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• Solidarity meeting in Lorient for earthquake victims  

  A meeting was held in Lorient, France, in solidarity with earthquake victims.
• HDP Europe Crisis Coordination Desk set up  

  A spokesperson from HDP was named to coordinate cooperation with the earthquake zone from Europe.
• Internationalists conclude Long March 

  Internationalists marching from Switzerland to France for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan have concluded their protest on the fourth day after the postponement of the Strasbourg rally planned for Saturday due to earthquake.
• Activists in front of UN call for solidarity with earthquake survivors 

  Activists carrying out a vigil for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in front of the UN in Geneva commemorated the victims of Monday’s earthquakes and called for solidarity with survivors.
• HDP Crisis Coordination: The government is trapped under the rubble 

  "Our task today is to strengthen social solidarity networks against the profit-driven economy and ruthless order," said the HDP, which has set up a crisis team and is deploying 2000 volunteers in the earthquake zone.
• Earthquake survivors left to their fate in Elbistan 

  Earthquake survivors have been left to their fate in Elbistan, devastated by Monday’s earthquakes. Search and rescue efforts in the district started two days after the disaster. There is neither water, electricity, nor tents for the survivors.
• State of emergency enters into force as death toll reaches 16,170 in Turkey 

  The parliament of Turkey has approved a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces worst-affected by two devastating earthquakes on Monday that claimed thousands of lives.
• KONGRA-GEL: We should not leave our people alone, helpless and hopeless 

  Calling for solidarity with the earthquake victims, KONGRA-GEL said: “We should lend support to our people affected by the earthquakes in these difficult and painful days.”
• Long March activists: Turkish colonialism responsible for consequences of earthquake 

  In the long march of the Kurdish youth movement for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, the earthquake in Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria is a central theme.
• KCDK-E: Strasbourg demonstration postponed due to earthquake 

  The KCDK-E has postponed the demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan planned for Saturday in Strasbourg to 8 April due to the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria.
• Hatay residents: Alevi neighborhoods receive no aid 

  Residents of Küçükdalyan and Subaşı neighbourhoods in Hatay province reacted to the government which has delivered no aid for days, saying that the government discriminates against them since they are Alevi neighbourhoods.
• Labor and Freedom Alliance: We will overcome this disaster together 

  The Labor and Freedom Alliance said: "This regime has left our people to die. We will overcome this disaster together. The people's defense of life cannot be prevented."
• Activists of the Long March call for support for earthquake victims 

  The Long March demanding the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan resumed in Germany on its fourth day.
• Earthquake victims in Antep: No one has come to our aid 

  Even two days after the earthquakes in ten provinces in Turkey, whose epicentres were the districts of Pazarcik and Elbistan in the province of Maraş, there are settlements that no government aid has reached yet.
• Günay: The government left people to die 

  HDP Party Spokeswoman Ebru Günay said that the AKP-MHP government has left earthquake victims to die and called for solidarity.
• Twitter restricted in Turkey in the wake of devastating earthquakes 

  Real-time network data shows Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday. The filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public come to rely on the service in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes.
• No rescue effort introduced in most of Adiyaman yet 

  Although 72 hours have passed since Monday’s devastating earthquake and Turkish state officials keep saying that they have reached every spot affected, there is still no rescue effort to rescue people in most of Adiyaman.
• Lawyers apply for Imrali prisoners to meet with their families in earthquake area 

  The Asrın Law Office submitted applications for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı Island Prison to get in touch with their families living in the earthquake-affected regions.
• Turkish government exploits the earthquake 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared a state of emergency in ten provinces affected by the earthquake. The measure prevents both civilian self-help and transparent reporting.
• Internationalists marching in Switzerland call for solidarity with earthquake victims 

  Internationalists marching from Switzerland to France for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan called for solidarity with earthquake survivors.
• Participants of the long march in Germany arrive in Böblingen 

  Young activists concluded the 3rd day of the Long March launched in Heilbronn, Germany for the freedom of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Xosnav Ata continues vigil in front of OPCW to protest Turkish chemical attacks in Kurdistan 

  Xosnav Ata continues his vigil in front of the OPCW to protest the chemical attacks carried out by the Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• Sancar: In Antakya and Samandağ, I saw no state, only suffering and destruction 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar was in Antakya and Samandağ. He underlined that there is no state and government in Hatay. On the contrary, there is great destruction and suffering.
• Earthquake in North Kurdistan - Live Blog 

  The number of dead after Monday's devastating earthquakes increased to 9,057 and the injured to 52,979.
• HDP deputies from earthquake area: People are struggling alone 

  HDP deputies who visit the earthquake area in North Kurdistan criticize the handling of the crisis by the AKP-MHP government and accuse the regime of leaving people to their fate.