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• Saleh Moslem speaks at a panel in Scotland 

  PYD Co-president Saleh Moslem, who came to Scotland for a series of meetings after the invitation of the Scottish Parliament, spoke at a panel and described Rojava Revolution as ‘a great gain for humanity.’
• Demirtaş: AKP is responsible for the bombs 

  Imprisoned HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş said "AKP has the political responsibility for the bombs that are exploding, and should account before the public."
• Tally of detentions and arrests rises 

  The tally of detentions and arrests during the political genocide operations against the HDP and DBP rises.
• Judiciary approval for Yüksekdağ’s isolation 

  HDP Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ was arrested on November 4 in the political genocide operations and placed in Kandıra Type F Prison and is still being held in isolation.
• Êzidî Kurdish women that escaped ISIS cruelty receive Sakharov Price 

  Êzidî Kurdish women Lamiya Bashar and Nadiya Murad, who have escaped ISIS cruelty, received the European Parliament’s Sakharov for Freedom of Thought.
• Temperature rises 3,5 degrees and 1/4 of the sea ice melts in the Arctic 

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the temperature in the North Pole (Arctic) reached the highest level over the past 115 years.
• March in Hamburg against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Led by the Free Youth (Civanên Azad), Kurdish people and their allies marched in Hamburg, Germany to protest the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Detentions and arrests continue in several cities 

  Hundreds of people were detained today as part of the political genocide operations against the HDP and DBP.
• Syrian regime forces announce the fall of Aleppo 

  Syrian regime forces announced the fall of Aleppo, which had been besieged for several months now.
• Bilgen: Demirtaş had a heart spasm in prison 

  HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen announced that HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş had a heart spasm in prison.
• 68 HDP and DBP members detained across Turkey 

  68 HDP and DBP members were detained during the political genocide operations across 5 cities in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• Marches in Bielefeld, Hamburg and Lyon on December 10 

  Kurdish people and their allies marched on December 10 Human Rights Day in Beilefeld and Hamburg, Germany, and Lyon, France. Protestors drew attention to the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Houses of Akdeniz Co-mayors raided 

  Police officers raided the houses of Akdeniz Co-Mayors Fazıl Türk and Yüksel Mutlu, who had been issued arrest warrants recently.
• TAK claims responsibility for last night's bombing in Istanbul 

  In a written statement, TAK claimed responsibility for the bombing that targeted police forces in Istanbul last night.
• Six villages cleansed of gangs in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Fighters of the Operation Wrath of Euphrates Action Room have made an advance of 8 kms and cleansed six villages of gang groups.
• Swiss politicians call for solidarity with Kurds against dictatorship 

  Swiss politicians and organisations have called for international solidarity with the Kurdish people against the anti-democratic policies of Turkish President Erdoğan and the AKP government.
• Death toll in Istanbul bombing rises to 38 

  Death toll has risen to 38 in last night's bombing in Istanbul.
• AKP fascism condemned in Hannover 

  A march was staged in Hannover, Germany to mark 10 December Human Rights Day.
• HDP condemns the bombing in Istanbul 

  HDP harshly condemned the twin blasts that hit a police target in Istanbul last night, and called for an immediate end to the politics, language and tone that produce more tension, polarization, hostility and conflict.
• One-day national mourning after twin blasts kill at least 29 in Istanbul 

  Turkey has declared one-day national mourning after the twin blasts that hit a police target near the Vodafone Arena Soccer Stadium in Istanbul last night.
• Reports of injuries as a result of explosion in Istanbul 

  An explosion has occurred near the Vodafone Arena Stadium after the Beşiktaş-Bursaspor soccer match. 20 people were wounded, according to initial official reports.
• French and German delegations visit HDP 

  Senators from the French parliament and the SPD visited HDP’s Parliamentary Group.
• Second stage in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched 

  The second stage in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates to liberate Raqqa has been launched.
• PYD's Muslim proposes Rojava model against Sykes-Picot 

  Speaking at the conference titled “Kurdish Project in the Middle East 100 Years After the Sykes-Picot” at French Senate, PYD Co-chair Salih Müslim proposed the Rojava model against the Sykes-Picot model.
• Yüksekdağ gives her statement in hearing regarding Ankara massacre 

  Prosecuted for giving a speech at a funeral of someone who was killed on October 10 massacre in Turkish capital Ankara in 2015, HDP co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ stood trial via video-conference system Segbis yesterday.