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• Young activists in France publish first issue of Jiyana Azad magazine 

  Internationalist youth and members of the Revolutionary Youth Movement in France published a magazine called Jiyana Azad.
• Izmir Peace Mothers Assembly visits families carrying out Justice Vigil in the city 

  Izmir Peace Mothers Assembly visited the families carrying out the Justice Vigil in the city.
• Press conference in Brussels to address issue of assassination team 

  On March 1, a press conference will be held in Brussels about the assassination attempt on KONGRA GEL Co-chair Remzi Kartal and KCK Executive Council member Zübeyir Aydar.
• Basque Parliament hosts meeting about Kurds 

  A meeting on the situation of the Kurds was held in the Basque Parliament.
• Lavrov: Russia ready to negotiate if Ukraine lays down arms 

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is ready for negotiations if Ukraine “lays down arms”.
• Families submit another application to visit Imrali 

  The family and legal guardian of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan renewed the application to Turkish authorities to pay a visit to İmralı prison where Öcalan is held under aggravated isolation.
• War in Ukraine and Turkey’s Bayraktar TB-2 drones 

  Russia's military operation against Ukraine concerns Turkey as well. Why is it so?
• Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement calls for delisting of PKK 

  Necad Eli Qadir, a member of the Kurdistan People's Democratic Movement, demanded that the PKK be removed from the EU's list of terrorist organizations.
• Area reserved for Bahçeli Memorial Forest begins to be cordoned off 

  Despite the reaction of political parties and non-governmental organizations in Diyarbakir, the area reserved for the "Bahçeli Memorial Forest" has started to be cordoned off.
• Latest news from Ukraine: Russian tanks near Kyiv  

  Ukraine expects a Russian tank attack on its capital, Kyiv, later on Friday.
• CDK-F condemns attack against Drancy DTKM 

  The CDK-F condemned the attack against the Drancy DTKM. "Get your hands off the Kurdish people's."
• Alevi prayer houses discriminated against as "commercial premises” 

  The Turkish state declares Alevi prayer houses as "commercial premises". The vice chairman of the Alevi Bektaşi Federation, Müslüm Metin, says that this is yet another disparagement of Alevism.
• French police storm Kurdish association in Drancy 

  Activists called for an immediate end to the criminalization of the Kurdish people and their institutions.
• Lawyers protest for Aysel Tuğluk in Istanbul's Palace of Justice 

  In Istanbul's Palace of Justice, lawyers staged a protest demanding the release of the seriously ill Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk.
• Ukrainian cities are falling as Russian troops are advancing 

  The regions that declared independence in eastern Ukraine announced capturing two cities. Ukrainian authorities announced that the Russian army was advancing towards two separate cities.
• Lawyers apply once again to visit Öcalan 

  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.
• People of South Kurdistan protest because their oil is sold to Turkey 

  The people of Bashur are in hunger and poverty due to the lack of oil and gas, as well as the high cost of living. People from Hewler said that there is oil all over the country, yet the people are condemned to starvation.
• HDP delegation meets EU High Representative for Foreign Relations and Security Policies 

  An HDP delegation met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Relations and Security Policies, Josep Borrell, in Brussels.
• Russian "military operation" against Ukraine begun 

  Russian forces have begun a "military operation" against Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced.
• Campaign for delisting of PKK continues in Lausanne 

  The internationally launched campaign for the removal of the PKK from the "terror list" is being led by local initiatives worldwide. In Switzerland, Kurdish activists have collected signatures.
• Kurdish activists on vigil in Geneva: We will not stop until Öcalan is free 

  The vigil demanding international action on Turkey’s crimes against the Kurdish people has left 13 months behind.
• Ukraine drafts reservists amid a potential war 

  Apart from 250 thousand members of the regular armed forces in Ukraine, there are more than 200 thousand reservists.
• Protest against the racist attack on Kurdish students in Antalya 

  Students from the HDP protested the racist attacks on Kurdish university students in Antalya province, stating, "We will respond with legitimate defense."
• Şenyaşar Family relocates Justice Vigil to Court of Appeal in Antep 

  The Şenyaşar Family will continue their justice vigil on certain days of the week in front of the court of appeal in Antep, which deals with Fadıl Şenyaşar's file.
• Works begin in Diyarbakir for controversial "Devlet Bahçeli" Forest 

  Despite the protests of the people of Diyarbakir, work has begun for the creation of the "Devlet Bahçeli" Forest, which is intended to be built on Kırklar Mountain.