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• Will Germany demand the wanted ISIS member back from the YPG? 

  One of the 8 foreign ISIS members captured alive by the YPG in the Hajin town of Deir ez-Zor, German citizen Lucas Glaß turns out to have an outstanding warrant in his country.
• Turkey’s mercenaries turn over Idlib to HTS 

  An agreement has been reached in Idlib following clashes among Turkish state allied gangs. The gang groups directly under Ankara’s protection have left control of the Idlib region to Hayat Tahrir al Sham.
• Support for Guven from European and Middle Eastern MPs 

  In a statement they released, European and Middle Eastern MPs have offered their support for DTK Co-chair Leyla Guven who is on an indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike to end the isolation.
• DITIB now officially a branch of MIT  

  Religious Affairs Atache in the Cologne Consulate Ahmet Dilek, chief of the exposed MIT operatives in the DITIB, has been appointed Vice President of DITIB. 
• Youth organisations call for participation in Paris march  

  Justice is yet to be done for Sakine, Fidan and Leyla.
• Hunger strikers delegation met CPT in Strasbourg 

  The hunger strike in Strasbourg, France, aimed at ending the isolation regime imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has reached day 25.
• HDP deputy Piroğlu supported Flormar workers 

  HDP Istanbul deputy Musa Piroğlu supported Flormar workers in their action in front of Yves Rocher in Kadikoy Bahriye.
• HDP announced candidates for 41 cities and towns 

  Local elections will take place in Turkey on March 31.
• Strasburg hunger strikers will be in Paris on January 12 

  Strasburg hunger strikers will join the January 12 march in Paris.
• Call for actions to stop Erdoğan's war in Northern Syria 

  #RiseUp4Rojava! Support the International Days of Resistance on January 27th and 28th!
• Mosques reject HPG guerrilla’s funeral 

  When none of the mosques agreed to take in HPG guerrilla Abdullah Aygun's body, the family had to fulfill their religious obligations in a Cemevi and held the burial there.
• South African executive: many similarities between Mandela-Öcalan 

  The South African National Assembly Spokesperson spoke about the similarities between South Africa at the time of racist apartheid regime with today’s Turkey's current regime and the need for an international campaign demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan
• Guven unable to go to lawyer visits for a week 

  DTK Co-chair Leyla Guven has been on a hunger strike for 63 days to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan, and has been unable to go to lawyer visits for 6 days.
• Civil disobedience action for Öcalan in Zurich 

  Activists held civil disobedience action in Zurich against the isolation imposed upon Abdullah Öcalan.
• Prisoners in Urfa: We will fast until our demand is met 

  The prisoners stated that they would continue their actions with determination until the isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted.
• Day 23 in Strasbourg hunger strike 

  The hunger strike launched in Strasbourg, France to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan continues on day 23.
• HDP Co-chair Buldan: Isolation will end! 

  "Leyla Güven has now reached a critical stage. Leyla is struggling for peace for the future of this country in the prison where she is held unlawfully, with the only means she has," said HDP Co-chair Pervin Buldan.
• Up to 26 years in prison sought for HDP MP Demirel 

  Former HDP MP Caglar Demirel will be on trial for up to 26 years in prison.
• Bolton’s visit to Ankara: Yellow vests, PKK and more 

  The National Security Advisor arrived in Turkey on Monday and met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin. Bolton reportedly did not have a meeting with Erdogan.
• Swiss police fines Turkish man shouting “Allahu Akbar” 

  The Swiss police has fined a young Turkish man who shouted “Allahu Akbar” 150 Francs for disrupting peace.
• 12 people including HDP members detained in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and opposition circles continue.
• Brasil set for an era of internal tensions 

  The first challenges for the President and his first measures announced an era of heavy social tensions in a country left much polarized after the elections.
• Israel leaves UNESCO 

  Announced last October, on 5 January Israel officially left UNESCO.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla remembered in Italy 

  The cities of Roma, Bologna and Cosenza, in Italy, are organising events to remember the three Kurdish women political activists massacred in Paris.
• Leyla Güven’s health worsening 

  The HDP Hakkari MP is on hunger strike for 61 days.