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• Is Ukraine a biological weapons laboratory? 

  The Ukraine war continues with a heavy number of casualties. The siege of Kyiv is intensified, tens of thousands of civilians have been evacuated, the US is boosting its arms help, and it is alleged that Ukraine has many biological weapon laboratories.
• SADAT is arming young unemployed people in Van 

  A ban on actions and activities has been imposed for 1,900 days by the Governor's Office in Van. The organization called SADAT, founded by the AKP government, exploits the unemployed youth in Van and arms them.
• Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names new one 

  The Islamic State confirmed on Thursday the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief.
• Swiss deputies present motion in parliament for Kurdish teacher Zara Muhammedî 

  The fact that teacher Zara Muhammedî was imprisoned for 5 years on the pretext that she "threatened national security" for teaching Kurdish to a group of students in Sine was brought to the agenda of the Swiss Federal Parliament.
• 8.5 million people are unemployed in Turkey 

  The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions Research Centre (DİSK-AR) reported that 8.5 million people are unemployed in the country.
• Kurdish activists collect signatures in London for delisting the PKK 

  Signatures have been collected in London for the campaign to remove the PKK from the terror list.
• Macron, Scholz call for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine 

  France and Germany have reportedly “demanded an immediate ceasefire from Russia.”
• Ukraine war: No results from the meeting in Turkey 

  The highest-level meeting between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the Ukraine war took place in Turkey, but it produced no results.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan demand to meet their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to request a meeting with their client.
• Trustees in Van do not reinstate workers they dismissed despite court decision 

  The workers, who were unlawfully dismissed from their jobs in Van Metropolitan Municipality by the state-appointed trustee, have not been reinstated for four years despite the court decision. During this time, four workers lost their lives.
• Newroz celebrations to be announced today in Amed 

  Today the declaration about Newroz, which will be celebrated in 72 different cities, will be read in Amed.
• Ministry of Justice rejects Gencer's lawyers request to transfer trial for killings of Deniz Poyraz 

  The request for the transfer of the case against Onur Gencer, who murdered Deniz Poyraz, to Kayseri was rejected.
• Young people in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A march was held in Paris's Villiers Le Bel suburb demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, and condemning the attacks that criminalized the Kurdish people in France.
• HDP: The story behind the photos of Semra Güzel 

  Photos of HDP politicians with PKK members are used almost daily by pro-government media in Turkey to criminalise the HDP and justify its possible dissolution. What is behind the photos of Semra Güzel?
• Kurdish activists on vigil in Geneva protest the UN’s silence 

  Every Wednesday for over a year, activists have been protesting in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva demanding the release of Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• University students in Ankara develop an alternative resistance 

  Young people embraced the fanzine RONAK, of which Ankara Free Student Initiative published the first issue in February.
• Street waste collectors work under precarious conditions in Turkey 

  Surging price hikes continue to hit some of the poorest members of the society in Turkey. Street waste collectors say that they sell a kilo of paper for 1 lira, adding that what they can earn is less than 100 liras (less than $7) per day.
• Newroz celebrations to be launched in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey 

  This year's Newroz celebrations in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey are being launched with declarations by various alliances in Amed and Istanbul. The main demand is the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Three killed in ISIS attacks in Iraq 

  Three people were killed in ISIS attacks in the Iraqi district of Diyala.
• At least 106 workers lost their lives in February, says Health and Safety Labor Watch 

  At least 106 workers died in February, according to the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
• Activists from Freiburg take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Freiburg took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 507. The group drew attention to the importance of Kurdish national unity.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan applied once again to visit their client.
• Margaret Owen demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Margaret Owen, an 88-year-old human rights defender and lawyer in the United Kingdom, demanded the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, whom she calls "Kurdish Mandela".
• Russia and Ukraine recruit foreign fighters, reports say 

  It is reported that Russia and Ukraine have begun recruiting foreign fighters in the ongoing war.
• Second “Democracy and Freedom Conference” publishes final statement 

  The Second “Democracy and Freedom Conference” gathered in Berlin published its final statement.