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• Irish republicans pay tribute to Bobby Sands by reading his diary entries 

  Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams says that to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Bobby Sands hunger strike, 17 activists will read one of Bobby's 17 diary entries.
• Motions to strip HDP deputies of immunity reach parliament's justice committee 

  Nine HDP deputies could soon be stripped of their immunity, as the corresponding motions have been referred to the parliamentary justice committee.
• The time has come to end isolation and free Öcalan, says Imrali delegation 

  The International Peace Delegation Imralı could not physically visit Turkey in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and carried out a virtual fact finding mission.
• Footage and accounts of guerrillas: What happened in Gare? 

  Footage from Gare shows the traces of the Turkish invasion operation in Gare, the objects left behind by the soldiers, and the cave where 13 prisoners of war died. Three guerrilla fighters recount their experiences.
• HPG commander Êrsî: Our goal is the liberation of Öcalan 

  “We see the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan as the basis of our struggle. So this year we will use modern guerrilla tactics, drive the enemy out of Kurdistan and free Reber Apo,” says HPG commander Rizgar Êrsî.
• German intelligence expert: France can punish Turkish state terrorism 

  Commenting on former Turkish Official Pekin's words about the murder of 3 Kurdish women revolutionaries by the Turkish state in Paris, Germany's intelligence expert Schmidt-Eenboom said: "After this confession France can punish Turkish state terrorism."
• Aydar: Pekin’s confession is serious, Europe should take it seriously 

  KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar said confessions of İsmail Hakkı Pekin, former Head of the General Staff Intelligence Department, regarding the Paris killings and his call for new assassinations are serious.
• PKK has complied with the Geneva Conventions since 1995 

  On January 24, 1995, the PKK announced at a press conference that it would comply with the Geneva Conventions. Since then, the Kurdish guerrilla forces have adopted the convention as one of the guidelines of their practice.
• The State was preparing the end of the soldiers in PKK captivity 

  Some of the soldiers and policemen killed in the Turkish airstrike on Gare warned back in 2018 that the Turkish state was disregarding their lives and putting them in danger.
• Protests in Russia: deep roots and problems 

  The images of mass protest actions in Russia were spreaded over the world. The events of January 23 became the most massive.
• International Initiative launches "Let’s Talk About Öcalan" videos 

  Raúl Zibechi, Norman Paech, John Holloway, and Stina Bergsten talk about Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdish leader held in solitary confinement since 1999 in a video released by the International Initiative.
• The 15 February 1999 international conspiracy in Abdullah Öcalan's words 

  Öcalan: "My intention was to find a democratic platform for the Kurdish question. Had I found support for this, it would also have been possible to push Turkey in this direction. However, Europe seemed not interested in a solution to the Kurdish problem."
• Salih Muslim: The conspiracy against Öcalan and the Kurdish people has failed 

  Salih Muslim, a member of the PYD co-presidency council, said: "Every moment Leader Apo continues to remain under those conditions is a great shame for us."
• Let's take to the streets with the spirit of Garê 

  The anniversary of the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan will be protested around the world. KCDK-E co-chair Yüksel Koç and internationalist Delal Katalan called for participation in the marches to be held today.
• Lola from Catalonia, marching shoulder to shoulder with Kurds 

  Kurdish youth and internationalists in Germany have been mobilising for a week to protest the international conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in UK fear new persecution as pro-Erdogan peer named to investigate extreme left and right 

  Kurdish community living in Britain fears a new wave of political persecution after a pro-Erdogan peer was tasked with leading an investigation into the “extreme left and right”.
• The death basements of Cizre: Five years on, victims are still fighting for justice 

  At least 177 people were burned alive or shot by the Turkish military in what became known as the “death basements of Cizre” in February 2016. Five years later, impunity continues and denies the victims justice.
• Protest against repression against Kurdish diaspora in Sweden grows 

  Although Sweden has admitted that Kurds were falsely accused in connection with the Palme murder, criminalization and stigmatization continue. Kurdish refugees from Turkey in particular are under general suspicion.
• IHD co-chair Keskin blames Turkish opposition over Imrali isolation 

  As the hunger strike resistance against Imrali isolation in Turkey’s prisons marks 70 days, Turkey’s IHD co-chair Eren Keskin stated that the opposition is as guilty as the government. "There is no law in Imrali".
• KHRAG chairperson speaks about Freedom for Ocalan Campaign in South Africa  

  Chairperson of the Kurdish Human Rights Action Group (KHRAG) in South Africa Mahmoud Patel speaks about the campaign "The Time Has Come: Freedom for Abdullah Ocalan towards a just peace in Turkey".
• Lawyer Şeker: The hunger strikers' demands concern people outside prison too 

  ÖHD co-chair, lawyer Bünyamin Şeker, said that the prisoners started a hunger strike because of the weak efforts carried out by the democratic opposition and the public opinion.
• Turkish-ISIS Belt replaces Arab Belt 

  “The demographics of Syria’s most stable and secure lands is being changed by the joint plan of the UN (United Nations), USA, Russia and the European Union (EU), writes Ferda Çetin.
• PJAK co-chair Moini: Iran seeks to intimidate the society 

  PJAK co-chair Siamand Moini comments on the Iranian regime's wave of repression in Eastern Kurdistan, the changes taking place in the region, and the change of government in the United States.
• Birdal: Isolation and hunger strikes should be first issue on the country's agenda 

  IHD Honorary chair, Akın Birdal, said that isolation and hunger strikes should be the first item on the country's agenda and suggested holding a peace and democracy conference.
• A life on the brink of death for kolbars 

  Kurdish load carriers live with the threat of death. "To save ourselves from torture and death, we have to overcome four to five ambushes," tells kolbar M.S.