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• Two-day march for Öcalan in Vienna 

  Kurds in Europe stage long marches in protest at the February 15 international conspiracy against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the isolation imposed on him by the Turkish state.
• Long march for Öcalan in Stuttgart 

  Kurds in Europe stage long marches in protest at the February 15 international conspiracy against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the isolation imposed on him by the Turkish state.
• Three-day march for Öcalan in Paris 

  Kurds in Europe stage long marches in protest at the February 15 international conspiracy against Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the isolation imposed on him by the Turkish state.
• Families apply to visit Imralı 

  Families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other political prisoners in Imralı applied for a visit to the Prosecutor's Office.
• 4-day march in Switzerland for Öcalan and national unity 

  More than a hundred people, including intellectuals, artists, politicians and representatives of institutions, will march together for 4 days in Switzerland to join the Long March which will kick off on Saturday.
• Sinn Féin says Saturday is set to be a historic day 

  Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald is calling on people to come out in their hundreds of thousands and to vote for change on Saturday.  
• Police try to kidnap brother of HDP Dersim MP Dağ 

  Police attempted to kidnap Azad Dağ, older brother of HDP Amed MP, Dersim Dağ.
• Many taken into custody in Istanbul in new police operation 

  A large number of people have been taken into custody in Bahçelievler, Küçükçekmece, Esenyurt and Beyoğlu boroughs of Istanbul in the latest of the political genocide operations.
• Protest in London condemns release of Madimak massacre author 

  The British Alevi Federation protested the decision to pardon Ahmet Turan Kılıç, one of the authors of the Madımak Massacre, in front of he Turkish embassy in London.
• Release of author of the Madimak Hotel fire protested in Zurich 

  The release of Ahmet Turan Kılıç, one of the authors of the massacre carried out in Sivas Madımak Hotel on 1 July 1993, was protested with a demonstration in Zurich.
• Ölçen family not given body of their relative for 96 days 

  The body of Erhan Ölçen, who fell martyr in a clash in Lice, has not been given to his family for 96 days.
• HDP Amed: There is no local government in this city! 

  HDP Amed provincial co-chairs said that there is no local government in the city, and that the AKP only promotes chaos.
• IHD Istanbul co-chair released 

  Human Rights Association (IHD) Istanbul Branch co-chair, lawyer Gülseren Yoleri, was released after giving her statement. She had been taken into custody today.
• Clashes between al-Sadr supporters and activists in Iraq 

  Demonstrations in Iraq turned into a conflict between the supporters of the al-Sadr movement and activists. At least 13 people died, 127 people were injured.
• Number of victims in avalanche disaster increases 

  Turkish government officials said the number of victims of the avalanche in Bahçesaray, Van, reached 41, while local sources say that the number could be much higher.
• EP Conference: Kurdish issue can be resolved by democratization 

  The second day of the conference has begun with a panel discussing “The Middle East in The Context of Turkey’s Invasion into North-Eastern Syria / Rojava” .
• Death toll from coronavirus jumps to 563 

  The death toll from coronavirus jumped by 73 to 563 on Thursday.
• Mother of Hevrin Khalaf at EP: Join hands against Erdoğan 

  Speaking at the Kurdish Conference at the European Parliament, mother of Hevrin Khalaf called on women of the world to join hands against the Erdoğan regime.
• HDP's Oluç points out serious negligence in avalanche disaster  

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Group Vice President Saruhan Oluç held a press conference at the Assembly regarding the avalanche disaster in Van Bahçesaray. 
• Öcalan's lawyers file new application to visit their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to meet with their clients.
• German party demands lifting of ban on PKK 

  The SSW also demanded the removal of the PKK from the European Union's list of "terrorist organizations".
• Support for Scotland independence grows steadily 

  The latest polls show a growing increase in favor of Scotland independence, which already reaches 55%.
• January sees record number of political murders in Colombia 

  During the month of January 2020 the number of political murders in Colombia reached a record figure, the highest of the last 5 years.
• Three dead in airplane incident in Istanbul 

  Most passengers were Turkish nationals but 22 passengers were from 12 countries.
• Plane accident in Istanbul: 1 dead, 157 injured 

  One person was killed and some 157 were injured in Pegasus plane accident in Istanbul.