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• Newroz fires lit in Yüksekova and Şemdinli 

  Newroz fires were lit in Yüksekova and Şemdinli.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign greets Kurds on Newroz 

  Peace in Kurdistan sent its greetings and solidarity to the Kurdish people and all friends on Newroz, the Kurdish New Year.
• Basque Platform of solidarity with Kurdistan condemns attempt to ban the HDP 

  The Basque Platform Kurdistanekin Elkartasuna Ekimena has issued a statement condemning the request of the Public Prosecutor of Turkey to outlaw the HDP.
• Police detain 2 Peace Mothers and 2 other people in Hakkari 

  Turkish police detained 4 people, including Peace Mothers Gülizar Demir and Halime Arslan, during home raids in Hakkari.
• People in Van fill the area where Newroz will be celebrated 

  Thousands of people have already reached the area where the Newroz celebration will be held in Van.
• People of Amed walk to the area where the Newroz Festival will be celebrated 

  Amed people flock to the area where the Newroz Festival is going to be celebrated.
• Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu detained 

  Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who continued his Justice Vigil in Parliament in Ankara, was detained this morning at 6:.0 am.
• Newroz in Izmir: We will overthrow this sultanate! 

  Despite rainy weather, thousands of people took part in a central Newroz rally in Izmir, western Turkey.
• Italian coalition Potere al Popolo expresses solidarity with HDP 

  Growing solidarity with the HDP which is facing yet another wave of arrests conducted as part of the Turkish regime's political genocide against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.
• European Greens call for the request for dissolution of HDP to be rejected 

  Threat of dissolution of the Turkish HDP party is an unacceptable further democratic backsliding, says the European Green Party, calling on European heads of states to include the rule of law situation in Turkey to be discussed at the next CoE meeting.
• Newroz celebrated in Iğdır, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale and Çorum 

  Celebrations have taken place in Iğdır, Tekirdağ, Çanakkale and Çorum to mark the Kurdish New Year, Newroz.
• German police disperses Newroz demonstration in Düsseldorf 

  The Düsseldorf Newroz demonstration has been broken up by the police. The reason given for the action was the large number of participants.
• 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.