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• Buldan: Newroz will mark the beginning of a great change 

  In a meeting launching events to mark Newroz in Amed (Diyarbakir), HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said that this year’s celebrations would mark the beginning of a “great change”.
• KCKD-E: We will not forget the massacres in Halabja, Qamishlo, Gazi and Afrin 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress said that the massacres of Halabja, Qamishlo and Gazi and the atrocities during the occupation of Afrin will never be forgotten.
• Erdogan officially announces date for elections 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially announced that Turkish elections would be held on May 14.
• Call for solidarity with the HDP on 13 March 

  The defence of HDP over the closure case is now scheduled for April 11. Against the politically motivated closure case, the party calls for solidarity on 13 March.
• Attack at Jehovah's Witness centre in Hamburg leaves at least 7 people dead 

  A shooting at a Jehovah's Witness centre in Hamburg left at least seven people dead and dozens injured.
• AYM postpones date for HDP’s defense in closure case, lifts blocking of Treasury aid 

  The Constitutional Court decided to lift the blocking of treasury aid to the HDP by a majority of votes and postponed the date for its defense in the closure case to 11 April.
• EP Conference: "Chemical attacks must be investigated, drone attacks must be stopped" 

  The 17th International Kurdish Conference at the European Parliament continues on its second day. Chemical weapons inspector Jan van Aken called for an independent international investigation into the Turkish use of chemical weapons.
• Turhallı calls for action to stop migration from earthquake areas 

  CIK Chair Hafız Ahmet Turhallı said that the earthquake victims urgently need tents and containers, calling for every means available to be used to stop the migration from earthquake areas.
• International Conference at EP addresses the situation in North-East Syria 

  On its second day, the 17th International Kurdish Conference at the European Parliament addressed the situation in North and East Syria.
• The role of university students in the "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" uprising 

  The Preparation Committee for the workshop organized by Rojava University and Bremen University students on 4 March has announced the conclusions.
• 2023 Newroz dedicated to those who lost their lives in the earthquake 

  The first fire of the 2023 Newroz will be in Şemdinli, the last in Amed.
• Syrian refugees in Elbistan forcibly removed from tent city 

  Syrian refugees in Elbistan Cumhuriyet Mahallesi are forcibly removed from their tents.
• Munzur: South Africans consider Öcalan a leader like Mandela 

  Ferzende Munzur, who attended the 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, Peace and Stability for the World' conference, said that “South Africans consider Abdullah Öcalan a leader like Mandela.
• Temelli: There is hope that a common struggle will help get rid of this government 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Van Deputy Sezai Temelli said that citizens have tremendous hope to get rid of the government through a common struggle.
• Solidarity with Kurdistan Committee in Colombia will organize a week of events to celebrate Newroz  

  The Solidarity with Kurdistan Committee in Colombia held meetings to prepare the celebrations for Newroz.
• HDP Pazarcik District co-chair dies as a result of a heart attack 

  HDP Bazarcix District Co-chair Erdal İper died as a result of a heart attack.
• “European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” conference kicks off today 

  The 17th International Conference on “the European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” will kick off today at the European Parliament in Brussels.
• Internationalist Ivana Hoffmann commemorated in Switzerland 

  In Switzerland, the Fédération libertaire des Montagnes commemorated internationalist Ivana Hoffmann, who had joined the defence of Rojava and died eight years ago today in the fight against ISIS.
• More than 3,000 buildings heavily damaged by earthquakes in Amed 

  The Urban Protection and Solidarity Platform reported that 3,252 buildings were heavily damaged by the recent earthquake in Amed (Diyarbakir).
• Chain poisoning kills four more school kids in Iran 

  Four school kids have been killed by a toxic gas attack in Iran.
• Earthquake exposes corruption in Turkey's health system 

  Corruption in Turkey’s health system has been exposed following the massive earthquake that struck 11 provinces, killing more than 45 thousand citizens and injuring hundreds of thousands of others.
• Authorities want to remove people's solidarity areas 

  Following the removal of Sevgi Park in Hatay, other people's solidarity areas are at risk of being removed in Serinyol. Purple Solidarity members said: "We will continue to fight until we build free cities."
• Newroz to be celebrated in 6 Italian cities 

  The Italian Kurdistan Information Office called on the Kurdish community affected by the earthquake tragedy to gather around the Newroz celebrations to be held in 6 cities of the country.
• 17th Conference on “European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” at European Parliament 

  The 17th International Conference on “the European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 March.
• Nation Alliance says its presidential candidate will be CHP chair Kılıçdaroğlu 

  The Presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance became CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.