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• HDP youth council activist Ezgi Orak abducted in Ankara 

  HDP youth council activist Ezgi Orak was dragged into a vehicle in Ankara and abducted by people who said to be plainclothes police. Allegedly there is an arrest order, the anti-terror police do not know anything.
• Kurdish activists’ vigil in front of the UN headquarters enters its ninth month 

  The sit-in demonstration in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, which has been ongoing since January 25, demands an end to the isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 'Freedom for Öcalan' session held at Labour Party conference 

  The ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ Campaign co-chairs stated that they would continue their solidarity with the Kurdish people by consolidating their practical activities in the new period.
• University students continue their protests: "We can't shelter" 

  Protests by students against rising rents and waiting times for dormitory places and the conditions continue. Meanwhile, the protesters are threatened by the president and called "liars".
• Military operation launched at 5 different sites in Şırnak 

  A military operation was launched at 5 different sites in Şırnak.
• Trustees in Van pay government media 

  Municipalities in Van, which are run by state-appointed trustees, pay approximately 300 TL per month to the ruling media.
• The governor's office bans actions and activities in Dersim for 15 days 

  The governor's office banned actions and activities in Dersim for 15 days.
• Kurdish women in Aarnau denounce Turkey for use of chemical weapons 

  Kurdish women met with some institutions in Aarau to draw attention to the poisonous and chemical gas used by the invading Turkish army against the Kurdish people and the environment in Kurdistan.
• Children of Fire set fire to a shopping mall and a supermarket 

  The Children of Fire Initiative announced that they burned a shopping mall in Antalya and a supermarket in Istanbul.
• Armed men try to break into the apartment of HDP MP in Ankara 

  Two gunmen posing as " plainclothes police" tried to enter the apartment of HDP politician Tülay Hatimoğulları. The MP publicized the incident at a press conference in Ankara where the incident took place.
• Police take dozens of students into custody in Istanbul and Izmir 

  While protests denouncing housing problems continue in many cities, dozens of students who were attacked by the police in Istanbul and Izmir were taken into custody.
• HDP deputy co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları denounces attempt to attack her 

  HDP deputy co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları announced that the two people who came to her house were trying to enter, claiming that they were plainclothes police.
• Lawyer Nurcan Kaya sentenced to prison 

  Lawyer Nurcan Kaya has received 1 year and 3 months prison sentence.
• HDK: We have a strong declaration, we should walk together 

  HDK co-spokesperson Cengiz Çiçek described the HDP's declaration as “an attitude” and said, “We have a strong declaration before us, and we should walk this path together.”
• Turkish court jails man for sharing Bild's headline 'Dictator Erdoğan' 

  Mehmet Şah Tekiner, 62, who shared the "Dictator Erdoğan" headline of the German Bild Newspaper, has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for “insulting the president”.
• KCDK-E thanks those who participated in events and festivals in Europe 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress expressed gratitude to those who attended the events and festivals in Europe and stated that Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and national unity were embraced during the events.
• Left Party falls below electoral threshold in German elections 

  According to the preliminary official results of the general elections held in Germany on Sunday, the Left Party (Die Linke) remains below the 5 percent hurdle with 4.9 percent of the votes.
• HDP discloses declaration “Call for Democracy, Justice, Peace” 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party has presented a new roadmap. The document contains concrete proposals for conflict resolution and thus sustainably promote the democratic development of the country.
• Swiss Kurdish Women's Movement takes over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Members of the Swiss Kurdish Women's Movement took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg. The action has reached week 484.
• "Grey Wolves must be banned" 

  A report by the Bundestag's Scientific Services shows that the " Grey Wolves" must be banned because of their "anti-constitutional goals." However, the CSU-led Ministry of the Interior is stonewalling.
• Teachers protest in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan 

  Teachers in Iran and Eastern Kurdistan protested against the political education system and their working conditions at the beginning of the new school year.
• 24th Scandinavian Culture and Art Festival takes place in Stockholm  

  The 24th Scandinavian Culture and Art Festival was held in Stockholm with the slogan "Freedom for Leader Öcalan, status for Kurdistan".
• Labour MP Russell-Moyle condemns Turkish attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The Kurdish national struggle will “go down in the history books” as this generation’s equivalent of the Spanish Civil War, Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle said at the fringe organized at the Labour Party conference.
• University students tell government to solve accommodation problems  

  University students continue to expose their accommodation problems in the parks and gardens of various cities. They called out to the government: "If you can't find a solution, get off those seats."
• HDP to unveil new roadmap next week 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party will present a new roadmap next week. The document will contain concrete proposals for conflict resolution and thus sustainably promote the democratic development of the country.