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• Long March from Basel to Strasbourg reaching Mulhaus  

  The march has been joined by HDP parliamentarians who are forced to live in exile, as well as representatives of many organizations and institutions.
• Long march in Sweden is on day two 

  Kurds are organising three-day marches in European cities to mark the 20th anniversary of February 15 international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
• Demonstration in Vienna in solidarity with hunger strikers 

  Support for the Kurdish hunger strike campaign is growing.
• Long march in Berlin continues despite police provocation 

  A long march is taking place in the German capital, Berlin to protest the international conspiracy against Abdullah Ocalan. This year, despite pressure from German police, the march has successfully completed the first day.
• Action to support hunger strikers in Freiburg 

  Demonstrations in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers continue across Europe.
• HDP: People from 15 cities will march to Amed for Leyla 

  On 15 February, the 100th day of hunger strike for Leyla Güven’, rallies and marches from 15 different cities will merge in Amed.
• Referendum on Irish unity nearing?  

  Signs of a growing acceptance in London that a referendum on unity in the Six Counties will be required should Britain's departure from the European Union.
• Turkey remains under IPU committee watch  

  The Committee, the only special body dedicated to the defence of elected persecuted MPs, has taken decisions on 126 deputies.
• Hunger strikers supported in Stavanger 

  Demonstrations in solidarity with Kurdish hunger strikers continue growing.
• Disbelief as radioactive border dump plan revealed 

  Radioactive waste is currently stored at about 30 sites across Britain, predominantly at ground level at the Sellafield reprocessing plant in Cumbria.
• Action in front of the Parliament of NRW in Düsseldorf 

  Kurdish activist Mustafa Tuzak, who has been on hunger strike in Duisburg for 28 days said that he would continue his hunger strike until the success of the resistance.
• London in solidarity with the hunger strikers  

  The hunger strike demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is being supported by many actions and demos around Europe.
• Demo for Abdullah Öcalan in Rome on 16 February 

  “Abdullah Öcalan's freedom is crucial to resume peace talks that had been abruptly broken by the Turkish state. Öcalan can play a key role in the solution of the Kurdish question."
• Isolation of Ocalan protested in Locarno 

  An action was promoted in the city of Locarno, in the Canton of Ticino, in solidarity with hunger strikers and to demand the end of isolation against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Berlin: Three-day march to protest Ocalan’s isolation 

  The demonstrators during the march will raise knowledge about the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan, and the Kurdish activists on hunger strike.
• SDF launched final operation to defeat ISIS in Baghouz 

  SDF launched the final operation to clear Baghouz region of ISIS.
• Hunger strikers in Strasbourg refuse medical treatment 

  An indefinite and non-alternating hunger strike in the French city of Strasbourg continues decisively on the 55th day.
• Irish-America set up committee to protect Irish Peace Agreement 

  The US is Britain's main trading partner outside the EU bloc, and exports to the US are worth an estimated 100 billion pounds to theBritish economy each year.
• Two-day march against isolation continues in Germany’s Bremen 

  Kurds and their friends in Europe are organising various actions to protest the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan.
• 55th day of hunger strike by 14 Kurdish activists in Strasbourg 

  The hunger strike resistance in taking place in Strasbourg, 273 Avenue de Colmar 67100.
• Basel-Strasbourg long march kicked off 

  Over 100 people, including politicians, representatives and artists, started the 8-day long march from Basel to Strasbourg.
• Swiss MP: Ocalan is needed for a democratic and peaceful solution 

  "We need to understand that without Öcalan, we cannot reach a solution to the Kurdish problem and it is very clear that the war cannot end. Öcalan is needed to ensure a democratic and peaceful solution."
• Kurdish boxer Ozen’s passport confiscated 

  Kurdish boxer Ismail Ozen, who lives in Germany, had his passport confiscated by the Turkish consulate with the reason that he had an outstanding arrest warrant.
• French MPs send letter to government about Ocalan's isolation 

  The letter signed by 8 MPs from the Kurdish Studies Group in the French National Parliament stressed that the isolation imposed upon the Kurdish People’s Leader goes against international law.
• Long march in Stockholm to protest Ocalan’s isolation 

  A two-day march has been started in Stockholm against the isolation imposed on the Kurdish people’s leader, Abdullah Ocalan at Imrali prison in Turkey.