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• Hearing of DTK Co-chair Güven starts in Amed 

  Fourth hearing in the case against DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven, who is on hunger strike for 49 days against the isolation of Öcalan, has begun in Amed.
• Hunger strikers in Strasbourg visited by large crowd 

  In Strasbourg, France, the protest is continuing to demand an end to the isolation imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Mapuche community demands justice 

  The assassination by Chilean Carabineros of the young Mapuche Camilo Catrillanca on 14 November continues to provoke political and social reactions.
• Hearing of Güven, on hunger strike for 49 days, to be held today 

  The 4th hearing of HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven's case will be held in Diyarbakir 9th Heavy Penal Court today.  
• Hunger strike against isolation in Van prison 

  Five prisoners are on indefinite hunger strike to demand an end to the isolation imposed on Kurdish People’s leader Öcalan.
• HDP’s Temelli: A delegation should go to Imrali 

  Temelli made an extensive evaluation of the current developments at his party group weekly meeting.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg on day 9 

  The hunger strike launched in Strasbourg, France to protest the aggravated isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan and demand his freedom, wellbeing and safety is on day 9.
• Omer Ocalan appeals to visit Imrali 

  HDP Urfa MP Omer Ocalan has submitted an appeal to visit Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan in the Imrali prison. Ocalan pointed out that the Imrali isolation has reached critical levels.
• Guven: I will continue until my demand is met 

  Leyla Guven, on a hunger strike for 47 days demanding the isolation imposed on Ocalan be lifted, said: “I am on this struggle for a purpose. I will continue until my demand is met. I will continue my action whether I am in prison or outside."
• Solidarity with Leyla Guven before her hearing 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign said: "We stand in solidarity with you in your principled stand against the violation of the most basic rights of the Kurdish people and their political representatives by the Turkish state."
• Bilgen: We are working to succeed in local elections 

  ​​​​​​​HDP group president Ayhan Bilgen talked about the next local elections and the alliance to be sought. He said: “If we won’t have any official request as to Western cities, we’ll determine our own road map.”
• Strasbourg activists: “Come together around the Leader” 

  The unlimited nonalternating hunger strike launched by the Freedom for Ocalan initiative in Strasbourg, France is on its 8th day, The hunger strike activists called for “the people to come together around the Leader”.
• Guven’s message to hunger strikers in Strasbourg: We will prevail 

  Imprisoned HDP MP Leyla Guven sent a message to the indefinite and nonalternate hunger strike in Strasbourg and said, “We will break the isolation through resistance and we will prevail.”
• British Unions sent solidarity message to Leyla Guven 

  The Trade Union Freedom for Ocalan Campaign in Britain said the struggle for justice will never be defeated as long as there are people like Leyla Guven prepared to speak up for democracy.
• Solidarity hunger strike in Krasnikut 

  A hunger strike was launched in Saratov, in the district of Krasnikut in the Russian Federation to demand the lifting of the isolation regime imposed on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Tevgera Azadi delegation visits Baghdad 

  A delegation from the Tevgera Azadi went to Baghdad to meet with the Sairun Coalition.
• Withdrawal order signed for American troops 

  US President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of American troops last Wednesday.
• DBP Co-chair: Rojava is the common value of Kurdistan 

  Aslan reminded that people have been paying a very heavy price to reclaim their own identity and to achieve freedom in these lands for many years.
• Signature campaign against the isolation of Öcalan underway 

  Kurds and activists are collecting signatures to demand an end to the isolation regime imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Panel on Rojava in Stuttgart 

  The meeting was organised to assess the threats of occupation against Rojava issued by Turkey and the US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 7 

  “We are here for our leader. The pressures have increased and our MPs have been unjustly arrested. They burned villages, demolished houses, plundered Kurdistan."
• Hunger strike for Öcalan in Russia 

  A group of Kurds started hunger strike in Saratov, Russia in protest at the isolation regime on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Protests and hunger strikes stormed over Europe 

  From France to Germany, from Italy to Austria, from Sweden to United Kingdom hunger strike actions are spreading all over Europe.
• Demonstration against Turkish massacres and attacks in Basel 

  A demonstration against the genocidal policies of the Turkish state was held in Switzerland.
• Two more peace defenders murdered in Colombia 

  "This “double murder targeted the peace process. It is yet another massacre against social leaders, human rights activists and former guerrillas involved in the process of reincorporation," said FARC.