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• Revenge Unit claims action in Istanbul 

  Martyr Sorxwin Roboski Revenge Unit set a two-story workshop on fire in Fatih's industrial site in Istanbul.
• Protest against international conspiracy in Yerevan 

  In Armenia's capital Yerevan there has been a protest against the international conspiracy. The demonstration demanded freedom for Öcalan and political status for Kurdistan.
• Police beat HDP family first and then say 'wrong address' 

  Police raided the house of former HDP Esenyurt District co-chair Edip Karçik. They harassed and beat the family and then left saying "wrong address".
• Lavrov says al-Assad victory in Idlib is "inevitable" 

  The Syrian regime has been carrying out operations in Idlib region with the support of Russia for months.
• Iraqi prime minister says he will appoint cabinet next week 

  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Allawi, said that he will announce the government cabinet of "independent ministers" next week.
• Long marches in Copenhagen, Marseille and Helsinki 

  The long march in Copenhagen ends today. Marches were also held in Marseille and Helsinki.
• Chinese man dies in Paris: first death from coronavirus in Europe 

  France has recorded 12 cases of the virus, out of a global total of 67,000.
• Long March in Malmö, rally in Oslo for Öcalan 

  A two-day march demanding freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan was organised in Malmö, south of Sweden.
• Long March in Athens ends with demo in front of Turkish consulate 

  The 3-day march, organized in Athens to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan ended.
• Group burns 5 vehicles protesting the international conspiracy 

  A group protesting the 15 February international conspiracy against Öcalan burned five vehicles in Eyüp, Istanbul.
• Rome rallies against the international conspiracy 

  Thousands of people marched in Rome to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• International conspiracy protested in Cyprus and Australia 

  The 15 February international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan was protested in Cyprus and in the Australian city of Melbourne.
• HDP says it won't remain silent about isolation in Imrali 

  The HDP Central Executive Committee said that the Imrali isolation is inhuman and added: "We will not remain silent."
• Number of people taken into custody today on the rise 

  The number of those detained in political genocide operations in Şırnak and Mardin rose to 24.
• Rally in Strasbourg: We will free our Leader! 

  Speaking at the rally in Strasbourg, KONGRA-GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal said: "2020 is a strategic year for us." The KJK said: "We will turn everywhere into a field of struggle for the freedom of our Leader."
• HDP denounces illegal surveillance of MP Sarısaç 

  HDP member of parliament Murat Sarısaç was followed for days by a car without a license plate number in Van. The HDP warns the Turkish government against a return to the methods of the 1990s when executions were a common method.
• Delegation from Northern Syria in Scandinavia for talks 

  A high-ranking delegation from Northern Syria is in Scandinavia for talks at government level. They are discussing the Turkish occupation of Northern Syria, the situation in Idlib and the captured ISIS members.
• Long march for Öcalan in Greece continues 

  A three-day march in Greece in protest against the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan 21 years ago will be concluded today in front of the Turkish consulate in Athens. The Greek involvement at the time had triggered a state crisis.
• Kurds in Russia protest against the international conspiracy 

  Demonstrators gave the message that; “Kurds will always reclaim their leader and the fascist Turkish state will never succeed.”
• Thousands march for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  Thousands of people protest against the international conspiracy on its 21st anniversary.
• Torture and arrests in many cities 

  The Turkish police continue to take brutal action against the Kurdish people. Dozens of people were arrested in early morning raids, and a ninety-year-old girl was mistreated in İdil by masked police officers.
• Biggest rise in decades in global defence spending 

  Global defence spending registered the highest increase in a decade in 2019, driven by the US and China, a study said Friday, as rivalries and conflicts stoke military investment. 
• European Court of Human Rights legalizes expulsion of migrants 

  The European Court of Human Rights has found that Spain did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights when it expelled two men from the Spanish enclave of Melilla to Morocco.
• Peace in Kurdistan: Time to free Ocalan and grasp the peace 

  "As Ocalan approaches his 21st anniversary behind bars, it is time to reopen his case, time to grant him his freedom and time to begin a new chapter in Kurdish-Turkish relations. The relentless violence and repression simply cannot go on."
• Second day of Marseille march for Öcalan concluded 

  The march will be concluded with a rally on Saturday.