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• EP Conference: Erdoğan, a war criminal, must be put on trial 

  A journalist from Egypt said that Turkish President Erdoğan is a war criminal and must be put on trial as such.
• Marches in many cities on 14 December to support Rojava 

  Solidarity marches with Rojava will take place in many countries around the world on Saturday 14 December to protest the invasion carried out by the Turkish state. Defend Rojava called on people to join the marches.
• DTK: Isolation in Imralı means war and chaos 

  DTK said: "The continuation of the isolation in Imralı is equivalent to the continuation of war and chaos". DTK called on human rights institutions and all national and international groups to protest isolation.
• Kiziltepe co-mayor and deputy co-mayor taken into custody 

  Kiziltepe Municipality co-mayor Nilufer Elik Yilmaz was taken into custody.
• Rojava Conference at the European Parliament continues 

  The conference in solidarity with Rojava and against the Turkish occupation continued in the European Parliament.
• HDP deputy Başaran: We will not step back! 

  HDP Batman MP Ayse Acar Başaran reacted to political genocide operations by saying: "We will not step back."
• U.S. Senate committee approves bill for sanctions against Turkey 

  The bill calls the US administration to sanction Turkey over its procurement of S-400 air defense systems from Russia.
• German police raid the flat of pro-Kurdish author from Hamburg 

  German author Anja Flach’s flat was raided by the police today. She is accused of having shared pictures of the fallen guerrilla fighter Jakob R. in the social media.
• Iraq: Demonstrators executed by death squads 

  Over the past three days, at least three demonstrators have been extrajudicially executed. The activists point to pro-Iranian militias as perpetrators.
• Alevis should stand together, says DAD co-chair 

  DAD Ankara Branch co-president Mustafa Karabudak, denounced the threats against the Alevis and said "We should be united".
• House raids and arrests in Lice 

  The Turkish soldier detained 4 people during house raids in two neighborhoods in Lice district of Amed.
• Political genocide: Many detained in various districts in Mardin 

  As part of the ongoing political genocide operation, many people were detained, including HDP Mardin provincial co-chair Salih Kuday and Mardin medical chamber president Dr. Derya Etem.
• Campaign launched in Paris demands freedom for HDP deputies 

  Prior to the hearing in the trial of HDP former co-chairs and prisoner Figen Yüksekdağ on 24 December, AvEG-KON launched a campaign in Paris with the slogan 'Freedom for Figen Yüksekdağ and the HDP deputies in prison'.
• Appeal from international community to Iraqi president  

  The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative calls for solidarity actions with the Iraqi protesters and their demands.
• 27 people sentenced to 168 years in jail in “KCK” case 

  Those standing trial include DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven and journalist Seyithan Akyüz.
• Kurdish artist jailed following a concert in Dersim 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue increasingly.
• German police raids target Kurds in Osnabrück and Münster 

  Under massive police presence the Kurdish association in Osnabrück and the house of a responsible person of the association in Münster were searched.
• Öcalan’s lawyers apply to visit Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• National Strike to continue in Colombia  

  Colombia’s National Strike Committee has announced that they will continue to protest against right-wing President Ivan Duque as peacefull demonstrations will keep on at least until today, Tuesday.
• European Parliament to host Rojava Conference on 11 December 

  The European Parliament will host a conference on Northern and Eastern Syria - Rojava.
• Co-mayor of Ipekyolu held in solitary confinement 

  Ipekyolu Municipality co-mayor Azim Yacan, who was replaced by a trustee and arrested, was being held in a solitary cell. It been disclosed that Yacan had a panic attack.
• Kurds from Drancy take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil  

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil reached week 390. The action is being carried out in Strasbourg, and this week has been taken over by Kurdish activists from Drancy.
• "Öcalan is the only person who can lead the way to peace" 

  Devran Yildiz co-chair of the Human Rights Association (IHD) Batman Branch, evaluated the continue isolation in Imralı. 
• Academics in Germany to hold press conference for Rojava today 

  Academics, scientists and politicians in Germany are holding a press conference today against the occupation in northern Syria-Rojava.
• HDP: We did not withdraw from GABB, GABB was seized 

  HDP deputy co-chair, Salim Kaplan, said: "We did not withdraw from GABB, GABB was seized."