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• Newroz song released: "Let the Newroz fire rise" 

  Mihemedê Pîrosî's song "Agirê Newrozê hilke" was chosen as the official theme song of the resistance festival Newroz for the year 2022.
• Resident of Sur denied access to his house for 6 years 

  Struggling for his historical house, whose two rooms are still standing in the prohibited areas of Sur, İsmail Üzmez said, "I need permission to enter my house, which is my identity and honor."
• Final farewell to YJA Star guerrilla Karatay 

  A funeral ceremony was held on Wednesday in Ağrı province to bid farewell to YJA Star guerrilla Siti Karatay who was martyred in Şemdinli six years ago.
• YJA Star guerrillas carry out action in Metina to mark 8 March 

  YJA Star guerrillas carried out an action in Metina to mark 8 March International Working Women's Day. Two Turkish soldiers were killed, 1 position and 1 grenade launcher were destroyed in the action.
• YPS-JIN calls Kurdish women for organized struggle 

  YPS-JIN Coordination called on “patriotic Kurdistan women to join them”.
• Signature campaign in Kelar for delisting the PKK 

  Signatures have been collected in Kelar in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) for the campaign to remove the PKK from the terror list.
• Acquittal for Roboski families 

  The trial against 16 relatives of the victims of the Roboski massacre, who were accused of "terror propaganda" because of their participation in a commemoration event, has ended with an acquittal for the defendants.
• Public employees on strike in South Kurdistan 

  In many places in South Kurdistan, public employees have stopped working due to non-payment of salaries. Among others, schools, hospitals and street cleaning services are involved in the strike.
• YJA Star guerrillas: "2022 will be year of Leader Öcalan and women's freedom," 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that "2022 will be Leader Öcalan's year of freedom and of women's freedom," and added that not only 8 March, but all days are a day of resistance and struggle in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• Kurdish teacher arrested in Sine 

  Kurdish teacher and activist Keyûmerz Latifi has been arrested in Sine by the Iranian regime. The Kurdish PEN Centre is concerned and demands his immediate release.
• HPG fighters call on Kurdish youth to join the guerrillas  

  HPG fighters called on Kurdish youths to join the guerrillas and said: "Let's hold the invading enemy to account together and ensure the physical freedom of Leader Öcalan."
• Xanesor martyrs commemorated in Shengal 

  The people of Shengal commemorated the Xanesor martyrs who died in a violent attack carried out by the KDP on March 3, 2017.
• HPG: Three Turkish soldiers killed in Metina 

  HPG Press Centre (HPG-BIM) reported that a Turkish military position was completely destroyed, and three Turkish soldiers were killed in an action organized by the guerrilla forces in the Metîna region.
• Jînda Ronahî: Resistance against NATO army is not ordinary 

  Jînda Ronahî, a member of the YJA Star Command Council, remarked that the resistance carried out in small tunnels over months was unusual, and emphasized the guerrilla's will and belief.
• YBŞ commemorates Khanasor martyrs: “Victory will be ours” 

  "Victory will be ours and our people’s under the light of our martyrs," YBŞ stated of those martyred in the KDP and Turkish state attack in Khanasor five years ago.
• Gerîla TV releases footage of action in Heftanîn  

  Gerîla TV broadcasts the footage of the action that took place in Heftanîn on 19 December, which ended with the death of 4 Turkish soldiers and the destruction of a military position.
• Turkey bombs a village in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish air force has bombed a village in the region of Barzan in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq).
• KNK co-chair Zeyneb Murad says that Shengal wounds are a national wound 

  KNK co-chair, Zeyneb Murad, visited Shengal and said that its wounds are a national wound.
• Freedom campaign on digital media platforms for Zeynab Jalalian 

  A freedom campaign will be launched on digital media platforms for Zeynab Jalalian, the Kurdish political activist held by the Iranian regime.
• Security training cycle completed in Shengal 

  A month-long training program of the local security forces (Asayish) has been completed in Shengal. The participants are satisfied and say that the Yazidi community is no longer defenseless and can defend itself.
• People's Council in Maxmur has two new co-chairs, Rustem Hilalî and Bedran Pîranî 

  The People's Council in the self-governing Maxmur refugee camp has two new co-presidents, Fatma Rustem Hilalî and Bedran Pîranî.
• Government-appointed mayor charges shopkeepers for municipal services in Van 

  Van Sewerage and Water Administration, affiliated with the Van Metropolitan Municipality governed by the trustee, renovated the water pipes and billed the city’s shopkeepers for the maintenance work.
• Parliamentary election in Kurdistan Region to be held on October 1 

  The Kurdistan regional government announced that parliamentary elections would be held on October 1, 2022.
• Former AKP MP gets most public tenders in Van 

  Özkara Mühendislik Inc., the front company of former MP of the ruling AKP, Tuğrul Türkeş, is given most public tenders in Van and Hakkari provinces.
• Landmine injures four kolbars in East Kurdistan 

  A mine blast injured four kolbars in the Bane and Newsûd regions of East Kurdistan.