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• Öcalan's lawyer Bilmez: We want to meet with our client 

  Responding to the statement of the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the allegations against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, one of his lawyers, Ibrahim Bilmez, said: "We want to see our client in person."
• Sancar: We stand behind the Newroz Declaration of 2013 

  The demand for just peace is not a sign of weakness or cowardice, said HDP Co-chair Mithat Sancar, making it clear that his party stands by the contents of the Newroz Declaration issued by Abdullah Öcalan in 2013.
• Civil disobedience by Kurdish activists at France TV in Paris 

  Activists of the Kurdish youth movement have carried out an action of civil disobedience at France Télévisions in Paris. The background is rumors about the death of Abdullah Öcalan on the Turkish prison island of Imrali.
• Demirtaş to court board: “Don’t sacrifice yourselves for government” 

  The main trial of jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş continued at the Ankara 19th Heavy Penal Court. Handing down its judgement on this case, the ECtHR previously gave a ruling of right violation and immediate release.
• HDP MP Ömer Öcalan: Abdullah Öcalan should be contacted immediately 

  HDP Urfa MP Ömer Öcalan denounced the unlawful isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan amidst allegations that he has died in prison.
• HDP MP: Isolation on Öcalan must be lifted 

  In response to the rumours in social media networks regarding the situation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Hasan Özgüneş said, "The isolation must be lifted and meeting with Öcalan must be allowed."
• Urgent KNK appeal - The uncertain situation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  In view of the concern about the life of Abdullah Öcalan, KNK pointed out that spreading rumors is part of the Turkish state's psychological warfare and called for the uncertainty to be ended immediately.
• Activists from Mantes la Jolie take over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  A group of Kurdish activists from Mantes la Jolie took over the ongoing Freedom for Öcalan Vigil this week.
• Turkish soldiers order village guards to cut down thousands of trees 

  The Turkish state had tens of thousands of trees cut by village guards in the region of Besta in Sirnak.
• Residents find frozen body at the border with Eastern Kurdistan 

  A frozen man's body was found at the border between Eastern Kurdistan and Çaldıran, in Van.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative: We will be on the streets until a visit with Öcalan is granted 

  The Kurdistan People's Initiative issued a statement and called on the Kurdish people, especially women and youth, to take action against AKP-MHP fascism until a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan is granted.
• International Initiative: Open the Gates of Imralı now! 

  International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan” calls on international institutions to act immediately.
• Masses take to the streets for Öcalan across Germany 

  The rumors of Abdullah Öcalan's death on the Turkish prison island of Imrali have prompted the Kurds and friends go into action worldwide. There were also several protests in Germany.
• Dozens of Kurdish parties and organizations meet for Shengal 

  In Cologne, dozens of Kurdish parties gathered to evaluate Baghdad's threats against Shengal. It was decided to pull out all the stops in Europe for the recognition of the autonomous status of the Yazidi settlement area.
• TJK-E calls for protests for Öcalan 

  TJK-E called upon the Kurdish people and their friends to resist in the streets until a meeting with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is held in Imrali prison.
• KCDK-E calls for urgent action: "Öcalan is our red line" 

  Following the rumors that Abdullah Öcalan has died in Imrali, the European umbrella organization KCDK-E calls on Kurdish society and the democratic public to take urgent action.
• Kurds urge French government to uncover Turkey’s role in Paris killings 

  Responding to the French government's reluctance concerning the investigation of Kurdish women politicians murdered in Paris, CDK-F asked the authorities to submit documents to the judiciary that would reveal the role of MIT in the killings.
• Teen hit by police motorcycle in Urfa dies after 74 days 

  17-year-old Ahmet Çetin Genç, hit by a Turkish police motorcycle, died in the hospital where he had been treated for 74 days.
• Die Linke in Lower Saxony approves motion for Shengal 

  The Congress of Die Linke in Lower Saxony passed a motion stating that the Yazidi community in Shengal should be supported in their demand for self-rule.
• Young activists in Marseille and Essen protest isolation 

  TekoJIN activists in Marseille attended the rally promoted by feminist organizations and opened their information stands at the demo, while in Esslingen young activists protested the isolation of Öcalan with a civil disobedience action.
• Turkish judiciary opens investigation on HDP Ağrı MP Berdan Öztürk 

  The Turkish judiciary launched an investigation against HDP Ağrı MP Berdan Öztürk.
• FED-DEM holds 1st conference in Bremen 

  FED-DEM, the umbrella organization of the Kurds living in Northern Germany, held its 1st conference in Bremen with the participation of 30 delegates.
• Activists in Giessen pay tribute to martyrs of Garê  

  HPG guerrillas who fell as martyr during the resistance against the invasion attacks organized by the Turkish state against Garê were commemorated in Giessen, Germany.
• Turkey and Iraq must take their hands off the Yazidi community, says Meral Çiçek 

  Meral Çiçek from the Kurdish Women's Relation Office (Navenda Pêwendiyan a Jinên Kurd) REPAK spoke about why it is so important to stop the implementation of the 9 October deal on Shengal and what people can do.
• Kurds in Armenia condemn threats against Shengal 

  The Kurdish community in Armenia condemned the Iraqi central government's threats against the Yazidi settlement of Shengal, saying that Baghdad should respect the Yazidis' right to self-determination.