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• 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.
• 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.