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• Intense clashes in Nusaybin under curfew for 10 days 

  Artillery fire intensified on the 10th day of the curfew in Mardin's Nusaybin district where popular resistance against state forces' attacks continues.
• 4 separate investigations launched on Newroz event in Amed 

  Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched 4 separate investigations on the Newroz celebrations in Amed held on March 21, the day marking the beginning of the Kurdish New Year.
• Guerrillas celebrate Newroz in Makhmur 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerrillas celebrated Newroz in the Martyr Rüstem Cudi refugee camp in Makhmur and lit fires on the hills nearby.
• One police killed, three others wounded in Mardin 

  Blast on Amed- Mardin highway left 1 police dead and 3 others wounded.
• Demirtaş: Cizre stands strong 

  HDP co-chair Demirtaş called on the AKP saying “The best you had in JİTEM have come and gone, but the people are still here and they are standing strong”, in protest to the state keeping them from attending the final Newroz activities in Cizre.
• Police attack the people before Newroz celebration in Cizre 

  Police forces attacked the crowd wanting to celebrate Newroz in Cizre. People are resisting the aggression.
• DTK-HDK-HDP delegation stopped on the way to Cizre for Newroz 

  Police forces have blockaded the DBP building in Cizre before the final Newroz activities that are held in memory of the lives lost. People start gathering in front of the party building despite the blockade.
• State forces burn down houses in Nusaybin 

  State forces use artillery and mortar fire in Nusaybin where they have failed to advance in the 9th day of the attacks after the curfew.
• KCK's message to Newroz celebration in Qandil 

  KCK congratulated the Kurdish leader Öcalan, people of Bashur, Bakur, Rojava, and Rojhilat Kurdistan on 2016 Newroz, in addition to those fighting the AKP ruling's atrocity in Sur, Cizre, Silopi, Hezex, Şırnak, Nusaybin and Gever towns of Bakur.
• Amed Newroz in photos 

  Tens of thousands have today flocked to the Newroz area in Batıkent district of the main Kurdish city Amed to mark the Kurdish New Year, 21 March.
• Karayılan: This will be the Newroz of a new beginning 

  Kurdish New Year Newroz has been celebrated by HPG and YJA-STAR guerrillas in PKK-held Medya Defense Zones today.
• Tens of thousands welcome Newroz in Amed 

  Newroz activities have started in Amed with the singing of “Ey Raqîp”, the Kurdish national anthem.
• Heavy clashes in Şırnak 

  YPS-JIN member Gurbet Kaya (Jiyan Amargi) lost her life in clashes in Şırnak where self-rule resistance continues for the last 7 days against state attacks.
• Amed making history once again 

  Thousands of people flocking to Newroz held a minute of silence with Kurdish national anthem “Ey Raqîp” for those who lost their lives in the self-government resistances and the struggle for Kurdistan.
• Newroz celebration in Kobanê 

  Newroz celebrations organised with the slogan 'From free Rojava towards a democratic federal system' continue in Kobanê where the resistance of the ages against ISIS cruelty was displayed.
• Newroz celebration in Qandil continues with great enthusiasm 

  Newroz celebration in Qandil continues with speeches and cultural activities.
• Guerillas light Newroz fire in Makhmur 

  HPG and YJA-Star guerillas have lit the Newroz fire in the hills of Martyr Rüstem Cudi refugee camp (Makhmur).
• People of Rojava walk to Newroz areas 

  People have rushed to Newroz areas to celebrate the holiday in Dêrik, Girkê Legê, Tirbespiyê, Qamişlo, Amudê, Dirbêsiyê, Serêkaniyê, Til Temir and Hesekê cities of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
• Police attack people on their way to Newroz in Kızıltepe 

  Clashes broke out when police attacked youths who wanted to go to Mehmet Sincar Park in Kızıltepe for Newroz celebration.
• Thousands gather in Qandil to celebrate Newroz 

  Thousands of Kurds from the four parts of Kurdistan have gone to guerilla regions to attend the Newroz in Qandil.
• People of Amed start to gather in the Newroz area 

  Tens of thousands of people headed to Batıkent Newroz Square for Newroz celebrations held in Amed this year with the slogan “Victory through resistance” have sarted fill the square.
• Kawa and the story of Newroz 

  Although celebrated by others, Newroz is especially important for the Kurds as it is also the start of the Kurdish calendar and celebrates the Kurds own long struggle for freedom.
• Clashes spread across Şırnak 

  Clashes continue in the 6th day of a state of siege by Turkish military and police forces in Şırnak province.
• Newroz in Hewreman 

  Newroz celebrations have begun under the leadership of women in Palgan village in Hewreman region of Kamiyaran city, East (Rojhilat) Kurdistan.
• People resist against police crackdown on Newroz event in Batman 

  Amid an all-out ban on events to mark Kurdish New Year Newroz, police forces have staged a crackdown on thousands in the province of Batman as well.