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• Military helicopter crash kills 9 soldiers in Tatvan - UPDATE 

  It was not immediately clear what caused the helicopter to crash.
• HDP parliamentary group calls for implementation of ECtHR ruling 

  The HDP parliamentary group has again called for the implementation of the Demirtaş ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. In view of the imminent lifting of the immunity of MPs, the HDP advised compliance with the legal system.
• University student jailed over Boğaziçi protests in solitary confinement for 27 days 

  Şilan Delipalta, was arrested for protesting the trustee rector appointed to Boğaziçi University, has been held in solitary confinement for 27 days.
• Prosecutor rejects visit application presented by Öcalan’s lawyers 

  The application made by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with his clients was once again rejected.
• Activists in Bremen launch Vigil for Öcalan 

  A vigil was launched in Bremen demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and status for Kurdistan.
• Rojava and Swedish municipalities agree to improve cooperation 

  In an online meeting Rojava and Swedish municipalities discussed about the model in Rojava. It was agreed that the municipalities should improve their cooperation in practice.
• Custody period extended for MEBYA-DER executives arrested 

  The custody period of 11 of those detained in the police raids targeting MEBYA-DER, the Association of Solidarity for families who have lost relatives in the Kurdish liberation struggle was extended for another 4 days.
• Ten new summary of proceedings reach parliament 

  Ten new summary of proceeding demanding the lift of parliamentary immunity reached parliament. Six of the procedures involved HDP deputies.
• HDP: We will fight, we will win! 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Central Executive Board (MYK) released the final declaration of its weekend meeting.
• Students join academics in protest against imposed rector at Boğaziçi 

  Students joined the protest organized by Boğaziçi academics against the trustee rector for weeks.
• Sit-in against isolation in Amed 

  HDP Amed Provincial Organization held a sit-in to protest the absolute isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and to support the hunger strike carried out in prisons for his freedom.
• Court sentences Kayapınar Municipality DBP co-mayor to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  Fatma Arşimed, BDP co-mayor of Kayapınar Municipality, was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison.
• Prosecutor rejects visit application presented by Öcalan’s lawyers 

  The application made by the lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with his clients was once again rejected.
• Activists from Drancy take over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Drancy took over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil carried out in front of the Council of Europe and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Strasbourg.
• Second police operation targets MEBYA-DER  

  A second operation targeting MEBYA-DER has been carried out 4 days after the first. Many people, including 81-year-old Şehmus Türk, were detained following raids carried out by Turkish police.
• YPG fighter Scurfield remembered in London 

  YPG internationalist Konstandinos Erik Scurfield, the first UK volunteer in northeast Syria, was remembered on the anniversary of his martyrdom.
• Fire breaks out in Lavrio refugee camp 

  A fire broke out in the camp of Kurdish refugees in Lavrio. While the refugees survived the fire with minor injuries, a block of the camp building became unusable.
• Swedish MP tables question on the police crackdown on Kurds 

  "Turkey also seeks to silence the opposition abroad. Pro-government Turkish media targeted four Swedish MPs of Turkish origin last year. We are worried that they were attacked because they criticized the violations of rights in Turkey," says MP Österberg.
• MEBYA-DER protests detention of its members 

  Protesting the detention of its co-chairs, members and executives, MEBYA-DER said, "Our association is a civil society organization which rejects injustice and war and advocates peace and democracy."
• Court sentences HDP Sur co-chair Yıldız to 6 years and 3 months in prison 

  HDP Sur District co-chair Hatun Yıldız was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison in Amed.
• Dutch Parliament condemns Turkish pressures on the HDP 

  Deputy Sadet Karabulut condemned the arrest of HDP deputies and the continuous pressure on the party in a debate on a motion on the issue tabled in the Dutch Parliament.
• Funeral ceremony for activist Halil Şen in Dresden 

  Activist Halil Şen will be bid farewell in Dresden on Wednesday. A mourning ceremony will be held to salute the activist whose remains will be sent to Kurdistan.
• Police detain 6 people in Mersin 

  Six people, including former HDP administrators and GİŞ -DER President Abdülselam Kutlu, were detained following house raids carried out in Mersin.
• Police detain HDP Karaçoban co-mayor Halit Ugun 

  Police raided the HDP-run Karaçoban Municipality and detained co-mayor Halit Ugun.
• KCDK-E opens You Tube channel  

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E will launch its YouTube channel on 3 March. The association wants to counter isolation during the coronavirus pandemic and the psychological warfare of the Turkish regime.