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• Swedish Left Party in solidarity with the Kurds 

  Criticizing Sweden's desire to deport some of the Kurdish refugees on the grounds that they "pose a threat to the security of the country", the Swedish Left Party launched a campaign in solidarity with the Kurds.
• Urgent call for an international response to Turkish military invasion of South Kurdistan 

  KNK called on the United Nations, EU, Council of Europe, US, and NATO to force the Turkish state to comply with international law.
• International conspiracy condemned in Russia 

  February 15 international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was condemned in Russia.
• Long March gives hope to internationalists 

  Pablo Vazquez from the Canary Islands participates in the Long March, saying; ‘There is a hope for building a new world here. This also gives me strength.”
• HDP deputy Kerestecioğlu says policy of trustee is everyone's problem 

  HDP deputy Filiz Kerestecioğlu drew attention to the Boğaziçi University resistance and said that the policy of trustees is everyone's problem.
• Court sentences HDP Bağlar former provincial co-chair Karaman to 9 years in prison 

  HDP Bağlar former provincial co-chair, Arzu Karaman, was sentenced to 9 years in prison.
• Van tradesmen are on the verge of collapse 

  In Van 400 tradesmen closed the shutters last year. The problems for tradesmen continue in 2021 and many are faced with imminent closure if things don’t improve.
• Three Italian organisations join freedom for Öcalan campaign 

  Antonio Gramsci People' School, Il Bene Comune Magazine and COBAS Teachers' Union-Sardinia joined the campaign demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• AKP Spokesperson Çelik attacks Boğaziçi students in his speech 

  Speaking about the protests that started after AKP's Melih Bulu was appointed as Boğaziçi University, AKP Spokesperson Ömer Çelik said "The right to democratic protest has been exceeded" and targeted students.
• Kurdish youth walked 10 kilometers on the first day in Paris 

  Kurdish youth movements TCŞ and TEKO-JIN completed the first day of the Long March in Paris, demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• The struggle of the Boğaziçi students will spread, says Sevtap Akdağ 

  Socialist Solidarity Platform (SODAP) Spokesperson, Sevtap Akdağ, said that the demands of Boğaziçi students are democratic and indispensable against the unlawful practices of the government. 
• Academics once again turn their back on Boğaziçi's rector  

  Academics of Boğaziçi University once again turned their back on the rector’s office on the 37th day of the protest launched by the students against Rector Melih Bulu, who was appointed as trustee.
• Finnish Leftist Youth Movemement joins "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan" campaign 

  Finnish Leftist Youth Movement (Vasemmistonuorte) announced that it has joined the campaign "The time has come: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan for a just peace in Turkey".
• Ten German organisations join the campaign "The Time has Come. Freedom for Öcalan 

  Ten other organizations are joining the campaign launched in South Africa by the trade union association COSATU and the Kurdish Action Group for Human Rights KHRAG “The time has come: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”.
• Seven political prisoners in Şırnak jail demand to be transferred to Imrali 

  Seven political prisoners held in Şırnak T Type Closed Prison asked to be transferred to Imralı Prison Island where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is held.
• Britain's Young Communist League offers solidarity to Boğaziçi students 

  Britain's Young Communist League (YCL) offered support and solidarity to Boğaziçi University students saying their resistance is an inspiration for their own struggle.
• At least 563 students arrested during the Boğaziçi protest 

  At least 563 students were detained during the resistance against the appointment of a trustee rector by the Erdoğan regime to Boğaziçi University.
• Journalist Özdal: The government has no promise for the future 

  Journalist Hakkı Özdal says that the governing AKP party is using the experience it gained with trustees in Kurdistan and seeks to implement it in Turkey. He also underlines that the government has no promise for the future.
• Protest in Dersim against arbitrary assembly bans: We will not be silenced 

  For eight months now, a ban on assemblies has been in force in Dersim, which exclusively affects the opposition and civil society. The initiative of the Labor and Democracy Forces compares the situation to coup-like conditions.
• Kurdish youth stage long march in France 

  TCŞ and TEKO-JIN activists have started a long march in Paris to protest at the 22nd anniversary of the February 15, 1999 conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• March by Kurdish youth and internationalists in Germany leaves 4 days behind 

  The march started by Kurdish youth and internationalists in Hanau, Germany on February 5th continued on its fourth day.
• Ahmet Türk: Dialogue with Öcalan needed for a democratic Turkey 

  Prominent Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk bolsters HDP’s "Justice for All" campaign, saying "If we desire a just and democratic Turkey, we need to create a dialogue with Öcalan".
• Turkish court does not recognize the ECtHR decision 

  Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has ruled the continuation of detention for 29 politicians who are held hostage within the scope of the Kobanê trial. The court argued that the ECtHR ruling on Selahattin Demirtaş was "not binding".
• Hunger strike in Lavrio, Greece on day 36 

  The hunger strike organized by Kurdish refugees in Lavrio, Greece, in solidarity with the action launched by political prisoners against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan and the increasing violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons, is on its 36th day.
• Trustee rules Van University 

  Van Yüzüncü Yıl University is one of the clearest examples of trustee’s rule imposed by the government to dominate universities completely. Almost all of the management staff are trustees appointed by the government.