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• Young people in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A march was held in the Drancy suburb of Paris to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan. Young people closed the route of Pierrefitte Stains station to traffic.
• Families of Imrali prisoners visit the HDP in Parliament 

  The families of the prisoners on Imralı visited the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentary group in the Turkish Assembly and reiterated their request to visit their relatives.
• Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva continues 

  The sit-in demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, which has been ongoing since January 25, demands an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Platform for fair elections founded in Ankara 

  A civil society alliance has been formed in Ankara to campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey to be fair.
• Kurds launch vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg 

  Kurds have launched a vigil in front of the Council of Europe as the Committee of Ministers meeting continues. The vigil will last 17 days.
• Former HDP administrator remanded in custody in Batman 

  A former provincial administrator of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Batman has been remanded in custody.
• Families of Imrali prisoners denounce isolation in Turkish parliament - UPDATE 

  Families of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı made a statement in the Turkish Parliament.
• Families of Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali hold series of meetings in Ankara 

  The families of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and prisoners Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş will hold a series of meetings in Ankara.
• Ronahi Women's Assembly members take over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Members of the Ronahi Women's Assembly took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg.
• Kurdish students' associations in Europe write open letter to Kurdish students protesting in Bashur 

  An open letter was sent from student unions and Kurdish students' associations in Europe to the Kurdish students who have bravely taken to the streets in Bashur demanding their right to education.
• Tent action in Shengal demanding freedom for Öcalan enters day 4 

  The tent set up to demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Shengal enters fourth day.
• Solidarity campaign for the children of Maxmur and Shengal to continue until Sunday 

  Within the scope of the solidarity campaign launched by the revolutionary youth of the YDG, Rebell and Rotfüchse's Ulm organizations for the children of Shengal and Maxmur, 63 full backpacks have been collected so far.
• Kurdish revolutionary Anter Dersim passes away in Rojava 

  Anter Dersim (Kazim Ergün) has succumbed to a heart attack in Rojava. The Kurdish revolutionary was active in the liberation movement for decades.
• Kurdish family missing after the English Channel disaster 

  A Kurdish family of four has been missing since the November 24 boat disaster in the English Channel. Rizgar Hussein, who is looking for his wife and three children, reports that they fled the terrible conditions in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• German court sentences ISIS member to life in prison for crimes against Yazidis 

  Taha A.-J. from Iraq was sentenced to life in prison. He was proven to have let a five-year-old Yazidi girl die of thirst.
• HDP in Van protests the economic crisis, calls on the government to resign 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Van Provincial Organization held a demonstration to protest the economic crisis and called for the government to resign immediately.
• Children of Fire Initiative claims responsibility for actions in Bursa, Istanbul and Kocaeli 

  The Children of Fire Initiative said that they set fire to a cargo ship, three companies, a tire shop and four vehicles in Bursa, Istanbul and Kocaeli.
• HDP MPs against the visitation ban imposed on Öcalan: "Open the gates of Imralı" 

  Growing reactions against the aggravated isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and fellow prisoners in Imralı Island Prison.
• Lawyers refuse to participate in hearings in Kobanê case until a fair trial is ensured 

  A total of 108 personalities from politics, civil society and the Kurdish freedom movement are accused in the Kobanê trial in connection with the HDP's call for solidarity with Kobanê as it was under siege by ISIS in 2014.
• Court of Cassation Prosecutor submits his opinion demanding closure of the HDP 

  Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation Bekir Şahin has submitted his opinion in the closure case against the HDP to the Constitutional Court (AYM), demanding the closure of the party.
• #DelistPKKnow campaign garnered huge support from 30 countries 

  Hundreds of thousands of people from 30 countries supported the #DelistPKKnow hashtag campaign launched by the Kurdistan Digital Media Council.
• Kurds in Sweden celebrate 43rd anniversary of the PKK 

  The 43rd anniversary of the establishment of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was celebrated in the Swedish cities of Sala, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
• Kurds celebrate 43rd anniversary of PKK's establishment in Sydney 

  Kurds and their friends in Sydney celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the PKK's establishment.
• Night in Turin to celebrate 43rd anniversary of the establishment of the PKK 

  The 43rd founding anniversary of the establishment of the PKK was celebrated in Turin, Italy.
• Activists at Féte de L'Humanite demand removal of PKK from EU list of terrorist organisations 

  Hundreds of signatures were collected at the Féte de L'Humanite Bretagne as part of the ‘PKK is the people, the people cannot be banned’ campaign.