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• Towards the national march for Ocalan in Italy 

  The march will be in Rome on 16 February, and will be preceded by a number of different actions in various cities.
• Call for Australia to support an end to the isolation of Öcalan 

  “Australia should support international demands for all MPs imprisoned in Turkey to be freed, for Öcalan’s isolation to be ended immediately and for the Erdoğan regime to enter into meaningful negotiations.”
• Yazidi graves damaged in Batman 

  Sara Gin’s grave was damaged by treasure hunters. Sara Gin is a Pir (Sage) whose grave is in a thousand year old cemetery in the Yazidi village of Yolveren in Batman.
• Three more political prisoners go on hunger strike 

  Hunger strike resistance demanding an end to the isolation of Öcalan continues growing.
• Day 52 of the resistance in Strasbourg 

  During the past 51 days thousands of people from different European states have visited the hunger strikers in Strasbourg.
• HDP MPs held ‘Peace Vigil’ in Parliament in solidarity with Güven 

  Deputies of the HDP held a Peace Vigil’ in Parliament in solidarity with Leyla Güven.
• Solidarity visits to Kurdish hunger strikers in Vienna 

  Kurdish hunger strike resistance against the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan continues growing throughout the world.
• Selma Irmak: We will not disappoint our people 

  Former HDP MP Selma Irmak has joined the hunger strike led by Leyla Güven. She said; "We will not disappoint the people who believe in us."
• Artist Ilkay Akkaya visited Leyla Güven 

  HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven has been on hunger strike for 91 days demanding an end to isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP candidates met the people in Akdeniz 

  HDP has accelerated its works ahead of the local elections scheduled for March 31.
• Roboski families visited Leyla Güven 

  The Kurdish politician has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 91 days.
• Hunger strike in Russia continues on day 10 

  Kurdish hunger strike resistance against the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan has spread throughout the world.
• HDP’s Buldan: We promise Leyla, we will break the isolation 

  The HDP Group in Parliament has dedicated its weekly meeting to a single issue: the hunger strikes demanding the end of isolation in Imrali.
• Motion on Leyla Güven’s hunger strike at British Parliament 

  The motion on the hunger strike by Leyla Güven MP has now 40 cross-party members of Parliament who support it. 
• Kurdish hunger strikes to be discussed in Basque parliament 

  “We support the hunger strikers and their demand for an end to isolation against all political prisoners and the recognition of rights for all," said Podemos MP Tinixara Guanche.
• Kurdish activist on day 24 of hunger strike in Duisburg 

  Kurdish hunger strike resistance demanding an end to the isolation of Öcalan continues growing.
• Campaign for Leyla Guven: Over 10.000 signatures 

  More than 10.000 people have participated in the petition launched for Leyla Guven. 
• HDP election bureau attacked, candidate detained in Ceylanpinar 

  The AKP regime's police has attacked the HDP election bureau in Ceylanpinar with tear gas and detained candidate Narin Gezgor.
• Die Linke MP visits Strasbourg activists: The isolation must end 

  Die Linke MP Martina Renner visited Strasbourg to show support for the hunger strikes against the isolation and said they are working to have the demands accepted at the level of Germany and Europe.
• Day 51 in Strasbourg: Resistance on the people’s agenda 

  Kurds who came from Kurdistan and Australia to visit the hunger strikers in Strasbourg said, “Our agenda is resistance”.
• Demo against isolation in front of the SPD office in Berlin 

  Solidarity actions in support of the Kurdish hunger strike campaign continue in the German capital city Berlin.
• Simonnet: Paris should pressure the government for Guven 

  “What is this demand that she risks her own life for? She demands an end to the isolation imposed upon Abdullah Ocalan, the Mandela of Kurdish people.”
• Paris awards Leyla Guven with honorary citizenship 

  The Paris City Council has awarded Leyla Guven with honorary citizenship on Councillor Danielle Simonnet’s appeal.
• Two Kurdish activists on indefinite hunger strike in Germany 

  Kurdish hunger strike resistance demanding an end to the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, is growing.
• Hunger striker Sarikaya: We can put an end to isolation 

  Underlining that the hunger strike is an important opportunity in terms of breaking isolation, Sarikaya said: “We will end isolation through our hunger strike. This is a big opportunity.”