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• Activist kidnapped by the “Invisibles” speaks of torture he suffered 

  Gökhan Güneş, who was kidnapped in Istanbul and has been released after 6 days, told that he was held in a place similar to a padded cell and tortured for days by people who introduced themselves as "Invisibles”.
• HDK co-spokesperson released from prison 

  HDK co-spokesperson Sedat Şenoğlu was released from prison on the first day of the trial in Istanbul. He had been arrested in September along with 16 other people associated with the socialist party ESP.
• Young activists take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Kurdish youth took over the ongoing Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The action demand the end of the isolation imposed upon the Kurdish people's leader as well as his freedom.
• Police detain HDP members Akdağ and Dönmez 

  HDP member Sevim Akdağ and Narin Dönmez were detained within the scope of genocide operations against members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement.
• RiseUp4Rojava celebrates 6th anniversary of the liberation of Kobanê 

  On 26 January 2015 Kobanê was liberated becoming a symbol of resistance all over the world. RiseUp4Rojava pays tribute to those who freed the city from ISIS.
• Suspicious death of a soldier from Amed 

  It has been claimed that Ibrahim Meşe from Amed, who was doing his military service in Antep, committed suicide, but the explanation is seen with suspicious.
• Activist Gökhan Güneş released 

  Gökhan Güneş was left blindfolded Başakşehir at around 6 am this morning.
• Houses of Alevis marked with crosses in western Turkey 

  In the western Turkish province of Yalova, houses belonging to Alevis have been marked with crosses. This causes fears among Alevis because it is reminiscent of preparations for earlier pogroms against the pre-Islamic religious community.
• EFA calls for the end of Öcalan’s isolation and freedom for political prisoners in Turkey 

  European Free Alliance (EFA) calls for the end of the isolation regime for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the release of all political prisoners in Turkey.
• New round of Syria talks in Geneva 

  The fifth round of the so-called constitutional talks for Syria has begun in Geneva. At the insistence of the Turkish government, one party is still not at the table; the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
• Sit-in in Geneva: UN should talk with the peoples, not mercenaries 

  Sit-in launched in front of the UN office in Geneva in solidarity with political prisoners in Turkish jails who are on indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike for two months, and in protest at the United Nations talks on Syria that exclude the Kurds.
• Eğitim Sen: Lack of education in mother tongue led to a disruption in education 

  Eğitim Sen Diyarbakır Branches said that the lack of education in the mother tongue seriously affected access to education in the Kurdish region and Turkey as a whole.
• KNK: Iran’s crimes and violence are a sign of the weakness of the regime 

  KNK calls on all parts of Kurdistan to show support for the struggle and sacrifice of eastern Kurdistan and continue to work for national unity throughout all of Kurdistan.
• 78 prisoners in Urfa demand to be transferred to Imrali 

  78 prisoners in Urfa No 2 T Type Prison demanded to be transferred to Imrali Prison, where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is kept under a regime of total isolation.
• Kurdish politician who died in KDP jail buried in Çaldıran 

  Kurdish politician Metin Adugit died in a KDP prison. He was buried in Çaldıran, province of Van.
• Europe-wide demonstrations for Öcalan 

  Demonstrations and rallies calling for solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners in Turkey have taken place in dozens of European cities under the slogan "Time for Freedom".
• HDP announces campaign with four main themes 

  The HDP is under great pressure in Turkey. The party announced the start of a new campaign with four main topics for the beginning of February.
• Students protest against imposition of university rector continues 

  Students at Istanbul's Boğaziçi University are determined to continue their resistance against the appointment of an AKP politician as rector.
• ISIS kills 11 Hashd al-Shaabi members in Tikrit 

  At least 11 fighters from Iraq’s state-sponsored Hashd al-Shaabi force were killed in an ambush carried out by ISIS in the region of Tikrit.
• Police take HDP Esenyurt co-chairs into custody 

  Police officers raided the HDP Esenyurt province building and took co-chairs Dilan Kılıç and Ercan Sağlam into custody.
• Activists in Vienna and Kiel protest the isolation of Öcalan 

  Activists in Vienna and Kiel protested the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and demanded his freedom.
• Istanbul: Solidarity culture in the pandemic 

  An initiative in Istanbul is focusing on solidarity instead of charity in the pandemic. The governor has banned food distribution on the streets. The Solidarity Network calls for homeless people to be housed in sports halls.
• British parliamentary question on CPT Report on Imrali 

  MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle asked the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the conclusion from the CPT on the unacceptable circumstances for prisoners on Turkey’s Imrali prison.
• Long March from Hanau to Strasbourg in February 

  In February, a long march to Strasbourg for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will begin in Hanau. The international Öcalan action committee has published the latest state of preparations. There is a wide circle of supporters.
• Solidarity action in Berlin criticizes the German government for supporting Erdoğan regime 

  During the solidarity action for political prisoners in Turkey in Berlin, the German government has again been criticized for its support of the Erdogan regime.