Republican People’s Party Vice Chair Tanrıkulu has forwarded Davutoğlu the three questions which had been addressed by the European Court of Human Rights to Turkey with regards to application regarding the curfews.

The arrested among the group of Peace Marchers taking off from Bodrum and arriving in Diyarbakır on December 31, have been released.

Spokesperson of Foreign Ministry Bilgiç said, “Russia attempting to lecture others on human rights is an example of black humor” in response to Russia’s remarks on human rights violations in Turkey’s Kurdish cities.

HDP has filed a criminal complaint against eight persons including President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Davutoğlu with charges such as “defaming or inciting people to hatred and hostility” and “restraining from exercising political rights”.

In the statement made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, human rights violations in Kurdish provinces and the necessity to find a political solution for the Kurdish question has been pointed out.

HDP Vice Co-Spokesperson Beştaş said they haven’t received the “warning writing” Supreme Court of Appeal sent to DBP as a “message to HDP” as the critical expressions against DBP exist as of DBP’s foundation.

Put on trial due to attending the press conference at Kobane demonstrations, HDP Muş Co-Chair Elif Çetinbaş has been arrested and sentenced to 12 years, five months and 22 days of imprisonment.

President Erdoğan has defined HDP’s Demirtaş’s statements as “betrayal”, said “We will not allow it” as to self-government.

Tomorrow (December 28), KESK, DİSK and TMMOB are going on a one-day strike with the slogan: “Peace Against War”.

Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has stated; “We would like to note that phantasies such as self-governance and canton administration find no correspondence in societies functioning in democratic maturity”.

YÖK states that the law has to be formed within the scope of “national frame of reference, policies, capacities and objectives” and on the basis of “diversity, performance evaluation, competition and quality assurance”.

In the wake of the emergency meeting held due to the issue of ditches, curfews, operations, civilian deaths and armed conflicts, Democratic Society Congress has issued its declaration consisting of 14 articles.

Mesopotamia Ecology Movement has announced its Ecological Damage in Clash Environment Report; the report notes clashes have caused animal deaths, polluted water and traumatized children.

Hearing of Lice trial has been held for the first time without the presence of the murdered Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi. Teacher Cantekin who had witnessed the massacre testified in the hearing today (December 25) and told what the soldiers have been doing.

Attorney İlkiz has stated that a basic legislation to protect personal data should be enacted prior to draft law to include biometric data in IDs and save it in family registries.

Diyarbakır City Forest has been named after the deceased Tahir Elçi.

Constitutional Court has decided that vaccination was an interference in the physical integrity and vaccinating children without parents’ consent would contradict the constitution.

A permanent peace environment can be established only by normalizing the relations between Turkey and Israel.

KCK has expressed that “All democratic forces, socialists, progressive humanity, human rights organizations, international forces sensitive to democracy and human rights of the world maintain a stance against the state and AKP government”.

In Sur district of Diyarbakır province a specialized sergeant has been killed and six persons including five soldiers injured due to an explosion, and the funeral of 13-year-old Davut Özer who had been killed during a protest yesterday night (December 22) in Tarsus district of Mersin province was held today.