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• Long march demanding “Freedom for Öcalan, justice for Kurds” on day 9 

  The Long March in France, which started on 22 January demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and justice for Kurds, continued on its ninth day.
• EP conference on Yazidis: Turkish attacks on Shengal must stop 

  In the conference of Yazidi women in the European Parliament, it was stated that for a permanent solution in Shengal, the attacks of the Turkish state must be stopped and ISIS gangs and their collaborators must be prosecuted.
• Witness to the Yazidi genocide: ISIS attacked Shengal with the help of the Turkish state and the KDP 

  Speaking at the conference in the European Parliament, Suad Murad Khalaf, a witness of the Yazidi genocide, said, "ISIS attacked Shengal with the help of the Turkish state and the KDP."
• Conference on Yazidi Women at the EP: Shengal's status must be recognised 

  EP is hosting a conference on the Yazidi community organized by the umbrella organization of the Yazidi Women's Councils (SMJÊ) in cooperation with the Yazidi Associations in Germany.
• Conference in Bilbao will discuss the situation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  On 8 February a conference will take place in Bilbao to discuss the situation of Öcalan as well as the solidarity work done in the Basque Country with and for the Kurdish people.
• FED-KURD calls for participation in the rally in Cologne on 17 February 

  FED-KURD co-chairs Seyran Batman and Menderes Canbeg called for participation in the rally in Cologne on 17 February.
• Confederacion Intersindacal sends cards to Öcalan 

  Last Saturday, the plenary session of the Confederacion Intersindacal collected signatures demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Long March for the Freedom of Abdullah Öcalan on its 8th day 

  The Long March in France, which started in Paris on 22 January for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and justice for Kurds, continued on its eighth day in Mantes la Jolie.
• European Parliament hosts Yazidi women conference 

  A conference of Yazidi women will take place tomorrow in the European Parliament in Brussels.
• Activists in Bonn and Hildesheim call for participation in rally for Öcalan in Cologne  

  Public meetings were held and calls were made in the German cities of Bonn and Hildesheim to raise social awareness for the big march to be held in Cologne on 17 February.
• Remzi Kartal calls on Kurds and their friends to participate in the Cologne rally 

  Remzi Kartal sent a video message to the activists of the 25-day long march from Paris to Strasbourg for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• One killed in armed attack on a church in Istanbul 

  Two masked attackers broke into the Catholic Church of Santa Maria in Istanbul during a mass and shot one person dead.
• Italian politician Mantovani calls for support for Long Marches for Öcalan 

  A call to support the marches came from Italian politician Ramon Mantovani, who was on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's Russia-Rome plane during the international conspiracy.
• Castel: Öcalan's rights to defense have been violated for 25 years 

  Ezquerra Republicana senator Laura Castel said at the PACE meeting that "Öcalan's rights to defense have been violated for 25 years."
• New Social Contract by Democratic Autonomous Administration of NE Syria to be presented in Madrid 

  The New Social Contract approved by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria will be presented in Madrid.
• Long March in Rennes: Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan! 

  The long march demanding the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan reached Rennes on its sixth day.
• Tens of thousands take to the streets in Vienna against racism 

  Around 80,000 people protested against racism and the shift to the right in Vienna on Friday evening. A representative of the Kurdish association FEYKOM called for a joint movement with an internationalist perspective.
• Prison sentence for TTB President Fincancı upheld 

  Turkish Medical Association (TTB) President Şebnem Korur Fincancı is accused of terrorist propaganda because she called for investigations into the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army against Kurdish guerrillas.
• Molloy: To release Öcalan fundamental to establishing peaceful, political, and democratic solution  

  Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy said that the release of Öcalan is fundamental for a peaceful, political, and democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• Thousand cards sent to Öcalan from Marseille 

  A thousand cards were sent to the Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan. The initiative was organized by the Arin Mirkan Women's Assembly in Marseille.
• Kurds attend Invasion Day demonstration in solidarity with Aboriginals 

  Kurds attended the Invasion Day demonstration in Australia with the Aboriginal flag and their own green, red and yellow flag.
• Long March continues in Nantes on its fifth day 

  The Long March, which started in Paris on Monday demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and justice for Kurds, continues in Nantes on its fifth day.
• Political prisoners in Turkey on day 61 of hunger strike 

  As part of the global campaign demanding freedom for Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question, the alternating hunger strike launched by PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkish prisons continues on its 61st day.
• Young Struggle activists end three-day solidarity hunger strike  

  The hunger strike started by socialist youth from Young Struggle on 24 January will end today.
• Long March in France continues on its fourth day 

  The Long March, which started in Paris on Monday demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and justice for Kurds, continues with various events and activities.