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• HDP MP Koç: Government failed to respond to earthquake 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Ağrı Deputy Abdullah Koç said that the work of voluntary and non-governmental organizations showed how incapable the government’s response to the earthquake was.
• Film “Kobanê” screened in Vienna in solidarity with earthquake victims 

  The feature film "Kobanê" has been screened in Vienna. The proceeds of the evening were donated to the humanitarian aid organisation Roja Sor a Kurdistanê in support of the earthquake victims.
• People still in need of tents in earthquake-ravaged Hatay 

  People in the Samandağ and Defne districts of Hatay are desperately in need of tents after new earthquakes hit the city.
• Kenanoğlu: Erdoğan came to Hatay but people did not see him 

  HDP deputy Ali Kenanoğlu said that Erdoğan came to Hatay but the people did not see him. “The roads were closed with a special section reserved for him and barriers were put up. They allowed in only selected people.”
• Activists from Vienna take over Freedom for Öcalan vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Vienna took over the 557th week of the Freedom for Öcalan vigil in Strasbourg.
• Iranian regime executes three people in Urmia  

  The Kurdistan Human Rights Network announced that the Iranian regime executed three people in Urmia on Tuesday morning.
• Prisoners in Islahiye T Type jail tortured by guards 

  Prisoners in Islahiye T Type jail were tied up and tortured by the guards.
• Magnitude 4.5 earthquake in Hani 

  An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 occurred in the Hani district of Amed.
• YJA Star guerrilla Amara Rojbin laid to rest in Van 

  YJA Star Amara Rojbin, who fell a martyr in the Turkish army's attack on Cûdî, was taken by her family and buried in Van.
• Magnitude 4 earthquake in Amed 

  A magnitude 4 earthquake occurred in the Piran district of Amed earlier this morning.
• ADGB and Platform of Kurdistan Institutions call for protests in Europe on 25 February 

  The Union of Democratic Forces in Europe (ADGB) and the Platform of Kurdistan Institutions in Europe are calling for protests on Saturday against the actions of the Turkish state after the earthquake disaster.
• Racist attack against HDP Istanbul headquarters 

  A man named Mehmet Beyazıt attacked the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul headquarters.
• Lawyer Akkaya: State of emergency led to an increase in lawlessness and violence in Hatay 

  Mehdi Zana Akkaya, member of the ÖHD and Crisis Coordination Centre in Hatay, said that the state of emergency declared in affected areas after the February 6 earthquakes has led to an increase in lawlessness and violence.
• Up to 225 years jail term sought for 17 people in 'KCK Academy Case' 

  Up to 225 years jail term is sought for 17 people tried in the "KCK Academy Case" launched by the Istanbul 22nd High Criminal Court.
• ECDC warns about possible spreading of infectious diseases in earthaquake-hit areas 

  The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned that infectious diseases could spread in the areas affected by the two Maraş-centered earthquakes.
• Volunteer Gün: I did not see the state helping earthquake victims in Adiyaman 

  Volunteer Ahmet Gün, who came from Şirnak to help earthquake victims in Adiyaman, said: "I did not see the state here, I saw Kurdish children."
• HDP files criminal complaint about torture of 10 people in earthquake zone 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission and party lawyers filed a criminal complaint about the torture of 10 people, including the province executive Rıdvan Atman, in the Iskenderun district of Hatay.
• Solidarity event in Denderleeuw with victims of earthquake  

  In Denderleeuw, a solidarity event with the victims of the earthquake was organized by the Kurdish Women's Union.
• Magnitude 5.2 earthquake recorded in Iran  

  The National Seismological Center recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Iran on Tuesday morning.
• Buildings collapsed in Samandağ, one family under the rubble 

  Many buildings collapsed in the Samandağ district of Hatay, the epicenter of the earthquake, and it is stated that a family is under the rubble.
• 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Hatay 

  At 20:04 local time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred. The epicenter was in the Defne, Hatay. A 5.8 earthquake followed.
• Crisis Coordination in Hatay announces urgent measures for the earthquake-ravaged city 

  In Hatay, a broad alliance of political parties and civil society organisations has denounced the Erdogan government's political understanding and named concrete measures to rebuild the earthquake-ravaged region.
• Earthquake survivor in Nurdağı: HDP people were the first to come to our aid 

  An earthquake survivor in the Nurdağı district of Antep province said that HDP people were the first to deliver humanitarian aid to their settlement.
• Quake survivors in Samandağ: No tents have arrived, we will die of cold! 

  The earthquake survivors in the Samandağ district of Hatay have received no tents since the February 6 earthquake, facing challenges under freezing temperatures.
• HDP lodges criminal complaint against seizure of Crisis Coordination Center in Pazarcık 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) filed a criminal complaint against the government seizure of the Crisis Coordination Center formed by the party for the earthquake victims in Pazarcik district of Maraş.