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• Duxan village liberated in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates 

  Operation Wrath of Euphrates fighters have liberated the village of Duxan as they continue making advance in the second stage of the military campaign to liberate Raqqa.
• Civilians transferred to liberated areas in Raqqa 

  The second stage in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates launched to liberate Raqqa on November 5, continues. A number of civilians were transferred to freed areas as part of the operation.
• 360 HDP members arrested and 1831 others detained since October 

  360 HDP members have been arrested and 1831 others have been detained over the past two months. More than 400 HDP members have been detained since December 12 only.
• 242 DBP members arrested and 662 others detained over the past week 

  A total of 904 DBP members were detained over the past week. 242 of these people were arrested and 662 people remain under custody. The number of imprisoned Co-mayors rose to 59.
• Court approves the acceleration of the peace accord in Colombia 

  Colombian Constitutional Court approved the acceleration of the peace accord between the government and the guerilla movement FARC.
• Protest in Marseille for justice 

  Protestors came together in Marseille to demand justice and call for the identification of the people that massacred Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez.
• 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.