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• Canadian MP visited hunger striker Iba in Toronto 

  Canadian MP Garnett Genuis visited Yusuf Iba on his 47th day of hunger strike.
• Yazidi genocide discussed at European Parliament 

  A conference took place at the European Parliament about the Yazidi genocide.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 74 

  14 people are taking part in the indefinite hunger strike against the isolation launched in Strasbourg on 17 December 2018. Hunger striker and KCDK-E co-chair Yüksel Koç called on Kurds in Europe to support and join actions and the resistance.
• Sinn Féin puts question to Irish Parliament about Leyla Güven 

  "The Irish Government will continue to monitor developments in Turkey both in terms of the hunger strike, and on our wider concerns on human rights, freedom of expression, the rule of law, and democracy.”
• 43 academics write to European institutions on Ocalan's isolation 

  Ocalan is recognised as their leader by millions of Kurds, and you don’t have to be Kurdish to recognise the huge impact of his ideas in bringing democratic practices to Northern Syria, building bridges between different ethnic groups.
• 18 prisoners exiled 

  16 prisoners including 4 hunger strikers were exiled from the Antep Type L Prison to the Antep Type H Prison, while 2 prisoners were exiled from the Kiriklar Type F Closed Prison No.1 to the Isparta Type E Closed Prison.
• Operation against ISIS by Iraq and the Coalition 

  The Iraqi army and the International Coalition carried out an operation against ISIS in and around Kirkuk with air strikes. 4 ISIS members were killed in the operation.
• Solidarity march with hunger strikers in Stuttgart 

  A march was organised in Stuttgart to reaffirm solidarity and support to the Kurdish hunger strikers.
• Women held civil disobedience action in Mannheim 

  Solidarity actions demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan are continuing.
• Urgent call for strengthening international solidarity with Güven 

  HDP vice co chair called upon political leaders and parliamentarians, especially the women, to urgently organize visits to Leyla Güven towards strengthening international solidarity on the issue.
• Action in Basel to support hunger strikers 

  Solidarity actions demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan are continuing.
• Women mobilised in Marseille for hunger strikers 

  Solidarity actions demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan are continuing.
• Women protest in Vienna against isolation 

  Women protested for Abdullah Öcalan in Vienna, Austria.
• ‘Stuttgart Life against Isolation Platform’ established 

  We call on European institutions to end their silence and take immediate action. We will be in permanent mobilisation until the demands of the activists are met.”
• March in Brussels called on everyone to act 

  In the morning, Kurds and their friends from many neighboring countries began to gather in Brussels’ Gare du Nord.
• Leyla Güven: Solidarity shows we have already reached our goal 

  "How else could we explain fascism: This action exposed it. There are very serious rights violations in the prisons. The resistance in the prison is very valuable. I believe that this action will be successful.”
• Day 73 in Strasbourg: Permanent health issues set in 

  The hunger strike in Strasbourg against the isolation continues on day 73 as health issues of hunger strikers become more apparent. The doctors demand steps for a solution and the will of the activists be respected.
• Kurds rally in Brussels against the isolation of Öcalan 

  Masses from France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium are joining the protest demonstration organized by the European Kurdish Democratic Society Congress (KCDK-E).
• Strasbourg activists commend SDF fighters 

  The Strasbourg activists commended SDF fighters who continue with the Operation Cizire Storm.
• Police raids HDP Nazilli offices 

  The police raided the HDP Nazilli district offices as part of the political genocide operations and detained district co-chair Sinan Bayrak.
• Taz reports on hunger strike in Strasbourg 

  Daily German newspaper Taz reported extensively on the hunger strike by 14 Kurdish politicians and activists in Strasbourg, France on its 73rd day.
• TKP/ML prisoners to go on hunger strike 

  TKP/ML prisoners saluted the hunger strikes and said, “Our people must not allow the resistance to be passed over in silence,” in their announcement of a 5-day hunger strike.
• Solidarity to Kurdish hunger strike from British trade unionists 

  British union's executives are participating in the three-day solidarity action to be held in front of London's Manor House station.
• 8 people detained in Erzurum 

  Political genocide operations of the Turkish regime continue unabated.
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 73 

  The resistance is increasing by the day with Kurdish people living in Europe and their friends taking to the streets everywhere.