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• Jailed Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna died after being attacked by jihadist 

  A jailed Corsican nationalist, Yvan Colonna, was beaten by another inmate, a Cameroonian jihadist, on 2 March.
• Çukurca celebrates Newroz after 6 years 

  For the first time in 6 years, the Newroz fire was lit in Çukurca.
• Police detain at least 298 people at Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır 

  At least 298 people were detained during the day-long police attacks on people at the Newroz celebration in Diyarbakır on Monday.
• One million people attend the Newroz rally in Amed 

  The rally in Amed marked the historic high point for Newroz in Kurdistan in 2022. Pervin Buldan recalled the urgency of implementing Abdullah Öcalan's declaration in order to achieve social peace.
• New round of Syrian constitutional talks begins in Geneva 

  Another round of talks by the so-called Constitutional Committee for Syria has begun in Geneva under UN mediation. According to the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, which is not at the table, no substantial results are expected.
• Osman Kavala remains in prison 

  While the final ruling was expected to be handed down at today’s hearing, the court board of the Gezi trial has given time to rights defenders and their lawyers until April 22 as they objected, requesting time to make statements as to the accusations.
• Musicians detained for "forbidden songs" at Newroz celebration 

  Seven musicians have been detained in the western Turkish city of Aydın after a Newroz celebration. They are accused of singing "forbidden songs”.
• HBDH releases Newroz message 

  A unity of the oppressed nations and peoples and the oppressed classes and women is the most urgent task, said the HBDH in its message marking the Kurdish New Year Newroz.
• KOMAW celebrates the Freedom Newroz 

  “The Newroz has become the greatest freedom festival of mankind as a result of the heroic struggle of Kawa the Blacksmith against Dehaq, a cruel tyrant.”
• Thousands attend Newroz celebration in London  

  More than ten thousand people attended the Newroz celebration held in London's Finsbury Park, shouting "Biji Serok Apo".
• Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn sends Newroz message to Kurdish community in UK 

  Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn sent a message to the Kurdish community in the UK on the occasion of Newroz.
• Prisoner dies suspiciously in Iğdır 

  The prison administration called the Kaya family last night and told them that their son had committed suicide.
• Hundreds of thousands celebrate Newroz in Istanbul, demand freedom for Öcalan 

  At an impressively large Newroz celebration in Istanbul, hundreds of thousands of people once again showed that the Kurds' struggle for peace, freedom and democracy cannot be suppressed with repression and violence.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sends its greetings of solidarity on Newroz 2022 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign issued a statement to send its greetings of solidarity on Newroz 2022 to the Kurdish people.
• Newroz celebrated in Frankfurt 

  The Newroz celebration in Frankfurt took place on Saturday and was attended by 60 thousand people.
• Another Kurdish citizen faces trial in Germany 

  In Lüneburg, a Kurd will stand trial again next week, accused of violating the law on associations in connection with the ban on PKK activities. The defendant is a 59-year-old man.
• Newroz celebration kicks off in Frankfurt 

  The central Newroz celebration has begun in Frankfurt in an exuberant mood. The event is dedicated to the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan and all political prisoners.
• DBP Provincial co-chair Altun says Newroz in Amed is the fire of resistance 

  DBP Provincial co-chair Hayrettin Altun said about the great Newroz to be held in Amed on 21 March that "this year's Newroz will burn like the fire of resistance and success."
• AvEG-Kon calls on all progressive and revolutionary forces to take to the streets on Newroz 

  AvEG-Kon called on all progressive and revolutionary forces to take to the streets against the genocidal policies and wars of the imperialists.
• Kurdish musician Çiya Şenses detained in Istanbul 

  Kurdish musician Çiya Şenses has been detained in a morning raid on his apartment in Istanbul. Authorities do not provide any information about the background as the investigation file was classified as confidential.
• Dr. Brauns: Öcalan's paradigm can end wars 

  German journalist and historian Dr. Nick Brauns said that Abdullah Öcalan's Democratic Modernity paradigm offers peoples and different cultures an opportunity to co-exist, which can also apply to the peoples of Ukraine.
• "Academy of Democratic Modernity" founded - new internet presence online 

  “Based on the realization of our analysis of the world political situation and the crisis of the democratic forces, we think that it is time to deepen the discussions about ways out of the crisis and the construction of Democratic Modernity.”
• Newroz reception in Liege 

  Kurds and their friends are welcoming the Newroz festival on March 21 worldwide.
• Internationalist YPG fighter Lorenzo Tekoşer Orsetti remembered on third anniversary of his death 

  Internationalist YPG fighter Lorenzo Orsetti (Tekoşer Piling) lost his life in Baghouz on 18 March 2019 during the battle against ISIS mercenaries.
• Police detain 10 people in Adana 

  In a new political police operation carried out in Adana this morning, 10 people were detained.