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• İzmir Bar Association: Right to life violated in earthquake-hit zones 

  The İzmir Bar Association visited 4 cities affected by the earthquake and said that the government’s response to the earthquake was insufficient and the right to life of citizens was violated.
• HDP files criminal complaint concerning earthquake 

  The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) filed a criminal complaint against officials who issued zoning permits to the buildings that collapsed due to the earthquakes and contractors.
• HDP volunteer in Pazarcik: Earthquake survivors are desperate, hungry and thirsty 

  Ferhat Pala, a member of HDP Youth Assembly, who participates in relief efforts in the earthquake-affected areas, said, “The survivors are hungry and thirsty in desperation.”
• Film “Kobanê” to be screened in Vienna in solidarity with earthquake victims 

  The feature film “Kobanê” by director Özlem Yaşar and the Rojava Film Commune will be shown in Austria.
• Turkish soldiers beat refugee asking for help for his children trapped under the rubble 

  A refugee living in Hatay was subjected to violence by Turkish soldiers because he requested help for his children still trapped under the rubble.
• Six Basque trade unions demand Freedom for Öcalan 

  On the 24th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish people's Leader, Abdullah Öcalan, six Basque trade unions launched a manifesto demanding his freedom.
• Earthquake victims buried in mass graves in Adiyaman 

  New images reveal mass graves where earthquake victims are buried in the Besni district of Adiyaman province.
• Kurdistan National Congress supports KCK's decision to stop military actions due to earthquake 

  The KNK Executive Council said in a statement that they support the KCK's decision to stop military actions due to the earthquake.
• District Governor's Office orders search and rescue efforts to stop in Besni  

  Although there were still people detected alive in Besni, in Antep, search and rescue efforts were stopped by the District Governor's Office.
• People in Qamishlo protest International Conspiracy 

  People in Qamishlo protested the 15 February Conspiracy against Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and emphasized that they would increase the struggle until his freedom is achieved.
• Seven prisoners deported after torture 

  Seven detainees in Iskenderun T Type Closed Prison were deported to another prison after being tortured for allegedly causing riots.
• Sancar: The rubble of government has fallen on our people 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar summarised the main findings and criticisms related to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria at a meeting of his party's Crisis Coordination Centre on Monday.
• Three-day march in Greece: “Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan” 

  Three-day march to mark the anniversary of 15 February international conspiracy kicked off in Greece.
• No buildings left standing in a village of Malatya 

  “Neither state officials nor AFAD teams have come to help us,” says a resident of the Çığlık village in Malatya.
• HDP MP Kurtulan: There is no state but popular solidarity in Pazarcık 

  HDP MP Fatma Kurtulan said that there was no state but solidarity in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province, the epicentre of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Monday.
• Some injured children from earthquake areas are missing 

  One of the missing children is Mukaddes Erva Aktaş, who was pulled from the rubble in a district of Maraş.
• Damaged buildings evacuated in Amed 

  Heavily damaged houses are being evacuated in Amed as part of the earthquake damage assessment.
• HDP deputy Özsoy criticizes the government’s response in the aftermath of earthquake 

  HDP Amed Deputy Hişyar Özsoy criticized the construction policies of the Turkish state and its response to the earthquakes, saying that “They kill people with thermal cameras, but they do not rescue survivors with the same thermal cameras.”
• Gendarmerie tortures a person to death in Hatay 

  Ahmet Güreşçi and Sabri Güreşçi, who were detained in a raid on their house in Hatay Büyükburç District, were tortured at the Gendarmerie Station. As a result of the torture, Ahmet Güreşçi lost his life.
• AFAD prevents people from carrying out rescue work in many places 

  HDP Van MP Muazzez Orhan said that many people lost their lives because there was no timely intervention, and because AFAD prevented others from working.
• HDP MP Sarısaç: The state does not have any policy to keep people alive  

  HDP Van MP Murat Sarısaç said that the state did not have any policy to keep people alive after the earthquake and emphasized that the prevention of aid to the regions was based on the policy of exterminating Kurds and Alevis.
• Solidarity night for earthquake victims in Sydney 

  A solidarity night for earthquake victims was organized in Sydney by the Democratic Kurdish Community Center (DKTM) Youth Commission, following a call from the Kurdish humanitarian aid organization Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê.
• The state is trying to prevent the incoming aid trucks 

  TOP Earthquake Coordination Center said the state is preventing trucks from carrying aid.
• Basque actress calls for donations for earthquake victims through Heyva Sor 

  Basque actress Itziar Ituño calls for solidarity with the Kurdish people facing challenges after two devastating earthquakes on February 6.
• HDP visits earthquake victims in Antep: No aid reached the people from Rojava 

  Visiting the earthquake victims in Antep, HDP MPs said people from Rojava could not access any aid and 100 people were seeking shelter in one tent.