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• Öcalan's lawyers call on UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to take "urgent action"  

  Asrın Law Office called on the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture to take "urgent action" regarding the situation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds from Helsingborg take over the 3-day hunger strike in Gothenburg 

  Kurds living in Helsingborg took over the hunger strike in Gothenburg.
• Internationalist march continues with great enthusiasm 

  After a stopover in Mannheim and a seminar on the women's science Jineolojî, the internationalists walk on their long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan today from Ludwigshafen to Bad Dürkheim.
• AKEL expresses solidarity with HDP, denounces all-out aggressive policy 

  “AKEL joins its voice to all those forces demanding the immediate release of Demirtas, Yuksekdag and all other political prisoners. Turkey is legally obliged to comply with the ECHR rulings.”
• German parliamentarians sign petition against PKK ban 

  German parliamentarians in Dresden have signed the petition launched against the PKK ban in Germany.
• Long march in France enters fourth day 

  Young activists from many European countries are participating in the march. PKK flags and banners with Öcalan’s images are being displayed during the march attended by hundreds of people.
• KON-MED calls for participation in February 12 actions in Germany and Strasbourg 

  KON-MED called for broad participation in the actions to be staged on February 12 to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Three-day march for Öcalan to be staged in Paris 

  The march is organised by the Kurdish Women's Movement in France (TJK-F) and the Democratic Kurdish Council in France (CDK-F),
• Halil Falyalı killed in Northern Cyprus 

  Halil Falyalı, whom Sedat Peker claimed to be at the center of the money traffic from drugs in Northern Cyprus, was killed.
• New indictment against jailed DTK co-chair Leyla Güven 

  A new indictment has been prepared against jailed DTK co-chair Leyla Güven.
• YXK and JXK open Kurdish language course in Basel  

  YXK and JXK started a language course in Basel to spread Kurdish in all areas of life. Students said they will spread the course across Switzerland.
• Political observer Felah Salih says EU should remove the PKK from list of terrorist organisations 

  Political observer Felah Salih said: "EU countries should abandon their hypocritical policies and remove the PKK from the list. The PKK is not a terrorist organization, it is fighting terrorism."
• Israeli army hits surface-to-air missile launchers and radar systems in Syria 

  The Israeli army announced that they targeted surface-to-air missile launchers, radar systems and air defense batteries in Syria.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan campaign events begin in Parma 

  Activists in the Italian city of Parma start Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan campaign events.
• Belarus to send troops to Syria 

  Belarus and Russia have agreed on the deployment of Belarusian troops to Syria. Up to 200 Belarusian troops are to provide "humanitarian support" outside the conflict areas alongside their Russian colleagues.
• Court rejects request for recusal in Dedeoğulları family massacre case 

  Making a statement about the trial over the massacre of the Dedeoğulları family in Konya, the HDP has raised concerns that the court has been “systematically rejecting the lawyers’ requests for disclosing the truth.”
• Internationalist march for Öcalan’s freedom continues despite police intervention 

  The long march of internationalists from Frankfurt to Saarbrucken to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and to demand his freedom is continuing despite the police intervention.
• Criminal court board abandons Suruç massacre case 

  The court board has withdrawn from the case after sentencing the only suspect to 34 times aggravated life imprisonment.
• Long March in France continues on its third day 

  Kurdish activists and patriots are continuing the Long March action in France on its third day.
• SP Switzerland: Turkey must respect international obligations for democracy and human rights 

  At the meeting with HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar and party vice-chair Feleknas Uca in Ankara, the need for a democratic and pluralistic Turkey that creates social justice and protects and respects the rights of minorities was underlined.
• 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.
• Children of Fire Initiative set fire to warehouse in Istanbul in memory of victims of Cizre 

  The Children of Fire Initiative reported that they set fire to the main warehouse of a company established on an area of 7000 square meters in Istanbul.
• Young people in France begin third day of Long March 

  Activists who set out from Mulhouse on Monday morning reached Colmar in the evening despite the provocation by fascists and police.
• The Kobanê Trial continues today 

  The Kobanê Trial continues today. Former HDP executive board member Bülent Parmaksız spoke at the hearing held on Monday.
• The Communist presidential candidate of France and the Kurds… 

  Fabien Roussel, the communist candidate for the presidential elections to be held in France in April, is garnering the support of voters outside the institutional framework. Roussel expresses his support for the Kurds during party rallies.