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• New wave of arrests in 4 cities ahead of 15 February 

  On the 23rd anniversary of the capture of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan as a result of an international conspiracy on 15 February 1999, a wave of arrests was carried out in many cities.
• Dr. Hawzhin Azeez speaks about self-determination 

  Dr. Hawzhin Azeez spoke about the Kurdish approach to self-determination.
• Justice for the Kurds campaign kicks off in Kirkuk 

  Intellectuals, politicians, activists and lawyers in Kirkuk launched the "Justice for the Kurds" campaign to demand the removal of the PKK from the EU list of terrorist organisations and freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Unidentified people shot at car of HDP Urfa MP Ayşe Sürücü 

  Unidentified people shot at the car of HDP Urfa Deputy Ayşe Sürücü.
• Why is everything going wrong in Turkey? 

  As long as the Kurdish issue is not solved, Turkey will remain a country of monstrosity. Everything will be corrupted. There will be nothing that is comparable to the situation in other countries throughout the world.
• HDP holds congress in Izmir 

  The HDP Izmir Association elected a new executive committee. The congress was dedicated to the murdered HDP member Deniz Poyraz.
• Campaign for delisting the PKK in Oslo and Melbourne 

  A campaign for the delisting of the Kurdish movement is being waged worldwide. Signatures have been collected in Oslo and Melbourne against the classification of the PKK as a terrorist organisation.
• Police detain many people in 3 different cities 

  Turkish police detained many people, including a 90 percent disabled man, during house raids in many cities of Northern Kurdistan.
• Thousands attend march in Milan to demand end of isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  Thousands attended the march in Milan to demand that the isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan be lifted and his freedom ensured.
• Nujiyan Günay: Conspiracy forces failed because Öcalan's paradigm spread everywhere 

  Nujiyan Günay said that the conspiracy forces aimed to destroy the Kurdish people by capturing Öcalan, "but they could not imagine that his paradigm would spread this much."
• Activists in Vienna demand freeedom for Öcalan 

  The Kurdish people and their friends took to the streets in Vienna to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Demonstration in London today to protest the international conspiracy  

  The Kurdish People’s Assembly of Britain will meet today at 1pm to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan on its 23rd anniversary.
• Kurds and Italians in Rome condemn conspiracy which led to abduction of Abdullah Öcalan  

  Kurds and Italians marched in Rome to condemn the conspiracy which led to the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan on 15 February 1999.
• Canal tour for Öcalan in Amsterdam 

  Members of the Kurdish community protested against the plot against Abdullah Öcalan with a canal cruise through Amsterdam, marking the 23rd anniversary of the plot on 15 February 1999.
• Thousands in Strasbourg: We stand with Öcalan 

  Participants of the long march organised by Kurdish youth organizations in Sierentz, France and of the long march organized by internationalists in Frankfurt have joined the central rally in Strasbourg today after completing their actions.
• Kurds stage long march in Helsinki demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have been taking place across Europe to denounce the international conspiracy that resulted in his forced departure to Turkey on 15 February, 1999.
• Long March in Marseille concluded 

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have been taking place across Europe to denounce the international conspiracy that resulted in his forced departure to Turkey on 15 February, 1999.
• German police block young activists on their way to Strasbourg 

  A group of young people on their way from Germany to France are prevented from joining the central rally for Öcalan’s freedom.
• AKP former voters in Mardin complain about trustee government of the city, says HDP 

  HDP Mardin Provincial co-chair Salih Kuday said that the trustee municipality caused serious damage to the people of the city and added that "even those who voted for the AKP now come to the HDP to complain."
• Police take many into custody in Mersin 

  Police took many people into custody following house raids in Mersin.
• Turkish army launches operation around Lice 

  A military operation was launched in the mountainous region between Çağdaş (Cinezur), Dibek (Derxust) and Yolçatı (Sise) in Lice (province of Amed).
• Serhat: The paradigm of the leader has resonated all over the world 

  TJK-E activist Zozan Serhat said: "The conspiracy has existed since the PKK's establishment. They cannot control the Leader because his paradigm has resonated all over the world."
• Young activists at the Long March reach Strasbourg 

  The Long March by Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger (TCŞ) and Jinên Ciwan ên Têkoşer (TekoJIN) activists demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan ended this evening at the Strasbourg Kurdish Community Center.
• Başaran: Mr. Öcalan has a lot to say, the isolation must be lifted 

  Ayşe Acar Başaran, the spokesperson for the HDP Women's Council, remarked that "Mr. Öcalan has a lot to say; the isolation must be lifted immediately."
• Long march in Marseille on second day 

  Long marches for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan are taking place across Europe to denounce the international conspiracy that resulted in his forced departure to Turkey on 15 Febaruary, 1999.