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• Meeting in Alessandria about Shengal and Maxmur 

  A debate was organized in Alessandria (Italy) to tell about the recent trip made to Shengal by a delegation of activists from the city.
• Activists in London protest Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria  

  The Turkish state's attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria were protested in front of the British Parliament in London.
• Activists in Amsterdam and Darmstadt protest Turkish state attacks against Rojava 

  Activists in Amsterdam and Darmstadt protested the Turkish state attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria, and called on everyone to defend the Rojava Revolution.
• Lawyers and families of Öcalan and other prisoners on Imrali apply for a visit 

  The lawyers and families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners on Imrali applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imrali Prison Directorate for a meeting with their relatives on Eid al-adha.
• Activists in Stockholm protest Turkish attacks against Northern and Eastern Syria  

  The killings of Qamishlo Canton co-chair Yusra Darwish, her deputy Leyman Shiwesh and Firat Tûma by a Turkish drone last Tuesday, were protested in Stockholm.
• Kurds in Copenhagen protest Turkey's attacks against Rojava 

  Kurds in Copenhagen took to the streets to protest the attacks and massacres carried out by the Turkish state.
• Female ISIS member sentenced to over nine years in prison in Germany 

  The Koblenz Higher Regional Court sentenced a German woman to more than nine years in prison for ISIS membership, crimes against humanity and aiding and abetting genocide. The ISIS member on trial held a Yazidi woman captive in Iraq with her husband.
• FEDA denounces Turkish attacks on Rojava, calls for struggle for peace against war 

  The Democratic Alevi Federation condemned the attacks of the Turkish state, saying that: “An attack on Rojava is an attack on all of us.”
• Yazidi Coordination calls for action to stop Turkish attacks against North-East Syria 

  The European Yazidi Community Coordination urges all influential countries and relevant international institutions to take responsibility and make efforts to prevent the deadly attacks by the Turkish state.
• Delegation from Creil takes over the ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ vigil in Strasbourg 

  The vigil in Strasbourg is a protest against the total isolation of Öcalan, which has been practised for two years as illegal "incommunicado" detention. There has been no sign of life from Abdullah Öcalan and his fellow prisoners for more than two years.
• Action in Brussels to protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The Turkish state's drone attack that killed Qamishlo canton administrators was protested in Brussels.
• Memorial on 20th anniversary of death of Italian activist Dino Frisullo 

  A memorial was held in Rome to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Italian activist Dino Frisullo.
• Beate Ergün laid to rest in Aachen 

  Beate Ergün was laid to rest in Aachen. Hundreds of Kurds attended the funeral at the Hüls cemetery alongside her family members, relatives and friends.
• AKP mayor under investigation for sexual assault 

  An investigation was launched against the AKP's Zonguldak Gülüç mayor, Gökhan Mustafa Demirtaş, on charges of sexual assault.
• Uçar: We started the rebuilding, we will fight fascism with determination 

  The co-spokeswoman of the Green Left Party, Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar, announced at the first parliamentary group meeting after the elections that there would be more discussion with the grassroots about the fight against the ruling fascism.
• Activists in Bern protest Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  The killings carried out by the Turkish state in Rojava were protested in Bern, and a strong call was made to participate in the actions to be held in 7 Swiss cities today.
• HDP condemns Turkish attacks against Rojava 

  HDP calls for an end to Turkey’s deadly attacks against the people of North and East Syria.
• 20th round of Syria talks begins in Astana 

  The main topic of the Astana summit that started today is the normalisation of relations between Damascus and Ankara. The Syrian head of delegation affirmed that Turkey's withdrawal from Syria is a prerequisite for this.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization for Rojava against Turkish invasion 

  “The Turkish state is preparing to invade Rojava! Let's mobilize and embrace the women's revolution and Rojava,” said the European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress.
• Masrour Barzani visits Ankara 

  No statement has been made concerning the content of the talks. There was no prior announcement of the visit.
• KCDK-E pays tribute to Beate Ergün  

  The KCDK-E said in a statement about Beate Ergün that “the Kurdish people have lost a friend and comrade”.
• Doctor Beate Ergün, long time friend of Kurds, passes away in Aachen 

  Doctor Beate Ergün, who worked for the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle for the last 40 years, passed away.
• Constitutional Court rejects Court of Cassation request to freeze the HDP’s accounts 

  An application by the Court of Cassation's Chief Public Prosecutor to freeze the HDP’s accounts was unanimously rejected by the Constitutional Court.
• Criminal complaint against Green Left MP who called the police “occupiers” 

  The General Directorate of Security filed a criminal complaint against Green Left Party Istanbul MP Özgül Saki on the grounds that she called police officers "occupiers".
• Field pharmacies in earthquake-hit areas are closing down 

  Field pharmacies opened following the February 6 earthquake are closing down due to lack of government support.