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• Iran restricts access to social media networks as protests over death of Jina Amini grow 

  Iran has restricted access to social media networks Instagram and WhatsApp amid protests over the death of Jina Amini in police custody, according to residents and internet watchdog NetBlocks.
• KCDK-E thanks all those who took part in 30th Kurdish Culture Festival 

  The KCDK-E co-chairs issued a message thanking all those who took part in the 30th Kurdish Culture Festival in the Netherlands. .
• Our objection to a judge who lost his impartiality has been rejected, says lawyer Eren 

  Lawyer Serhat Eren said that lawyers’ objection against the Constitutional Court judge who considered the documents that were post facto added to HDP’s closure case by the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor's Office as "evidence" has been rejected.
• Barbara Spinelli: Lawyers around the world should file appeals to international bodies about Imrali 

  European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & World Human Rights co-president Barbara Spinelli said that lawyers around the world should be encouraged to file appeals to international bodies about the situation in Imrali.
• Russia says nearly 6000 of its troops killed in Ukraine 

  Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu stated that 5,937 Russian soldiers had been killed since the beginning of the Ukraine war. Experts believe that the Russian casualties may be much higher.
• Delegation from Northern and Eastern Syria meets with German MP Catherine Hanenberger 

  A delegation from Northern and Eastern Syria met with German MP Catherine Hanenberger. At the meeting, the attacks and threats by the invading Turkish state and the obstacles to the Autonomous Administration were discussed.
• European lawyers: CPT must go to Imrali immediately 

  Lawyers, who applied to the Ministry of Justice to allow a visit to Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, said that the CPT should go to Imralı immediately and emphasized that "there is torture there".
• Constitutional Court rejects HDP’s request for recusal of judge in closure case 

  The HDP had stated that judge İrfan Fidan took part in investigations against at least 47 HDP members who are facing a ban from politics in the closure case, and demanded his recusal.
• Tamil community rallies in front of UN in Geneva  

  At a rally in front of the UN in Geneva, the Tamil community called for the killing of the Tamil population to be recognized as genocide.
• Protests continue in many cities of Iran and East Kurdistan for Jina Amini 

  Protests continued in many cities of Iran and East Kurdistan for the young Kurdish woman Jina Amini, who was murdered in custody by the Morality Police in Tehran.
• Barış Keve laid to rest in Çatak 

  Political prisoner Barış Keve, who died in an isolation cell under suspicious circumstances, has been buried in Çatak.
• ELDH holds online press conference on right of Abdullah Öcalan to meet with his lawyers 

  The European Union of Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH) will hold an online press conference on the right of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan to meet with his lawyers today at 12.30 (Brussels time).
• 691 lawyers from Northern and Eastern Syria send a letter demanding visit with Öcalan 

  691 lawyers from Northern and Eastern Syria sent a letter to the Turkish Ministry of Justice demanding a visit with Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Atabay: Right to education in Kurdish must be guaranteed by the Constitution 

  Egitim-Sen Van branch co-chair, Murat Atabay, said that the biggest problem in education in Turkey is that Kurdish children are not trained in their mother tongue.
• Thousands demand freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan in Marseille 

  Thousands demanded freedom for Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, and supported the guerrilla resistance at the 2nd Sinan Dersim Kurdish Culture Festival held in Marseille.
• Another prisoner dies in jail 

  Political prisoner Barış Keve died in a solitary cell in Malatya Akçadağ T Type Closed Prison, where he was held for a week.
• Turkey wants to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 

  At the most recent meeting of the Asian organisation of states, the SCO, it was decided to admit Iran. The NATO member Turkey also wants to join the group.
• Thousands of people attended 30th International Kurdish Culture Festival 

  Thousands of people from several countries took part in the 30th International Kurdish Culture Festival in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.
• At least five Syrian soldiers die in Israeli airstrike near Damascus airport 

  At least five Syrian soldiers were killed in an airstrike carried out by Israel near Damascus airport.
• Young people conclude the Long March in Aachen 

  Despite massive police attacks, the long march promoted by the Kurdish-internationalist youth movement ended as planned on Friday night in Aachen.
• Everything ready in Landgraaf for today's 30th Kurdish Culture Festival 

  Everything is ready in Landgraaf for the 30th Kurdish Culture Festival that will take place today.
• DBP politician arrested in Mersin 

  DBP politician Metin Inci has been arrested in Mersin. The representative of the provincial association of the pro-Kurdish party is accused of "terror recruitment".
• Senyaşar family’s justice vigil marks day 557 

  The Justice Vigil of Emine Şenyaşar and her son, whose family members were murdered by an AKP mob marks its 557th day.
• KONGRA–GEL calls for broad participation in the Kurdish festival in the Netherlands 

  The KONGRA-GEL Co-Presidency Council said that “no reason should be cited as an excuse not to participate in the International Kurdish Cultural Festival to be held on Saturday in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.”
• CDK-F/TJK-F calls on patriotic Kurds living in Europe to join the Kurdish festival 

  In a written statement, the CDK-F and TJK-F called for participation in this year’s Kurdish Culture Festival in the Netherlands.