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• Demiralp calls for participation in actions to be held in Paris on 23 December and 6 January 

  Necmettin Demiralp from the CDK-F called for participation in the actions to be held on 23 December and 6 January on the occasion of the anniversary of the 2013 and 2022 Paris massacres.
• KCK pays tribute to Martyrs of the Paris, Maraş and Prison Massacres 

  KCK Commemorates the martyrs of the Paris, Maraş and Prison massacres.
• DEM Party congratulates PUK on its election success in Kirkuk 

  Congratulating PUK on its success in the elections in Kirkuk, the DEM Party Co-Chairs wished that "the understanding of the Democratic Nation, which includes all peoples and beliefs, will grow stronger in Kirkuk and spread to the whole region".
• Call for participation in Paris march on 23 December to demand accountability for massacres 

  TJK-F and CDK-F called for participation in the march to be held in Paris on 23 December to demand accountability for the Paris massacres and an end to the threats and killings of the Kurds.
• Death toll in Gaza Strip approaches 20,000 

  The Hamas Health Ministry announced that at least 19,667 people have been killed in Gaza Strip since 7 October.
• ‘The people of Cyprus should get to know Abdullah Öcalan's philosophy’ 

  Former Cypriot MEP Neoklis Sylikiotis stated that it is necessary for Öcalan's books to be more widely distributed in Cyprus, as Öcalan's solution model can also play an important role for the people there.
• Klute: Öcalan's freedom will form the basis for the solution to the Kurdish question 

  German politician Jürgen Klute said that Abdullah Öcalan's freedom will form the basis for the solution to the Kurdish question, and that the demand for his freedom should be supported by the European Parliament, the European Council, and the UN.
• Maraş Massacre commemoration and MARDEF congress in Langenthal 

  A commemoration was held for those who lost their lives in the 1978 Maraş Massacre in Langenthal, followed by the 2nd Congress of the Maraş Federation of Democratic Associations - Switzerland (MARDEF).
• DEM Party: Over 2,900 people were detained and 319 imprisoned in 11 months 

  DEM party announced that more than 2,900 active members of the democratic opposition were detained in 2023, 319 of them ended up in prison.
• Iraq holds provincial council elections for the first time in ten years 

  As voters go to the polls for the provincial councils in Iraq after a decade, the opposition Shiite religious leader Muqtada Sadr boycott the elections in 15 provinces.
• Police operation targets CHP-run Adana municipality 

  Many municipal employees were taken into custody in the police operation against Adana Metropolitan Municipality.
• KURD-AKAD awards Baluken, Westrheim and Kizilhan  

  The Network of Kurdish Academics (KURD-AKAD) has awarded Idris Baluken, Kariane Westrheim and Jan Ilhan Kizilhan for special scientific contributions and outstanding civil society commitment.
• 32 people die in clashes between Damascus forces and Turkish-linked mercenaries 

  As a result of clashes between mercenaries affiliated with the occupying Turkish state and Damascus government forces, 32 people died and many civilians and soldiers were injured.
• At least 64 motorcycle couriers lost their lives in traffic accidents in Turkey in 2023 

  At least 64 motorcycle couriers lost their lives in traffic accidents in Turkey in 2023, but these deaths were not recorded as work homicides.
• Meeting in Bergamo demands 'Stop the War, Freedom for Öcalan' 

  A meeting was held in Bergamo with the slogan "Stop the War, Freedom for Öcalan".
• Special voting for Iraqi provincial council elections on Saturday  

  Special voting for the Iraqi provincial council elections ended at on Saturday night. The closed ballot boxes were sent to the Supreme Election Commission together with the ballot papers.
• "Standing Man" demonstration in Paris demands “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Actions continue worldwide in solidarity with the international campaign "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, A Political Solution to the Kurdish Question".
• ‘Abdullah Öcalan became a symbol of the struggle for human rights’ 

  Demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, Egyptian journalist-writer Îlhamî El-Melîcî, political science expert Farnaz Etiye and Dr. Muxtar Xebaşî emphasised that Öcalan became a symbol of the struggle for human rights.
• Italian philosopher Antonio Negri, a long-time friend of the Kurdish people, passes away 

  Italian philosopher and political scientist Antonio Negri died in Paris at the age of 90.
• Žižek reads Öcalan: The Fundamental Metaphysical Coordinates 

  Philosopher Slavoj Žižek joined the "Abdullah Öcalan Books Day". He said: “Öcalan said that in order to create a new social world, it is necessary to first throw up the current order. This is a great social metaphysical insight."
• Tent protest for Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin 

  A tent protest was organized for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
• Abdullah Öcalan's books read in Bellinzona 

  An event was organised in Bellinzona within the scope of "Global Öcalan Books Day".
• ‘Öcalan's democratic self-government model is a great hope for all societies’ 

  Egyptian and Syrian politicians called for everyone to work with all their strength for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, stating that the model developed by Öcalan is a great hope for all societies.
• Fabien Roussel calls for mobilisation for Kurdish activists murdered in Paris 

  Fabien Roussel calls for broad participation in the actions on the anniversary of the Kurdish activists murdered in Paris on 2013 and 2022.
• Kurdish refugees in Xanthi Pre-Removal Detention Centre in Greece go on hunger strike 

  Kurdish refugees in Xanthi Pre-Removal Detention Centre in Greece have started an alternating hunger strike against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.