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• House of Lords hosts Annual Abdullah Öcalan Conference 

  The 2nd Annual Abdullah Öcalan Conference will take place at the House of Lords in London today.
• PYD members take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg  

  PYD members took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg on its 556th week.
• 70 percent of buildings in Adiyaman destroyed or damaged 

  A total of 11,000 people lost their lives in the damaged buildings of the city center of Adiyaman (Semsûr). 70 percent of the buildings collapsed or were heavily demolished.
• Young people in Greece demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young people in Greece left behind the second day of the march demanding freedom for Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan. The activists also spoke about the earthquake in Kurdistan.
• Official authorities in Malatya say 1,386 people have lost their lives in the earthquake 

  Official authorities in Malatya reported that 1,386 people have lost their lives, 6,444 people have been injured and 1,154 buildings have been destroyed in the city as a result of the earthquake.
• The time has come for Abdullah Öcalan's freedom 

  The International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan!” released a statement to mark the 24th anniversary of the International Conspiracy.
• Mithat Sancar: Every collapsed building is a crime scene 

  HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar has travelled to the earthquake zone to participate in the relief work. "Our most important instrument for healing the wounds caused by this destruction is solidarity," the politician said in Malatya.
• Saçılık: The palace has been looting for twenty years 

  In the wake of the earthquake disaster, a racist hate discourse against Syrian refugees is raging in Turkey, accompanied by excesses of violence. HDP politician Veli Saçılık sees this as a means to divert attention from the responsibility of government.
• İzmir Bar Association: Right to life violated in earthquake-hit zones 

  The İzmir Bar Association visited 4 cities affected by the earthquake and said that the government’s response to the earthquake was insufficient and the right to life of citizens was violated.
• HDP files criminal complaint concerning earthquake 

  The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) filed a criminal complaint against officials who issued zoning permits to the buildings that collapsed due to the earthquakes and contractors.
• HDP volunteer in Pazarcik: Earthquake survivors are desperate, hungry and thirsty 

  Ferhat Pala, a member of HDP Youth Assembly, who participates in relief efforts in the earthquake-affected areas, said, “The survivors are hungry and thirsty in desperation.”
• Film “Kobanê” to be screened in Vienna in solidarity with earthquake victims 

  The feature film “Kobanê” by director Özlem Yaşar and the Rojava Film Commune will be shown in Austria.
• Turkish soldiers beat refugee asking for help for his children trapped under the rubble 

  A refugee living in Hatay was subjected to violence by Turkish soldiers because he requested help for his children still trapped under the rubble.
• Six Basque trade unions demand Freedom for Öcalan 

  On the 24th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish people's Leader, Abdullah Öcalan, six Basque trade unions launched a manifesto demanding his freedom.
• Earthquake victims buried in mass graves in Adiyaman 

  New images reveal mass graves where earthquake victims are buried in the Besni district of Adiyaman province.
• Kurdistan National Congress supports KCK's decision to stop military actions due to earthquake 

  The KNK Executive Council said in a statement that they support the KCK's decision to stop military actions due to the earthquake.
• District Governor's Office orders search and rescue efforts to stop in Besni  

  Although there were still people detected alive in Besni, in Antep, search and rescue efforts were stopped by the District Governor's Office.
• People in Qamishlo protest International Conspiracy 

  People in Qamishlo protested the 15 February Conspiracy against Kurdish people's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, and emphasized that they would increase the struggle until his freedom is achieved.
• Seven prisoners deported after torture 

  Seven detainees in Iskenderun T Type Closed Prison were deported to another prison after being tortured for allegedly causing riots.
• Sancar: The rubble of government has fallen on our people 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar summarised the main findings and criticisms related to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria at a meeting of his party's Crisis Coordination Centre on Monday.
• Three-day march in Greece: “Freedom for Öcalan, status for Kurdistan” 

  Three-day march to mark the anniversary of 15 February international conspiracy kicked off in Greece.
• No buildings left standing in a village of Malatya 

  “Neither state officials nor AFAD teams have come to help us,” says a resident of the Çığlık village in Malatya.
• HDP MP Kurtulan: There is no state but popular solidarity in Pazarcık 

  HDP MP Fatma Kurtulan said that there was no state but solidarity in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province, the epicentre of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Monday.
• Some injured children from earthquake areas are missing 

  One of the missing children is Mukaddes Erva Aktaş, who was pulled from the rubble in a district of Maraş.
• Damaged buildings evacuated in Amed 

  Heavily damaged houses are being evacuated in Amed as part of the earthquake damage assessment.