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• 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.
• EU Court of Justice to rule on the PKK on Thursday 

  On Thursday, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg will rule on whether the PKK was wrongly included on the list of terrorist organizations in the period 2014 to 2020.
• According to Lavrov, "a fairer" world order will emerge from the current process 

  During his visit to China, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the present process would result in "a fairer and more democratic world order."
• HBDH activists: Isolation is against the whole society 

  Activists of the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement, who took over the Freedom Vigil in its new week, said that the isolation which has begun in Imralı was imposed on all Turks and Kurds, and called for the struggle to be expanded.
• Belgin Diken: They can appoint trustees to buildings but not to the will of the people 

  Yenişehir Municipality co-mayor Belgin Diken, who was replaced by a trustee, said: “We were arrested, we were placed under house arrest, we have ongoing court cases, but we are always with our people. They can appoint trustees to the will of the people."
• Mobile “Öcalan library” stops in Lausanne 

  The mobile “Öcalan library” attracted a lot of attention. Under the slogan "Freedom will win", activists informed the people in Solothurn about the Kurdish people’s leader paradigm and its practical implementation in Rojava.
• Seminar in Shengal to mark Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  A seminar was held in Shengal to mark 4 April, the birthday of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turkish police take many into custod including journalists in five cities 

  Turkish police detained many people, including journalists, during house raids in Istanbul and four different cities in the morning.
• Cuba brigade named after Alina Sánchez 

  A brigade of the Berlin-based association Interbrigadas has arrived in Cuba to support the socio-cultural center Ventana al Valle. The brigade has named itself after the unforgettable internationalist Alina Sánchez.
• ‘Kurdish peace will bring stability to Turkey’ 

  HDP Amed Provincial Co-Chair Ceylan said that the AKP-MHP government which has adopted anti-Kurdish policies has nothing to offer to the peoples in the country.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit their client 

  Abdullah Öcalan's legal team has applied for a visit permit to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the management of Imrali Island Prison. The last client meeting took place two and a half years ago.
• Kurds in Limassol pay tribute to martyrs of the Week of Heroism  

  The martyrs of the Week of Heroism were commemorated in the person of Mahsum Korkmaz (Egîd), the commander of the 15 August 1984 action, when the first bullet was fired against the Turkish state.
• Mobile Öcalan library stops in Solothurn 

  The second stop of the mobile “leader Öcalan library” was in Lucerne, where veterans of the Kurdish freedom struggle said "Our leadership is our reason for living". Today the library will be in Solothurn.
• ‘Silence towards Turkish attacks is embarrassing for the Iraqi government’ 

  Iraqi Communications Advisor Elî Elfacî said, “It is a great shame for the Iraqi government to remain silent towards the Turkish bombardments on the Iraqi soil.”
• Kurds in Armenia celebrate Newroz 

  The Kurds living in Armenia joined together in the capital Yerevan to celebrate Newroz.
• Newroz celebrations in Turin and Cologne  

  Newroz celebrations in Turin were attended by Kurds and Italians, while in Cologne by young people.
• TOKİ wants to evict earthquake-affected tenants in Van and Erciş 

  TOKİ has notified the earthquake-affected tenants who stayed in earthquake houses in Van and Erciş and could not pay their debts, to vacate their houses before 17 April.
• Scottish Kurdish People's Assembly organise Newroz celebration in Edinburgh 

  The Scottish Kurdish People's Assembly organised a Newroz celebration in Edinburgh with the slogan "Dem Dema Azadiye" (Time for Freedom).
• Newroz celebrated in Oslo 

  Kurds and their friends are welcoming the Kurdish New Year, Newroz, all around the world.
• Police attack commemoration of Kızıldere massacre in Istanbul 

  In Istanbul, a commemoration rally of leftist youth groups marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Kızıldere massacre was violently broken up by police. At least six participants were detained.
• Fugitive convicted in Hrant Dink murder case arrested in Kyrgyzstan 

  A Turk convicted of aiding and abetting the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been captured in Kyrgyzstan after years on the run and handed over to Turkey.
• Kurdish youth organizations to rally for Öcalan in Duisburg 

  With a demonstration through Duisburg, the Kurdish youth organizations TCŞ and TekoJIN will demand the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan on April 2. People in solidarity are invited to participate in the action.
• Newroz in Vienna, Erfurt and Donostia 

  Newroz events have taken place in Vienna and Erfurt, as well as in Donostia in the Basque Country.