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• Protests against isolation in 3 Swiss regions 

  Solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan is growing.
• Municipality of Strasbourg supports activists on hunger strike 

  Deputy mayor said that the Strasbourg municipality will bring the hunger strikers’ demands to the Council of Europe Human Rights Commission.
• British police officer dismissed over racist comment on Kurds 

  A disciplinary panel found police officer guilty of gross misconduct and orders his dismissal from the Metropolitan Police.
• Hunger striker Akın: Victory is near 

  "We are committed to our action, we don’t know what the future has in store for us, and today the government may not be approaching this process, but the stars are shining in the sky, and they are the precursor of victory."
• Racist Turkish attack against Kurdish restaurant in Paris 

  The Kurdish-owned restaurant Mala Bavo in Paris’ 10th neighborhood suffered a racist attack.
• MEP Crespo: We take the hunger strikes to the EU agenda 

  MEP Miguel Urban Crespo from Podemos in Spain pointed to the importance of breaking the isolation and said his party continues to keep the issue on the EU agenda.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg: Day 88 

  The 14 Kurdish activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg are members of the Freedom for Öcalan Initiative and they are determined to continue their action until isolation is lifted.
• Swedish Left Party: We must help Kurds who provide our security 

  Debates about the future of Swedish DAESH members were accelerated after the SDF seized the last territories in the hands of the mercenaries and US President Donald Trump called for the return of around 800 DAESH members to European countries.
• 2 more released in the Hrant Dink murder case 

  Istanbul Gendarmerie Intelligence Bureau Officer Muharrem Demirkale and FOX TV News Director Ercan Gun were released in today’s hearing in the case of Hrant Dink’s murder.
• Bloody Sunday victims told only one case can be prosecuted 

  Fourteen people were shot dead on Sunday 30 January 1972 by British paratroopers at a peaceful civil rights march in Derry.
• HDP’s Yagizay: Harshest EP report on Turkey in 14 years 

  HDP Representative for the Council of Europe Faik Yagizay and HDP Representative for the European Union Eyup Doru spoke about the report on Turkey which was voted on at the European Parliament yesterday evening.
• Swedish MP: All countries should object to the isolation 

  Swedish MP Bodil Valero visited the unlimited non-alternating hunger strike activists in Strasbourg and said, “All countries, let alone the European Union and its member states, should have objected to this isolation that has continued for years.
• Buldan: We won’t give up the struggle for democracy and justice 

  "People are on hunger strike demanding the end of isolation, demanding justice and law to be respected. You cannot play three monkeys, we won’t accept this and we condemn this.”
• U.S. sees Turkish offensive in Syria as unnecessary: Official 

  The United States is not discussing a Turkish offensive in northeast Syria with Turkey and believes no such operation is needed to address Ankara’s security concerns, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday, dismissing media reports to the contrary.
• 5 prisoners on hunger strike in Gebze in critical condition 

  5 prisoners who went on a hunger strike on December 16 in the Gebze Type M Prison are now in a critical condition.
• HDP Amed offices raided again 

  HDP Amed offices were raided by the police today at 07:20, for the third time.
• Protests against isolation in four European cities 

  Protests and demonstrations against isolation were held in Toulouse, Vienna, the Hague and Stuttgart.
• Dilek Öcalan joined press conference at European Parliament 

  Former deputy Dilek Öcalan joined a press conference at the European Parliament organised to expose the Turkish state's crimes against humanity and the silence of Europe about isolation in Imrali.
• EU accession negotiations with Turkey suspended 

  The European Parliament adopted Turkey report calling on EU leaders to formally suspend accession talks and show solidarity with Turkey’s democrats.
• Kurds in Milan met with Antigone association 

  Verdolin remarked that providing a system that allows a transparent monitoring of the situation in prisons is especially important for countries like Turkey and added: “We will deal with this issue and we will do our best.”
• Families of hunger strikers met Die Linke MPs in Parliament 

  The families talked about the worsening health situation of the hunger strikers and said it was urgent to take action.
• HDP’s Temelli: Turkey is in a deep crisis  

  Turkey’s politics is based on the one-man regime. The way to overcome this crisis is local democracy. It is the participation of the public in the administration itself. And Kurds will be leading this political struggle."
• Day 87 in Strasbourg: Let's step up the resistance 

  Hunger striker Ramazan Imir pointed out that they are ready to pay any price to succeed.
• Hunger strike resistance in Vienna reached day 40 

  The two hunger strikers sent their greetings from Vienna to all the hunger strikers, including DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven and urged all Kurds and their friends to be more active and give voice to the resistance.
• MEP visits Kurdish hunger strikers: Your struggle is our struggle 

  One of the 14 Kurdish hunger strikers in Strasbourg, Gülistan Ike said that they want the support of the European peoples, especially women and said they are sure of their success as this struggle is for future generations.