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• Noam Chomsky sends Newroz message to Van  

  U.S. linguist Noam Chomsky has sent a message of greeting to participants in the Newroz celebration in Van: "It is a privilege for me to be able to make even a small contribution to the remarkable struggle of the Kurdish people."
• HPG Commander: An important year has begun for us 

  At a Newroz celebration in the Medya Defense Zones, HPG commander Rizgar Êrsî announced an expansion of the struggle: "We will prove ourselves worthy of Rêber Apo, our martyrs and our people."
• Masses demand freedom for Öcalan at Newroz celebration in Van 

  Newroz celebrations are taking place throughout Kurdistan, with hundreds of thousands of people celebrating in Van. HDP deputy Feleknas Uca said in a speech that the demand for freedom for Abdullah Öcalan will never be given up.
• Qandil ready for Newroz 

  The mountain community of Qandil in South Kurdistan is preparing for a big Newroz celebration again this year. The first guests have already arrived, and ANF South Kurdistan correspondent Rêbaz Hesen is also on site.
• Guerrillas: We will defeat the AKP-MHP regime like Kawa defeated tyrant Dehak 

  Celebrating Newroz in 2022 with great excitement and enthusiasm under heavy snowfall in Xakurke, the guerrillas send a message: "The AKP-MHP regime will be destroyed by the resistance of the modern Kawas".
• Newroz 2022 celebrated in Maxmur 

  Newroz 2022 was celebrated with enthusiasm by thousands of people in Maxmur, who expressed the determination to "continue the struggle with the spirit of the 50th Newroz."
• People celebrate Newroz across North Kurdistan 

  In numerous cities of North Kurdistan, the New Year festival Newroz has been celebrated today. In some places, snowfall and temperatures around freezing point left the celebrating crowds covered in a layer of white.
• Shengal youth: We will stoke the Newroz fire up 

  In celebration of Newroz, young Yazidi activists from Shengal said, “We will stoke up the flames of the Newroz fire started by Mazlum Doğan and Rehşan all over the world to secure the physical freedom of Öcalan, and that of Êzidxan and Kurdistan."
• Kurdish organizations and parties release joint Newroz declaration 

  Dozens of Kurdish organizations called for unity and solidarity in a joint statement to mark March 21, Newroz Day.
• Hozan Kawa: We must flock to the squares in Newroz 

  Hozan Kawa, the author of the song "Newroz," stated that everyone in Kurdistan should stand up and participate in celebrations wholeheartedly on this Newroz.
• ‘East Kurdistan should celebrate Newroz with unprecedented enthusiasm this year’ 

  The Democratic and Free Society of East Kurdistan (KODAR) Member Ferhad Pawe called on the Kurdish people in East Kurdistan to participate in the Newroz celebrations in the spirit of Amed Newroz and Mazlum Doğan's struggle.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Metina 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas celebrated the 2022 Newroz with great enthusiasm in Metina. The guerrillas stated that they were preparing themselves for new operations with the arrival of Newroz.
• Gerîla TV broadcast footage of action carried out by YJA Star guerrillas in Şemzînan  

  Gerîla TV broadcast footage of the action carried out by the YJA Star guerrillas in Şemzînan on 15 September 2021.
• PJAK releases Newroz message 

  Newroz is directly related to the existence and freedom of the Kurdish people, said PJAK and called for strong participation in the events marking the day of resistance.
• KCK calls for "celebrating the 50th party year with a very strong Newroz festival" 

  The KCK calls for "celebrating the 50th party year with a very strong Newroz festival" and making it a year "of smashing fascism, liberating Öcalan and the Kurdish people."
• HSM: We welcome Newroz with the determination to liberate our leader physically 

  “We welcome our 50th Leadership Newroz with the determination to physically liberate our leader. We express our determination to fight ferociously until we crown our goal of Free Leader-Free Kurdistan with victory.”
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Heftanin 

  NATO's second largest army has failed to drive guerrillas from the Heftanin region of southern Kurdistan despite years of bombardment. This is shown by footage of a group of fighters celebrating Newroz in the mountains.
• YJA Star guerrillas: Newroz 2022 will mark the success of our resistance 

  YJA Star guerrillas Darsîn Amed and Hesret Dilgêş celebrated Newroz and said that they will defeat today's tyrants through struggle.
• Mêrdîn: The spirit of 8 March resistance will be seen in Newroz as well! 

  KJK Coordination Member Rewşen Mêrdîn emphasized the need for women's organization and alliance against the patriarchal system's efforts to dismantle women's achievements and said the spirit of 8 March will be seen in Newroz.
• KCK: All those responsible for massacres like Halabja will be held accountable! 

  Condemning the Halabja Massacre, the KCK said: "The best attitude to protect Halabja today is to oppose the Turkish state's use of chemical weapons."
• Hakkari is getting ready for Newroz 

  Hakkari Newroz Organizing Committee member Kadir Şahin said that they would welcome this year's Newroz under the motto "Dem Dema to Serkeftinê ye" (Time for Victory) on March 20, and in Gever, Şemzînan and Çelê on March 21.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Zagros: We are prepared for everything! 

  At a guerrilla Newroz celebration in the Zagros Mountains, HPG commander Amed Malazgirt said there was a possibility that the coming year would be even more difficult than the past one. The guerrillas have prepared themselves accordingly, he noted.
• Victims of Halabja Massacre commemorated across South Kurdistan 

  People paid tribute to victims of the Halabja Massacre in several cities of South Kurdistan.
• 'The Turkish state maintains the genocide in Halabja' 

  Commemorating the victims of Halabja massacre, parties and organisations stressed that the Kurdish people kept on fighting despite the genocides. It was stated that the Turkish government is still carrying out genocides.
• Dr. Berwarî: There is a lesson to be learned from Halabja 

  Stating that the Kurds should learn from Halabja, Anfal, and Shengal, otherwise similar events will continue to happen, Kamuran Berwari said that “Whoever takes the enemy's hand becomes an accomplice in the massacres."