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• Open letter for Hasankeyf 

  "The Turkish government must, at a minimum, halt the filling of the Ilısu Reservoir and continue archaeological excavations in order to document and preserve important aspects of Hasankeyf’s cultural heritage."
• Dismissal of mayors poses health of citizens at risk 

  The Hasankeyf Coordination demanded that "the decision to appoint trustee be reverted and water retention in Ilısu Dam and HEPP is stopped immediately."
• HDP: Turkey has become a water-poor country 

  On World Water Day, the HDP's Ecology Commission draws attention to the fact that water is being made a commodity. In view of the Corona pandemic, the party is calling for water bills to be deferred.
• NASA on Hasankeyf: There will be a cost 

  The article said that the effort is designed to help promote economic growth and energy independence for the country, warning; “But there will also be a cost.”
• New Hasankeyf flooded 

  The twelve-thousand-year-old cultural site Hasankeyf is gradually sinking into a reservoir. Meanwhile, the people who resettled to "New Hasankeyf" are fighting against flooding because of the unfinished sewerage system.
• Cleaning campaign in Shehba: A clean environment for healthy life 

  The exiled community of Afrin has initiated a cleaning campaign in Fafin, a district in the northern Syrian canton of Shehba. Under the motto "A clean environment for a healthy life", numerous people are taking part in the campaign.
• 14,000 saplings to be planted in Hesekê 

  A campaign to green the environment has been launched in Hesekê city of northern Syria.
• The government's plundering policies dry the Tigris River 

  Reacting to the Turkish state's attacks on Kurdistan nature, Hevsel Protection Platform activist Güner Yanlıç drew attention to the fact that the Tigris River was dry due to plundering policies.
• Canada: First Nations block train traffic 

  For about three and a half weeks, members of the First Nations have been blocking train traffic near Belleville-Ontario, among other places. They are protesting against a pipeline project through the Wet'suwet'en area.
• Lake Van on the verge of death, warn environmentalists  

  ÇEV-DER President Ali Kalçık stated that the Lake Van was rapidly being polluted and that it would become a swamp very soon if no action was taken. He added that all living beings would disappear.
• No more access to Hasankeyf 

  Access to the 12,000-year-old settlement of Hasankeyf is now only possible with a special permit. The cultural site in Northern Kurdistan is flooded by the Ilisu dam on the Tigris. With it a unique history is lost.
• 444 settlement areas cut off from the outside world 

  Due to heavy snowfall, public life has come to a standstill in four Kurdish provinces. More than 400 villages and settlement areas are cut off from the outside world. The authorities warn of an increased danger of avalanches.
• Last call for Hasankeyf as Ilisu Dam slowly engulfs it 

  Last call to try and stop the destruction of the 12,000 years old site. 
• Snow magic in Rojava 

  White spectacle in Rojava: For the first time in more than four years, it snowed in many cities of northeast Syria. The snow fun was not only left to the children.
• First snowfall in Derik in four years 

  The north-east Syrian city of Dêrik has been hit by an unusual cold spell. After heavy snowfall, chaotic conditions arose. There has not been snow in the region since 2016.
• Snow chaos and avalanche danger in Serhad region 

  In the Serhad region in northern Kurdistan, more than 3,500 residential areas are cut off from the outside world because of avalanche danger. Flights to Van are cancelled for the time being and educational institutions will be closed on Monday.
• Human chain against Kanal Istanbul Project in Kadıköy 

  The Either Canal or Istanbul Coordination organised a human chain with torches in Kadıköy to protest the AKP demolition project of Canal Istanbul, which would destroy the city memory for thousands of years.
• 100,000 olive trees planted in Raqqa 

  Last March, a reforestation campaign was launched in the northern Syrian town of Raqqa, which had been destroyed by the ISIS terror regime. Since then, around 100,000 olive trees have been planted throughout the city.
• Dams destroy ecosystem and climate in Kurdistan 

  The Turkish dam and water policy leads to great environmental destruction in Kurdistan and promotes climate change. ANF spoke to Doğan Hatun from the Chamber of Engineers and Architects about the destructive consequences of these dams.
• Canal opponents in Istanbul: There is life between the seas! 

  There have been protests in Istanbul against the construction of a canal between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. The demonstration took place on the route of the planned mega-project.
• Forty hectares of land cleared of mines in Shehba 

  In the northern Syrian canton of Shehba forty hectares of land have been cleared of mines and other ISIS legacies. Olive and pistachio trees are now to be planted there.
• Turkey's mercenaries cut down 400 olive trees in Afrin 

  The Turkish invasion of Afrin has left two years behind. During this period of time, the Turkish state and allied mercenaries have committed numerous crimes and massacres.
• Ilisu Dam Reservoir waters reach Hasankeyf town 

  The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong critic and protests by the affected communities along the Tigris River and civil society organizations from all over Turkey.
• Hasankeyf can still be saved from destruction 

  The water of the Ilisu reservoir has reached the historical site Hasankeyf in the Northern Kurdistan province of Batman. The Hasankeyf Coordination calls for the flooding to be stopped and a disaster to be prevented.
• Last day to say No to Canal Istanbul 

  Today is the last day to file objections to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of Canal Istanbul project.