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• DEM executive Karadağ sent to prison 

  DEM Party Assembly member Izzet Karadağ, who was taken into custody in his house in the center of Urfa, was sent to prison for allegedly "membership in an illegal organization" and for providing aid to earthquake victims.
• Long march in Cyprus in protest at the international conspiracy 

  Kurds and their friends are protesting worldwide on the 25th anniversary of Abdullah Öcalan’s abduction from Kenya and handover to Turkey on 15 February 1999.
• AFP reports on the 12-year-long Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The French news agency AFP reported on the 12-year-long Freedom Vigil in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Freedom Marchers meet in Strasbourg, march to the CoE 

  Freedom Marchers, who set out from Germany, France and Switzerland as part of the campaign for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question, met in Strasbourg and marched to the Council of Europe.
• Demonstration in new Delhi calls for freedom for Öcalan 

  A demonstration was organised in New Delhi for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• ‘Turkey doesn’t want a democratic and peaceful solution to the Kurdish question’ 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyer İbrahim Bilmez highlighted the importance of international solidarity in the case of the Kurdish leader, adding: “More important than the western states, is the international democratic community raising their voices."
• Basque MEP Barrena: Öcalan is a worldwide political reference and should be released 

  Member of the European Parliament Pernando Barrena said that Abdullah Öcalan, whom he described as "a worldwide political reference", should be free.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Let's renew efforts to release Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan renews its call for the release of Öcalan, urging Turkey and its allies to recognise that Öcalan offers the best way out of the impasse and the potential for a new beginning after decades of conflict, oppression, violence and injustice.
• Actions in Europe demand Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan democratic solution to the Kurdish question 

  Events were held in Basel, Fribourg and Copenhagen within the scope of the "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, democratic solution to the Kurdish question" campaign.
• Long March to arrive in Strasbourg today 

  Activists who have been marching from Paris to Strasbourg for 24 days called on all Kurds and their Kurdish friends to turn Cologne into a bastion of resistance in the struggle for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Vigil in Geneva: On 17 February we will say 'You cannot darken our sun' 

  Kurds holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva for three years will be attending the central rally to be held in Cologne on 17 February to mark the anniversary of the international conspiracy against Öcalan.
• 'Internationalist March' on its fourth day 

  The eighth Internationalist Long March from Basel to Strasbourg demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, continues on its fourth day.
• Internationalists march will arrive in Colmar-Sélestat 

  Internationalists will march from Mulhouse to Colmar-Sélestat today.
• Freedom March from Paris to Strasbourg will reach the city of Metz today 

  The Freedom March from Paris to Strasbourg left the city of Nancy to reach the city of Metz today, the 24th day of the action.
• 'Journey to Freedom’ in Germany on its fourth day 

  The ‘Journey to Freedom’ started by Kurdish youth activists in Germany for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question continues on its fourth day.
• Internationalist long march on its third day 

  The internationalist long march, which started in Basel to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, continues on its third day.
• Meryem Women's Commune in Stuttgart sends 200 postcards to Imrali 

  Meryem Women's Commune in Stuttgart visited the activists who went on hunger strike in Esslingen and sent 200 postcards to Imrali.
• Dozens taken into custody in Istanbul 

  During the raids carried out on many houses in Istanbul, torture was experienced, and many people were taken into custody.
• PKK and PAJK prisoners: We will bring the hunger strike to a new phase after the local elections 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners said that they will extend the hunger strike until after the elections.
• Solidarity with Kurdistan Collective joins the Freedom March in Reims 

  The 25-member Freedom March was accompanied by the Solidarity with Kurdistan Collective, a group of 12 organizations in Reims. Michel Georges, a member of the collective, said that France should also play a role for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Lori Kollonfai: Öcalan teaches us the culture of resistance 

  Lori Kollonfai, one of the internationalists taking part in the long march from Basel to Strasburg, stated that her perspective on the world changed as she got to know Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Internationalist march from Basel to Strasbourg on its 2nd day: Freedom will win! 

  The internationalists' march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, which started in Basel yesterday, continues on its 2nd day, vowing that resistance and freedom will win.
• KCK: Everyone should join the campaign for freedom 

  On the occasion of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the abduction of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, the KCK calls for broad participation in the freedom campaign, which is to enter a new phase on 15 February.
• Kurdish Democratic Community Center continues preparations for the Great March in Cologne 

  Cologne Kurdish Democratic Community Center continues its preparations for the Great March that will take place on 17 February through committees in 8 different areas.
• Freedom March in France arrives in Reims today 

  The Freedom March in France left Soissons to arrive in Reims today, the 22nd day of action.