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• Kurdish man in Germany faces imminent deportation to Turkey 

  In order to avoid being deported to Turkey, Muhammed Tunç has agreed to voluntarily leave the country for a third country. The offer by the authorities in Baden-Württemberg was withdrawn after he applied for a passport at the Turkish consulate.
• Mines kill, injure more than 500 children in Iraq: UN 

  At least 519 children have been killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Iraq in the past five years, UN agencies have warned.
• Three people sent to prison in Mardin 

  Three people in Mardin saw their prison sentences upheld and were sent to prison.
• Mobile Öcalan library in Heilbronn 

  A mobile library with books by Abdullah Öcalan has made a stop in Heilbronn. The ideas of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish freedom movement can neither be locked up nor banned, an activist stated.
• Activists from Toulouse take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A new group of activists took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg and celebrated the birthday of the Kurdish people's leader.
• Andrea Koskondi on chemical weapons allegations in Kurdistan 

  GFTU executive committee and Coalition Against Chemical Weapons in Kurdistan member Andrea Koskondi spoke about chemical weapons allegations in Kurdistan.
• Joint call for mass rallies against war and exploitation on May Day 

  Seven parties and organizations jointly call for strong participation in May Day events in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey; "We will take to the streets together on May 1 against price rise, poverty, war and exploitation."
• EU countries expel more than 120 Russian diplomats in 48 hours 

  Relations between Russia and the West have been deteriorating amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. More than 120 Russian diplomats have been expelled by European Union countries and their allies in the last 48 hours.
• Activists celebrate Öcalan's birthday in Frankfurt 

  Young activists rallied in Frankfurt and celebrated the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds celebrate Öcalan’s birthday in Russia 

  The Kurds living in Russia planted saplings to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• 30 detained for participating in Newroz celebration in Bodrum 

  Turkish police detained 30 people in Bodrum for participating in Newroz celebrations.
• Time to redouble efforts for peace and renew call for Öcalan’s freedom, says Peace in Kurdistan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement to mark 4 April, Abdullah Öcalan's birthday.
• HDP: AKP-MHP alliance changes the election law according to its own needs 

  The HDP said that the AKP-MHP alliance changes the election law according to its own needs.
• Inflation rate rises to over 61 percent in Turkey 

  In Turkey, prices rose in March at the fastest rate in 20 years.
• French police attack Kurdish activists protesting for Öcalan outside the CoE – UPDATE 

  Activists have gathered in front of the CoE in Strasbourg to protest against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. The occasion is the birthday of the 73-year-old mastermind of the Kurdish liberation movement.
• Kurds celebrate Öcalan’s birthday in Yerevan 

  Today is the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, celebrated by the Kurds and their friends all around the world.
• Öcalan’s birthday celebrated in the house where he was born 

  Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's birthday was celebrated in an event organized at the house where he was born in Amara.
• Kurdish people flock to Amara to celebrate Öcalan’s birthday 

  Kurds have launched a march to Amara to celebrate the 73rd birthday of Kurdish Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• People plant saplings in Amara to celebrate Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  Saplings were planted in Amara as part of the birthday celebrations of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurdish institutions react to police search of association in Hanau 

  The Kurdish association in Hanau was searched by police on Friday evening. Several Turkish-speaking police officers were involved in the raid. The raid was carried out after a tribute to the martyrs of the Kurdish liberation struggle.
• Police in Hakkari take four people into custody including a child 

  Four people from the same family, including a 3-year-old child, were taken into custody this morning by police.
• Young people in London close Tower Bridge demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young people in London closed Tower Bridge to traffic, demanding the freedom of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds everywhere celebrate Abdullah Öcalan's birthday  

  Today is the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday celebrated in Nairobi 

  Kurds and their friends are celebrating the 73rd birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan who has been held in aggravated isolation in Imrali Island Prison in Turkey since his capture in an international conspiracy in 1999.
• Turkey has committed war crimes in Kurdistan,” says journalist Steve Sweeney 

  Morning Star journalist Steve Sweeney said that "Turkey has committed war crimes in Kurdistan."