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• KNK Diplomacy Committee agrees 6-month plan of activities 

  KNK Diplomacy Committee held its first meeting of the year and discussed the latest developments in the Middle East and the situation of the Kurds. At the meeting, a 6-month activity plan of the congress was issued.
• 'A card to Öcalan' campaign kicks off in the Netherlands 

  DEM-NED and the Kurdish Women's Movement announced that they started a campaign to send cards to Abdullah Öcalan from the Netherlands.
• Rally and cards action in Mannheim to demand freedom for Öcalan 

  A group of Kurdish citizens living in Mannheim held a rally and then sent cards demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds to march in Cologne on 17 February to demand “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Kurds in Essen, Germany are preparing for the march to be held in Cologne on 17 February for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police take 113 people into custody in 32 cities 

  113 people were taken into custody in political genocide operations in 32 cities this morning.
• Kurdish community in Japan provides aid to earthquake victims 

  The relief efforts after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan are organised by the Kurdish Red Crescent Japan office and the Kurdish Cultural Association in Japan.
• Racist group attack students twice at Ankara University 

  A racist group attacked students twice at Ankara University.
• Unemployment on the rise in Turkey 

  The Labor force participation rate was 70.7% for men and 35.5% for women in November.
• Öcalan's lawyers submit another application for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers filed an application to be allowed a visit with their clients Abdullah Öcalan, Ömer Hayri Konar, Hamili Yıldırım and Veysi Aktaş.
• According to Hamas, death toll in Gaza rose to 23,469 

  According to the Hamas Health Ministry, the death toll in Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip rose to 23,469.
• Shengal Women's Units salute the 30th anniversary of the Zapatista Uprising 

  “40 years ago, the Zapatista people and women built their forces to defend themselves against attacks and 30 years ago they founded the Zapatista organisation. We commemorate this historic anniversary and salute the Zapatista people," said the YJŞ.
• Two prisoners released after 30 years from prison 

  Lokman Laçin and Northern and Eastern Syrian Reşit Bekir, who were held in Turkish prisons for 30 years, were released.
• KON-MED joins campaign for those affected by floods in Germany 

  The Kurdish umbrella organization KON-MED called for solidarity with those affected by the floods in Germany. “Especially in difficult times, it is important to get our strength together and use it for the common good.”
• Activists in front of the UN in Geneva call for a political solution to the Kurdish question 

  Activists in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva called for a political solution to the Kurdish question and freedom for Abdullah Öcalan: “We are 50 million Kurds; our demands cannot simply be ignored.”
• German police search Kurdish houses in Hanover  

  Many houses belonging to Kurdish families in Hanover and its surroundings were raided by German police.
• Paris 10th arrondissement pays tribute to Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez  

  Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez were commemorated at the Paris 10th arrondissement mayor Alexandra Cordebard.
• Activists protest for Sakine, Fidan, Leyla in front of the French Consulate in The Hague 

  A demonstration was held in front of the French Consulate in The Hague, the Netherlands for the three Kurdish women murdered in Paris 11 years ago.
• Sakine, Fidan and Leyla remembered in Paris 

  Kurds, their friends and elected French officials remembered Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez on the eleventh anniversary of their assassination in the heart of Paris.
• Oldenburg-Raqqa town twinning to be presented on Friday 

  The “Oldenburg-Raqqa town twinning” will present its mission on Friday.
• Demirtaş presents 7 proposals for the solution of the Kurdish question 

  Selahattin Demirtaş, who is on trial in the Kobanê Case, completed his defense on the merits and listed 7 proposals for the solution of the Kurdish question.
• Demirtaş: Abdullah Öcalan is the leader of millions of people 

  Former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş said, "Millions of people have declared Abdullah Öcalan as the leader of the people. The judiciary cannot discuss this. Öcalan is working for peace, he is thinking about the future of the country."
• European Socialist Women's Union: Let's be the voice of the hunger strikers! 

  The European Socialist Women's Union called on everyone to increase solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike against the Imrali isolation.
• More arrests in Iran following double suicide attack last week 

  A double suicide attack in Kerman, South Iran, killed more than 90 people on Wednesday. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. New arrests were made on Sunday.
• 113 people, including two journalists, killed in Gaza in 24 hours, 22,835 in three months 

  According to the new balance sheet provided by the Hamas Health Ministry, 22,835 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since 7 October.
• Two Hashd al-Shaabi members killed in ISIS attack in Iraq 

  Two members of the Hashd al-Shaabi armed groups in Iraq were reportedly killed in an attack claimed by ISIS north of Baghdad on Saturday evening.