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• Internationalists call for revolutionary struggle against fascism 

  Kurdish and internationalist demonstrators who marched from three directions to Strasbourg to protest the 20th anniversary of the international conspiracy, today held a rally outside the Council of Europe and stated that the isolation will be broken.
• Yazidi women to join the rally against isolation in Strasbourg 

  The Yazidi Women Umbrella Council (SMJE) has denounced the February 15 international conspiracy against Abdullah Ocalan, calling for strong participation in February 16 rally in Strasbourg, France.
• Long march for Ocalan in southern France on day two 

  The three-day march in southern France is on its second day.
• Sarıyıldız: Kurds have been living under siege for 20 years 

  Three long marches were organised from Luxembourg, Basel and Mannheim to reach Strasbourg today.
• Rally after long marches merged in Strasbourg 

  Marches from Mannheim, Luxembourg and Basel to Strasbourg were organised to condemn once again the International Conspiracy which, on 15 February 1999, led to the abduction of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Internationalists met hunger strikers in Strasbourg  

  “We are the people who have been affected by Öcalan's democratic confederalism idea. The isolation against Öcalan is actually an isolation against all peoples. We want to see Öcalan free.”
• HDP Ağrı Co-mayoral candidate jailed 

  HDP Ağrı Co-mayoral candidate who was detained in political genocide operations, has been jailed.
• Long marches arrived in Strasbourg 

  Three long marches started from Basel, Mannheim and Luxemburg have arrived in the French city of Strasbourg.
• HDP, DTK, HDK and DBP call for an end to the isolation of Öcalan 

  HDP, DTK, HDK and DBP held a press conference to mark both the 20th anniversary of the 15 February international conspiracy and the 100th day of the hunger strike of Leyla Güven.
• Why are the internationalists marching for Ocalan? 

  Seventy-five internationalist activists who have marched 223 kilometers from Luxemburg demanding Ocalan’s freedom, believe that Ocalan is an influential philosopher who possesses a vision for the concerns of our time.
• “Germany exports weapons to Turkey, imports bans from there” 

  Die Linke MP Helin Evrim Sommer condemned the Interior Ministry's ban against Mesopotamia Publishing and Mir Music. Sommer also said, “Germany is exporting weapons to Turkey, and importing bans from there.”
• US issues warning for Turkey: Reconsider travel plans! 

  The US Department of State updated the travel warning for Turkey and urged US citizens to reconsider their travel plans to the country.
• Leyla Guven: My body won’t give up before I do 

  Leyla Guven said: “My body won’t give up before I do. What can kill me is those who remain silent in the face of this protest.”
• Conference on Ocalan starts in the House of Lords 

  Syrian Democratic Council Co-chair Ilham Ehmed, HDP Deputy Co-chair Hisyar Ozsoy, KNK Co-chair Rebwar Rashid and several others are speaking in the conference.
• International Peace Delegation: Güven’s resistance will triumph 

  "We want to discuss the violations and isolation in Turkey. We look forward to the necessary steps to remove the isolation to be taken. We haven't received an answer yet."
• Internationalist march to Strasbourg continues 

  The internationalists and the Mannheim group have set off for Strasbourg.
• Conference on Ocalan to be held at House of Lords  

  A conference will be held today in the UK’s House of Lords to discuss the role of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• HDP MPs who arrived in Amed are under police blockade 

  Turkish police has surrounded the HDP MPs who arrived in Amed with the “On the 100th day, to Leyla to break the isolation” March launched from 15 cities. One MP was injured in the attack.
• 10 detained in political genocide operation in Ankara 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations continue unabated.
• The resistance of hunger strikers in Vienna reached day 15 

  In order to protest the isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Vienna, two Kurdish activists, Sultan Yiğit and Şiyar Ağaoğlu, have reached day 15 of their hunger strike.
• Öcalan, 20 Years of Struggle in an Island Prison 

  The International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan”, founded only weeks after his abduction, “has from the start emphasized that Öcalan’s freedom is absolutely crucial for a peaceful and political resolution of the Kurdish issue.
• Scotland demands freedom for Öcalan 

  Thursday’s march began three days of action for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Three-day march for Ocalan in southern France 

  The march organising committee called for strong participation in Saturday’s rally in Marseille.
• ‘Long March’ activists to reach Strasbourg tomorrow 

  Participants of the Basel-Strasbourg Long March have completed the 6th day of the march with great enthusiasm. Tomorrow they will merge in Strasbourg with the Luxembourg arm of the Long March action, and then march to the Council of Europe.
• Long March from London to Wales continues 

  Kurds have been staging long marches across Europe in protest at the international conspiracy and isolation against Abdullah Ocalan.