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• Turkish army operation in Çarçela continues since March 25 

  The operation launched by the Turkish army in Çarçela area on the border of Hakkari’s Gever (Yüksekova) district on March 25 continues.
• Curfew declared in a village and three hamlets in Şemdinli 

  Curfew has been declared in the Shapatan village and three hamlets in Hakkari's Şemdinli district.
• Turkish warplanes bomb Qandil 

  Turkish warplanes shelled the Qandil region in PKK-held Medya Defense Zones in South Kurdistan territory.
• Curfew in several villages in Bingöl and Hakkari 

  The Turkish state declared a curfew in several villages in Bingöl and Hakkari provinces in North Kurdistan.
• 39 people detained in Dersim-based operation 

  As many as 39 people have been taken into custody in the Dersim-based operation as part of increasingly ongoing political genocide operations targeting Kurdish population and opposition circles.
• Karayılan: Apoist resistance will certainly achieve victory 

  Murat Karayılan: “Our people celebrating April 4 in Amara and everywhere will thus embrace the freedom of Leader Apo and this scream rising from the dungeons.”
• Preparations underway for an extensive military operation in Oremar 

  Turkish army is reported to be preparing for an extensive operation in Oremar region of Hakkari's Gever (Yüksekova) district.
• Gendarmes raid and search the house Öcalan was born in 

  Gendarmes conducted a raid on the house in which Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was born 68 years ago.
• HPG: Guerrillas hit Turkish targets in Çelê 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions targeting Turkish soldiers in the countryside of Hakkari’s Çelê (Çukurca) district on April 2nd and 3rd.
• Öcalan's birthday celebrated in Amara where he was born 

  Despite all the obstacles by state forces, 68th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was celebrated in Amara village in Urfa province where he was born.
• DTK Co-chair detained in Amara after celebration of Öcalan's birthday 

  DTK Co-chair Leyla Güven has been taken into custody while leaving the village of Amara where Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday has been celebrated in the house where he was born.
• Curfew in 9 villages of Tatvan as part of a military operation 

  The Turkish state has declared a curfew in 9 villages in Bitlis' Tatvan district in the scope of a military operation.
• HPG guerrillas: April 4 is the birth of a people, an idea, an ideology 

  HPG guerrillas say that April 4 is the day the Kurdish people were born that they consider April 4 to be the birth of a people, an idea and an ideology.
• Police forces raid the municipality of Amed's central Bağlar district 

  Police forces have raided the DBP-held municipality of Amed's central Bağlar district early Tuesday morning, which is thought to be a preparation for the appointment of a trustee to the only municipality.
• Guerrillas plant trees to mark April 4, Öcalan's birthday 

  Guerrillas planted trees to mark the 68th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Clashes between Turkey-backed gangs and Jaysh al-Thuwar in Shehba 

  Clashes erupted as Jaysh al-Thuwar fighters responded to the attacks of Turkey-backed gangs in Shehba region.
• Guerrillas in Shengal: Our goal is Leader Öcalan's freedom 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas in Shengal spoke to ANF on the significance of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan birthday April 4, and said that their goal is to ensure Öcalan's freedom.
• Editor of Kurdish daily Rojeva Medya passes away 

  Journalist Evin Buldan, an editor of the Kurdish daily Rojeva Medya, has lost her life after suffering a heart attack in Amed province Sunday evening.
• Turkish aerial activity in Dersim 

  Several Turkish army helicopters taking off from Dersim city centre are heading towards the Kutudere area and Pülümür Valley.
• Gerîla TV releases footage from two actions on Mardin-Amed highway 

  Gerîla TV has released footage from two separate actions carried out by guerrillas against Turkish military targets on February 25 and March 16.
• KCK: April 4 must be celebrated in Amara and everywhere else 

  KCK Executive Council Co-presidency celebrated Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday April 4 and said "We renew our promise to crown Öcalan's birth with a free and democratic Kurdistan."
• HDP's referendum song in Kurdish banned in Muş 

  HDP's referendum song in Kurdish 'Say NO' has also been banned in Muş after Amed, Van and Şırnak.
• Women and Defense workshop kicks off in Rojava 

  The Women and Defense workshop with the motto “Women's Genuine Power is the Security of a Free Society” kicked of in Kobanê with the participation of 16 military powers and 160 delegates from across the Middle East.
• Youth of South Kurdistan: Attacks on İmralı must stop 

  Kurdistan Patriotic Youth Movement held a march in Kirkuk to protest to the isolation at İmralı and draw attention to the hunger strikes in Turkish prisons.
• HDP Ağrı parliamentarian Taşdemir detained 

  The AKP-MHP alliance continues to attack the HDP as part of its efforts for the upcoming referendum. HDP Ağrı parliamentarian and the Party Women's Assembly Spokesperson Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir has been detained.