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• 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.
• Demonstration in Berlin tomorrow to “Stop Erdoğan” 

  Kurdish, Turkish and German institutions and movements continue their demonstrations against the Erdoğan fascism in German capital Berlin.
• Aydar: AKP and MHP circles discuss getting rid of Öcalan 

  KCK Council Member Zübeyir Aydar spoke in the ongoing 13th Kurdish Conference in the EP on the situation of the Abdullah Öcalan, and said: “According to information we’ve received, there are discussions to get rid of Öcalan.”
• Demirtaş gives his statement in a hearing in Ankara 

  HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş attended another trial via SEGBİS yesterday.
• Phillips: Only solution is Kurds’ right to self determination 

  The second session of the Kurdish Conference continued under the title “Lines in the Sand: The Historical Development of the Kurdish Issue and the Sykes-Picot”. The situation of Kurds in the Middle East was discussed in this session.
• Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg at week 233 

  The vigil demonstration for the freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the Council of Europe has reached its 233rd week.
• Salih Muslim: Kurds are also fighting for the peoples of the region 

  In the last section of the first day of the 13th Kurdish Conference in the European Parliament, PYD Co-chair Salih Muslim said, “The Kurds are fighting not just for themselves but also for the peoples of the region.”
• Demirtaş: Our struggle for freedom will continue even in prison 

  Selahattin Demirtaş sent a message to the 13th Kurdish Conference at the European Parliament, to which he could not attend because of his imprisonment, and said “Our struggle for freedom and democracy will continue even in prison.”
• Swiss Foreign Minister: We are ready to play a role if both parties want it 

  Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter says Switzerland is concerned about the human rights violations in Turkey and the protection of the rule of law.
• Swedish committee prevented from seeing Yüksekdağ in prison 

  Sweden’s Left Party President Jonas Sjöstedt and parliamentarian Lotta Johnsson Fornarve were prevented from seeing HDP Co-President Yüksekdağ in Kandıra Prison.
• Support for HDP and warning to AKP from Uruguay 

  A message of solidarity with HDP under political genocidal attacks by AKP was issued from Uruguay.
• MİT and Grey Wolves headquarters in Aleppo’s Şeyh Xıdır neighborhood 

  A headquarters for MİT and Grey Wolves surfaced in Aleppo’s Şeyh Xıdır neighborhood.
• Amnest International releases its ‘Sur’ report 

  Amnesty International (AI) released its report on Sur, where genocidal attacks and curfews continue. In its report, AI stated that nearly 40 thousand people were forced to migrate, and listed the demands of displaced civilians.
• International committee to visit HDP Co-Presidents 

  Despite all obstructions, international committees continue to visit the imprisoned HDP Co-Presidents Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Israeli Parliament to approve new settlements 

  Israeli Parliament is set to approve the construction of 4 thousand new settlements in the occupied parts of the West Bank despite the opposition’s objections.
• Wikileaks publishes emails of Erdoğan’s son-in-law Albayrak 

  Wikileaks published Turkish President Erdoğan’s son-in-law and Energy Minister Berat Albayrak’s emails.
• 730 refugees saved near Libya, 2 refugees die of cold weather 

  730 refugees were saved near Libya over the past 24 hours, and 2 refugees died due to the cold weather.
• Half of DBP municipalities usurped 

  Using the State of Emergency as an excuse, the Palace regime targeted DBP’s municipalities they couldn’t win in elections and appointed direct trustees to 36 of 103 DBP municipalities, and indirect trustees to 15 more.
• Scandinavian party delegations to visit HDP Co-chairs 

  Attempts by international delegations to visit HDP co-chairs Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahattin Demirtaş in Kandira and Edirne prisons continue despite all obstacles.
• HDP Provincial Co-Chair detained in Antalya 

  Three women including HDP Provincial Co-Chair Songül Şarklı were detained in Antalya yesterday.