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• 'Journey to Freedom’ in Germany on its second 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 second day.
• Internationalist Long March from Basel to Strasbourg to demand “Freedom for Öcalan” begins - UPDATE 

  The "Internationalist Long March for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan", which has been held traditionally every year since 2017 to defend the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, is being organised for the 8th time this year.
• Information tent set up in Frankfurt as part of the '100 thousand postcards to Imrali' 

  An information tent was set up in a busy square in the centre of Frankfurt to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• March for Öcalan in South France ends today with rally in Marseille 

  The march ‘Freedom for Leader Öcalan’ in South France reached Marseille on its second day. The March Organization Committee called on everyone to meet in Canebiére Square today, the last day of the action.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan March’ in southern France on its second day 

  Kurdish people continue their actions all around the world demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in total isolation and has not been heard from for three years.
• Photos from the last 8 years of Lavrio Camp: "A small Kurdistan" 

  The Lavrio refugee camp in Greece was like a small Kurdistan until it was evacuated last summer. Photos taken by Jacques Leleu in the last eight years are being shown in an exhibition in Athens.
• 'Journey to Freedom’ kicks off in Mannheim 

  Kurdish youth activists started a freedom march from Mannheim to Strasbourg to denounce the international conspiracy, vowing that "We will not wait for freedom from anyone, we will take it ourselves."
• Zulaika: Abdullah Öcalan should be free to play a role in the solution of the Kurdish question 

  Basque politician Igor Zulaika stated that the isolation conditions of Abdullah Öcalan are worrying. "Öcalan, the historical leader of the Kurdish people, should be free and able to play a role in the solution of the Kurdish question."
• Activists in Esslingen go on hunger strike for Öcalan  

  A hunger strike that started on Friday in Esslingen and will continue alternately until 14 February to draw attention to the request for the physical freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Freedom March from Paris to Strasbourg on its 19th day 

  The long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continued today in the city of Amiens.
• Bakırhan: We will fight even more vigorously and prevent fascism 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said, "With our 3rd Way politics, we will fight even more vigorously. Left-socialist forces, Kurds, workers will prevent fascism. Left-socialist forces, Kurds and workers will prevent fascism."
• 3-day march launched in France to demand “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Kurdish activists started a 3-day march in Southern France, demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dozens of personalities and organisations in France call for a political solution in Kurdistan 

  Dozens of personalities and organisations in France published an appeal titled "Kurdistan: The solution is political" in the French newspaper Humanité, stating that Abdullah Öcalan is the only person who can put an end to the Kurdish question.
• Conference at Uppsala university 

  A conference titled "Turkey and the New Kurdish Reality: Challenges, Alternatives and Solutions" will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, tomorrow.
• Activists taking part in Great Freedom March: We need to break the lock of Imrali 

  Ramazan Demir, who is in the Van branch of the Great Freedom March, said: "The freedom of the leadership means the freedom of the whole society. We need to break the lock of Imrali to ensure his freedom."
• Kurds living in Athens send letters to Abdullah Öcalan  

  Kurds living in Athens sent letters to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan before the anniversary of the 15 February international conspiracy.
• Human Rights Investigation Commission rejects DEM Party's request for emergency meeting on Imrali 

  Responding to the DEM Party deputies who called the Human Rights Investigation Commission for an emergency meeting to visit Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the commission said that there was not a quorum to hold a meeting.
• Merino: Defending Leader Öcalan is everyone's responsibility 

  An internationalist march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan begins on Saturday in Basel. It will then merge in a central demonstration on 17 February in Cologne. One of the organizers is the Catalan Nora Merino.
• Sáenz: There is a certain intoxication towards the Kurdish struggle 

  At the conference in Bilbao, the demand for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was highlighted, and his isolation was condemned.
• Two Turkish racists detained in Paris for 'praising terrorism' 

  It was reported that two Turkish "nationalist" racists were detained for "praising terrorism" in Paris, the capital of France.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' Vigil in Strasbourg in its 607th week 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which has been carried out in Strasbourg, France since 2012, was taken over by a group in its 607th week.
• Uzun at Bilbao Conference: Öcalan is providing us with tools to make us free 

  The conference organised in Bilbao in solidarity with the Kurdish people and their leader, Abdullah Öcalan, continues with speeches.
• MEP Barrena at Bilbao Conference: EU is using Turkey to do the dirty job with refugees 

  The conference in Bilbao aims to show the solidarity of Euskal Herria with the leader of the Kurdish people, Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned for 25 years in the prison island of Imrali, and with the people of Kurdistan in general.
• Baghdad government: The Coalition has become a factor of instability in Iraq 

  A day after the new US attack, the military spokesman for the Iraqi Prime Minister said that the international coalition had become a "factor of instability" in Iraq.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN in Geneva to join the rally in Cologne on 17 February 

  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.