KNK member Dr. Şêrko Mihemed Qadir criticized KDP and YNK for remaining silent against the attacks of Turkey, which is not a secret against any kind of Kurd status, against Federated Kurdistan. Qadir, pointing to Kirkuk and Mosul, said: "National unity, solidarity and common strategy are needed to protect the gains of the Kurds."
Zahide Eman, mother of Baran Eman, one of the prisoners who started a hunger strike to demand the freedom of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, said: "I defend my son's humanitarian demands until the end. No one can break my son's will.”
The situation of Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet is unknown. Ahmet is reportedly being held in the unofficial detention center of KDP's intelligence agency Parastin. Agency officials continued to asked: "Where is Süleyman Ahmet, kidnapped by KDP, for 79 days?"
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 46th day.
Addressing the Ministry of Justice and CPT in front of the Adana Kürkçüler Prison Campus, the relatives of the prisoners said: "The demand of the political prisoners is also the demand of the Kurds and we are asking for the demands to be met.”
6 women journalists, who were tried for their protest against the operations against free press workers, explained the police violence they were subjected to and emphasized: "We will continue to defend Kurd journalists."
DFG and MKG congratulated the journalists on January 10, Working Journalists' Day, and said: "We will overcome tyranny and oppression with the motto of 'free press, free society'."
Olive branches were left at the grave of Bedriye Demir, one of the Riha Mothers for Peace, who died last year due to health problems.
PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan, who evaluated Hizbullah's organization in Kurdistan as "AKP's policy of creating the Kurdish Hamas", warned: "Our people must be alert against them and develop a tremendous organization."
There has been no news from Rojnews editor Süleyman Ahmet, who was detained by KDP forces, for 78 days. It is known that Ahmet, who is denied being detained, is being held in unofficial detention centers of the intelligence agency Parastin.
Mehmet Kırık, one of the prisoners who went on rotating hunger strike in Antalya Type S Closed Prison, stated that they will continue their actions until PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan is released.
Sabiha Aslan, sister of Veysi Aktaş, one of the prisoners held in İmralı and who has not been heard from for 34 months, stated that they have forgotten the face of their relatives and called for sensitivity on this point to all segments of society.
The hunger strike in prisons demanding "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish issue" has entered its 45th day.
At the commemoration held at the graves of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez, who were murdered in Paris, women gave the message, "We will continue the struggle of our friends until freedom comes to Kurdistan." In addition, demonstrations and events were organized in many cities of Kurdistan and in Paris, the capital of France, where the massacre took place.
In the report prepared by the Hunger Strike Monitoring and Follow-up Coordination in Wan regarding 12 prisons, it was stated that the prisoners on hunger strike were exposed to many violations and a call was made to meet the demands.