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• 7.8 magnitude earthquake in North Kurdistan: dozens dead and wounded  

  Turkey’s disaster management agency AFAD said on Monday that 76 people had been killed and 440 injured in the massive earthquake that reverberated through several provinces in the south of the country.
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria – VI 

  Syriac, Assyrian and Armenian forces taking part in the defence of the Rojava Revolution against a possible land invasion attack on North-East Syria said, “Our resistance preparations will deliver irreversible defeats to the enemy.”
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria - V 

  YPG Spokesperson Nuri Mehmud spoke about preparations for a possible Turkish invasion operation against North and East Syria and said that the invading attacks would be repelled.
• Iranian security forces deliberately target protestors in the face 

  In the past months, Iran Human Rights researchers have collected and verified information related to a number of citizens who have lost their sight in one or both eyes as a result of being shot with shotguns or paintball guns in the nationwide protests. T
• Hozat: Common struggle of opposition crucial to overthrow AKP-MHP government 

  "The overthrow of this fascist government will put the democratic solution to the Kurdish question and the construction of a state on the basis of democratic law on the agenda," said Besê Hozat.
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria – IV 

  Women's Defence Units (YPJ) spokeswoman Rûksen Mihemed spoke about their preparations for a possible Turkish invasion operation against North and East Syria and said that the invasion attacks would be repelled.
• Hozat: Kurds are waiting for concrete steps, not words 

  KCK Executive Council co-chair Besê Hozat evaluated the UN Human Rights Committee's statement on isolation and said that the Kurds expect concrete steps against Turkey not words.
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria- II 

  As the Turkish state tries to strangle the Rojava Revolution, it is also "tolerated" by international powers that are uncomfortable with the democratic model in North and East Syria.
• Threat of invasion against Rojava and the current situation in North-East Syria 

  The Turkish state, which does not recognize the Kurdish self-government following the Rojava Revolution, has put dozens of plans into action. Turkey hired mercenaries to attack Rojava, launched military operations and occupied certain parts of the region.
• Hitting fascism 

  We must choose forms of action that hit the fascist system and are effective. There are a thousand and one ways to do this. We can carry out actions that strike effective blows to the AKP/MHP genocide everywhere.
• Peace in Kurdistan writes to UK Prime Minister about ongoing isolation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan wrote to the UK Prime Minister about the ongoing isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Eight years ago, the liberation of Kobanê 

  Eight years have passed since the liberation of Kobanê. The strategic battle of Kobanê took place between 15 September 2014 and 26-27 January 2015, when it was liberated.
• Bayık: War waged by Turkey in Kurdistan has heavy social consequences  

  KCK Executive Council co-chair Cemil Bayık said that the War waged by Turkey in Kurdistan has heavy social consequences.
• Bayık: Europe, the CPT and Turkish state are carrying out a policy of isolation together 

  KCK Executive Council co-chair Cemil Bayık criticized the CPT's failure to make a statement on the situation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• PJAK releases statement on anniversary of the establishment of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad 

  PJAK released a statement on the anniversary of the 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadi' rebellion, the establishment of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad and the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria.
• Özsoy: Turkish-Syrian rapprochement seeks to eliminate Kurdish status 

  HDP politician Hişyar Özsoy spoke to ANF about Turkey's Syria policy in light of the upcoming elections and the meaning of this situation for the Kurds.
• Five years ago, Turkey launched air strikes on Afrin 

  On 20 January 2018, Turkey launched air strikes on 100 locations in Afrin, as the onset of an invasion they dubbed ‘Operation Olive Branch.’
• Syria’s peoples suffer extreme hardship 

  The US, Russia, the Damascus administration and Turkey make no attempts to promote democracy and freedom. The Syrian people have been suffering extreme hardship and poverty.
• Öcalan’s lawyers call on the CPT to release report on latest visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have submitted another application to the CPT, calling for the release of its report on its last visit to İmralı in September last year.
• Kurds prepare calendar of events to protest Lausanne Treaty on its 100th anniversary 

  Kurds are preparing to hold a series of events to protest the Lausanne Treaty on its 100th anniversary. KNK co-chair Ahmet Karamus called on all Kurds to protest the treaty.
• 'The prison attack in Hesekê was planned by MIT' 

  With the storming of the Sina prison in Hesekê a year ago, ISIS wanted to re-establish its caliphate in Syria. Investigations point to direct Turkish involvement and the threat remains high.
• KCK: Veysi Taş is a martyr of Kurdistan 

  The KCK issued a statement about Veysi Taş, who set his body on fire to protest the isolation imposed upon Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, saying that "with his martyrdom, he has now become a martyr of Kurdistan."
• Muslim: The Syrian issue can't be resolved without free Syrians 

  PYD Co-Chair Salih Muslim said, “Only Syrians can resolve the Syrian issue. They need to be free in order to do so. Let's do whatever it takes to live together.”
• Muslim: Imrali is an international system which includes Europe 

  Speaking about the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan, PYD co-chair Salih Muslim criticised the CPT, saying, “The committee must step out of the position of rapporteur, take action against torture and make appropriate recommendations.”
• Challenging Capitalist Modernity IV Conference in Hamburg 

  The “Network for an Alternative Quest” invites people to the conference “Challenging Capitalist Modernity IV: We want our world back — Resist, Reclaim and Rebuild” in Hamburg.