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• Economic crisis deepens in Turkey, confirms new inflation data  

  The Turkish Statistical Institute announced the Consumer Price Index in Turkey for February 2022: consumer inflation rose to 54.44 percent.
• Stephen Smellie: Öcalan's freedom is crucial for peace in the region 

  Stephen Smellie, Deputy Convenor of UNISON Scotland, said that "Öcalan's freedom is crucial for peace in the region."
• Police detain HDP executives in Cizre 

  Two HDP executives were detained in house raids targeting the party in the Cizre (province of Şırnak).
• Vigil in front of the UN headquarters continues 

  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.
• Group from Pforzheim takes over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg 

  Kurds from Pforzheim, Germany took over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg, which is still going strong in its ninth year.
• Italian Parliament’s Human Rights Committee debates Kurdish issue, isolation and HDP 

  The Kurdish issue is the root of the problems in Turkey, Europe Representative of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Devriş Çimen said in a meeting organized by the Standing Committee on Human Rights of the Italian Parliament.
• HDP: The dark spirit of the '90s still haunts contemporary politics in Turkey 

  The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) condemned the March 2 Coup that stripped Kurdish deputies of parliamentarian immunity in 1994, stressing that “contemporary putschists will fail as well, just like the actors of the 1994 coup.”
• AKP trustee is favouring the decline of Erciş 

  Erciş, the largest province of Van in terms of population, was turned into a big village by the usurpation of trustees. The center and neighbourhoods are in ruins; streets and avenues turned into mud.
• Turkish National Assembly strips HDP deputy Semra Güzel of her parliamentary immunity 

  The Turkish National Assembly has stripped HDP deputy Semra Güzel of her parliamentary immunity. After the vote, the HDP parliamentary group left the meeting room with loud protests.
• HDP parliamentary group demonstrates in solidarity with Semra Güzel 

  The HDP MP Semra Güzel is to be stripped of her parliamentary immunity after a smear campaign orchestrated by the media. In the run-up to the parliamentary session, the HDP parliamentary group demonstrated united solidarity.
• Conference in Brussels exposes Turkish assassination team in Belgium and connections to Ankara 

  Press conference in Brussels about the assassination attempt on KONGRA GEL Co-chair Remzi Kartal and KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar.
• Police attack Şenyaşar family in front of the courthouse in Urfa 

  Members of the Şenyaşar family survivors protesting for justice in front of the courthouse in Urfa have been attacked by police.
• Seven parties in Turkey against the war in Ukraine: "We refuse the unjust war!" 

  A newly formed coordination of left parties and organisations in Turkey opposes the war in Ukraine and accuses Russia and NATO of plunging the world into war for their economic interests.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan once again apply for a visit to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan once again applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate, requesting a visit to their client.
• A prisoner in Diyarbakır Women's jail told her lawyer has come meets intelligence officers 

  Hanım Iş, a prisoner in Diyarbakır Women's Prison, was told that her lawyer had come and faced an unpleasant interview with people who were stated to be intelligence officers.
• HDP’s Beştaş criticizes the "hypocrisy" of the anti-war opposition in Turkey 

  HDP’s Group Deputy Chair Meral Danış Beştaş criticized the "hypocrisy" of the anti-war opposition in Turkey, saying, “When it comes to Ukraine, war is considered against the international law, but the invasion of Afrin is deemed appropriate.”
• Switzerland urges Turkey to "comply with international laws" 

  In a response to a parliamentary motion concerning the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army, the Swiss government urged the Turkish government to act in accordance with international legal norms.
• Council for the Catalan Republic visits KNK 

  The Catalan and Kurdish officials decided to continue dialogue and solidarity in order to improve mutual relations between the two countries.
• German Constitutional Court rules police raid on Kurdish association was unjust 

  The Constitutional Court in Berlin ruled that the police raid on the Kurdish association Civaka Azad in June 2018 was unjust and asked the district court to rehear the case.
• HDP: Dolmabahçe Agreement is the only solution 

  Seven years ago, the Dolmabahçe Agreement for the resolution of the Kurdish question and democratization of Turkey was announced in Istanbul. The HDP calls for a return to the will for a solution expressed at that time.
• Dutch Foreign Affairs answers parliamentary question about sick prisoners in Turkey 

  The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered Socialist Party (SP) parliamentarian Van Dijk's questions about political prisoners in Turkey.
• EH Bildu and Esquerra Republicana submit motion about Aysel Tuğluk to Spanish government 

  A parliamentary question was submitted in the Spanish House of Representatives to raise the issue of the health status of politician Aysel Tuğluk who is in Kandıra F Type Prison.
• Woman in Mardin risks up to 5 years in prison for twitting picture of Zapatista fighter 

  Zilan O. is charged with terrorist propaganda for sharing a picture of a Zapatista fighter and an armed Yazidi woman on Twitter. The public prosecutor's office in Mardin is demanding two to five years in prison.
• DBP says it's time to "open channels to solve the Kurdish question" 

  The DBP is sticking to its goal of achieving the recognition of Kurdish cultural identity by the state and anchoring it in the constitution. Associated with this is the introduction of Kurdish as the official and educational language.
• Stands and exhibition in Amsterdam to protest ban of PKK 

  Stands were opened in Amsterdam to protest the ban of the PKK. The action became the focus of attention of Dutch and tourists.