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• Hunger strike in Strasbourg reached day 61 

  A lot of people, activists and institutions have been coming to visit the hunger strikers in Strasbourg to make sure they feel the support and solidarity around them at any moment.
• At least 15 killed in twin blasts in Idlib - UPDATED 

  Idlib city was shaken by twin blasts in Monday.
• Sinn Féin MP: Isolation of Öcalan must end 

  “The continued isolation of Öcalan must end and he should be released immediately, along with other Kurdish political prisoners in order to advance the peace process,” said Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard.
• Hunger striker Iba and Kurds protested the conspiracy in Toronto 

  The international conspiracy was condemned inToronto. Kurdish hunger striker Iba also joined the demonstration and said: “They believed that the Kurdish people and their freedom struggle will be weakened after the conspiracy. They turned out mistaken."
• Germany, UK and Denmark don't want ISIS members 

  Germany, the UK and Denmark have responded to US President Trump, who said European countries should take back the ISIS members captured alive by the SDF and put them on trial, and said they don't want the ISIS members.
• Feb. 15 international conspiracy protested in London 

  The February 15 international conspiracy against Abdullah Ocalan was condemned during a march in London, England.
• Long march in Gothenburg completed 

  The two-day march protested the international conspiracy and isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkey blocks 317 websites and Twitter accounts 

  A court in Ankara has blocked access to 317 websites and Twitter accounts. Also affected is the Hamburg left-wing parliamentary executive Cansu Özdemir.
• The Kolla indigenous people stops open-pit exploitation 

  After an intense mobilization, 25 communities of the indigenous Kolla people in Argentina managed to stop the two open-pit lithium mines located in their territory.
• Conference on Abdullah Öcalan in London  

  The campaign Freedom for Öcalan organised the conference titled “The solution to the Middle East crisis: Abdullah Öcalan's Thoughts” which was hosted by Lord Glassman.
• 735 people detained in ‘February 15’ terror of the Turkish state 

  685 were taken into custody during house raids and the other 50 during demonstrations.
• Kurdish hunger strike in Strasbourg on day 63 

  Hunger strikers Koç reiterated that they will continue their fast till isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is lifted and called on everyone to join and support the actions.
• British trade unions and Peake wrote to Turkish government 

  British trade union leaders and actress Maxine Peake demanded an immediate end to the “inhumane” isolation of jailed Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Copenhagen Long March entered day 2 

  The march is promoted by the Copenhagen Democratic Kurdish Community Center and the Sevê Women's Council.
• Hatip Dicle told activists in Rome: Öcalan is the Kurdish Mandela 

  The march was promoted by Rete Kurdistan Italia and UIKI and counted with the support of some 50 organisations, groups, civil society associations, as well as Italian biggest trade union CGIL, former mayor of Riace Mimmo Lucano, mayors of Palermo, Naples.
• Kurdish hunger striker in Toronto: We will write history 

  Yusuf Iba who has been on hunger strike in Toronto for over a month said “We will be those writing history”.
• Trump calls for the repatriation and trial of ISIS fighters 

  Trump said the ISIS Caliphate is ready to fall.
• Long March in south France ended with a rally 

  The three-day march protested the international conspiracy and isolation against Abdullah Öcalan and expressed solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikes and Rojava.
• Long March for Öcalan in Gothenburg on day 2 

  The two-day march protests the international conspiracy and isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Ilham Ehmed visited hunger striker Sis in Wales 

  Kurds and their friends are not leaving the hunger strikers demanding the end of Ocalan’s isolation alone.
• Sinn Féin McDonald: Time to look beyond Brexit and partition 

  With time running out to avert a disastrous crash Brexit, McDonald called for an all-Ireland conversation and a forum to plan for a referendum on Irish unity. 
• Spain goes to the polls 

  The fragile government finally could not withstand so much pressure and called for snap general elections.
• Hunger strikers at Strasbourg rally: We will break the isolation 

  Strasbourg hunger strike activists who have joined today’s rally stressed that; “No matter the price, we will break the isolation and defeat fascism”.
• Güven and Yağız call for resistance until isolation ends 

  HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven, who is on her 101st day of hunger strike and Nasır Yağız, who has been on hunger strike for 88 days, sent a video message to the rally in Strasbourg.
• Strasbourg rally against isolation commended the resistance 

  Demonstrations to protest the International Conspiracy which, 20 years ago, led to the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan and commend the hunger strike resistance are taking place in different cities.