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• A moderate earthquake shakes Halabja and Sulaymaniyah 

  A moderate earthquake hit Halabja and Suleymaniyah in Southern Kurdistan on Wednesday morning.
• 27 women killed in Turkey in November 2017 

  At least 27 women were killed in and 29 children were subjected to sexual abuse in Turkey in November 2017, a prominent woman rights organization said.
• Place of hearing of HDP’s Demirtaş changed 

  399 days after his arrest, the first hearing of Selahattin Demirtas, the Co-Chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), is scheduled to begin in Ankara on 7 December 2017.
• German police conduct raids linked to G20 protests 

  German police conducted raids early in Tuesday morning against the properties of an anti-capitalist group in eight federal states.
• International thinkers, authors, politicians in support of HDP 

  Prominent international thinkers, authors and politicians have signed an appeal, in which they offer their support for political and societal forces facing repression by the Erdogan regime.
• Signature campaign for Joanna Palani 

  A ​​​​​​​Danish court sentenced Joanna Palani to nine months in prison for fighting against ISIS with YPG and the peshmerga forces. A petition to Justice Ministry of Denmark was started via change.org to save her from prison.
• Unidentified gunmen attack on HDP building in Mersin 

  Unidentified gunmen launched an attack on HDP building in Erdemli, a district of Mersin province.
• HDP’s former co-chair sentenced to one year in prison 

  A Turkish court sentenced People’s Democracy Party’s (HDP) former co-chair Figen Yuksekdag to one year 15 days in prison.
• Summary of proceedings against 19 HDP MPs 

  Summary of proceedings has been issued against 19 MPs of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) for protesting the arrangement for the removal of parliamentary impunity last year.
• Chomsky’s message on trial against Academics for Peace in Turkey 

  Noam Chomsky has sent a message of solidarity with the academics who stand trial for signing a petition that called for an end to violence and resumption of peace negotiations in Turkey.
• Deir ez-Zor people meet democracy 

  Operation Cizire Storm Spokesperson Lilwa Ebdullah is visiting the liberated villages of Deir ez-Zor, determining the needs of the people and telling them the Democratic Northern Syria model.
• Kurds wonder if they are safe in Switzerland, Swiss MP says 

  Kurds are feeling unsafe because of the activities of Turkish intelligence service in Switzerland, Sibel Arslan, a member of Federal Council said.
• Sit-in for Öcalan continues in front of the CPT with resolve 

  The indefinite sit-in in Strasbourg, France held with the slogan “CPT to Imrali” supported by dozens of institutions continued with resolve on its 42nd day.
• Kurds in Europe mark 40th year of the PKK 

  Kurdish community in Europe marked 40th year of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) with celebrations.
• YPG: Eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor fully liberated from ISIS 

  YPG announced that SDF has managed to defeat ISIS at the eastern banks of Euphrates.
• Russian and SDF military officials hold a press briefing 

  Russian military officials, YPG and SDF spokesmen held a joint press briefing on the recent developments in Syria and ongoing fight against ISIS, YPG Press Office reported.
• Thousands rally for “Freedom for Öcalan” in Stuttgart 

  Thousands gathered to demand freedom for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in Stuttgart, Germany as part of the “Serî Hilde” (Rise Up) campaign.
• 72 ISIS members killed in a village near Deir ez-Zor 

  Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed 72 ISIS members in Siwedan village, near Deir ez-Zor.
• Another journalist jailed in Turkey 

  A Turkish court jailed a cameraman working for TV10, a banned Alevite TV channel, in Istanbul.
• Iran arrests Kurdish writer 

  Iran arrested Kurdish writer Eli Reza Spahi Lain in Kelat Nadiri town near Meshed, capital of Razavi-Khorasan province.
• “Can everyone really be a slanderer; can all this be mere lies?” 

  HDP said: "Those who obstruct independent and impartial jurisdiction, and do not operate the check and balance mechanisms should know well that their names will go down in history as the most dubious and tainted government to have ever ruled Turkey.”
• Dismissed academic Nuriye Gülmen released from prison 

  A Turkish court ruled for the release of Nuriye Gülmen and acquittal of Semih Özakça and Acun Karadağ in the trial against the three dismissed educators.
• UN’s proposal for a solution for Syria does not include Kurds 

  Un Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has announced the “12 Living Intra-Syrian Essential Principles” he submitted to the regime and opposition delegations that attended Geneva talks yesterday.
• Three people jailed in Ankara 

  Three people have been imprisoned in Ankara for “membership to and propagating for a terrorist organisation”.
• Violence against HDP members in İskenderun Prison 

  HDP members jailed in İskenderun T Type Closed Prison stated that they have been subjected to violence.