HDP MPs continuing their hunger strike at Ministry of Interior for ambulances to arrive by wounded stuck in a basement in Cizre have stated that ambulances are blocked, and another injured lost his life.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andrei Stavilă was an academic working at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. His contract was in effect between February 2015 and January 2016 and was about to be extended for another two years. But he had to resign on January 18.

Investigation has been launched into Cumhuriyet daily cartoonist Musa Kart over complaint by Presidency Secretary General on the basis of the article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Law.

The number of those signing “1,000 Women Towards Peace” campaign has exceeded 2,500. Women wrote their message “I want peace because …” on paper, dust cloth, wall, stall and photographed them.

Telecommunications Communication Presidency has blocked access to the news websites “Yüksekova News”, “Sendika.org” and “Demokrat Haber (Democrat News)”.

A police officer taken to hospital wounded has lost his life, which raised death toll to five.

The first reactions received from European Union regarding the indictment against Dündar and Gül. European Union Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations has noted that “Turkey must ensure full respect of human rights including freedom of expression”.

Reporters Without Borders shows reaction against demanding aggravated life imprisonment for journalist Can Dündar and Erdem Gül over the report on National Security Organization’s trucks.

Ambulances sent to retrieve wounded stuck in a basement in Cizre are being kept in another neighborhood, Sarıyıldız from HDP said the wounded have been “called to surrender”.

Three HDP MPs who got no results from their meetings with Ministry of Interior have started hunger strike.

Human Rights Watch has noted that the environment for human rights in Turkey has deteriorated in with breakdown of the Kurdish peace process, a sharp escalation of violence in the Southeast and a crackdown on media and political opponents of the governing Justice and Development Party.

Representatives of IPI, CPJ, RSF, EJN, IFJ, and EFJ whose demand to meet Can Dündar and Erdem Gül rejected have held a press statement in front of Silivri prison and kept “Hope Watch”.

Following the meeting between HDP delegation and Ministry of Interior, ambulances have set off for wounded and bodies stuck in the basement in Cizre.

Three soldiers have been killed, three others injured in an attack organized by the Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement in Sur district of Diyarbakır.

Presidency Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has announced that the meeting of Erdoğan and Peoples’ Democratic Party MP Leyla Zana would be held when it fits schedule.

Aggravated life imprisonment and life imprisonment demanded for journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül arrested for making news report of MİT trucks.

Curfew has been declared in five neighbourhoods and one street of Sur district of Diyarbakır in addition to the six neighbourhoods under curfew.

Action has been brought against program managers demanding jail term of 5 years and 4 months over “Murderer Erdoğan” banner appearing in news program titled “Kanal D News Good Morning”.

Death toll has risen to 11 as one of the wounded has lost her life.

Supreme Court of Appeal has integrated the action brought against the public officials with the main lawsuit regarding the murder of Hrant Dink. The trial will be held before 14th İstanbul High Criminal Court.