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• 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.
• At least 99 members of the HDP arrested in two days 

  In the run-up to the party conference, at least 99 members of the HDP were arrested in Turkey within two days. "The government pursues a policy of the revenge, says MP Ayşe Acar Başaran.
• Dozens arrested in political genocide operations in many cities 

  In the run-up to the 21st anniversary of the abduction and imprisonment of the Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, a wave of arrests against the Kurdish opposition in Turkey is taking place.
• Long march for Öcalan in France on day 2 

  In various countries long marches for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan are currently taking place. One of these demonstrations is going through the south of France.
• 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.
• TJA and DTK: Conspirators are failing 

  The international conspiracy of 15 February 1999 led to the capture of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan from Kenya to Turkey.
• UK PM dismisses North of Ireland Minister, appoints hard liner 

  The appointment of Lewis has raised fears that Johnson wants to put down growing calls for Irish reunification in the wake of Brexit.
• Coronavirus: 5,000 new cases reported 

  Some 55,748 people are currently undergoing treatment, while 1,380 people have died of the flu-like virus.
• Activists march in Greece demanding freedom for Öcalan 

  The long march against the 15 February 1999 international conspiracy in Greece continues on the second day.
• Internationalists marching for Öcalan hold seminar in Nancy 

  On Thursday, a seminar with Kurdish politician Eyüp Doru was held, promoted by the organizing committee in the city of Nancy where activists spent the night.
• Revenge Unit sets vehicle on fire in Istanbul 

  The Sakine Cansız Revenge Unit set the vehicle of an electrical company in Istanbul on fire.
• Colombian National Strike Committee plans new protests 

  The Colombian National Strike Committee (CNP) has called for new protests to be held in the next couple of months as no agreement was reached with Ivan Duque’s government.
• Rocket attack hits US base in Kirkuk 

  There were no immediate reports of casualties.
• Geneva-Strasbourg march reaches Basel 

  The march started on February 10 continues on day 4.