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• Dağ and Er on death fast in Hewler spit blood 

  It is reported that prisoners Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er, who have been on death fast in Hewler, South Kurdistan for 9 days, have started spitting blood.
• All activities banned in Hakkari, including flying balloons and sky lanterns 

  The Governorship of Hakkari has prohibited all activities, including the use of sky lanterns and balloons.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action that killed eight Turkish soldiers 

  Footage of action by guerrillas who targeted Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari province in North Kurdistan in August 2020.
• Journalist Amed: The Turkish invaders were defeated with the spirit of Garê resistance 

  Journalist Doğan Amed stated that the Turkish state's defeat in the Medya Defense Zones was the consequence of the Garê resistance, and added that "no matter how strong the invaders are, they would not be successful against the PKK."
• Guerrillas release new footage showing Turkish army using chemical weapons in Werxelê 

  New footage has been released showing the Turkish army using chemical weapons in Werxelê. Turkey used tetrytol, a mixture of tetryl and TNT, to hit Werxelê’s war tunnels.
• HPG-BIM: Turkish army carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail 

  HPG-BIM reported that the Turkish state carried out large-scale air strikes to no avail against Avaşin, Garê, Metina, Xakurkê and Zap on the anniversaries of the Garê Victory and the February 15 international conspiracy.
• Dağ and Er jailed in Hewler go on hunger strike against violations 

  Mazlum Dağ and Abdurrahman Er are on hunger strike because their human rights are being violated in Hewler prison. Families sent a message to Hewler Administration, demanding, "Stop harassing Kurdish youth!"
• Shopkeepers take to the streets in Hewlêr 

  Many shopkeepers took to the streets in Hewlêr, the capital of the Federal Kurdistan Region, to protest the relocation of their places in violation of the contract made with them.
• Maxmur people rally against 15 February plot 

  Thousands of people protest in the southern Kurdish refugee camp Maxmur on the 23rd anniversary of the deportation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey.
• Protest against 15 February conspiracy in Van 

  A sit-in and rally take place in Van to mark the 23rd anniversary of the abduction of Abdullah Öcalan under the slogan: "Lift the isolation, open the doors of Imrali and build peace!".
• MLKP-Kurdistan: We must all fight the conspiracy against Öcalan 

  “Patriots, democrats, socialists and socialist patriots must unite and fight the conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan. No one can be free as long as the isolation continues,” said MLKP-Kurdistan.
• 'We will achieve Öcalan’s freedom at any cost' 

  HPG guerrillas said that the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan failed to achieve its purpose and added that they would achieve his physical freedom at any cost.
• YRK guerrillas: We'll fight the international conspiracy with a stronger Rojhilat Freedom Movement  

  YRK guerrillas Şahin Agirî and Tolhildan Çilçeme said that they will fight the international conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan by further strengthening the Rojhilat Freedom Movement.
• PKK calls for expansion of global resistance against international conspiracy 

  The abduction of Abdullah Öcalan to Turkey 23 years ago was decided by the US government and carried out with international support. Turkey is being used as a guardian in the process, the PKK said and called for global resistance.
• YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger says 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan 

  YRK Commander Şiyar Şevger said that 15 February 1999 was a dark day for the peoples of Kurdistan and the Middle East.
• KCK Executive Council announces annual meeting results 

  At the annual meeting of the KCK Executive Council, the practice in all fields of work was evaluated and a plan for the current year was adopted.
• Iraqi troops block Yazidi youth marching for Öcalan’s freedom in Shengal 

  The Yazidi youth movement is staging a long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan in Shengal. The Iraqi military intervened and wanted to ban the Öcalan pictures.
• UN disregards the Kaçar family deported by KDP from Hewler 

  Hasan Kaçar, who was deported from Hewler (Erbil), South Kurdistan since he did not accept the spying and betrayal imposed by the KDP, is waiting for an answer from the UN in Sulaymaniyah after the repeated applications he filed.
• HDP delegation visits AANES representation in Sulaymaniyah 

  The HDP delegation held a number of visits to Shengal, Maxmur and Sulaymaniyah. Here they visited the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) Sulaymaniyah Representation.
• HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers killed in retaliation for February 15 and Garê 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that 5 Turkish soldiers were killed to condemn the international conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and in retaliation for the Garê martyrs.
• HSM Headquarters Command condemns International 15 February Conspiracy 

  The People's Defense Center (HSM) Headquarters Command condemned the International 15 February Conspiracy against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan with "anger and vehemence" on its 23rd anniversary.
• HDP delegation in Shengal says it will share its finding in the Turkish parliament 

  The HDP delegation in Shengal announced that it will share the report it will prepare with the public in the Parliament, and said: "The AKP government committed a crime here."
• HPG Commander: Victory will belong to guerrillas who fight with commitment 

  Alan Malazgirt, a commander of the Bazên Zagrosê Revolutionary Campaign, said that the Turkish army employed all kinds of dirty methods, particularly chemical weapons in its invasion attacks, yet failed to win.
• HDP delegation visits Shengal 

  An HDP delegation, consisting of 4 deputies, visited Shengal, after the Turkish state targeted civilian settlements by air strikes.
• Maxmur people commemorate female commander Viyan Caf 

  The Martyrs' Families Committee of the Maxmur refugee camp held a commemoration event for YJA-Star Commander Viyan Caf who carried out an action of self-immolation in 2006 to protest the February 15 International Conspiracy against Abdullah Öcalan.