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• Palestinians angry at Trump's plan 

  Palestinians say Trump’s plan had given the “green light” for Israel to formally annex its settlements in the West Bank that it has occupied since the 1967 Middle East War.
• Alevis accommodated in house of prayer in Elazığ 

  After the earthquake in the province of Elazığ last Friday, a lot of help is coming from all over Turkey and Northern Kurdistan. However, many of the aid deliveries do not reach the Alevi population.
• HDP: Unilateral agreements cannot establish peace in the ME 

  HDP said the Middle-East peace plan is a slap to Palestine and means a re-occupation of it.
• European Parliament to host the 16th Kurdish Conference 

  The conference is hosted by European Union Turkey Civic Commission and supported by European United Left – Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), the Greens/EFA and Socialists and Democrats (S&D).
• HDP: Embargo against Maxmur must be lifted 

  HDP Amed Provincial President Zeyat Ceylan said that the people of Maxmur should not be punished because of the dirty war of the Turkish state and added that Basur government should lift the embargo.
• 27 social leaders killed in 27 days in Colombia 

  The Colombian Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) said that in the first 27 days of 2020, 27 social leaders and four former combatants and signatories of the 2016 Peace Agreement have been killed.
• Former co-mayor of Savur sentenced to over 10 years in prison 

  Mehmet Aydın Alökmen, former co-chair of Savur Municipality, seized by the AKP / MHP government in 2016, was sentenced to 10 years, 3 months and 22 days in prison.
• European Parliament set to accept UK Brexit deal 

  The 751 members of the European Parliament will debate today the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The Parliament is set to approve the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union in a historic vote.
• Kurdistan Alliance calls for solidarity with earthquake victims 

  "We call our people to solidarity with earthquake survivors, despite the government obstacles," said the Kurdistan Alliance Work.
• Osman Kavala remains in custody 

  A Turkish court in Istanbul has rejected the release of activist Osman Kavala, for whom the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled right violation and release in December.
• Heyva Sor fundraising campaign for earthquake victims 

  The Kurdish Red Crescent has launched a fund-raising campaign to support rapid emergency aid for the earthquake victims in the disaster region of Elazığ.
• Belgium Court of Cassation: PKK is not a terrorist organization 

  The Court of Cassation of Belgium ratified the lower court’s judgement and ruled that PKK is not a terrorist organization.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to meet with their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish People's Leader Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• 16 countries condemn Iraqi "excessive use of force" on protesters 

  Demonstrations in Iraq began in October 2019.
• Nazmi Gür: Natural disasters should bring people together 

  Former BDP Van MP Nazmi Gür lost his nephew and nephew's mother in the earthquake which struck Van on 23 October 2011.
• Activists from Marseille take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  The Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg has been taken over by a group of activists from Marseille.
• Government suspends search and rescue operations in Elazığ 

  Search and rescue operations in Elazığ have ended. According to the figures given by the Turkish state, 41 people died and 607 people were referred to hospital.
• Sinn Féin: We'll defend Ireland interests in next phase of Brexit 

  Sinn Féin Leas Uachtarán and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill MLA has said Sinn Féin will continue to work with the EU to make sure the interests of Ireland are represented as Brexit negotiations enter the next phase. 
• Boy, 15, beaten twice for telling about police violence 

  15-year-old F.Ç. told Mezopotamya Agency about the violence he was subjected to and the threats made against him should he not become an informer while he was in custody in Adana.
• Earthquake in Elazığ: 41 dead 

  The number of people who died in the earthquake in Elazığ has increased to 41. The HDP said the police and the gendarmerie prevent aid from reaching the victims.
• German government accomplice to Turkish occupation? 

  The German government must not become an accomplice of Erdogan's criminal occupation policy, demands Left Party member Ulla Jelpke after Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Istanbul.
• HDP's Oluç: Government engages in separatism even in earthquakes 

  The Turkish government is refusing aid deliveries from Kurdish municipalities to the earthquake victims in Elazığ. HDP politician Saruhan Oluç criticises the procedure as political instrumentalisation and speaks of separatism.
• Deposed co-mayor of Kocaköy remains in prison 

  25 mayors of the HDP were arrested and trustees have been appointed by the Turkish Ministry of the Interior to 38 municipalities in Northern Kurdistan.
• KCK calls for solidarity with the earthquake victims 

  The KCK called for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in Northern Kurdistan: "It is of utmost importance not to wait for the state but to show solidarity with the earthquake victims.”
• Over 948 aftershocks in Elazig, 21 serious 

  Over 948 aftershocks followed Elazig 6.8 magnitude earthquake. The number of victims reached 39.