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• Street seller and his two sons beaten by police in the street 

  A street seller and his two sons were subjected to police torture in the middle of the street in the Qereyazî district of Erzurum.
• EHP chair: We must get rid of the one-man regime 

  The EHP chair, Hakan Öztürk, said that the Labor and Freedom Alliance would first send away the one-man regime and then would continue to fight for the solutions to deep-rooted issues.
• US targets pro-Iranian forces in Syria in retaliation for drone attack 

  The United States reported that they carried out airstrikes on pro-Iranian forces in Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 8 people belonging to pro-Iranian forces were killed in the attack.
• Freedom for Öcalan flag unfurled during Euro League basketball match in Athens 

  A "Freedom for Öcalan" flag was unfurled during the Euro League basketball match between Panathinaikos and Barcelona in Athens.
• Speaker of British Parliament hosts Newroz reception 

  British Parliament Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle hosted a reception to celebrate Newroz.
• Documentary about the Internationalist Long March 2023 

  The organisers of the internationalist Long March in Switzerland in February have published an impressive documentary on Vimeo.
• KON-MED calls for participation in the Newroz celebration to be held in Frankfurt on Saturday 

  KON-MED co-chairs called for participation in the Newroz celebration to be held in Frankfurt, on Saturday 25 March.
• Lawyers take acquittal of people responsible for Umut Bookshop bombing to Constitutional Court 

  The acquittal of non-commissioned officers, Ali Kaya and Özcan İldeniz, and Veysel Ateş, who confessed to the crime, the authors of the bomb attack on the Umut Bookstore, was brought to the Constitutional Court.
• HDP offers Ferit Şenyaşar to be a candidate to the next elections 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) made an offer to Ferit Şenyaşar, who has been demanding justice with his mother in Urfa for the killings of his relatives.
• Newroz celebration in Bologna 

  Newroz celebrations in Italy continued with an event in Bologna.
• DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır released from prison 

  DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır is on trial in Amed on terror charges, facing up to 15 years imprisonment. At the start of the trial, the Kurdish politician was surprisingly released from prison.
• Activists at Geneva vigil demand “Freedom for Öcalan” 

  Since the beginning of 2021, activists have protested the Turkish state's war against the Kurds and the freedom of Öcalan with a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
• KCDK-E calls for mobilization for Newroz in Frankfurt 

  The KCDK-E called for mobilization to “turn Frankfurt Newroz into a Newroz of national unity and victory”.
• Co-Chair of German SPD party visits HDP in Ankara 

  Co-Chair of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Lars Klingbeil, visited the People’s Democratic Party (HDP).
• Labour and Freedom Alliance will not field a presidential candidate 

  The Labour and Freedom Alliance will not field a candidate for the presidential elections in Turkey, announced the HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan in Ankara today.
• Kurds celebrate Newroz in Britain 

  The British city of Liverpool witnessed the most spectacular Newroz celebration of the recent years, while thousands attended the traditional "Youth Newroz" in London.
• Kurdish teen brutally beaten and thrown into a swamp by the police 

  Turkish police threw a 14-year-old boy in the Lice district of Amed into a swamp by a stream bed with his mouth and hands tied after terribly beating him.
• Earthquake survivor says aid only came from people 

  Earthquake survivor Ahmet Çankaya, who lives in the village of Osmandede in Pazarcık, said that they did not receive any help from the state and that most aid came from the people.
• Memorial for martyrs Ronahî and Berîvan in Mannheim 

  Ronahî and Berîvan, two martyrs of the Kurdish freedom struggle, were commemorated at the place where they carried out their protests in Mannheim.
• Kurds celebrate Newroz in Damascus 

  The Kurdish people and their friends celebrated Newroz in Damascus. Various artists attended the celebration.
• Constitutional Court rejects HDP's application demanding postponement of closure case  

  The Constitutional Court rejected the HDP's application demanding the postponement of the party's closure case until after the election.
• French politician Melanchon: I hope the next elections will benefit all of the peoples of Turkey 

  In a video message he sent to the Newroz celebrations in Amed, French politician Jean-Luc Melenchon said: "I hope that the next elections will be as profitable as possible for the peoples of Turkey."
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sends solidarity greetings to Kurds on Newroz day 

  The Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement to send its solidarity greetings to Kurds on Newroz day.
• Kurds in Stuttgart celebrate Newroz 

  Newroz was celebrated in Stuttgart where solidarity messages were sent to the earthquake victims.
• Many taken into custody in Antalya 

  Many people were taken into custody following house raids carried out as part of a new political operation in Antalya.