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• 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' resistance continues despite escalating crackdown 

  The mass anti-government protests in Iran and East Kurdistan continue uninterrupted despite the state forces’ escalating crackdown.
• FED-GEL calls on everyone to join the 6-day Long March from Heilbronn to Freiburg 

  FED-GEL called on young Kurdish people to join the 6-day Long March from Heilbronn to Freiburg to demand freedom for Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Eight Damascus soldiers killed in attack carried out by Tahrir al-Sham mercenaries in Idlib 

  Eight Damascus soldiers lost their lives in the attack carried out by Tahrir al-Sham mercenaries in Idlib.
• March to Gemlik against isolation to kick off on 6 February 

  Democratic parties and institutions announced that they will hold a march to Gemlik against the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The march will start on 6 February from Yüksekova and Kızıltepe.
• YJA Star guerrilla Evin Encu laid to rest 

  The body of YJA Star guerrilla Evin Encu, who was not delivered to her family despite being identified, was eventually handed over 11 days later.
• Scores of people protest the arrests in Marseille  

  Scores of people took to the streets of the southern French city of Marseille on Wednesday evening to demand the release of a number of people arrested in the morning.
• International Delegation Against Isolation to hold press conference in Rome today 

  Today, Thursday, at 11 am, the Kurdistan Information Office in Italy (UIKI) will organize a press conference in Rome with members of International Delegation Against Isolation. The press conference will be broadcast live on the transform.italia FB page.
• HDP deputies’ vigil against the isolation of Öcalan leaves one month behind 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies continue their vigil in front of the Turkish Parliament demanding an immediate end to the aggravated isolation regime imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Bar associations in solidarity with bar president threatened with death 

  Presidents of 81 bar associations responded to the death threat against Diyarbakır Bar Association President Nahit Eren.
• Four ISIS members captured in Iraq 

  Iraqi Anti-Terror Units announced that 4 ISIS members have been captured in Kirkuk, Chamchamal and Saladin.
• Germany, England and the Netherlands close consulates in Istanbul 

  As Germany, England, and the Netherlands closed their consulates in Turkey for security concerns, Canada warned its citizens of a possible attack.
• Organisations in Europe announce a series of actions for Abdullah Öcalan from 1 to 15 February 

  The Alliance of Democratic Forces in Europe and Kurdish organisations announced a series of actions against the isolation of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from 1 to 15 February.
• MP Dağ: HDP will determine the fate of elections 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Amed (Diyarbakır) Deputy Dersim Dağ said that her party will be crucial in determining the fate of the upcoming elections.
• Several Kurds detained in police raids in Marseille 

  Several Kurds were taken into custody in France on Wednesday on the grounds that they had participated in protests denouncing the Paris killings.
• Kurdistan Solidarity Network supports internationalists facing prosecution in UK 

  Kurdistan Solidarity Network supports internationalist comrades who have travelled to Rojava who now face prosecution, detention and state harassment when travelling to or from Rojava, both abroad and here in the UK.
• Rockets hit Turkish military base in Bashiqa 

  The Turkish state's Zilkan military base in Bashiqa was hit with 20 rokets.
• 10-year-old boy killed by police dog in Van  

  It was confirmed that the dog that killed the 10-year-old boy in Van on Monday was a police dog.
• Buldan: Opposition should condemn the policy of isolation and war 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan said: "The opposition should condemn the policy of isolation and war. Not opposing the war policy will inevitably favor the government."
• 3 million signatures for the removal of PKK from terror list submitted to the European Commission 

  The initiative "Justice for Kurds" has collected three million signatures for the removal of the PKK from the EU terror list and handed them over to the European Commission.
• HDP deputies on day 29 of vigil against Öcalan’s isolation 

  In a speech during the vigil in front of the Turkish parliament, a deputy of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Ayşe Sürücü, said “Open the doors of İmralı. The isolation in prisons is causing chaos and crises in the country.”
• Activists from Nuremberg take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Activists Hasan Çiçek, Mazlum Doğan and Özgür Kara from Nuremberg took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Young Internationalists in Canada will march for the freedom of Öcalan 

  Internationalists from Gaspé will march to Percé on 6 and 7 February to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Trial for forced marriage of six-year-old girl begins in closed session 

  The trial for the forced marriage of a six-year-old girl has begun in Istanbul. The court caused a scandal right at the beginning by imposing a gag order and excluding the public at the request of the Ministry of Family Affairs.
• Starvation line exceeds the minimum wage in Turkey 

  The minimum wage (8,506 lira) does not cover the necessary monthly food expenditure (8,864 lira) for a family of four anymore, according to research by the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TÜRK-İŞ), published by Bianet.
• 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' resistance continues despite state crackdown in Iran 

  The 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' (Woman, Life, Freedom) resistance in Iran and Rojhilat (East) Kurdistan has marked its 135th day, despite the regime's fierce repression.