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• Adıyaman Prison evacuated after earthquake 

  Yesterday's earthquake in Northern Kurdistan also damaged the prison of Adiyaman. 814 inmates are now being transferred to other prisons.
• Five police vehicles burned down by Vengeance Unit in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, an urban guerilla group set fire to five police vehicles. The action is to be understood as an act of revenge, since the blood of the Kurds is on the hands of the Turkish police, the "Martyr Xemgîn Roj Vengeance Unit" reports.
• Four members of Christian NGO missing in Baghdad 

  Four male employees of a French Christian NGO, three French nationals and one Iraqi, have been missing in Baghdad since Monday, the charity SOS Chretiens d'Orient confirmed.
• TUAY-DER: Prisoners in Elazığ and Malatya are fine 

  Prisoners in Elazığ and Malatya jails are said to be safe after the 6.8 earthquake last night.
• Polls show sharp jump for Sinn Féin as elections near 

  Sinn Féin could see a breakthrough in the 26 Counties as polls show a sharp jump in support for the party and a corresponding decline in support for the main party of government, Fine Gael.
• DBP's Aydeniz: The AKP wants more war 

  Destruction, denial, assimilation and silencing unfortunately continue to be the main basis of the AKP policy, said the co-chair of the DBP.
• ESP: AKP investing in war instead of people's safety  

  The ESP issued a statement on the Elazığ earthquake underlining that the AKP transferred the budget to war and capital instead of investing in safety measures. The ESP called for solidarity with the affected population.
• After the earthquake in Elazığ: Latest report 

  More than 20 people died in the earthquake in Elazığ but it is feared that the number of dead may increase.
• Rescue teams save child under debris 

  After the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Elazığ, a 12-year-old boy was rescued from the debris by rescue teams.
• Earthquake in Elazığ: 27 dead, 225 injured 

  Elazığ Medical Chamber announced that 27 people lost their lives and 225 people were injured as a result of the earthquake today.
• Over 100 buildings collapsed in Elazığ earthquake 

  As a result of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that took place in the Sivrice district of Elazığ, more than hundred buildings were destroyed, and many people were left under the collapsed buildings.
• 6.8 earthquake in Elazığ 

  An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude has been felt in Elazığ. The earthquake was also felt in the surrounding cities. Two people lost their lives in Elazığ, two people in Malatya.
• Another former deputy of AKP resigns from the party 

  Resignations from the ruling AKP continue.
• HDP co-chair Temelli: We must re-read Öcalan 

  Co-chair Sezai Temelli explains at an HDP conference in Ankara: "Especially with regard to social organisation, we need to read Öcalan again. Our option is the uprising of the peoples."
• Hundreds of thousands take to the streets in Baghdad 

  Hundreds of thousands of people have followed the call of the Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr and are demanding the immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces on Baghdad's streets.
• Families’ appeal to visit Imralı rejected 

  An appeal by the families of Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in Imrali to visit their relatives was rejected by Turkish authorities.
• Boycott Turkey campaign spreads in Finland 

  In Finland, a campaign has been launched to boycott tourism in Turkey, Turkish imports and companies producing in Turkey. The campaign is also demanding an end to all arms sales between Finland and Turkey.
• European Parliament to vote on Brexit next Wednesday 

  European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee voted on Protocol on Ireland.
• Chancellor Merkel meets President Erdogan 

  The two leaders are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues, particularly Libya and Syria.
• Metal workers to go on strike on 5 February 

  The Birleşik Metal-Iş Union will go on strike on 5 February.
• US sanction companies "helping" Iran 

  The US imposed new sanctions on companies accused of helping Iran's state-owned National Iranian Oil Company export millions of dollars of goods in violation of US sanctions.
• The UN will discuss Turkey's human rights record 

  Turkey's human rights record will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group.
• 13 people including an HDP member jailed in Amed 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.
• HBDH destroys business center of pro-AKP member of TFF 

  HBDH vowed to hit capitalist-colonialist forces during the year 2020.
• Lawyers appeal to visit Öcalan on Imralı 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet their client.