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• 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."
• KCDK-E: Failing to delist the PKK will mean targeting an entire people 

  The KCDK-E issued a statement drawing attention to the case in Luxembourg and pointed out that the 'ban decision' was used as a reason for targeting an entire people altogether.
• ‘The HDP is more than a party name’ 

  The HDP is to be banned in Turkey. HDP politician Özgür Zeydanoğlu sees this as an attempt to exclude the Kurdish people from the political arena.
• More summaries of proceedings against nineteen HDP and DBP deputies 

  Nineteen MPs are facing losing their legislative immunity.
• Inflation in Istanbul reaches record high in two decades 

  Retail prices in Istanbul increased by 63.35 percent in March.
• Prosecutor opens case against Demirtaş for a tweet 9 years ago 

  A further lawsuit has been filed against the former co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş, because of a tweet he posted nine years ago.
• Police arrest 8 Enerji-Sen workers in Ankara at sit-in 

  Enerji-Sen member workers who were fired in Ankara were attacked by the police during the sit-in they had organised. 8 workers were detained.
• New disciplinary sanction for Abdullah Öcalan  

  The application of Asrın Law Office to the Bursa Execution Judge was once again denied due to a three-month family visit ban.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Committee: Isolation will never be accepted 

  The South Kurdistan Freedom for Öcalan Committee celebrated the birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and demanded his freedom.
• Families of prisoners in İmralı apply for a visit 

  Families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in İmralı applied for a visit.
• KONGRA GEL: Öcalan’s birthday is the birthday of a free Kurd 

  The KONGRA-GEL celebrated the 73rd birthday of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. The KONGRA-GEL said that “the birthday of Öcalan, who represents a milestone in the history of the Kurdish people, is the birthday of the free Kurd.”
• Economy & Ecology in Rojava & Chiapas Study Group meets on Saturday 

  New reading by the Economy & Ecology in Rojava & Chiapas Study Group on Saturday 9 April.
• 46 institutions call on Turkey's Constitutional Court to be ‘impartial’ in HDP closure case 

  Releasing a joint statement on HDP closure case, organizations from several countries say, “We urge the government to respect the independence and impartiality of the judiciary by refraining from directly or indirectly influencing the Court’s decision”.
• YPG Spokesperson Nuri Mahmoud meets François Hollande 

  YPG Spokesperson Nuri Mahmoud met with former French President François Hollande on Thursday. Hollande stated that they will continue to support Rojava.
• Kurdish students under custody after fascist attack in Muğla 

  In Muğla, AKP/MHP fascists attacked Kurdish students with sharp objects. The police detained Kurdish students who were attacked instead of fascists.
• Iraqi parliamentarians call for an investigation of Turkish invasion 

  A total of 25 Iraqi parliamentarians have called for an investigation into the Turkish invasion in the country.
• The case on PKK’s removal from terror list held at EU Court of Justice 

  The hearing of the lawsuit for the removal of the PKK from the 'terrorist organizations list' is held at the Court of Justice. KCK Executive Council Member Zübeyir Aydar said, "They accuse us of terrorism with the arguments of the Turkish state."
• Sit-in for Öcalan’s freedom in Geneva marks its 60th week 

  Speaking during the sit-in outside the UN headquarters in Geneva, CDK Geneva Co-Chair Mülkiye Bulut said, “Neither the Kurdish people nor Kurdistan can achieve freedom until Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan is free.”
• Mobile ‘Öcalan Library’ tour completed in Switzerland 

  The ‘Öcalan Library’, which distributes books and discusses the Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's paradigm, has completed its Swiss tour in Lausanne.
• Dr. Thomas Phillips: “Öcalan’s ideas must be engaged with” 

  Dr Thomas Phillips, lecturer in law at Liverpool John Moores University, said that "Öcalan’s ideas must be engaged with."
• Young people march in Paris, demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Young people marched in the suburbs of Villiers le Bel and Gringy in Paris, demanding freedom for Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Iraqi Parliament fails to elect president for third time 

  Once again, the quorum in the Iraqi Parliament to elect the president could not be reached.
• Police attack commemoration of Mahir Çayan and his comrades 

  Police attacked the United Struggle Forces, which wanted to commemorate Mahir Çayan and his comrades in Kadıköy, on the 50th anniversary of the Kızıldere massacre. Many people were battered and detained while journalists were removed from the area.
• Kurdish parties call for participation in Öcalan’s birthday celebration in Amara 

  MED TUHAD-FED, DTK, TJA, DBP and HDP called for strong participation in the celebration for Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan’s birthday on April 4.