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• Kurdish community in Switzerland to reorganise itself 

  The Kurdish umbrella organisation in Switzerland wants to reorganise itself in order to make essential elements such as grassroots democracy and gender justice visible. This was decided at a conference in Basel.
• Drancy: "Kurdistan will be the grave of fascism" 

  In front of the Kurdish Community Centre in the Parisian suburb of Drancy, activists protested against criminalisation by the police and the threat of Turkish fascists. Protests also took place in Villiers le Bel and Strasbourg.
• Official launch of UK representative office of the Syrian Democratic Council on 9 March 

  the official launch of the UK representative office of the Syrian Democratic Council
• 7 political parties establish a joint coordination 

  The 7 political parties that responded to the call of the HDP, decided to establish a joint coordination.
• Final declaration of the Workshop Against ISIS demands support for Autonomous Administration 

  The final declaration of the Workshop Against ISIS said that support for the Autonomous Administration should be increased, and that "ISIS is a threat to the whole world".
• Three injured after fascist Turkish attack on Kurdish association in Drancy 

  Fascist Turks attacked the Democratic Kurdish Community Centre in Drancy, Paris.
• IHD and TIHV call for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine 

  "War is not just about maps and explosion footage. War is death, migration, starvation, torture and oppression," the IHD and the TIHV have said in a joint statement.
• EU rapporteur criticizes Turkey's 'reluctance' to implement ECtHR decisions on Demirtaş, Kavala 

  The situation of rule of law and human rights remains the main obstacle to a positive agenda between Brussels and Ankara, Nacho Sánchez Amor said.
• HDK on Russia-Ukraine conflict: The solution is international solidarity  

  HDK drew attention to the war policies of the states and stated that the solution is possible through international solidarity.
• Workshop on struggle against ISIS and the fate of the imprisoned ISIS members starts in Sulaymaniyah 

  The workshop on the ‘struggle against ISIS and the fate of the imprisoned ISIS members’ started in the city of Sulaymaniyah.
• Kurdish man from Ulm fights deportation to Turkey 

  Muhammed Tunç, a Kurdish man from Ulm, who is threatened with deportation to Turkey, is still in the Pforzheim detention center. The administrative court in Sigmaringen has not yet decided on a follow-up application to prevent the deportation.
• Kurdish youth movement announces activities in Essen, Dortmund and Stuttgart for delisting of PKK 

  The Kurdish youth movement announced activities in Essen, Dortmund and Stuttgart. With a demonstration, a meeting and a concert, the demand for the PKK to be removed from the "terrorist list" should be addressed.
• Young activists in France publish first issue of Jiyana Azad magazine 

  Internationalist youth and members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement in France published a magazine called Jiyana Azad.
• Izmir Peace Mothers Assembly visits families carrying out Justice Vigil in the city 

  Izmir Peace Mothers Assembly visited the families carrying out the Justice Vigil in the city.
• Press conference in Brussels to address issue of assassination team 

  On March 1, a press conference will be held in Brussels about the assassination attempt on KONGRA GEL Co-chair Remzi Kartal and KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar.
• Basque Parliament hosts meeting about Kurds 

  A meeting on the situation of the Kurds was held in the Basque Parliament.
• Lavrov: Russia ready to negotiate if Ukraine lays down arms 

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is ready for negotiations if Ukraine “lays down arms”.
• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• War in Ukraine and Turkey’s Bayraktar TB-2 drones 

  Russia's military operation against Ukraine concerns Turkey as well. Why is it so?
• Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement calls for delisting of PKK 

  Necad Eli Qadir, a member of the Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement, demanded that the PKK be removed from the EU's list of terrorist organizations.
• Area reserved for Bahçeli Memorial Forest begins to be cordoned off 

  Despite the reaction of political parties and non-governmental organizations in Diyarbakir, the area reserved for the "Bahçeli Memorial Forest" has started to be cordoned off.
• Latest news from Ukraine: Russian tanks near Kyiv  

  Ukraine expects a Russian tank attack on its capital, Kyiv, later on Friday.
• CDK-F condemns attack against Drancy DTKM 

  The CDK-F condemned the attack against the Drancy DTKM. "Get your hands off the Kurdish people's."
• Alevi prayer houses discriminated against as "commercial premises” 

  The Turkish state declares Alevi prayer houses as "commercial premises". The vice chairman of the Alevi Bektaşi Federation, Müslüm Metin, says that this is yet another disparagement of Alevism.
• French police storm Kurdish association in Drancy 

  Activists called for an immediate end to the criminalization of the Kurdish people and their institutions.