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• Taşdemir: Next elections are of crucial importance, especially for women 

  HDP Agirî MP Diayet Taşdemir spoke about the elections to be held on 14 May and said that they are of critical importance for women because, "after this election, the country will either evolve into a democracy or a total dictatorship."
• Thousands in Istanbul celebrate Newroz despite torrential rain 

  Newroz in Istanbul is celebrated in Yenikapı Square this year. Thousands of people went to the celebration led by the HDP and HDK.
• Thousands of people in Van celebrate Newroz  

  Despite the rainy weather in Van, thousands of people went to Newroz Park from many boroughs of the city, shouting the slogan "Bijî Serok Apo".
• Kurds in Graz celebrate Newroz  

  The people of Kurdistan celebrated Newroz in the city of Graz together with their Austrian friends.
• TCŞ and TekoJIN members in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN members gathered in the Paris suburb of Drancy to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds in Amsterdam protest chemical weapons attacks carried out by Turkey 

  A group of Kurds gathered in Amsterdam to protest the chemical weapons attacks carried out by the Turkish state and to pay tribute to the victims of the Halabja Massacre.
• HDP commemorates earthquake victims in Antep and Maraş 

  HDP delegations visited Islahiye and Elbistan to commemorate earthquake victims on the 40th day of the disaster, promising to join hands to heal the wounds of survivors.
• HDP Co-Chair Buldan in Urfa: We will overthrow those responsible for deaths from disasters 

  During a visit to the flood-hit Urfa province, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said: “The May 14 elections will provide an opportunity to overthrow those responsible for deaths from disasters. We will call them to account.”
• Labor and Freedom Alliance votes to enter the election as a coalition 

  The Labor and Freedom Alliance decided to enter the election with the same name. "We will share our common stance on the presidential election as soon as possible," the Alliance said.
• First Newroz fire lit in Ankara  

  HDP and DBP members lit the first fire of Newroz in Ankara and called on people to attend the Newroz celebration to be held on 19 March.
• Solidarity with Kurdistan event in Slovenia 

  In Maribor, the second biggest city in Slovenia, a public event took place, talking about the achievement of the Kurdistan Freedom Movement.
• Lausanne Municipality approves second tranche of aid for earthquake victims 

  The proposal of the Lausanne Municipal Committee member, Sevgi Koyuncu, on the reconstruction of earthquake zones was accepted. Lausanne Municipality, which donated 80,000 Francs before, will continue to provide assistance for earthquake victims.
• 72 French MPs demand the immediate cessation of the procedure to ban the HDP 

  “By banning the HDP, Erdogan’s Turkey would definitely break with the rule of law,” said 72 members of the French parliament, calling on their government, a major partner and ally of Turkey within NATO, to denounce this procedure at the highest level.
• KCDK-E calls for solidarity with flood victims in Northern Kurdistan 

  The Kurdish European Confederation KCDK-E calls for solidarity with the victims of the floods in Northern Kurdistan.
• Death toll rises after floods in Kurdistan 

  Death toll has risen to 20 after floods in Kurdistan. At least 17 people died in Urfa and Adıyaman, two children in Rojava and a youngster in Shengal.
• Labour and Freedom Alliance discusses election strategy 

  At the invitation of the HDP, the Labour and Freedom Alliance discusses the strategy for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey on 14 May.
• Defend Kurdistan in Turin holds event of solidarity with earthquake victims in Kurdistan 

  Defend Kurdistan in Turin organized an event in solidarity with the Kurdistan populations affected by the earthquake.
• Nine young people sent to prison in Istanbul because of social media posts 

  Nine ESP, SGDF and SKM members were sent to prison in Istanbul because of posts they published on social networks about those who fell martyrs while fighting against ISIS in Kobanê.
• Socialist Alliance of Australia expresses solidarity with the HDP 

  The Socialist Alliance of Australia joined the global calls for an end to the repression of the HDP.
• Presidential candidate Kılıçdaroğlu to visit HDP on Saturday 

  Presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will visit the HDP headquarters in Ankara on Saturday. Meanwhile, the HDP has again asked the Turkish Constitutional Court to suspend the ban until after the elections in May.
• 20 activists brutally detained in Istanbul  

  Nearly 20 members of ESP, SGDF and Kaldirac who protested the detention of party colleagues in Istanbul were detained and subjected to police violence.
• Association for Threatened Peoples holds vigil for Afrin  

  On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the occupation of Afrin by Turkey and allied jihadists, the Association for Threatened Peoples is holding a vigil in front of the Federal Foreign Office.
• Tents housing earthquake victims in Doğanşehir flooded  

  The tents housing earthquake victims were flooded following the heavy rain that hit Doğanşehir in the province of Malatya.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Solidarity with the HDP, end the show trial, drop the charges 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign expressed solidarity with the HDP and demanded the end of the Kobane trial.
• ‘The murderous mentality behind Gazi Massacre has not been prosecuted’ 

  Democratic Alevi Associations Headquarters Executive Sevgi Kişin Sazan said that the perpetrators of the Gazi Massacre have gone unpunished and the murderous mentality behind it has not been prosecuted.