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• Demirtaş and Mızraklı shave their hair for Mahsa Amini 

  The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) announced that its jailed former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and Amed’s Co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı had shaved their hair for Mahsa Amini who was murdered by the morality police in Tehran.
• Abdullah Öcalan's family applies for a visit  

  Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan's family and his guardian applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate for a visit.
• New York-based non-governmental organization says at least 36 people killed in Iran protests 

  A New York-based non-governmental organization reported that at least 36 people were killed in protest actions in Iran and East Kurdistan in the last week.
• Activists from Oldenbourg take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Speaking on behalf of the new group that took over the Freedom for Öcalan, Tori Akan said: “Unless our Leader is free and our lands are liberated, we are not free either."
• At least 34 refugees die when boat sunk off Syrian-Lebanese coast 

  A boat carrying refugees has sunk off the Syrian-Lebanese coast. 34 people died and 14 were saved.
• Four prisoners deported in haste 

  Prisoners Mehmet Aytunç Altay, Hasan Yıldız, Suat Incedere and Eren Yıldız, who were held in Edirne F Type Prison and in the same cell, were hastily deporte d to other prisons at midnight on Wednesday.
• KCDK-E salutes the resistance for Mahsa Amini in Iran and East Kurdistan 

  The European Kurdistan Democratic Societies Congress Co-Presidency saluted women's resistance after the murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran and Rojhilat (West) Kurdistan.
• 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.