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• 'Freedom for Öcalan' advertisement in Swiss newspaper 

  While it is well known that the Turkish state is behind the current chaos and escalation of the Middle East problem, we believe that Abdullah Öcalan will have a significant effect in resolving this chaos.
• Long march demanding freedom for Öcalan kicks off in Marseille 

  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.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization for Öcalan's freedom on February 12 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress called for mobilization in demonstrations to be held in Strasbourg and in all countries on February 12 to protest the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lawyers apply again to visit Abdullah 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.
• Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg marks 503rd week 

  A new group of activists has taken over the freedom vigil for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in its 503rd week in Strasbourg, France.
• Long march in France on its fifth day 

  The long march launched by young activists in France to protest the February 15 plot against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and to demand his freedom is continuing on its fifth day.
• Trustee in Hakkari organises 'snow festival' to hide brutalities going on for 6 years 

  In Hakkari, where all kinds of actions and activities have been banned and citizens have been killed for 6 years, a snow festival was held by the government and the trustee appointed to the usurped municipality with the slogan "There is life in Hakkari".
• FED-MED calls on people to join demonstration in Dusseldorf on Saturday  

  FED-MED said: "There is no other way to protect our existence as a people and to ensure our freedom, but to ensure the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan."
• YJK-S calls on everyone to participate in the march to be held in Strasbourg on Saturday 

  The YJK-S called on everyone, especially women, to participate in the mass march to be held in Strasbourg on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the international conspiracy against Öcalan.
• 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.”