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• Socialist Party of Malaysia in solidarity with HDP against repression 

  The Socialist Party of Malaysia strongly condemns the ban proceedings against the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, noting that the threat of banning HDP came after years of repression on the democratic opposition forces in Turkey.
• PKK-PAJK prisoners: Newroz means life, life means resistance! 

  The PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkey declare that they will continue the hunger strike against isolation with the enthusiasm of Newroz and will not make any concessions in their resistance against fascism.
• Newroz in Istanbul: Hundreds of thousands against fascism 

  Hundreds of thousands of people take part in the central Newroz celebration in Istanbul.
• Socialist Alliance Australia in solidarity with HDP 

  Socialist Alliance Australia calls on the Turkish authorities to immediately halt the ban proceedings, stop the repression against the HDP and to release all HDP elected representatives from prison.
• PLM of Philippines calls on Turkey to stop the repression against the HDP 

  The Party of the Laboring Masses (PLM) Philippines, stands in solidarity with the HDP and condemns the latest acts of repression by the government of Turkey as it attempts to ban the HDP.
• Tens of thousands flock to the Newroz celebration in Istanbul 

  Kurdish New Year Newroz is celebrated across Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• German MPs express solidarity with the HDP 

  Stating that the banning of the HDP, will be the end of the remaining democracy of the Erdogan regime, German parliamentarians said: "We will always stand by the HDP".
• Bask Komite Internazionalistak condemn repression against HDP 

  Bask Komite Internazionalistak condemn repression against HDP
• Catalan CUP expresses concern about Öcalan’s health after social media news 

  The Catalan CUP issued a press release on the rumours surrounding Öcalan's poor health state.
• Police detain many in Mardin and other cities 

  Many people, including writer Adil Başaran and HDP Deputy Provincial co-chair Ahmet Eken, were detained in the police political operation in Mardin.
• UK General Federation of Trade Unions stands by the HDP  

  UK General Federation of Trade Unions opposed the attempted banning of the HDP.
• Kurds in Armenia take to the streets for Öcalan 

  A mass march and rally took place for Kurdish People's Leader Abullah Öcalan in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
• Swedish Left Party calls for sanctions against Turkey 

  Swedish Left Party responded to Turkey stripping Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu of his parliamentarian status and attempting to close Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). The party has asked Sweden and the European Union to impose sanctions on Turkey.
• 200 NGOs against the closure of HDP 

  Some 200 non-governmental organizations have issued a statement opposing the ban on the HDP and the lifting of MPs' immunity. They call on the Constitutional Court to dismiss the case.
• Family and lawyers of Öcalan apply for "urgent visit" 

  The family, lawyers and guardian of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office for an "urgent visit".
• Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation demand release of Öztürk Türkdoğan 

  The IHD and TIHV reacted to the detention of IHD co-chair Öztürk Türkdoğan, who had been targeted by Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, and demanded his immediate release.
• Activists in Italy pay tribute to internationalist fighter Lorenzo Orsetti  

  Internationalist fighter Lorenzo Orsetti, who fell a martyr in the resistance against ISIS mercenaries in Rojava, was commemorated in Florence, Rome and Bari in Italy.
• EH Bildu condemns Turkey's attempt to outlaw the HDP 

  The Basque coalition EH Bildu condemns Turkey's attempt to outlaw the People's Democratic Party (HDP), as well as the sentencing of parliamentarian Ömer Faruk Gergerlioglu, who has been stripped of his MP status.
• First fire of Newroz lit in Switzerland 

  Newroz in Switzerland kicked off in the city of Solothurn with the slogan "Let's resist with Newroz fire, let's liberate ourselves".
• Council of Europe says possible closure of the HDP "highly problematic" 

  The Council of Europe warns of plans to ban the pro-Kurdish party HDP in Turkey.
• Police detain eight HDP and DBP politicians in Istanbul 

  As part of the new political genocide operations carried out in the night and morning, 8 people, including HDP district co-chairs and DBP council members, have been detained in Istanbul.
• Police carry out new arrests in Adana 

  Many houses were raided as part of a new political police operation in Adana this morning.
• Police detain co-chair of Human Rights Organization, Öztürk Türkdoğan 

  Öztürk Türkdoğan, co-chair of the Human Rights Organization, was arrested in the early hours of the morning in Ankara. Various HDP executives also taken into custody.
• Parliamentary group calls for pressure on Turkish government 

  The Executive Committee of the German-Turkish Parliamentary Group of the Bundestag calls on the German government to "work hard to end the political persecution of the opposition and civil society" in Turkey.
• EU statement on HDP: "Turkey urgently needs to respect its core democratic obligations" 

  EU officials said the attempt to close the HDP added to the EU’s concerns regarding the backsliding in fundamental rights in Turkey and undermined the credibility of the Turkish authorities’ stated commitment to reforms.