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• Young activists in Strasbourg demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  TCŞ and TekoJIN promoted a demonstration in front of Strasbourg central station to protest the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Victims of Gazi and Ümraniye massacres remembered 

  The victims of the Gazi massacre have been commemorated in Istanbul. The massacre took place from 12 to 15 March 1995 and ended as a pogrom against the Alevi population. At least 22 people were murdered by ultra-nationalists and police officers.
• HDP: Armored vehicles are the symbols of massacre in Kurdistan 

  HDP Children's Commission drew attention to massacres with armored vehicles and said, "Armored vehicles are the symbols of the massacre in Kurdistan." The Commission emphasized that in recent years, dozens of children have been murdered.
• Police detain 3 HDP Youth Council members in Van 

  3 HDP Youth Council members were detained as part of a political police operation in Van.
• Giant posters of Abdullah Öcalan cover Manchester buildings 

  A giant poster of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan hung in a 10-storey building in Manchester in the north of England.
• At least 1,4000 workers died of coronavirus in 2 years 

  The Health and Safety Labor Watch (ISIG) said in a report that at least 1,400 workers lost their lives due to coronavirus in Turkey in 2 years.
• The Case of Assassination Team: Verdict on 22 April 

  The trial for the assassination attempt on KONGRA-GEL co-chair Remzi Kartal and KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar continued. The verdict will be made on 22 April.
• Berkin Elvan remembered on the eighth anniversary of his death 

  Berkin Elvan is the youngest victim of the Gezi uprising of 2013. He was 14 years old when he was seriously injured by a gas cartridge fired by police on the fringes of the protests. Eight years ago today, after 269 days in a coma, Berkin Elvan died.
• Newroz Declaration released in Istanbul 

  The declaration of Istanbul Newroz has been announced on Friday.
• DBP Co-Chair: Kurds are on the edge of victory 

  DBP Co-Chair Saliha Aydeniz said, “We are on the verge of establishing a system through which the Kurdish people's successes will be transformed into a legal status. The Kurdish people's demands are clear."
• Facebook, Instagram allow users to call for violence against “Russian invaders” 

  Meta Platforms said they would allow Facebook and Instagram users to call for violence against the Russian army and Russian officials, temporarily changing its hate speech policy.
• Is Ukraine a biological weapons laboratory? 

  The Ukraine war continues with a heavy number of casualties. The siege of Kyiv is intensified, tens of thousands of civilians have been evacuated, the US is boosting its arms help, and it is alleged that Ukraine has many biological weapon laboratories.
• SADAT is arming young unemployed people in Van 

  A ban on actions and activities has been imposed for 1,900 days by the Governor's Office in Van. The organization called SADAT, founded by the AKP government, exploits the unemployed youth in Van and arms them.
• Islamic State confirms death of its leader, names new one 

  The Islamic State confirmed on Thursday the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi and its spokesperson Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi, and announced Abu Al-Hassan Al-hashemi Al-Quraishi as its new chief.
• Swiss deputies present motion in parliament for Kurdish teacher Zara Muhammedî 

  The fact that teacher Zara Muhammedî was imprisoned for 5 years on the pretext that she "threatened national security" for teaching Kurdish to a group of students in Sine was brought to the agenda of the Swiss Federal Parliament.
• 8.5 million people are unemployed in Turkey 

  The Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions Research Centre (DİSK-AR) reported that 8.5 million people are unemployed in the country.
• Kurdish activists collect signatures in London for delisting the PKK 

  Signatures have been collected in London for the campaign to remove the PKK from the terror list.
• Macron, Scholz call for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine 

  France and Germany have reportedly “demanded an immediate ceasefire from Russia.”
• Ukraine war: No results from the meeting in Turkey 

  The highest-level meeting between Moscow and Kyiv since the start of the Ukraine war took place in Turkey, but it produced no results.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan demand to meet their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and İmralı Prison Directorate to request a meeting with their client.
• Trustees in Van do not reinstate workers they dismissed despite court decision 

  The workers, who were unlawfully dismissed from their jobs in Van Metropolitan Municipality by the state-appointed trustee, have not been reinstated for four years despite the court decision. During this time, four workers lost their lives.
• Newroz celebrations to be announced today in Amed 

  Today the declaration about Newroz, which will be celebrated in 72 different cities, will be read in Amed.
• Ministry of Justice rejects Gencer's lawyers request to transfer trial for killings of Deniz Poyraz 

  The request for the transfer of the case against Onur Gencer, who murdered Deniz Poyraz, to Kayseri was rejected.
• Young people in Paris demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  A march was held in Paris's Villiers Le Bel suburb demanding freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, and condemning the attacks that criminalized the Kurdish people in France.
• HDP: The story behind the photos of Semra Güzel 

  Photos of HDP politicians with PKK members are used almost daily by pro-government media in Turkey to criminalise the HDP and justify its possible dissolution. What is behind the photos of Semra Güzel?