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• Appeal to visit Leyla Guven in the ward 

  Leyla Guven’s lawyers have submitted an appeal to visit their client in her ward as she is unable to leave the ward for their visits due to her health.
• Angela Davis calls on Turkey to free Leyla Guven on hunger strike 

  We should now follow the example and leadership of Ms. Guven in protesting the isolation of Mr. Ocalan, who is recognized as the chief negotiator representing the Kurds in the peace talks with Turkey, said activist Angela Davis.
• HDP held talks in Strasbourg on hunger strikes against isolation 

  HDP delegation held talks in Strasbourg to raise awareness about Leyla Güven and the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Macron offers condolences for Manbij 

  ISIS claimed responsibility for Wednesday's suicide attack in Manbij which killed 15 people including 4 US soldiers and left 18 people wounded.
• Three more prisoners go on indefinite hunger strike in Şırnak 

  Hunger strikes continue in prisons against the isolation regime executed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• “Ankara’s only goal in Syria is exterminating Kurds” 

  Attacking Rojava means the end of Turkish-Kurdish peace chances.
• "Europe’s inaction left no alternative other than hunger strike" 

  "Failing to meet our demand, we will certainly not end our strike. We are adamant to keep on this until the very last minute. Death is not in a position to scare us away from our protest."
• Young people rallied in Sweden against isolation 

  Kurdish youth condemned the foreign powers that remained silent on the isolation of Öcalan.
• New actions promoted by Kurdish youth against isolation 

  Kurdish youth organisations called on young people in all four parts of Kurdistan and elsewhere to take part in the actions to be promoted on 19 and 20 January with the slogan ‘We are rebelling against isolation!’”
• British PM May clings to power 

  Amid increasing uncertainty, May told MPs she is to begin talks with what she has called "senior parliamentarians" from across the parties, to establish what kind of deal might win the backing of the Commons.
• Protest for Leyla Guven in front of Swedish Foreign Ministry 

  Solidarity with Leyla Güven is growing.
• HDP’s Başaran: Let’s raise our voice for Leyla Güven 

  "The one-off family member visit with Öcalan does not mean that isolation has been lifted. Isolation is being imposed on the society as a system, and is being deepened by the day. We call once again to remove this absolute isolation", said the HDP MP.
• Clear message from Strasbourg: We must all resist! 

  Representatives from institutions attended the rally against the isolation in front of the EP, saluting Leyla Guven and stating that the isolation is a crime against humanity that must be resisted against.
• Iran: We will continue our presence in Syria 

  Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari announced that they will continue their presence in Syria.
• Rally in front of the EP: We will break the isolation 

  A protest was held in front of the European Parliament on the 31st day of the hunger strike held in Strasbourg against the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• British Trade Unions not intimidated by Turkish pressure 

  Turkey’s ambassador to Britain has written to the unions asking them to back off from an event in solidarity with Kurdish people.
• Reception for freedom for Ocalan in London City Hall 

  In a reception held in the London City Hall, activists demanded an end to the isolation and freedom for Ocalan, as well as saluting the hunger strikes.
• Protest against the isolation in front of European Parliament 

  As the hunger strike in Strasbourg demanding an end to the aggravated isolation imposed upon Ocalan enters day 31, a protest is held in front of the EP with the slogan, “Break the isolation, tear down fascism, free Ocalan”.
• Damascus “against any form of aggression and occupation” 

  Syrian Foreign Ministry said: statements of Turkish regime president stress that he can’t behave except by language of occupation and aggression.
• Russia opposes a "safe zone" under Turkish control in Syria 

  Russian Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced opposition to a safe zone under Turkish control in Syria.
• Kurdish youth in Europe protest the isolation of Ocalan 

  In Bielefeld, Bochum, Duisburg, Bordeaux and Marseille, spontaneous actions by the Kurdish youth movement to support the hunger strikes against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan have taken place.
• MPs said no to Brexit deal, May faces no confidence vote 

  The Brexit agreement was defeated in the House of Commons with 432 votes against and 202 in favour.
• Europe-wide demonstrations in solidarity with hunger strikers  

  Demonstrations were held in Lausanne, Bern, Marseille and Brussels to express solidarity to HDP Hakkari MP, Leyla Güven and the hunger strikers in Europe, Turkey and Kurdistan.
• Conference at the European Parliament: Isolation must be lifted 

  Dilek Öcalan read a statement on behalf of the activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg. She reiterated that “the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is unacceptable.”
• Hunger strikers in diplomatic rounds in the EP 

  HDP representative for European institutions Fayik Yagizay said visits with MEPs from various groups will continue.