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• Kurdish Publishers Workshop starts in Amed 

  The "Kurdish Publishers Workshop", organized by the Kurdish Publishers Initiative and Kurdish Studies Network, started in Amed (Diyarbakır).
• PKK: Hozan Mizgîn is the most beautiful expression of free art and war 

  Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the death of the revolutionary artist and legendary commander Hozan Mizgîn (Gurbet Aydın), who fell in Tatvan on 11 May 1992.
• Internationalist Commune calls on artists to show solidarity with Rojava by sending their art 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava calls on all artists committed to the fight for freedom and the Revolution to create posters that echo the screams of the streets, the colors of resistance and the determination of free people.
• Martyr Nagihan Akarsel Reading House in Aleppo strengthens solidarity and socialisation 

  The memory of Nagihan Akarsel, who was murdered in Sulaymaniyah, is kept alive in a reading house in Aleppo. Open for 12 hours, the Martyr Nagihan Akarsel Reading House is used both as a place to read books and as a place for students to study.
• A song for internationalist martyr Elefteria 

  A song to pay tribute to martyr Elefteria.
• Filmmakers protest prohibition of screenings of 'The Rule of Law' documentary  

  Filmmakers protested the decision to ban the screenings of Nejla Demirci's documentary The Rule of Law in Ankara and Istanbul within the scope of the 19th Workers' Film Festival.
• Iranian director Rasoulof sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, says his lawyer 

  Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's film is due to premiere at Cannes Film Festival.
• Kurdish language course launched in Silopi 

  Silopi Municipality opened a Kurdish language course at Eyşe Şan Culture and Art Centre. Kurdish language teachers said, "We are ready to educate our people in their mother tongue."
• Artist Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to approximately 1 year and 7 months in prison 

  Artists in Turkey continue to be subject to the Turkish regime’s persecution.
• Filmmaker Kesik released  

  Filmmaker Koray Kesik, who was taken into custody in Izmir, was released by the court. Kesik was asked about the documentary Bakur, of which he was the director of photography, at the police station.
• Filmmaker Koray Kesik still in police custody 

  Solidarity with filmmaker Koray Kesik after his arrest last Friday.
• Premiere of the documentary "Jinwar" to be presented in Qamishlo tomorrow 

  The Rojava Film Commune will present the premiere of the documentary "Jinwar" in Qamishlo on Monday. The film portrays life in Jinwar, the only ecologically managed women's village in the world.
• DEM Party Co-Chairs attend the Easter celebration in Mardin 

  Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan visited Mardin Metropolitan Municipality and attended the Easter celebration.
• Tools and equipment to represent and protect Kurdish culture 

  Hamûdê Elo collects tools and equipment representing Kurdish culture in his home, thus protecting the cultural heritage of the Kurdish people. He also gives saz and voice training to children.
• Xelil Dağ: I trust in the mountains 

  The Internationalist Commune of Rojava published a brochure on filmmaker Xelil Dağ.
• 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival ends with award ceremony 

  The 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival ended with the award ceremony on Sunday.
• Drancy Spring Festival hosts Kurdish culture and art 

  The Spring Festival organised by the municipality in the Paris suburb of Drancy hosted Kurdish culture, art and political activities.
• Karakaş: Kurdish should be used in all areas of life to defeat assimilation 

  Amed Kurdish Language Institute co-spokesperson Mine Karakaş said that Kurdish should be used in all areas of life in order to defeat assimilation policies.
• First Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival closes today  

  A number of documentaries were screened at the 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival together with short fiction and feature films.
• Panel about 'Kurdish Cinema' at 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival 

  A panel about 'Kurdish Cinema' was held at the 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival.
• Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival opens with the movie "Rojbash" by Özkan Küçük 

  The 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival opened with the movie "Rojbash" directed by Özkan Küçük.
• Kurdish Film Festival kicks off in Düsseldorf 

  The first Kurdish Film Festival in Düsseldorf will open tomorrow night with the movie Rojbash by Özkan Küçük.
• Short version of Lêgerîn Magazine available to download 

  The short version of the Lêgerîn Magazine number 13 is available to download.
• Churches and foundations in Raqqa handed over to the Christian Property Protection Department 

  The property, churches and foundations of Christian refugees in Raqqa were handed over to the Department for the Protection of Syriac, Assyrian, Chaldean and Armenian Property in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• KCK: Çarşema Sor represents the growing spirit of resistance for existence and freedom 

  “With the resistance in Shengal, the Êzidi people have made clear that they refuse to surrender to the attacks. They are reuniting with their roots again, and confronting their opponents stronger than ever before,” KCK said.