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• 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.
• 687 HDP members face political activity ban 

  The indictment on the HDP ban calls for 687 politicians to be banned from political activity. Current and former party leaders are also affected.
• Civil disobedience action for Öcalan at SRF in Geneva 

  Activists of the Kurdish youth movement went to the Swiss TV station RSF in Geneva out of concern for the life of Abdullah Ocalan and demanded coverage of the issue.
• Application for an urgent meeting with Öcalan 

  Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers, brother and legal representative have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office demanding an "urgent meeting" on Imrali.
• HDP: We are more than a few buildings and a formal political entity 

  HDP faces closure after the appeal of the Chief Public Prosecutor to the Constitutional Court.
• HDP group’s justice vigil in parliament continues 

  HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has continued to hold out in parliament in Ankara since being stripped of his mandate yesterday. He is threatened with immediate arrest if he leaves the building.
• KONGRA-GEL: Our people should respond to Turkey’s threats at Newroz 

  Newroz should be an occasion for the peoples of Kurdistan to respond to the threats of Turkish state fascism, said KONGRA-GEL.
• EMEP President: Constitutional Court should reject application demanding the closure of the HDP 

  EMEP President Ercüment Akdeniz said that the case filed for the closure of the HDP shows how the AKP-MHP fascist ruling bloc is actually influencing the judiciary.
• Civil society organisations in Van reject lawsuit for the closure of the HDP 

  Civil society organisations operating in Van reacted to the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Public Prosecutor Bekir Şahin filing a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court with the request of the HDP to be closed.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign writes to UK Foreign Secretary about Shengal 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign sent an open letter to the UK Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab MP calling on him and the International Community to support the Yazidi people’s right to organise autonomous self defence forces.
• CRED/GIGI writes to the UN expressing concern for Öcalan 

  The Center for research and elaboration on democracy/International Legal Intervention Group (CRED/GIGI) wrote to the UN expressing concern over the health state of Kurdish peoples’ leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Rifondazione Comunista in Italy urges international community to act for Öcalan 

  Rifondazione Comunista in Viterbo (Italy) has issued a statement expressing its concern about the rumours spread on social media regarding the health of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Sit-in protest by HDP deputies in parliament continues 

  HDP parliamentary group launched a sit-in at the General Assembly after HDP MP Gergerlioğlu was stripped of his parliamentary status earlier today.
• MEPs: Gergerlioğlu case undermines the trust in Turkey’s parliamentary democracy 

  Nacho Sánchez Amor and Sergey Lagodinsky released a statement following the decision to expel HDP MP Gergerlioğlu from the Turkish Parliament, vowing to continue to support civil democratic aspirations of civil society and all citizens in Turkey.
• HDP: Termination of parliamentary membership another practice of AKP’s civil coup 

  HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has been stripped of his deputyship by the order of the AKP government despite the judicial process still being uncompleted.
• Turkish state moves to shut down Peoples’ Democratic Party  

  Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court demanding the closure of Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).
• HDP MPs start sit-in protest in parliament 

  While the ruling AKP and MHP parties left the General Assembly, HDP parliamentary group launched a sit-in at the General Assembly after HDP MP Gergerlioğlu was stripped of his parliamentary status.