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• 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?
• Kurdish activists on vigil in Geneva protest the UN’s silence 

  Every Wednesday for over a year, activists have been protesting in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva demanding the release of Abdullah Öcalan and a democratic solution to the Kurdish question.
• University students in Ankara develop an alternative resistance 

  Young people embraced the fanzine RONAK, of which Ankara Free Student Initiative published the first issue in February.
• Street waste collectors work under precarious conditions in Turkey 

  Surging price hikes continue to hit some of the poorest members of the society in Turkey. Street waste collectors say that they sell a kilo of paper for 1 lira, adding that what they can earn is less than 100 liras (less than $7) per day.
• Newroz celebrations to be launched in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey 

  This year's Newroz celebrations in Northern Kurdistan and Turkey are being launched with declarations by various alliances in Amed and Istanbul. The main demand is the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Three killed in ISIS attacks in Iraq 

  Three people were killed in ISIS attacks in the Iraqi district of Diyala.
• At least 106 workers lost their lives in February, says Health and Safety Labor Watch 

  At least 106 workers died in February, according to the Health and Safety Labor Watch.
• Activists from Freiburg take over Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  A group of activists from Freiburg took over the Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in week 507. The group drew attention to the importance of Kurdish national unity.
• Lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan apply to visit their client 

  Lawyers of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan applied once again to visit their client.
• Margaret Owen demands freedom for Abdullah Öcalan 

  Margaret Owen, an 88-year-old human rights defender and lawyer in the United Kingdom, demanded the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, whom she calls "Kurdish Mandela".
• Russia and Ukraine recruit foreign fighters, reports say 

  It is reported that Russia and Ukraine have begun recruiting foreign fighters in the ongoing war.
• Second “Democracy and Freedom Conference” publishes final statement 

  The Second “Democracy and Freedom Conference” gathered in Berlin published its final statement.
• Buldan at HDP congress: Every war is a problem of all humanity 

  At her party's congress in Antep, HDP Co-chair Pervin Buldan denied any credibility to the Erdogan government's calls for peace in Ukraine.
• AKP-run municipality turns districts of Van into a dump 

  In the districts of Tusba and Saray in Van, the AKP municipality does not collect the garbage. The people and shop keepers protested, saying that infectious diseases may occur in the near future.
• Democratic Student Council founded in Istanbul to defend autonomy of universities 

  The declaration of the student council founded in Istanbul outlines the vision of a society based on the principles of equality, democracy and women's liberation. The first step towards this is the fight for university autonomy.
• Prof Felix Padel: Öcalan’s freedom is of immense importance 

  Prof Felix Padel said that "Öcalan’s freedom is of immense importance."
• Heyva Sor launches membership campaign 

  The Red Crescent organisation Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê wants to recruit new members and proposes that at least one person from each household regularly makes a self-determined contribution.
• Conference in Berlin: Democracy and Freedom in Turkey 

  A two-day conference for the democratisation of Turkey has begun in Berlin. Under the slogan "Democracy and Freedom", dozens of well-known opposition figures from Turkey and Kurdistan are discussing possible solutions.
• Journalists killed, arrested and attacked in Turkey in February 

  One journalist was killed, three others attacked and three more arrested, according to a February report of the Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG).
• Turkey bombs villages in South Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its genocidal attacks in various parts of Kurdistan.
• Migrants at Belarus-Poland border are left to die  

  With the Russian aggression on Ukraine, the migrants trapped in the buffer zone at Belarus-Poland border are virtually left to die.
• Mazlum Dinç: International forces are accomplices of policy of isolation against Öcalan 

  Mazlum Dinç, guardian of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, said that the policy of isolation, which continues in violation of international law and Turkey's laws, is also under the auspices of the forces of the conspiracy.
• Four young people from Van died in work-related murders in the construction sector 

  Four young people from Van became victims of work-related murders in the construction sector.