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• Ministry confirms connection between Turkey and Osmanen Germania 

  North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Interior confirmed that they are assessing the relations between the rocker club Osmanen Germania and the Turkish government.
• Seven teachers arrested in Pazarcik 

  Seven teachers from the educators union Eğitim-Sen have been arrested in the Pazarcık district of Maraş.
• People continue protesting in Iran and Rojhilat 

  In Iran and Rojhilat the government and the Pasdaran claim to have "suppressed” the demonstrations, the public is not leaving the streets. The public turns every area into a scene of action.
• HDP: Prison sentences a political purge by the judiciary 

  “Those who think they can end the struggle for peace, democracy and equality of the forces of democracy in Turkey and of the Kurdish people through these means are terribly mistaken.”
• “MİT’s role is now certain, France should take action” 

  Kurds and their allies held a meeting for the three revolutionary Kurdish women murdered in Paris.
• HDP's Beştaş: “MİT members spoke, why is the government silent?” 

  HDP’s Meral Danış Beştaş spoke about the casefile of three Kurdish politicians murdered in Paris five years ago and said, “The political will is an obstacle on the path of the murders coming to light.”
• Baluken's first message after 16 year prison sentence  

  HDP Amed MP Idris Baluken who is currently held hostage in the Sincan Type F Prison sent a message through his lawyers.
• “It’s time to fight” message in front of the Evin Prison 

  Protesters sang the song, “Dayê dayê wexta ceng e – Mother Mother it’s time to fight” in front of the Evîn Prison in the Iranian capital Tehran in support for political prisoners and called to increase the struggle for freedom.
• Bayık: Erdoğan ordered the massacre, Hakan Fidan executed 

  KCK Executive Council Co-chair Cemil Bayık stated that the Paris massacre had been ordered by Erdoğan and executed by Fidan.
• Director of Kobane documentary to stand trial in Turkey 

  Veysi Altay, director of a Kobane documentary will stand trial in Turkey for “propaganda of a terrorist organization” charges.
• Prisoners start hunger strike against prison uniforms in Silivri 

  Prisoners in Turkey’s largest prison started a week-long hunger strike against Turkish governments prison uniform policy.
• Turkish police detain poet for propaganda 

  Turkish police detained poet/writer Fadil Ozturk in Izmir on Friday.
• Iranian human rights defenders: “We support the protests” 

  A group of Iranian human rights defenders have issued a statement in support of the popular protests launched in Iran and Rojhilat and demanded an immediate unconditional release of detained protesters.
• Two villages liberated in Operation Cizire Storm 

  SDF fighters have liberated to more villages in the ongoing Operation Cizire Storm.
• Demirtaş to not stand as Co-chair candidate at the 3rd Congress 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who is jailed in Edirne Prison, has sent a message on the occasion of the 3rd Ordinary Congress of the HDP.
• HDP MP Baluken sentenced to 16 years and 11 months in prison 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Amed MP Idris Baluken was sentenced to 16 years and 11 months in prison.
• Number of airline passengers down 86 percent in Sulaymaniyah 

  The number of airline passengers is down more than 86 percent in Sulaymaniyah after Iraq banned international flights to Southern Kurdistan.
• Resistance continues despite pro-regime demonstrations 

  Protestors took it to the streets for the ninth day despite the pro-regime demonstrations took place in Iran.
• Kurdish parties boycott budget discussions in Iraq 

  The 2018 budget discussions planned for today in the Iraqi parliament have been postponed due to Kurdish parties’ boycott.
• Citizens withdrawing money from banks in Iran 

  As the popular protests continue in Iran and Rojhilat, citizens have been withdrawing their money from banks and buying gold and US dollars. USD is on a hike.
• UN urges Iran to respect the right to peaceful assembly 

  The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the protests that have taken place around the country “with great care” so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
• People of Raqqa respond to Assad: “Long live free Syria”  

  The citizens of Raqqa have organised a march in protest of Assad accusing the Northern Syrian peoples of treason.
• Turkish banker found guilty in plot to evade Iran sanctions 

  Turkish senior banker Hakan Atilla has been convicted of taking part in a billion-dollar scheme to evade American sanctions against Iran.
• Three villages liberated, 21 ISIS members killed near Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF fighters have liberated three more villages in the ongoing Operation Cizire Storm in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
• Iranian regime organizes counter protests 

  The Iranian regime, turning a deaf ear to the demands highlighted by tens of thousands on the streets, has organized counter demonstrations in some cities and is preparing for more protests on Friday.