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• Worldwide protests against the international conspiracy call for "Freedom for Öcalan" 

  Numerous protests have been staged around the globe this Saturday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Rally in Berlin: Time for freedom, time for resistance 

  Under the motto "Time for Freedom", a rally was held in Berlin against the deportation of Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey 22 years ago. The theme of the demonstration was also the Turkish military aggression in the guerrilla area of Gare.
• Full-page advertisement for Öcalan’s freedom in British newspapers 

  A full-page advertisement has been published in the British newspapers Daily Mirror, Brentwood Recorder and Wood and Wale under the headline "Join the campaign to free Abdullah Öcalan. Help bring about peace in Turkey and the Middle East”.
• Arrest warrants issued against 60 people in Antep 

  Arrest warrants have been issued in Antep against 60 board members and activists of Kurdish associations that were banned by decree after the 2016 coup attempt. Several people, including politicians and lawyers, are already in custody.
• Online event: The time has come - Freedom for Öcalan! 

  "After 22 years of isolation in İmralı: the time has come - Freedom for Öcalan!" - Civaka Azad and the International Initiative ‘Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan - Peace in Kurdistan’ invites to the online event on February 15.
• HDP: 143 people taken into custody in two days 

  Another major wave of repression is underway against the HDP. In the past two days, 143 people associated with the party have been detained in Turkey. Mostly young people are affected, but also lawyers.
• Prisoners enter 79th day of hunger strike against isolation 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners entered the 79th day of hunger strike against isolation.
• People's Assembly co-chair Özel says Freiburg march will be memorable 

  Freiburg People's Assembly co-chair Halil Özel invited all Kurds living in the region to join the young people march in Freiburg today.
• Activists in three different Swiss cities say "The Time Has Come" 

  Today three different actions are going to take place in Claraplatz in Basel; in front of the United Nations in Geneva and in the city of Lugano. In addition, the "Leadership Mobile Library" is touring Swizterland.
• New political genocide operation in Adana, many detained 

  Many people were detained in home raids in Adana in the morning as part of a new political genocide operation.
• Swedish Foreign Minister: We will keep the occupation of Afrin on the agenda 

  Swedish Foreign Minister responded to questions of Swedish deputies about Turkey’s massacres and invasion in Afrin and said that Swedish government will continue to raise concern over the issues during bilateral talks with the international community.
• Internationalists of the Long March: Everyone should stand with the guerrilla 

  Activists participating in the long march demanding freedom for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan said, "All segments of society should stand with the guerrillas of the democratic, ecological, women's libertarian paradigm who are resisting invasion in Gare."
• 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan' march kicks off in Düsseldorf 

  A two-day march was launched in Düsseldorf, Germany, demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Swiss union newspaper publishes declaration demanding "Freedom for Öcalan" 

  A declaration demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was published in a newspaper owned by a union with hundreds of thousands of members in Switzerland.
• Long march in Marseille continues 

  The long march started in Marseille in protest at the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues on its second day.
• 17 people detained in Urfa 

  Political genocide of the Turkish regime continues increasingly.
• German Interventionist Left joins the worldwide campaign ‘The Time Has Come’  

  The Interventionist Left has joined the worldwide campaign for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, saying; "The Kurdish freedom movement is our ally in the struggle for a solidarist, ecological and gender-just society."
• 13 HDP members detained in Kocaeli 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide against the HDP continues.
• Kurdish youth organisations TCŞ and TekoJIN call on activists to take action everywhere 

  Jinên Ciwan ên Têkoşer and Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger called on Kurdish youth to take action wherever they are in Europe to strike the final blow to fascism, isolation and occupation, and to join the demo in Freiburg on 13 February.
• Seven people detained in Konya, one in Malatya 

  Seven people, including former HDP Kulu District co-chair Süleyman Inan, were detained in the political genocide operations carried out against Kurdish villages in Konya. One person was detained in Malatya.
• AvEG-Kon: Let's spread the resistance against the colonial occupation 

  “The guerrilla struggle remains the people's hope and honour. The Medya Defense Zones are part of Kurdistan: The guerrillas' presence here is legitimate, while the Turkish fascist state forces are invaders," said AvEG-Kon.
• "Long March 2021" in Stuttgart 

  The internationalist days of action for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continued today in Stuttgart. In speeches the Turkish invasion in South Kurdistan was condemned.
• KCK establishes website in English 

  The KCK has established an English-language Internet website in order to make the political events in Kurdistan understandable to the public and to present a solution perspective for the crisis in the Middle East.
• Italian newspaper Il Manifesto publishes full page declaration for Öcalan 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Campaign invites all politicians, civil society and the wider international community to act before it is too late.
• Long march against international conspiracy kicks off in Paris 

  A long march condemning the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has started in Paris, France.