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• 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.
• Thousands on their way to Newroz celebration in Amed 

  The people of Amed are reaching the area where the Newroz celebration will take place, chanting the slogans “Bijî Serok Apo”, “Be Serok jiyan nabe” and “Jin jiyan azadî”.
• Newroz celebrations in many European cities 

  Newroz celebrations were held in Freiburg, Dortmund and Aachen in Germany, and Copenhagen, Örebro and Holstebro in Denmark.
• Police take many into custody ahead of Newroz celebrations 

  Police took many people into custody ahead of the Newroz celebrations.
• Kılıçdaroğlu meets HDP co-chairs in Ankara 

  After meeting with HDP Co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar in Ankara, presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu called for a solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey's parliament.
• Iraq to hold provincial elections on November 6 

  Elections will be held on November 6 in Iraq ten years after to replace the provincial assemblies that were dissolved due to corruption.
• Presidential candidate Kılıçdaroğlu visits HDP 

  The CHP delegation was received by HDP co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, Party Spokeswoman Ebru Günay and HDP Group Deputy Chair Saruhan Oluç.
• Memorial for Italian internationalist Tekoşer Piling (Lorenzo Orsetti) 

  Italian internationalist Tekoşer Piling (Lorenzo Orsetti), fell a martyr in Baghouz while fighting against ISIS, four years ago. A memorial was held in Florence.
• Kurds and their friends celebrate Newroz in Helsinki 

  In Helsinki, leftist organizations, the Democratic Kurdish Medical Center, the representatives of the Association for Arts, and many Kurds
• Police take HDP Bursa Provincial co-chair into custody  

  HDP Bursa Provincial co-chair Mehmet Dilek was taken into custody as a result of a new political police operation.