Newroz celebrations were organised in several cities and towns throughout Europe and in some villages of Armenia.

LAVRIO

A Newroz fire was lit in the Kurdish refugees camp in the Greek town of Lavrio. The main event for Newroz was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, so refugees in the camp organized a two-day Newroz celebration among themselves.

PKK flags and photos of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan were all around the camp and refugees chanted slogans.

ROME

Despite the quarantine observed by the city of Rome, a Newroz fire was lit in the garden of the Ararat Cultural Association.

Italians living around the association supported the celebration from the balconies and windows.

ARMENIA

The mass celebration planned in Yerevan was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Therefore, Newroz celebrations were organised in the small villages where Yazidi Kurds live in the regions of Oktomberyan and Elegez.

In the village of Dêrik in the Elegez region, young people lit a fire. In the village of Araksê (Mîyasnîkyan) in the region of Oktomberyan, residents chanted slogans like "Bijî Serok Apo", "Bê Serok Jiyan Nabe" around the fire they had lit. Milo Kalasyan, a member of the Kurdistan Committee Assembly, said that Newroz is a symbol of the Kurdish people's rebellion and resistance.

MARSEILLE

The Revolutionary Youth Movement (GBV) lit a Newroz fire in Marseille. 

MONTPELLIER

In Montpellier Kurds celebrated Newroz in various ways from their balconies and in the gardens of their homes.