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• 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.
• Revolutionary Front calls for resistance against Turkish occupation 

  The Revolutionary Front issued a statement to condemn the invasion attacks of the Turkish state and said, "To oppose fascism, colonial war and occupation is to protect our future."
• KCDK-E announces action plan for the weekend 

  This weekend, actions for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan will take place all over Europe. Due to current developments, the protests are directed against the Turkish invasion of Southern Kurdistan. KCDK-E calls for strong participation in the actions.
• Long march kicks off in Marseille: "Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan" 

  A long march condemning the international conspiracy against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has started in Marseille.
• Police attack demonstrators in front of courthouse, detaining many in Istanbul 

  Police attacked members of People's Houses (Halkevleri) and Student Collectives waiting in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse to show solidarity with the students who were brought to the prosecutor's office. Many were detained.
• HDP visits opposition parties 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan met with DEVA Chairman Ali Babacan in Ankara. The talks took place as part of a series of visits by the HDP to opposition parties.
• TKP-ML/TIKKO: We stand by Kurdish guerrilla forces and nation against Turkey's attacks 

  TKP-ML/TIKKO announced that they stand by the Kurdish guerrilla forces against the invading attack of the Turkish state and called on expanding the resistance.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit to their client.
• RiseUp4Rojava and the Internationalist Commune call for action against Turkish fascism 

  The international campaign RiseUp4Rojava and the Internationalist Commune call for immediate action against the invasion operation of the Turkish state in the Gare region of Southern Kurdistan.
• Another city council in Australia supports removed Kurdish co-mayors in Turkey 

  Support from Australia for persecuted mayors and councillors in Turkey.
• Peace in Kurdistan campaign calls for measures against Turkish government to stop its violence 

  “President Erdogan has rejected every attempt to find a peaceful solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey and the Middle East, choosing to undertake a military answer instead. The consequence is suffering and an enormous toll of lives,” said PIK.
• Long march in Basel: "Öcalan's freedom is our freedom" 

  A long march demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan is taking place in Switzerland. Today's stop was Basel, to be followed by Solothurn on Thursday.
• KCDK-E calls for protests against Turkish invasion operation in Gare 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe KCDK-E calls for street protests, pointing out that the Turkish invasion of Gare is coordinated with international powers.
• 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.