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• Women against isolation in Hannover 

  A demonstration was held in the German city of Hannover to demand the end of isolation.
• Rally in Paris for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla 

  The European Democratic Kurdish Society Congress (KCDK-E) organised a march today in Paris.
• Swedish MP: The world should speak up against Turkish threats 

  MP Redar said that Turkey should not be allowed to implement its own agenda for Syria.
• Demo in Sydney in solidarity with hunger strikes for Öcalan 

  Solidarity with hunger strikes against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan is growing.
• 26th day in Strasbourg: Busy visits and preparations for actions 

  Preparations continue in Strasbourg for the great march tomorrow to protest the Paris murders, of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez.
• Sinn Fein MEP calls for international action for Leyla Guven 

  MEP Anderson said Sinn Féin has taken part in demonstrations across Ireland and elsewhere in support of Leyla Guven and more will be held in the coming days.
• KESK: Local elections will be a sort of referendum 

  The Public Workers union to support candidates who pledged their commitment to the building of a free, equal, pluri-cultural and pluri-lingual society.
• French institutions call for participation in Paris rally 

  Several institutions in Paris have called for participation in a rally and meeting due to be held on January 12 in Paris.
• Swiss MP urges Europe to take action against the isolation 

  Swiss MP Carlo Sommaruga called on European politicians to take action for Leyla Guven and demanded an end to the isolation against Ocalan.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla remembered in Bologna 

  A tribute to the three Kurdish women politicians took place in the Italian city of Bologna.
• Guven hears sounds of protest in front of prison 

  HDP MP imprisoned by the Turkish regime Leyla Guven said she could hear the sounds of the protest held in front of the prison to support her hunger strike of 65 days.
• Strasbourg hunger strikers call for participation in Paris rally 

  "Our duty is to support the campaign, and spread it everywhere. Now we are a part of this chain,” said Dilek Öcalan.
• Germany’s weapons sales to Turkey increased threefold 

  Germany has increased its weapons sales to Turkey threefold, reaching a total of 200 million Euros in 2018.
• US-led coalition says withdrawal from Syria has begun 

  Withdrawal from Syria has reportedly begun.
• International call for Öcalan and political prisoners in Turkey 

  A call for ending the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners in Turkey.
• Taşdemir: Women should give voice to Leyla Güven 

  HDP deputy Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir said: “As Kurdish women, we must give voice to Leyla Güven.”
• Petition to the CPT to end the isolation of Öcalan 

  “I declare the demand of these strikers as mine and urgently call upon your excellency to take necessary measures in this respect.” 
• Right violations amid ongoing hunger strike in Tarsus prison 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners are on hunger strike. They demand the end of the isolation regime imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• French Foreign Minister: We need to support the SDF 

  Le Drian said that the SDF are “our most important ally in Syria. They are fighting against DAESH on the field. The US decision to withdraw from Syria is serious because it leaves the SDF in a very difficult position."
• Motion on hunger strikes at UK Parliament 

  A motion tabled by UK Parliament members called for “urgent dialogue for the hunger strikes to end and for a tragedy to be avoided.”
• HDP: Leyla Guven is in life-threatening situation 

  HDP MP Ayse Acar Basaran pointed out that Leyla Guven's health during her hunger strike has reached the point where her life is in danger.
• Updated list of 226 prisoners on hunger strike against isolation 

  A total of 226 prisoners in North Kurdistan and Turkey are on hunger strikes to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan and to demand his freedom.
• Oluç: Guven is a MP, the Assembly should take action 

  "Steps should be taken to remove the isolation that has been going on since April 2015, in an illegal way and inhuman manner."
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla remembered in Stockholm 

  Activists gathered in front of the French embassy in Stockholm.
• Civil disobedience action for Öcalan at Marseille Airport 

  Protests continue all around the world demanding an immediate end to the isolation regime executed against Abdullah Öcalan.