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• Solidarity event with the Kurdish people in Argentina 

  Human rights activists, artists and feminists in Argentina attended an event where they expressed their solidarity with the Kurdish people and their struggle in Rojava.
• “Peoples’ Platform Europe” meeting in Vienna 

  Around 700 delegates from over 160 organizations, groups, movements, networks and associations in more than 30 European countries will meet at the “Peoples’ Platform Europe” in Vienna in mid-February.
• Permanent People's Tribunal hears cases of political femicides in North-East Syria 

  The Permanent People's Tribunal in Brussels continues on its second day.
• Lawyer Aiartza presents case on Turkish occupation of Serekaniye and Gire Spi to PPT 

  War crimes committed by the Turkish state in northern Syria are exposed at the Permanent People's Tribunal in Brussels.
• Lawyer Ergül presents 2019's Turkish massacres in Tel Rifat to Permanent People's Tribunal 

  The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey in Brussels continues with presentations.
• Erdoğan and al-Jolani discuss 'North and East Syria' during meeting in Ankara 

  The Syrian interim president and the Turkish president met in Ankara. The central topic was the democratic autonomous administration of North-East Syria, which Erdoğan wants to see dismantled.
• Turkish war crimes in Afrin exposed at Permanent People's Tribunal in Brussels 

  The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey is being held in Brussels, focusing on the Turkish state’s attacks on Rojava between 2018 and 2024, and presenting them for scrutiny in a broad and documented format.
• Long March in France on day 15 

  The 26-day “Long March” for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question continued Villiers Le Bel on day 15.
• German police raid Kurdish center Medya Volkshaus in Nuremberg 

  German police once again raided the Medya Volkshaus, a center for democratic society in Nuremberg. The co-chair was taken into custody for alleged violation of §129 a/b of the German Criminal Code.
• Sabahat Erdoğan Sarıtaş: No one can usurp the will of the Kurdish people 

  DEM Party Siirt MP Sabahat Erdoğan Sarıtaş said: "No one can take the will of the Kurdish people."
• The house of Faysal Babat, the DEM Party chair of Şenoba, attacked 

  The house of DEM Party Şenoba (Sêgirkê) town chair Faysal Babat was attacked with a lighting flare on the night of 2 February.
• ‘Long march’ activists hold meetings in Paris 

  On the 14th day of the Long March, activists visited the Sarcelles Armenian Cultural Association and met with politicians in Drancy, as well as local shopkeepers.
• Call for the expansion of the international campaign “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan”  

  Kurdish people and their friends continue their actions and activities as part of the international campaign “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question”.
• Long March in France on its 13th day 

  The 26-day “Long March” for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question continued in Drancy on its 13th day.
• “Peace Rally for Freedom” in Istanbul: Open the doors of İmralı 

  The DEM Party organized a “Peace Rally for Freedom” in Istanbul following Öcalan’s messages during his recent meeting with the Imrali delegation.
• DBP Co-Chair: Internal peace and solution require mutual efforts and steps 

  Speaking at the “Social Peace and Freedom Meeting” in Batman, DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar criticized the state's expectation of unilateral steps.
• HTS kills four Alawites in Hama 

  HTS members carried out a new massacre of Alawites in the village of Tel Dahab in Hama.
• Permanent People's Tribunal publishes composition of panel of prosecutors 

  The Permanent People's Tribunal published the composition of the panel of prosecutors for the session on Rojava that will take place on 5 and 6 February in Brussels.
• Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit: The PKK is not the cause but the result of the Kurdish question 

  Speaking at the 'Social Peace and Freedom Meeting', DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit said, “To achieve a solution, you must first eliminate the causes of the problem."
• Long March in Paris exposes Imrali isolation system 

  26 symbolic isolation cells have been displayed by Kurdish activists in Paris. They represented the 26 years of isolation, torture and genocide system imposed on Öcalan.
• Ilias Panchard: Europe must now take a clear stance and protect Rojava 

  Swiss local politician Ilias Panchard spoke about the current situation in Syria. He accused European politics of a lack of sincerity, but still sees opportunities for positive developments.
• Ayşegül Doğan: Isolation of Öcalan must end, the state must take concrete steps 

  Ayşegül Doğan, DEM Party spokesperson, said that "Abdullah Öcalan is the primary interlocutor for peace, but it must be understood that it is impossible to achieve this under the harsh conditions of isolation. The state is not taking any steps."
• Long March in Paris on its 10th day 

  The Long March in France, which started on 21 January and will last for 26 days, continues on its tenth day.
• Lawyer Raziye Öztürk holds talks with CPT, CoE officials about the isolation of Öcalan 

  Raziye Öztürk from Asrin Law Office met with CPT, Council of Europe parliamentarians, senior bureaucrats and various groups in the council and demanded steps against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in İmralı.
• ÖHD report on usurpation of municipalities: Rights of 1,777,120 voters violated 

  ÖHD stated that the trustee practices are a violation of human rights against the will of the people and called for an immediate end to the unlawful and unjust practices.