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• KON-MED condemns German ban on symbols during Long March 

  KON-MED released a statement regarding the German police banning the display of symbols during the Long March that will kick off from Frankfurt today.
• "Stop the Öcalan phobia in Germany!" 

  At the start of the long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan from Frankfurt to Darmstadt, pictures of him are banned, and the colours red, yellow and green are also considered close to the PKK.The organisers have lodged an urgent appeal against this.
• Prisoner has release date postponed for singing in Kurdish 

  Prisoner Hamza Yıldız's release was delayed on the grounds that he sang in Kurdish. Hamza's mother, Türkan Yıldız, called for an end to the isolation and violations of rights against the prisoners, and demanded that her son be released.
• Honduras Indigenous Council condemns Turkish attacks against Kurds 

  COPINH, the organisation fighting for the indigenous peoples in Honduras, said that the murderous attacks carried out by the Turkish state enjoy the complicity of the silence of the international community.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Prime Minister over Turkish bombing of Kurdistan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote an open letter to the UK Prime Minister over the systematic bombing against civilian areas by Turkish forces in Northern Iraq.
• HDP politician Sibel Yiğitalp holds meeting in Florence municipality  

  HDP politician Sibel Yiğitalp held meetings in Florence municipality to talk about the international conspiracy that led to the abduction of Öcalan and the situation of political prisoners in Turkish jails.
• Internationalists and young people meet today for the Long March  

  Internationalist activists will get together in Frankfurt today to join the Long March and demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Deposed Mayor Mızraklı transferred to Edirne Prison 

  The ex-mayor of Amed, Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı, who is imprisoned in Kayseri, has been transferred to a prison in Edirne where he will share a cell with Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Turkey releases female ISIS members 

  A Turkish court released E.G., the wife of Ahmet Güneş, one of the fugitive suspects of the Ankara Massacre and still affiliated with ISIS, Mustafa Dokumacı's wife and Ulkar M., who is in the suicide bomber list of the police.
• TTB President Fincancı: If there is no legislation, doctors will go on a strike 

  TTB Central Council President Şebnem Korur Fincancı has announced that they will go on strike if no legislation relating healthcare workers' rights is introduced into Parliament.
• ADGB calls for protests against Turkish attacks in Rojava, Maxmur and Shengal 

  The European Democratic Forces Union condemned the Turkish airstrikes in Rojava, Maxmur and Shengal, calling for protests “to frustrate the fascist attack with the power of the street”.
• Plaza de Mayo Mothers condemn Turkish attacks against Kurdistan 

  Plaza de Mayo Mothers Norita Cortiñas and Mirta Baravalle condemned the attacks carried out by the Turkish state and said that they will make efforts to increase the voices and actions condemning the genocide.
• Call for the Long March: Let our voices be heard! 

  CDK-S co-chair, Ismail Kardaş and Basel DKTM co-chair Zeynep Kayra called for strong participation in the Long March to be carried out in Basel.
• KCDK-E calls for increased protests against Turkish attacks over the weekend 

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E called for the expansion of the protest against the Turkish attacks on Rojava and South Kurdistan.
• Activists cover Italian cities' walls with huge posters of Öcalan to mark the 15 February conspiracy 

  Walls in many Italian cities are being covered with posters portraying Abdullah Öcalan as part of the actions planned for the anniversary of his abduction in Kenya.
• Parliamentary committee votes to strip HDP MP Güzel of immunity 

  The lifting of the parliamentary immunity of HDP deputy Semra Güzel is imminent. The parliamentary preparatory committee has voted in favour of the immunity revocation. Now the Constitutional and Judicial Commission will decide.
• U.S. kills ISIS leader backed by Turkey in Syria raid 

  US President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed in an operation in northwest Syria near the Turkish border.
• 17 detained as police attack rally for sick prisoners in Istanbul 

  At least eleven people have died in prison in Turkey since the beginning of December. In Istanbul, a rally in front of the Forensic Medicine Institute was attacked to raise awareness about deaths in prisons.
• 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.
• HDP: Latest attacks demonstrate Turkey’s failure to treat the Kurdish issue 

  A return to peace negotiations in the context of the Kurdish issue is essential for Kurds, Turks, and other peoples of the Middle East and also beyond, stated the HDP.
• Rocket attack against Turkish military base in Mosul  

  A rocket attack was carried out against the Turkish military base in the town of Bashika in Mosul, Southern Kurdistan.
• Britain resumes arms exports to Turkey, Declassified UK reveals 

  Britain has quietly resumed arms exports to its NATO ally Turkey, whose brutal operation in Syria targets the UK’s key Kurdish allies fighting Islamic State, said a report in Declassified UK.
• Kurds in France protest the attacks carried out by Turkey against Shengal, Maxmur and Rojava 

  Kurds in France took to the streets to protest the attacks carried out by the Turkish state against Shengal, Maxmur and Rojava.
• Turkish police carries out raid at Human Rights Association in Amed premises 

  The Turkish police have surrounded the headquarters of the Human Rights Association in Amed and started searching the premises.
• Erdoğan receives Barzani at his palace after attacks on Bashur and Rojava 

  After the Turkish army's cross-border air strikes in northern Iraq (Bashur) and northern Syria (Rojava), Erdogan received South Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani at his palace in Ankara.