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• Kurdish issue discussed in the European Parliament 

  A press conference was held at the European Parliament to underline the situation of HDP Hakkari deputy, Leyla Güven on hunger strike for over a month.
• Brexit chaos continues as May wins confidence vote 

  After winning the confidence vote, May called for backing from "other parties" for the deal she reached with the EU last month.
• Hunger strikes in Paris, Stuttgart and Darmstadt continue 

  Activists prepared files and submitted them to the French Parliament and Amnesty International in tandem with the hunger strikes in Paris, France.
• Judge on Demirtas case admits: “I am not neutral” 

  The court’s head judge admitted to being “not neutral” in the hearing of imprisoned former HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtas. Tensions rose in the court.
• Hunger strikes continue in Antwerp, Cologne and Bern 

  Catalan politicians visited the hunger strike for Öcalan held in Antwerp, Belgium yesterday as the hunger strike in Cologne, Germany continues. The hunger strike in Bern was taken over by a new group.
• Father and daughter on hunger strike against isolation 

  A Yazidi father and daughter couple Merwan and Lorîn Sezek joined the hunger strike in Cologne.
• Prisoner on hunger strike for over two months hospitalized 

  Sick prisoner Kemal Ozelmali, who has been on a hunger strike for over 2 months in Adana, lost consciousness on December 7 and was hospitalized.
• Erdogan signals for new invasion in Northern Syria 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke of a date for a new invasion operation targeting Kurds in Rojava.
• EU Commission: Demirtas case reflects rights violations  

  EU Commission Deputy Chairperson Federica Mogherini said, “The Demirtas case reflects rights violations in Turkey. At a time of outstanding challenges to Turkey, the approach in practices is a contradiction.”
• Demirtaş salutes Leyla Güven, condemns the isolation of Öcalan 

  The hearing of political captive Selahattin Demirtaş has started. Demirtaş condemned the isolation regime on Imralı and saluted Leyla Güven.
• 17-year-old murdered by the police in Istanbul 

  Police murdered 17-year-old Cihan Seyhan for not obeying a stop warning.
• Venezuela after the local elections 

  Only 27,4% of the voters went to the polls in Venezuela highlighting a growing crisis.
• MEP Michels from the Left Party visits hunger strikers in Berlin 

  MEP Martina Michels from German Left Party has visited the participants of hunger strike for Öcalan in Berlin.
• Hunger strike in front of the Parliament in Vienna continues 

  Hunger strike against the isolation of Öcalan continues in front of the Parliament in Vienna.
• Hunger strike against the isolation of Öcalan in Oslo 

  Kurds and their friends are organizing hunger strike actions worldwide in protest at the aggravated isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• European Parliament to discuss the ECHR ruling on Demirtas 

  The European Parliament is taking the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling about Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas on the agenda to be discussed.
• Socialist People’s Party of Denmark supports hunger strikes 

  Denmark’s Socialist People’s Party MP Trina Torp and Gladsaxe Deputy Mayor Serdar Benli visited the Kurds on a hunger strike with the demand to end the isolation.
• 771st appeal to visit Öcalan 

  Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers have appealed to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office for the 771st time to visit their client.
• French anti-capitalists support hunger strikes for Öcalan 

  NPA demanded freedom for Öcalan and all political prisoners.
• Solidarity hunger strikes in Germany and France continue 

  Hunger strikes to support HDP Hakkari deputy Leyla Güven have entered their sixth day in Darmstadt and Marseille.
• Syriacs support the hunger strike in Stockholm 

  Assyrians-Syriacs have joined the hunger strike in Stockholm. Yasar Kucukaslan from the Mesopotamia Freedom Party said, “The isolation adversely affects the Syriac-Assyrian-Chaldean population in the country.”
• Danish MP: Öcalan should be free 

  Danish MP Søren Søndergaard said they think the hunger strikes are important and demanded freedom for Öcalan.
• Hunger strike in Berlin on day 5 

  Hunger strike are taking place all around the world in protest at the isolation regime on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Prison sentences for HDP former MPs Birlik and Baydemir 

  Former HDP deputies Osman Baydemir and Leyla Birlik have been sentenced to prison.
• Hunger strike in Marseille on day 5 

  The hunger strike launched in Marseille as part of worldwide protests against the isolation of Kurdish leader Öcalan has left 4 days behind.