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• Hunger strikers in Strasbourg carefully monitored by doctors 

  The hunger strike carried out by 15 activists in Strasbourg has reached day 19 and many common symptoms are already visible in some activists.
• Demonstration against the isolation of Öcalan in Düsseldorf 

  Protests against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan are spreading.
• Italian activists protest against Turkish occupation threats 

  Demonstrations against Turkey’s threats to occupy Northern and Eastern Syria are spreading.
• French Communist Party visited hunger strikers in Strasbourg 

  Hunger strikers in Strasbourg are receiving the visit of politicians and association members.
• 5 people including DBP administrator detained in Istanbul 

  Political genocide operations of the Turkish regime continue uninterrupted.
• Turkey's new tricks in place in Idlib 

  As clashes between gang groups continue in Idlib, the Turkish state remains silent. According to sources in the region, Turkey has instated a new game plan and that is why they are silent in the face of clashes.
• Mosques in Switzerland proven to have ties to ISIS 

  A Swiss resident Turkish man has been sentenced to death in Iraq for membership to ISIS. The man turned out to have joined ISIS after being radicalized in mosques in Switzerland under control of the Turkish state.
• Russian air strike in Idlib - Turkey remains silent 

  After the HTS took over all areas to the west of Aleppo from the Nuredin Zenki group, Russia launched air strikes against HTS positions in the region. Turkey is significantly silent in the face of the air strikes and clashes.
• Guven can’t walk, won’t attend mother’s condolences 

  Leyla Guven, on the 59th day of her indefinite hunger strike, won’t be attending her mother’s condolence visits due to her health.
• Social media campaign for hunger strikers 

  The statement calls on everyone to join the social media campaign in order to convey the voice and the demand of Leyla Guven.
• The silent massacre: 1,923 work-related deaths in Turkey in 2018 

  ISIG Council announced that at least 1,923 workers were killed in Turkey in 2018.
• Prisoners in Rojhilat and Iran to go on hunger strike for Ocalan 

  Hunger strikes demanding an end to the isolation of Ocalan are spreading.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for strong participation in demonstrations 

  KONGRA-GEL said that Leyla Güven is in danger of life and called for strong participation in the protests organised between 5 and 19 January.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 19 

  The hunger strike action launched in Strasbourg, France, demanding an end to the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan, is supported by many politicians, representatives, journalists and people.
• Intellectuals, writers and poets speak up for Leyla Guven 

  Intellectuals, writers and poets gathered in Ankara to speak up in support for imprisoned HDP MP Leyla Guven who has been on a hunger strike demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Leyla Guven’s mother laid to rest 

  Leyla Guven’s mother Cevriye Guven has been laid to rest in Cihanbeyli, Konya.
• Controlled clashes in Idlib 

  The gang groups Turkey acts as a guarantor for have been clashing in Idlib. The HTS has intensified their attacks in the border regions in the north, while the NLF has opened new fronts in the south. Turkey is reported to allow controlled clashes.
• International solidarity with hunger strikes for Ocalan 

  Women’s organizations in France are showing support for the hunger strike in Strasbourg.Meetings were held with women’s organizations and Senator Laurence Cohen has saluted the protest. MP Danielle Simonnet took the hunger strike to the Parliament agenda.
• Leyla Guven’s mother passes away 

  Cevriye Guven, mother of DTK Co-chair Leyla Guven who has been on a hunger strike for 58 days demanding an end to the isolation imposed upon Ocalan, passed away. HDP Istanbul MP Ahmet Sik’s father Huseyin Sik (81) also lost his life.
• Demonstrations in Europe to support hunger strikers for Öcalan 

  Kurds in Europe and allies are holding demonstrations in cities throughout Europe this Saturday to support the hunger strikes.
• Clashes among gangs continue in Idlib 

  Clashes that broke out among gang groups allied to the Turkish state continue in Idlib. Dozens of gang members have died in the clashes where a migrant staying in the Atme Camp to the north of the city was also wounded.
• Dramatic fall in the rate of union members in Turkey 

  DIH lawyers visited Flormar workers who are resisting in front of the factory in Gebze for 234 days.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg visited by many organisations 

  Hunger strikers in Strasbourg are receiving solidarity visits by many organisations from all over Europe.
• Catalan Republic leaders on trial 

  12 Catalan political and social leaders are on trial for their political responsibility in the unilateral declaration of the independent Catalan Republic, at the beginning of November of the year 2017.
• Fighting among Turkish-backed mercenaries leaves dozens dead 

  Clashes between the Turkish-backed mercenaries in Syria have spread to a wider region, leaving dozens dead.