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• 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”.
• Sweden writers and rights organisations express support to Eren Keskin 

  Five Swedish writers and human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül in support of Eren Keskin.
• British train drivers union demands the government to end arm sales to Turkey 

  British train drivers union Aslef  demanded the British government end arm sales to Turkey, saying it is “wrong to profit from the oppression of the Kurds.”
• Iraq announces killing of an ISIS leader 

  The self-proclaimed ISIS leader in Iraq, Abu Jaser al-Issawi, has been killed in an intelligence operation, according to Iraqi government.
• US calls on Russia, Turkey, UAE to halt Libya intervention 

  The United States on Thursday called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya, after a deadline for them to leave was ignored.
• 7 detained in Batman over social media posts on Kobane 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue unabated.
• Swiss Global Enterprise attacked - no deal with Turkey! 

  Last night, the front door of the Swiss Global Enterprise in Zurich was smashed, according to the group "No deal with fascism".
• Full-page advertisement for Öcalan in Australian newspaper 

  A full-page advertisement has been published in the Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald under the headline "It's time: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Peace in Kurdistan".
• Lawyers submit another application to visit Öcalan 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for a visit to their client.