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• Final Newroz event kicks off in Amed 

  Thousands demand the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan at the closing Newroz event in Amed (Diyarbakir).
• Thousands of people attend Newroz celebrations in Qandil region 

  Thousands of people have mobilized since the morning to attend the Newroz celebrations in the Qandil region of South Kurdistan.
• HPG: One soldier killed after Turkish attack on guerrilla positions 

  The Turkish army continues to attack the Medya defence Zones in southern Kurdistan. The guerrillas retaliated in self-defence, killing one soldier and destroying a reconnaissance drone and a surveillance camera.
• HBDH guerrilla calls for struggle against contemporary Dehaks 

  İmera Fera Yeşilgöz, a fighter of the HBDH-DKP/BÖG, calls for enhanced revolutionary struggle in the ranks of the People's United Revolutionary Movement against contemporary Dehaks.
• KNK urges Kurds to strengthen national unity on Newroz 

  “Unity among the Kurds must be established, and national unity must be strengthened. Whatever may come, we must make this year the year of freedom,” said the KNK Executive Council.
• YJA Star guerrillas: We will increase the resistance with the fire of Newroz 

  YJA Star guerrillas said that the Newroz celebrations in the mountains of Kurdistan were seen as a response to today’s cruel tyrants and added: "This year, we will increase the struggle."
• Women delegation visits South Kurdistan 

  A women delegation coming from Germany and organized by the Kurdish Women's Center for Foreign Relations (REPAK), continues to meet with women's organizations in South Kurdistan.
• HPG reports 16 attacks on guerrilla areas in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on guerrilla positions in southern Kurdistan although the guerrillas have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region on 6 February.
• Newroz in Batman: “Bê Serok jiyan nabe” 

  Thousands celebrating Newroz in Batman reiterated their demand for “Freedom for Öcalan”.
• Newroz in Siirt: We will break the isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurdish people welcome Newroz all around Kurdistan and beyond.
• Newroz in Van: “Bijî Serok Apo” 

  Tens of thousands of people in Van province celebrate Newroz, chanting “Bijî Serok Apo” (Long Live Leader Öcalan).
• Street in Erciş named after a perpetrator of Zilan genocide 

  Erciş District Governor and trustee Nuri Mehmetbeyoğlu has named a street in the district centre of Erciş after Süleyman Erdinç, one of the perpetrators of the Zilan Genocide.
• YJŞ fighter Arya Zekî killed by flood in Shengal laid to rest 

  A young fighter of the YJŞ died in the flood disaster in Shengal. Arya Zekî's body was only found after a two-day search and laid to rest today.
• HPG: Turkish attacks with banned weapons continue 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on the Kurdish guerrillas who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the earthquake on February 6.
• Newroz fire lit in the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Kurds celebrate Newroz across Kurdistan and beyond.
• Twelve areas in Şırnak declared ‘special security zones’ 

  Several regions in the province of Şırnak have been declared temporary special security zones.
• Life is paralysed in Adıyaman forty days after the earthquake 

  Seventy per cent of the population left Adiyaman after the earthquake disaster, and now the floods are adding to the problem. The willingness to help has diminished and the people's basic needs are not secured.
• Death toll from floods in North Kurdistan rises to 18 

  After a series of earthquakes in February, North Kurdistan was hit by heavy floods after heavy rainfall since Tuesday, killing 18 people.
• KONGRA-GEL calls for mobilization to welcome Newroz 

  KONGRA-GEL calls for participation in the Newroz events in the spirit of mobilization: “We should participate in the Newroz celebrations by considering the importance of the elections that will offer a great opportunity to overthrow the AKP-MHP fascism.”
• HSM: Our forces will put an end to the reign of the cruel Dehaks 

  HSM Headquarters Command celebrated the Newroz Day and wished all the forces carrying out the struggle for freedom great success in the new Newroz year.
• HPG: Turkish attacks on guerrilla areas continue 

  The Turkish army continues its attacks on the Kurdish guerrillas who have been in a defensive position for humanitarian reasons since the earthquake on February 6.
• 14-year-old kolbar injured in attack by Iranian forces 

  Iranian state forces opened fire on kolbars and injured a 14-year-old in the Nawsoud region of Kermanshah province.
• KON-MED commemorates Halabja victims 

  The largest umbrella organization of the Kurdish diaspora in Germany, KON-MED, commemorated victims of the Halabja genocide by Iraqi forces on March 16, 1988.
• Victims of Halabja massacre commemorated in South Kurdistan 

  Victims of the Halabja massacre are commemorated in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) where people stood still for one minute at 10:55 am in memory of the martyrs.
• Helicopter crashes in Duhok  

  A helicopter crashed for unknown reasons in Duhok Governorate in South Kurdistan.