MHP's racist and fascist aggression in the country.
• Young activists in Athens condemn isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young activists in Athens condemned the aggravated isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, and paid tribute to Mehmet Akar and Veysi (Bubo) Taş, who set themselves on fire to protest isolation.
• Action in solidarity of Ecevit Piroğlu in front of the Serbian Consulate in Athens 

  An action was held in front of the Serbian Consulate in Athens to demand the suspension of Ecevit Piroğlu's extradition decision to Turkey.
• Musician Mîr Perwer's mother dies in Muş 

  Filiz Aydin, the mother of the Kurdish musician Mîr Perwer, who was killed in Paris in December, died in hospital as a result of an infection. Her funeral will take place in Muş and she will be buried next to her son's grave.
• Young man who set his body on fire to protest isolation laid to rest 

  Mehmet Akar, who died after setting his body on fire to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan in Sur, was buried on Tuesday evening.
• Swedish newspaper launches satire competition to protest Erdogan 

  The Swedish newspaper Flamman offers a prize of one thousand euros for the best Erdogan satire. Editor-in-chief Aretakis wants to strengthen freedom of expression in Sweden and support the rights of Kurds.