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• HDP files criminal complaint about torture of 10 people in earthquake zone 

  HDP Law and Human Rights Commission and party lawyers filed a criminal complaint about the torture of 10 people, including the province executive Rıdvan Atman, in the Iskenderun district of Hatay.
• Solidarity event in Denderleeuw with victims of earthquake  

  In Denderleeuw, a solidarity event with the victims of the earthquake was organized by the Kurdish Women's Union.
• Magnitude 5.2 earthquake recorded in Iran  

  The National Seismological Center recorded a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Iran on Tuesday morning.
• Buildings collapsed in Samandağ, one family under the rubble 

  Many buildings collapsed in the Samandağ district of Hatay, the epicenter of the earthquake, and it is stated that a family is under the rubble.
• 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Hatay 

  At 20:04 local time, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred. The epicenter was in the Defne, Hatay. A 5.8 earthquake followed.
• Crisis Coordination in Hatay announces urgent measures for the earthquake-ravaged city 

  In Hatay, a broad alliance of political parties and civil society organisations has denounced the Erdogan government's political understanding and named concrete measures to rebuild the earthquake-ravaged region.
• Earthquake survivor in Nurdağı: HDP people were the first to come to our aid 

  An earthquake survivor in the Nurdağı district of Antep province said that HDP people were the first to deliver humanitarian aid to their settlement.
• Quake survivors in Samandağ: No tents have arrived, we will die of cold! 

  The earthquake survivors in the Samandağ district of Hatay have received no tents since the February 6 earthquake, facing challenges under freezing temperatures.
• HDP lodges criminal complaint against seizure of Crisis Coordination Center in Pazarcık 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) filed a criminal complaint against the government seizure of the Crisis Coordination Center formed by the party for the earthquake victims in Pazarcik district of Maraş.
• HPD MP Semra Güzel remains in prison 

  An Ankara court has decided to keep People's Democratic Party (HDP) Amed Deputy Semra Güzel in prison.
• Natural gas explosion leaves 2 dead in Urfa 

  Two people lost their lives, and 8 others were injured after a natural gas explosion in a ground floor flat of a building in the centre of Urfa province.
• Six of the 10 earthquake victims detained in Iskenderun sent to prison 

  Six of the 10 people working in Iskenderun Flea Market who were detained as a result of a tip-off and subjected to police torture were arrested.
• Greek government to extend steel fences on Maritza river to prevent migrants to cross 

  The Greek government wants to extend the 37.5 km steel fences on the Maritza river by another 35 km, in order to stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
• Turkish soldiers attack earthquake survivors 

  Earthquake survivor Veysel Atar said that while he went to the IHH Organization in Adiyaman to ask for help, he was attacked by gendarmes.
• Survivor of Van earthquake comes to help victims in Adiyaman 

  Havin Kiye lived through the Van earthquake in 2011. After the two Maraş-centered earthquakes, she went to help the earthquake victims in Adiyaman.
• Solidarity events in Italy to support victims of earthquake 

  The solidarity network Rete Kurdistan Emilia Romagna provides information in northern Italy about the consequences of the earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border area and collects donations for the Heyva Sor.
• Suruç Families Initiative calls for toys to be brought to earthquake zone 

  The Suruç Families Initiative called for toys to be brought to this month's Suruç sit-in to be sent to the earthquake zone.
• Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus, kill 15 people  

  At least 15 people have been killed, many others wounded and several residential buildings damaged in Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian capital Damascus.
• Memorial on third anniversary of 9 young people murdered in racist attack in Hanau  

  A memorial was held for the 9 young people who were murdered in Hanau on 19 March 2020 as a result of a racist attack.
• Hundreds of people in London commemorate victims of earthquake  

  Hundreds of people in London commemorated those who lost their lives in the earthquake and protested the AKP-MHP regime.
• Buldan visits people in earthquake-hit Birecik and Suruç districts of Urfa 

  The HDP delegation continues its visits to the areas hit by two devastating earthquakes on February 6.
• Search and rescue efforts stopped in Amed where 409 people are reported dead 

  Twelve days after the violent earthquakes in the border region between Turkey and Syria, emergency forces are still recovering many bodies from the rubble.
• International Anarchist call for solidarity with earthquake victims 

  While the toll of the February 6 earthquakes in Turkey, North Kurdistan and Syria continues to grow, so does European solidarity with the victims through the campaign launched by the Kurdish Red Crescent, Heyva Sor.
• ITU says legislation allowing unhealthy and unsafe building construction should end 

  In its report on the earthquake, ITU drew attention to the practices and policies that led to such huge destruction.
• Damage assessment team goes from Van to Maraş 

  IMO Van Branch sent a team of 74 people to Maraş, the epicenter of the earthquake.