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• 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.
• FEY-KURD sends Öcalan's books to MPs in Danish parliament to mark 23rd anniversary of his abduction 

  FEY-KURD sent Öcalan's books to MPs in the Danish parliament to mark the 23rd anniversary of his abduction.
• Peace Mother detained in Mardin 

  Peace Mother Halime Işık has been taken into custody in Mardin province.
• 2-day march in Greece against International Conspiracy and for freedom for Öcalan 

  The 2-day march in Greece against the conspiracy has begun. During the march, activists said: "We will always be loyal to our Leader."
• 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.