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• Sinn Féin McDonald won highest number of votes but is not elected 

  In a historic vote, last night as for the first time in history, someone other than the leader of Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael got the most votes for Taoiseach: Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald.
• Iranians go to the polls amidst turmoil and tensions 

  Iranians are going to polls today to vote in the parliamentary elections.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join marches against racism on Saturday 

  The KCDK-E co-presidency Council called on European countries to take effective measures after the racist attack in Hanau.
• TJA celebrates International Mother Language Day in Amed 

  TJA issued a statement in Amed to mark 21 February International Mother Language Day.
• Germany-wide protests against fascism after Hanau attack 

  Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany on Thursday evening to protest against the fascist attack in Hanau and to express their sadness and anger.
• Kurds in Hanau call on peoples to oppose fascism 

  After the racist attack, the Kurdish community centre in Hanau said: "We are angry and sad. Let's oppose fascism, let's stop the racist attacks!"
• Man in his 70s stabbed at mosque in London's Regent's Park 

  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a mosque in central London.
• #Riseup4Rojava calls for protests against right wing terror 

  Yesterday a neo-Nazi murdered nine people in Hanau, the second largest right-wing attack in the history of the German Federal Republic. The campaign #Riseup4Rojava calls for people to take to the streets everywhere tonight to remember the dead.
• Russia urges Turkey to stop supporting terrorists in Syria 

  Russia urged Turkey to cease support of the actions of terrorists and handing them arms.
• Hanau attack: Kurdish women's organisations call for protests 

  Kurdish women's organisations called for demonstrations after the fascist attack in Hanau.
• At least two Kurds killed, three others injured in Hanau attack 

  Among the casualties in the right-wing extremist attack in Hanau are at least two Kurds, three others were injured.
• KON-MED on the attack in Hanau: We are sad and angry 

  According to KON-MED, several Kurds are among the victims of the right-wing terrorist attack in Hanau. Their relatives are currently assembling at the Kurdish cultural centre in Hanau.
• Allawi calls on parliament to vote for his government next Monday 

  Allawi was designated premier by President Barham Salih on 1 February. Many protesters rejected Allawi as another member of the political elite holding power.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• 'What has been imposed on Osman Kavala is torture!' 

  Reactions to the detention and new arrest of Osman Kavala are growing.
• Hanau shootings: 11 dead, including the killer and his mother 

  New details are emerging about the shootings in Hanau, Germany, in which nine people were killed by a German citizen who also killed his mother and finally himself.
• Sinn Féin Anderson: No backsliding on EU regulations after Brexit 

  Martina Anderson spoke after meeting with the Freight Transport Association of Ireland. 
• Court suspends lay-off of over a 1,000 Brazilian workers 

  Parana's regional labor court temporarily suspended the lay-off of more than 1,000 workers of the fertilizer factory Fafen-PR until at least 6 March, following a collective strike that lasted more than two weeks.
• HDP's Parlak: We are trying to establish dialogue 

  HDP Ankara Provincial co-chair Vezir Coşkun Parlak pointed out to the possibility of early elections and said: “As HDP, we are actually open to all segments and are trying to establish dialogue”.
• Acquitted in Gezi trial, Kavala re-arrested over coup attempt 

  Human rights activist Osman Kavala who was acquitted in Gezi trial on Tuesday, has been re-arrested on Wednesday over the failed coup attempt.
• Three countries call on Syria to cease the Idlib operation 

  After Turkish President’s threat to occupy Idlib, the US, Britain and Germany have called on Syria in the UN Security Council to stop the military operation.
• Judges who acquitted defendants in Gezi trial to be investigated 

  After the surprising acquittal of all defendants in the Gezi trial in Istanbul, the Turkish Judicial Council has approved an investigation against the judges. Civil rights activist Osman Kavala was arrested again immediately after the verdict.
• ENKS representatives meet with Turkish Foreign Minister 

  The ENKS which has opened offices in North-East Syria, has visited the Foreign Minister of the Turkish state which is responsible for the massacre of thousands of Kurds in ongoing attacks against Rojava.
• Government crisis and protests continue in Iraq 

  For five months, people in Iraq have been protesting against corruption and the political elite. The Prime Minister had to resign, Mohammed Allawi was tasked with forming a new government. This is proving difficult.
• HDP MP: The government has lost all legitimacy 

  HDP MP Ayşe Acar Başaran said that the government had lost all legitimacy by issuing a renewed arrest warrant for civil rights activist Osman Kavala who had been acquitted yesterday.