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• 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.
• HDP MPs: Imrali is the key to democratisation in the Middle East 

  The HDP MPs stress that Imrali is the key to democratisation in the Middle East, demanding that the isolation of the Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan be lifted immediately.
• Heyva Sor holds annual congress and celebrates the 30th founding anniversary 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor, founded in Germany thirty years ago, held its annual congress in Troisdorf, at the same time celebrating the anniversary of its foundation.
• Despite warnings, Turkish government’s election campaign in Germany continues 

  It came out that politicians from Turkey’s AKP-MHP government have held at least 100 meetings in Germany in the last three months despite warnings from the Berlin government.
• Civil society organizations protest prison sentence for deposed mayor of Hakkari 

  Civil society organizations in Hakkari (Colemêrg) condemned the sentence to over 10 years in prison for deposed mayor Cihan Karaman as an example of how the entire population is being punished in the person of the politician.
• German and French embassies issue security warning for Turkey 

  The German and French embassies in Turkey simultaneously issued warnings of terrorist attacks in the wake of the Koran burnings in Stockholm and Copenhagen.
• 74-year-old jailed in Adıyaman 

  A 74-year-old Kurdish citizen has been jailed in Adıyaman on terror charges.
• Stripping HDP MPs of immunity as a way of silencing opposition 

  The Constitutional and Judiciary Committee in the Turkish Parliament has received numerous presidential motions to lift MPs' immunity, in particular those belonging to the HDP group.
• Camilo Torres: "We want to break isolation" 

  Next weekend the long marches for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question will kick off. The internationalist march will take place in Switzerland, while the young people one starts in Heilbronn.
• Remains of YJA-STAR guerrilla Kutlak given to her family 

  The remains of YJA-STAR guerrilla Raife Kutlak were finally handed over to her family. On the contrary, the family of Evin Encü has not received her daughter’s remains despite having identified her.
• Three killed by special operations police in Bursa 

  A special operations police officer killed three relatives in the western province of Bursa.
• HDP deputies on day 27 of vigil against the isolation of Öcalan 

  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.
• Iraqi delegation to visit Turkey to discuss water problem 

  Iraq to engage in talks with Turkey and Iran over the water problem.
• International Delegation Against Isolation visits law associations in Ankara 

  The International Delegation Against Isolation visited the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD), the Social Law Association and the Human Rights Centre of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations in Ankara on Friday.
• International Delegation Against Isolation visits DBP and TÖP 

  Members of the International Delegation Against Isolation visited the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and the Social Freedom Party (TÖP) in Istanbul on Friday.