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• AKP defeated early in Igdir and Kars: Candidates withdrawn 

  AKP has withdrawn their candidates for the local elections in Kars and Igdir, fearing increasing support for the HDP in the two cities. They will be backing MHP’s candidate.
• Democratic Coalition Britain visit Sis 

  Kurdish activist Ilhan Sis, who continues his hunger strike in Newport, Wales, is receiving visitors. Among today’s visitors were representatives from the Democratic Coalition, which includes the Alevi Federation.
• Anderson: international community needs to act to save Leyla 

  Anderson made a call to the international community, that, she said “needs to act to save the life of Leyla Guven and all other Kurdish hunger strikers and demand and end to the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan.”
• Hunger strike in Strasbourg: Day 65 

  The 14 Kurdish activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg re protesting the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Letter from Selahattin Demirtaş to the EP and PACE members 

  "This rightful, legal and legitimate demand is a realistic one that can make concrete and direct contributions to the security, peace and stability of Turkey, Syria and Europe," wrote Selahattin Demirtaş in a letter regarding the hunger strikes.
• Irish MEP visits Leyla Güven on day 104 of fast 

  Irish MEP Martina Anderson visited Kurdish politician Leyla Güven who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 104 days.
• Hunger striker Tuzak reached day 38 of fast 

  Mustafa Tuzak is carrying on his hunger strike in the city of Duisburg.
• HDP Mardin Provincial co-chair remanded in custody 

  HDP Mardin Provincial co-chair, who had been taken into custody on 30 January 30, was remanded in custody.
• 8 more prisoners went on an indefinite hunger strike in Şakran 

  It has been learned that 8 more prisoners joined the indefinite hunger strike resistance in Şakran Prison in the western province of İzmir.
• German Die Linke delegation visits Xelil on hunger strike 

  The German Die Linke party visited Şiyar Xelil who is on hunger strike in Nuremberg demanding the end of the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Yazidi organizations in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikes 

  Several Yazidi organizations have called for strong participation in the demonstration to be held in front of the CPT office in Strasbourg.
• 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.