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• Berlin vigil calls for the freedom of Öcalan and Afrin 

  The Turkish expansionist policy and the German government’s support for the Erdogan regime have been denounced at the solidarity action in Berlin for the political prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey.
• Former HDP deputy Hatice Kocaman jailed 

  An arrest warrant has been issued for former HDP deputy Hatice Kocaman. She is facing up to 15 years in prison for her work in the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).
• HDP buildings in Istanbul stormed by the police 

  Dozens of district headquarters of the HDP in Istanbul have been raided by police. Banners and information material on the hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkey were confiscated.
• Turkey imposes advertising ban on Twitter 

  Turkey has banned Twitter from advertising. The reason given is an alleged violation of the controversial social media law. The next step threatens to be the reduction of Internet bandwidth.
• HDP Youth in Istanbul protests isolation  

  HDP Istanbul Youth Assembly organized a march to support the ongoing hunger strikes in prisons to end the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Author Penny says HDP only real opposition in Turkey 

  Activist and author Andrew Penny said that the HDP is the only real opposition in Turkey.
• Police take 20 people into custody after raids in 10 provinces 

  20 people were detained following house raids in Balıkesir and 9 more provinces.
• HBDH commemorates Hrant Dink: We will destroy fascism and racism 

  HBDH marked the 14th anniversary of the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and said, "We promise that we will achieve his dream with our struggle to destroy the fascist state and win freedom.”
• Vigil for Öcalan’s freedom resumes in Strasbourg 

  The permanent vigil in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg has resumed after an interruption for a short time because of the pandemic lockdown.
• Human and Freedom Party visits HDP 

  PIA executives visited HDP Headquarters and met with Co-Chair Mithat Sancar.
• Turkish Defense Minister and Chief of General Staff visit Hewler 

  Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler have traveled to Hewlêr for talks with officials.
• Lawyer Şahin: 'Öcalan predicted that isolation would spread' 

  Lawyer Muharrem Şahin was able to meet Öcalan before 2011. He reminded that the Kurdish people's leader said that the isolation will not be limited to Imralı.
• Governor of Van extends ban on actions and activities for another two weeks 

  The ban on actions and activities imposed by Van Governorship for 1,519 days, has been extended for another 15 days.
• Guerrillas Mervan Abi and Kurban Pehlivan finally laid to rest 

  The bodies of Mervan Abi (Kendal Umut) who fell a martyr following clashes in Hakkari 7 months ago and Kurban Pehlivan who fell martyr in the countryside of Bitlis' Sehi Forests, were buried in their hometown.
• Second group takes over the solidarity vigil in Berlin 

  The vigil in solidarity with political prisoners in Turkey at Alexanderplatz in Berlin continues. The second group of the action includes exiled politicians and artists.
• Boğaziçi University academics continue to protest the trustee 

  Boğaziçi University academics continued their protests against the appointment of AKP's Melih Bulu as trustee rector.
• Petition for jailed mayor of Amed Mızraklı 

  A petition has been launched demanding freedom for Amed Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, who was dismissed by the AKP-MHP government and detained.
• Students in Mainz express solidarity with Boğaziçi University struggle 

  JXK and YXK activists and anti-fascist internationals held a solidarity action with Boğaziçi University students in Mainz.
• Request of arrest for 20 people out of 47 detained in ESP operations 

  20 people were sent to the court with a request for arrest out of the 47 people detained in the political genocide operations against the ESP. 5 people were remanded in custody, 27 people were released under judicial control.
• 24 people sentenced to prison for demonstration against violence 

  In Bitlis, 24 people have been sentenced to more than one year in prison for participating in a demonstration against violence against women four years ago.
• Two-week vigil for Shengal launched in Hanover 

  A two-week vigil demanding autonomy for Shengal began in Hanover on Saturday. The protest is supported by Yazidi organizations in the German territory.
• Germany-wide solidarity actions with the prison resistance in Turkey 

  Solidarity actions with the hunger strike of political prisoners in Turkey have taken place again in several German cities on Saturday.
• Turkey takes exception to mural with Öcalan quote in Oslo 

  The Turkish Foreign Ministry is annoyed by a mural in Oslo with a quote by Abdullah Öcalan on the liberation of women. The Norwegian capital, however, does not want to remove it, saying that Oslo stands for freedom of expression and democracy.
• ESP protests the arrest of its members and executives 

  ESP deputy chair, Beycan Taşkıran, called for a joint struggle against of the opposition after the latest arrests.
• Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal 

  Mark Rutte and his ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new coalition is formed.