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• Three HDP members detained in Varto 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the HDP continue unabated.
• Police put a gun to the head of a 3-year-old child in Amed 

  Turkish police officers raided a house in Amed and put a gun to the head of a 3-year-old child.
• Hakkari Governor declares five regions "special security zones" 

  Hakkari Governorate has banned entrance and exit to five regions for 15 days. The reason given was "special security" measures.
• Turkey's deadly eastern border 

  From the Northern Kurdish province of Wan, there are always new reports of refugees who die at the Turkish border. In the past twelve months alone, 50 people seeking protection who froze to death while crossing the border have been registered.
• 30 refugees found almost frozen on the shores of Lake Van 

  More than 30 refugees were found almost frozen in Gevaş, Van.
• KODAR and PJAK announce a boycott of elections 

  On February 21, the Iranian regime will hold elections to elect members of the parliament for the 11th term and the Assembly of Experts for the 5th term
• HPG discloses identities of two martyred guerrillas  

  The HPG disclosed the identity of two guerrillas who fell martyrs in Şırnak on 18 September 2019. "Our comrade Kandil and Tirej have led the way in the new era in the struggle for freedom with great determination until they reach martyrdom."
• 13 refugees found dead in Çaldıran 

  13 refugees have died in the town of Çaldıran in Van.
• Governor of Van orders 15 more days of ban on events and actions 

  The prohibition of actions and activities, which has already lasted for 176 days in Van, has been extended again.
• Delegation from Bakur meets with intellectuals in Bashur 

  A delegation of political parties and civil society organisation from Bakur is in Bashur to hold talks with intellectuals to promote Kurdish national unity.
• Turkish jets bomb guerrilla zones in southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish people continue in various parts of the Kurdistan territory.
• Martyrs of Cizre commemorated 

  Turkish security forces destroyed Kurdish towns four years ago. Cizre district association of the HDP today commemorated the martyrs of the resistance for self-governance.
• One kolbar killed, another froze to death in January 

  The plight of kolbars, who struggle to make a living and die at the hands of the Iranian regime at the rate of one kolbar every day, never seems to end.
• HPG guerilla martyred in ISIS attack laid to rest in Maxmur 

  HPG fighter Ahmed Muradpur (Bekês Urmiye), who was martyred in the defence against the ISIS attack on Maxmur, was buried with great sympathy.
• HPG-BIM pays tribute to martyr Bêkes who fell defending Maxmur 

  HPG Press Liaison Center (HPG-BIM) commemorated the guerrilla who fell martyr in the attack carried out by ISIS mercenaries on 2 February against Maxmur Camp.
• Kurdish parties delegation visits Maxmur Refugee Camp 

  Representatives of DTK, HDP, PDK-T, PIA and Azadî Party visited Maxmur Camp which is still under embargo.
• Avalanches in Van: Death toll rises to 38 

  So far 38 people have been recovered dead from avalanche crashes in Van. According to the latest information, 53 people were injured. It is not known whether any more people have been buried by the snow.
• KCK: The Turkish State is behind the attack on Maxmur 

  The KCK said  the Turkish state is behind the ISIS attack on the Maxmur camp and added: "The Turkish state is attacking Shengal, Kobanê and the Rojava Revolution like ISIS attacked them before."
• 18 people buried by avalanche in Van countryside 

  In the countryside of Van province, 18 people were buried by an avalanche.
• ISIS terrorists in Maxmur with food and medicine from Turkey 

  Two days ago ISIS attacked the Maxmur refugee camp. The guerrillas dug up the ISIS terrorists' hideout. Two attackers were killed and medicines and food from Turkey were seized.
• HPG reports Turkish air raids in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands in various parts of Kurdistan.
• HDP city council members denied access to meetings in city hall 

  In the municipalities usurped from the HDP, elected HDP members of the city councils have been denied access to the city hall to attend the city council meetings.
• ISIS attack on Maxmur repelled 

  Self-defense forces have repelled an ISIS attack on Maxmur refugee camp. Two ISIS members have been killed in the fighting.
• ISIS attacks Maxmur Refugee Camp 

  Clashes erupted after the security forces in the camp responded to the attack.
• AKP-run Adilcevaz does not pay wages: We are at war! 

  The AKP-run Adilcevaz Municipality in Bitlis has not paid workers' wages for 8 months claiming the government has no money due to the war in Iraq and Syria and the economic crisis.