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• Germany finances Erdogan‘s war - NOT WITH US! 

  A war that Germany tolerates and finances? Not with us - we won't become accomplices in war and fascism," say internationalist, anti-fascist groups on the meeting of defense ministers from Germany and Turkey in Berlin.
• KON-MED announces a variety of activities for Abdullah Öcalan in February 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED dedicates the month of February to the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and announces a variety of activities under the slogan "The time is ripe: Freedom for Öcalan, end to fascism and occupation in Kurdistan".
• Demo in Berlin: Freedom for Öcalan, peace in Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish youth movement TCŞ has demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan throughout Europe with a variety of actions. A demonstration took place in Berlin in this scope.
• HDP politician jailed over Öcalan mural in Istanbul 

  The co-chair of the HDP association in Istanbul's Esenyurt district, Ercan Sağlam, has been jailed. The politician is accused of PKK membership. The background is a mural of Abdullah Öcalan in the premises of the building.
• Court remands two students in custody accused of inciting hatred 

  Two students from Istanbul's Boğaziçi University have been arrested for inciting “hatred, hostility or humiliation”.
• Young activists in Hamburg call for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Members of the Kurdish youth organizations TCŞ and TEKO-Jin have called for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan with a silent protest organised in Hamburg.
• HDP deputy Dağ: We won't take any step back 

  At the center of the repression in Turkey are women and young people. The AKP regime relies on drugs, agents, assimilation and, above all, on a very dirty policy towards young women, says HDP deputy Dersim Dağ.
• Let’s stand and fight together! – Interview with the 100 Reasons Campaign 

  Interview with Yvonne Heine from the Kurdish Women’s Office for Peace, CENÎ about the campaign “100 reasons to prosecute Erdogan” launched by the Kurdish women’s movement in Europe, TJK-E.
• UN urges countries to repatriate 27,000 children from Hol Camp 

  Vladimir Voronkov told an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that “the horrific situation of the children in Hol Camp is one of the most pressing issues in the world today.”
• Turkish defense minister to visit Berlin 

  Two weeks after talks with Baghdad and Hewlêr, the Turkish defense minister comes to Berlin - officially for a working meeting with his German counterpart on the gas dispute between Greece and Turkey.
• Kurdish trials continue despite the epidemic in Germany 

  The trials of Kurdish politicians and activists in Germany, where many hearings have been canceled due to the epidemic, will continue throughout February.
• TUC calls for suspension of post-Brexit trade deal with Turkey 

  Britain's Trade Union Congress (TUC) has joined forces with two union confederations in Turkey to call for the suspension of a controversial post-Brexit trade deal signed between the two nations last month.
• Governor in Hakkari extends ban on actions and activities 

  The Governorship of Hakkari extended the ban on actions and activities in the city for another 15 days.
• 23 people detained in police crackdown in Batman 

  As many as 23 people were taken into custody in Batman, where a demonstration for the strengthening of Kurdish national unity was attacked by police with tear gas and water cannons.
• Kurdish refugees tortured in Croatia set to be deported 

  Croatia seeks to deport a group of Kurdish refugees who were captured and subjected to torture. One of them is in poor medical condition.
• HDP holds talks on hunger strike and ECtHR ruling in Strasbourg 

  HDP deputies Hişyar Özsoy and Feleknas Uca held a series of meetings with representatives of European institutions. On the agenda was the situation in Turkish prisons and the ongoing detention of Selahattin Demirtaş.
• HDP deputy Kemal Bülbül receives death threat 

  HDP deputy Kemal Bülbül from Alevi community has received a death threat via Instagram. The sender was more than disturbing: "The Invisibles". This was also the name of the kidnappers of socialist activist Gökhan Güneş from Istanbul.
• Kurdish delegation discusses Öcalan’s isolation with Labor Party, Greens in Sydney 

  Kurdish representatives in Australia discussed the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan with Labor Party Melbourne Federal MP Peter Khalil and Green Party state MP David Shoebridge.
• Killer of Berkin Elvan remains free 

  Seven years after the death of Berkin Elvan, the prosecution has demanded up to nine years in prison for the accused policeman. The boy's family reacted indignantly - also because the judge called the Gezi protests vandalism.
• Police attack rally for Kurdish national unity in Batman 

  In Batman, a demonstration for the strengthening of Kurdish national unity was attacked by police with tear gas and water cannons. The police used particularly violent force against members of parliament and peace mothers.
• Baghdad and Hewler governments deploy troops to Dibaga region 

  Iraq and the Southern Kurdistan government are massing troops in the area surrounding the Dibaga oil field near Maxmur. The transport of oil to Turkey has been temporarily suspended.
• Six detained in Van 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the Kurdish population continues unabated.
• Families apply to be granted visit to Imrali 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and three other political prisoners in Imralı island prison applied once again to be granted a visit.
• HBDH-Europe: We will break isolation  

  The European wing of the “United Nations Revolutionary Movement” (HBDH) called for increased support to the hunger strikes resistance against Turkish fascism.
• Labour Kurdish MP Feryal Clark expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  British Labour Party MP Feryal Clark pledged to stand in solidarity with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) as she warned Turkey was becoming a nation of “one party, one religion and one ideology”.