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• Dr. Eleni Theocharou shares her memories of Ocalan 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan's close friend, Dr. Eleni Theocharou shared her memories.
• Miners to demonstrate in Soma on 13 March 

  The miners announced that they would hold a march in Soma on 13 March.
• Yazidis in Russia protest the Iraqi repression in Shengal 

  The Ezdîxan group, which represents the Yazidi minority in Russia, urged the international community and human rights organizations to respond to the Iraqi government forces' abusive activities in Shengal.
• Application for disclosure of the burial sites of Sheikh Said and his companions 

  97 years ago, Kurdish cleric Şêx Seîdê Pîran and 47 companions who led an uprising against the violent policies of the Turkish Republic were publicly hanged. Their burial place is kept secret until today.
• HDP delegation after visit to Shengal and Maxmur: ISIS draws most of its strength from Turkey 

  After their visit to Shengal and the Maxmur refugee camp in southern Kurdistan, the HDP delegation reported: "People are called in the name of MIT, coerced into spying and threatened with death if they refuse.”
• Hearing of HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan held in Ankara 

  The court adjourned the hearing to 11 May 2022, deciding to request information from the Constitutional Court concerning Buldan's request for the abatement of the proceeding.
• Zeydanoğlu: Democratization can be achieved if Öcalan is involved in politics 

  The Kurds' search for identity and rights started with Öcalan. This was the main target of the conspiracy, said HDP official Zeydanoğlu.
• February 15 protest in Toronto with a convoy 

  In Toronto, Canada, activists protested the February 15 conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Şenyaşar family: We’ll never submit to persecution 

  “We will never submit to persecution” said the Şenyaşar family during today’s justice vigil in front of the Urfa courthouse.
• Mela Davûd Övseme: Imprisonment of Öcalan illegal 

  Mela Davûd Övseme said that the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been a prisoner for 23 years, and added: "We need to free our Leader. His imprisonment is illegal."
• European Parliament report defines Turkey "a source of instability" 

  In a report presented during the plenary meetings of the European Parliament, Turkey was defined as a “source of instability”.
• Banners and posters with the photo of Abdullah Öcalan hung all over London 

  Banners and posters with the photo of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan were hung all over London to mark the 23rd anniversary of the international 15 February conspiracy.
• Forensic Medicine Institute finds Kurdish politician Tuğluk “fit for detention” 

  In the case of the Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, who is suffering from chronic and progressive Alzheimer's dementia in prison, the Institute of Forensic Medicine conducted a new examination and decided that Tuğluk is fit for detention.
• Kurds protest for Öcalan outside the Parliament of Victoria 

  Kurdish people are protesting the 15 February plot against Abdullah Öcalan all around the world.
• Protest against 15 February conspiracy in Istanbul under police blockade 

  In Istanbul, a rally of the HDP on the anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan's deportation to Turkey was banned. MPs were surrounded and those present protested with the slogans "Bijî Serok Apo" and "A thousand greetings to Imrali".
• French presidential candidate tweets for Öcalan, calls for his freedom 

  Roussel and his party PCF have been on good terms with the Kurdish people for many years now.
• Call against the isolation of Öcalan: “Open the gates of Imrali” 

  Several parties and institutions released statements marking the 23rd anniversary of the conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan that resulted in his abduction from Kenya to Turkey on 15 February 1999.
• Swiss newspaper publishes ad for Öcalan’s freedom 

  Tages-Anzeiger, one of the prestigious newspapers in the Zurich canton of Switzerland, published an advertisement demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan on the 23rd anniversary of the international conspiracy against the Kurdish leader.
• Australian MPs join protest against February 15 conspiracy in Sydney 

  Kurds and their friends protested the international February 15 conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the State Parliament in Sydney, Australia.
• Israeli President Herzog to visit Turkey 

  While returning from Kiev on February 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Turkey could use Israeli natural gas and work together to deliver it to Europe.
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place two and a half years ago.
• Limassol Kurdish People's Assembly collects signatures to demand delisting of PKK 

  Limassol Kurdish People's Assembly opened a stand to collect signatures for the ongoing petition to remove the PKK from the European Union list of terrorist organizations.
• Police detain at least 10 people in Istanbul 

  At least 10 people, including journalists, politicians and members of civil society organizations, were detained in Istanbul.
• International Initiative: Öcalan’s freedom is the only path to peace 

  The International Initiative Freedom for Öcalan - Peace in Kurdistan issued a statement on the 23rd anniversary of the international conspiracy that led to Abdullah Öcalan's capture on 15 February 1999.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Öcalan remains the guarantor for peace and must be freed 

  On the 23rd anniversary of the plot against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, Peace in Kurdistan reiterates our demand for his release.