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• 71 deputies in Hamburg condemn the closure case against HDP 

  71 deputies of the Hamburg Parliament condemn the closure case against the HDP in Turkey and call on the Erdogan government to immediately return to the Istanbul Convention.
• Brother of Kurdish refugee who committed suicide in Greek camp: The state is responsible 

  Fevzi Ergün, brother of Kurdish refugee İbrahim Ergün, who took his life to protest his detention in the Corinth Refugee Detention Center in Greece, said, "If an individual is in prison in any country, the state is responsible for his life."
• Boğaziçi academics file suit against opening of new faculties 

  A presidential decree stipulates that two new faculties are to be established at Istanbul's elite Boğazici University. A complaint against the decree has now been filed with the State Council.
• EU officials to visit Turkey 

  Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission will visit Turkey next week.
• Lawsuit against 29 politicians over World Peace Day rally in Urfa 

  A lawsuit was filed against 29 politicians, including DBP Co-Chair Keskin Bayındır, on the grounds of organizing a rally in Urfa to mark September 1, World Peace Day.
• HDP MP Gergerlioğlu: I am not taking a step back 

  HDP Kocaeli Deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu said, “I do not give up, I do not take a step back. I defend the rights of the people with great faith and love. If they put me into prison, I will continue the vigil there too."
• Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to visit their client on Imrali after his call for a meeting with his lawyers within a legal framework.
• Armenian Prime Minister will resign in April to hold early elections 

  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will resign in April to hold early elections in June.
• KCDK-E calls on people to join today's actions for Shengal across Europe 

  KCDK-E called on people to join the actions planned for today against agreement between Baghdad and Hewlêr on Shengal.
• Kurds celebrate Newroz in Cairo 

  Kurds living in Cairo lighted a bonfire to celebrate Newroz.
• French Anti-Capitalist Party condemns arrests of Kurdish activists in Marseille and Paris 

  In a written statement, the French Anti-Capitalist Party condemned the raids and arrest of Kurdish activists carried out by the police in Marseille and Paris.
• Activists in Frankfurt and Västerås protest isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  The isolation imposed on Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan was protested by activists in the German city of Frankfurt and the Swedish city of Västerås.
• YPS/YPS-JIN: "Time for creative and effective actions against isolation" 

  The coordination of the YPS and YPS-JIN said, "It's time to respond to isolation with creative and tactical actions."
• Political extermination campaign in Adana 

  Numerous people have been arrested in simultaneous house raids in the Ceyhan district of Adana. The background is unknown, but it appears to be the usual crackdown on political opposition in Turkey.
• High prison sentences demanded in PKK trial in Stuttgart 

  The public prosecutor's office has demanded long prison sentences for the five Kurdish defendants in the PKK trial in Stuttgart-Stammheim. Veysel S. is to remain in prison for five years and four months as an alleged leading member of the PKK.
• 7 Kurds jailed in France 

  Of the 13 Kurds who were detained in France earlier this week, 7 have been jailed.
• HDP meets with European Parliament GUE / NGL and Greens MEPs 

  HDP executives met with representatives of the European Parliament.
• Kurds in Europe take to the streets for Öcalan 

  Kurds living in Europe are calling for further contact with Abdullah Öcalan.
• Former HDP deputy Kadri Yildirim to be buried today 

  The Kurdish scientist and former HDP deputy Kadri Yildirim died of a cerebral haemorrhage in Amed on Friday. HDP co-chairs Buldan and Sancar pay tribute to his life and declare: "We have learned a lot from Mamoste Kadri."
• Kurdish writer Adil Başaran remanded in custody 

  Kurdish writer Adil Başaran, who was taken into custody during an operation against the DTK was remanded in custody.
• Freedom For Öcalan organises webinar on Peace and the Kurdish political movement 

  Freedom for Öcalan Campaign organised webinar with Kurdish political representatives.
• Solidarity with the HDP from many European parties 

  The left and socialist parties of the Netherlands, Germany, France sent messages of solidarity to the HDP.
• KCDK-E/TJK-E: Rise up for Öcalan 

  In a joint statement, the Kurdish European umbrella organizations KCDK-E and TJK-E call for an uprising against the isolation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Kurds take to streets for Öcalan in Cyprus 

  Kurds living in Limassol called for an end to the isolation, emphasizing that the interruption of the phone call with Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has increased concerns.
• HDP holds online meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe 

  Burić said they would urge the Turkish government to fulfill its international obligations concerning trustee appointments to HDP municipalities, the CoE Venice Commission Report against the arrests of politicians and the ECtHR’s ruling on Demirtaş.