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• HPD MP Semra Güzel remains in prison 

  An Ankara court has decided to keep People's Democratic Party (HDP) Amed Deputy Semra Güzel in prison.
• Natural gas explosion leaves 2 dead in Urfa 

  Two people lost their lives, and 8 others were injured after a natural gas explosion in a ground floor flat of a building in the centre of Urfa province.
• Six of the 10 earthquake victims detained in Iskenderun sent to prison 

  Six of the 10 people working in Iskenderun Flea Market who were detained as a result of a tip-off and subjected to police torture were arrested.
• Greek government to extend steel fences on Maritza river to prevent migrants to cross 

  The Greek government wants to extend the 37.5 km steel fences on the Maritza river by another 35 km, in order to stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
• Turkish soldiers attack earthquake survivors 

  Earthquake survivor Veysel Atar said that while he went to the IHH Organization in Adiyaman to ask for help, he was attacked by gendarmes.
• Survivor of Van earthquake comes to help victims in Adiyaman 

  Havin Kiye lived through the Van earthquake in 2011. After the two Maraş-centered earthquakes, she went to help the earthquake victims in Adiyaman.
• Solidarity events in Italy to support victims of earthquake 

  The solidarity network Rete Kurdistan Emilia Romagna provides information in northern Italy about the consequences of the earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border area and collects donations for the Heyva Sor.
• Suruç Families Initiative calls for toys to be brought to earthquake zone 

  The Suruç Families Initiative called for toys to be brought to this month's Suruç sit-in to be sent to the earthquake zone.
• Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, kill 15 people  

  At least 15 people have been killed, many others wounded and several residential buildings damaged in Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus.
• Memorial on third anniversary of 9 young people murdered in racist attack in Hanau  

  A memorial was held for the 9 young people who were murdered in Hanau on 19 March 2020 as a result of a racist attack.
• Hundreds of people in London commemorate victims of earthquake  

  Hundreds of people in London commemorated those who lost their lives in the earthquake and protested the AKP-MHP regime.
• Buldan visits people in earthquake-hit Birecik and Suruç districts of Urfa 

  The HDP delegation continues its visits to the areas hit by two devastating earthquakes on February 6.
• Search and rescue efforts stopped in Amed where 409 people are reported dead 

  Twelve days after the violent earthquakes in the border region between Turkey and Syria, emergency forces are still recovering many bodies from the rubble.
• International Anarchist call for solidarity with earthquake victims 

  While the toll of the February 6 earthquakes in Turkey, North Kurdistan and Syria continues to grow, so does European solidarity with the victims through the campaign launched by the Kurdish Red Crescent, Heyva Sor.
• ITU says legislation allowing unhealthy and unsafe building construction should end 

  In its report on the earthquake, ITU drew attention to the practices and policies that led to such huge destruction.
• Damage assessment team goes from Van to Maraş 

  IMO Van Branch sent a team of 74 people to Maraş, the epicenter of the earthquake.
• Fascists in Cologne attack tent opened in solidarity with earthquake victims 

  Fascists attacked the tent opened in Cologne by AGIF to collect aid for the people affected by the earthquake that hit Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria.
• A total of 400 buildings damaged in Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye 

  Five buildings were destroyed in the earthquake that hit Şêxmeqsûd and Eşrefiye in Aleppo. A total of 400 buildings are damaged in both neighbourhoods. 12 of them need to be demolished immediately.
• Swiss and Kurdish children collect donations for earthquake victims 

  Kurds and their friends continue mobilization for victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey, North Kurdistan and Syria.
• Three communists from Greece detained in Hatay 

  The police crackdown on revolutionary patriotic organizations has increased in the earthquake-hit areas.
• MP Çepni: Earthquake turned into a disaster because of government policies 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) İzmir Deputy Murat Çepni said that the earthquake has turned into a disaster as a result of the state's policies that ignored scientific facts and disorganized the people.
• Citizens of Kirkuk condemn 15 February International Conspiracy 

  Citizens of Kirkuk condemned the 15 February International Conspiracy and said that the thoughts of Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan have spread all over the world and that his physical freedom must now be ensured.
• Xoşnav Ata meets with Amnesty International to discuss Turkish use of chemical weapons 

  Xoşnav Ata, who has been carrying out his protest in front of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Den Haag for months, met with Amnesty International officials in Switzerland.
• Volunteers in Batman open their homes to earthquake victims  

  The Crisis Coordination Center set up by the Labor and Democracy Platform on the first day of the earthquake in Batman, continues its work.
• Lausanne Municipality makes a donation to Heyva Sor to help earthquake victims 

  The Municipality of Lausanne said that they will donate 80,000 Francs to Heyva Sor and Medair to be delivered to the earthquake victims.