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• Freedom March from Paris to Strasbourg on its 19th day 

  The long march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continued today in the city of Amiens.
• Bakırhan: We will fight even more vigorously and prevent fascism 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan said, "With our 3rd Way politics, we will fight even more vigorously. Left-socialist forces, Kurds, workers will prevent fascism. Left-socialist forces, Kurds and workers will prevent fascism."
• 3-day march launched in France to demand “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Kurdish activists started a 3-day march in Southern France, demanding freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dozens of personalities and organisations in France call for a political solution in Kurdistan 

  Dozens of personalities and organisations in France published an appeal titled "Kurdistan: The solution is political" in the French newspaper Humanité, stating that Abdullah Öcalan is the only person who can put an end to the Kurdish question.
• Conference at Uppsala university 

  A conference titled "Turkey and the New Kurdish Reality: Challenges, Alternatives and Solutions" will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, tomorrow.
• Activists taking part in Great Freedom March: We need to break the lock of Imrali 

  Ramazan Demir, who is in the Van branch of the Great Freedom March, said: "The freedom of the leadership means the freedom of the whole society. We need to break the lock of Imrali to ensure his freedom."
• Kurds living in Athens send letters to Abdullah Öcalan  

  Kurds living in Athens sent letters to Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan before the anniversary of the 15 February international conspiracy.
• Human Rights Investigation Commission rejects DEM Party's request for emergency meeting on Imrali 

  Responding to the DEM Party deputies who called the Human Rights Investigation Commission for an emergency meeting to visit Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the commission said that there was not a quorum to hold a meeting.
• Merino: Defending Leader Öcalan is everyone's responsibility 

  An internationalist march for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan begins on Saturday in Basel. It will then merge in a central demonstration on 17 February in Cologne. One of the organizers is the Catalan Nora Merino.
• Sáenz: There is a certain intoxication towards the Kurdish struggle 

  At the conference in Bilbao, the demand for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was highlighted, and his isolation was condemned.
• Two Turkish racists detained in Paris for 'praising terrorism' 

  It was reported that two Turkish "nationalist" racists were detained for "praising terrorism" in Paris, the capital of France.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' Vigil in Strasbourg in its 607th week 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which has been carried out in Strasbourg, France since 2012, was taken over by a group in its 607th week.
• Uzun at Bilbao Conference: Öcalan is providing us with tools to make us free 

  The conference organised in Bilbao in solidarity with the Kurdish people and their leader, Abdullah Öcalan, continues with speeches.
• MEP Barrena at Bilbao Conference: EU is using Turkey to do the dirty job with refugees 

  The conference in Bilbao aims to show the solidarity of Euskal Herria with the leader of the Kurdish people, Abdullah Öcalan, imprisoned for 25 years in the prison island of Imrali, and with the people of Kurdistan in general.
• Baghdad government: The Coalition has become a factor of instability in Iraq 

  A day after the new US attack, the military spokesman for the Iraqi Prime Minister said that the international coalition had become a "factor of instability" in Iraq.
• Activists on vigil in front of the UN in Geneva to join the rally in Cologne on 17 February 

  Kurds holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva for three years will be attending the central rally to be held in Cologne on 17 February to mark the anniversary of the international conspiracy against Öcalan.
• At least 90 detained in Istanbul in the last 24 hours 

  The number of those detained as a result of the raids carried out by the police after yesterday’s armed attack at Istanbul Courthouse has reached 90.
• Turkish Defence Minister and Chief of General Staff visit Baghdad and Hewlêr 

  Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff Metin Gürak are on a state visit to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. The Turkish delegation met with the Barzanîs in Hewlêr.
• Conference for Abdullah Öcalan in Bilbao 

  Conference in Bilbao to show solidarity with the leader of the Kurdish people, Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police take 40 people into custody in Istanbul 

  Forty people were detained in Istanbul, while a 24-hour lawyer restriction decision was issued.
• Four lawyers taken into custody in Istanbul 

  The ÇHD announced that 4 of its lawyers were taken into custody during a police raid on its offices.
• Mothers at Justice Vigil in Amed call for support for the Freedom March 

  The mothers holding the Justice Vigil in Amed said everyone should support the Freedom March.
• Freedom March from Paris to Strasbourg continues 

  During today's Freedom March in the suburb of Villiers le Bel in the capital Paris, leaflets were distributed to inform the French public about the illegal and inhuman isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Bakırhan reacts to the government and opposition in the earthquake zone 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, who attended the earthquake commemoration events in Malatya, said: "Both the government and the opposition were buried under this wreckage, they did not give self-criticism."
• Internationalists to march from Basel to Strasbourg 

  A long march from Basel to Strasbourg will be staged to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution for the Kurdish question.