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• DBP co-chair Mehmet Arslan arrested 

  The co-chair of Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Mehmet Arslan was arrested for “being a member of an armed organization”.
• Co-chair candidates of the HDP announced 

  Co-chair candidates of the HDP have been announced as Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli.
• MEPs call on Turkey to lift state of emergency 

  MEPs denounced hundreds of arrests by the Turkish government, carried out in an attempt to censor criticism over its military assault of Afrin, in a resolution on Thursday.
• Internationalist march for Ocalan and Afrin kicks off 

  Internationalists from around the world have started a long march from Luxembourg to Strasbourg for Ocalan and Afrin.
• Turkey-Russia-Iran summit to be held in Istanbul 

  Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have spoken on the phone.
• Turkey accused of recruiting ex-ISIS fighters in attack on Afrin 

  Turkey is recruiting and retraining Isis fighters to lead its invasion of the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria, according to an ex-Isis source.
• France: Turkey and Iran are violating international law in Syria 

  French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian criticized Turkey's actions and Iranian involvement in northern Syria and said both parties are violating international law.
• General Funk: US forces will stay in Manbij 

  US Army Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk said that American soldiers will stay in Manbij despite Turkish demands for a U.S. output on Wednesday.
• 79 organizations urge UN to stop Turkey’s attack on Afrin 

  79 political organizations and NGO’s urged United Nations to stop Turkey’s attack on Afrin.
• Briton who fought against ISIS will stand trial in the UK 

  UK authorities accused a Briton who fought against ISIS of terrorism on Wednesday.
• Swedish Left Party MP: The world should not leave Afrin alone 

  Swedish Left Party MP Amineh Kakabaveh stated that the Turkish army attacks against Afrin have harmed women and children the most and added: “The world should not stand and watch these events and should not leave the people of Afrin alone.”
• Wurtz: Erdoğan is a criminal according to international law 

  Francis Wurtz, the long-time chairperson of the European United Left - Scandinavian Green Left group in the European Parliament, reacted harshly to the invasion attempt against Afrin and stated that Erdoğan is a criminal according to international laws.
• Parliament suspends parliamentary status of three Kurdish MPs 

  Iraqi parliament on Wednesday suspended the parliamentary status of three Kurdish lawmakers for disrupting a session of the parliament.
• Swedish FM cancels Turkey visit over attack against Afrin 

  Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström has cancelled her Turkey visit in two weeks due to the Turkish state’s attacks against Afrin.
• Hunger strike for Afrin in Şakran Prison 

  Political prisoners in Şakran T Type Prison went on hunger strike in protest at the Turkish state’s invasion attacks against Afrin.
• Minute’s silence for Afrin martyrs in Swedish Parliament 

  A minute’s silence was held in the Swedish Parliament for the people who lost their lives in Afrin.
• Several HDP and HDK members detained in Istanbul 

  Several members of the HDP and HDK were taken into custody during house raids in Istanbul city on Wednesday.
• MEPs urge the EU and UN to take action for Afrin 

  MEPs called on the EU and the UN to take action in order for Turkey’s attacks against Afrin to stop immediately.
• HDP Şırnak MP stripped of parliamentary seat 

  HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encu has been stripped of his status as a member of Turkish parliament.
• HDP Mersin branch co-chair detained 

  HDP Mersin provincial co-chair Fatmagül Demirtag has been taken into custody.
• Kilis Governorate to build prison in Jarablus 

  Kilis Governorate has started to build a prison in Jarablus in northern Syria. The bid was won by a company named Reytaş Construction Co.
• 600 Iranian artists issue declaration for Afrin 

  A petition launched in Iran in support of Afrin has been signed by 620 artists.
• EUTCC Chairperson urges UN institutions and ECHR to act for Afrin 

  "The only reason President Erdogan gives for the attacks is that the people he is targeting are ethnic Kurds. As such, the armed attacks are flagrant violations of the European Convention on Human Rights", said EUTCC Chairperson.
• Protests against Afrin attack in Scotland, England and Russia 

  In Scotland, England and Russia renewed protests took place against Turkey's attack on Afrin.
• 2.500 Swiss citizens issue call for Afrin 

  2.500 Swiss citizens including politicians, academics and human rights representatives have called for a stop to the attacks against Afrin. The demand has been submitted to the Switzerland Federal Council.