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• 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.
• Newroz event in the Sydney Parliament 

  Deputies, clergymen, writers and former deputies attended the Newroz event organized by Kurds and their friends in the Sydney Parliament.
• Kurds in Armenia protest for Öcalan 

  Kurds in Armenia announced that they would stage protests until the situation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan is clarified.
• Sit-in in Amed condemning Imrali isolation 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) members called attention to the isolation on Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the hunger strikes in Amed as they staged a sit-in protest after police intervention.
• Deposed HDP mayor of Bulanık sentenced to 8 years in prison 

  The HDP mayor of the Bulanık, Adnan Topçu, who was deposed by the Turkish Interior Ministry, was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for "membership in a terrorist organization" and "terrorist propaganda."
• HDP MP Gergerlioğlu stripped of parliamentary status 

  Gergerlioğlu has been stripped of his MP status after the court verdict was read out at the General Assembly of the Parliament today.
• Red Wednesday celebrations in Iran: 9 dead, 1900 injured 

  At least 9 people lost their lives and nearly 1900 people were injured during the celebrations of Çarşema Sor (Red Wednesday) in Iran.
• Kurds in Stockholm call on the CPT to take action for Öcalan 

  Kurds in Stockholm called on the CPT to take action after the worrying news spread on social media about the health of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Italian mayor urges Turkey to let lawyers visit Öcalan 

  Fabio Tarantino, mayor of the city of Martano in Italy, has issued a statement expressing concern for the lack of information about the state of health of Mr Abdullah Öcalan.
• Platform of Solidarity with Kurdistan in the Basque Country calls for contact with Öcalan 

  The Platform of Solidarity with Kurdistan in Euskal Herria denounced the system of isolation and torture applied in Imrali against Öcalan and demand the international community to act.
• Öcalan's lawyer Bilmez: We want to meet with our client 

  Responding to the statement of the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the allegations against Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan, one of his lawyers, Ibrahim Bilmez, said: "We want to see our client in person."
• Sancar: We stand behind the Newroz Declaration of 2013 

  The demand for just peace is not a sign of weakness or cowardice, said HDP Co-chair Mithat Sancar, making it clear that his party stands by the contents of the Newroz Declaration issued by Abdullah Öcalan in 2013.
• Civil disobedience by Kurdish activists at France TV in Paris 

  Activists of the Kurdish youth movement have carried out an action of civil disobedience at France Télévisions in Paris. The background is rumors about the death of Abdullah Öcalan on the Turkish prison island of Imrali.
• Demirtaş to court board: “Don’t sacrifice yourselves for government” 

  The main trial of jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş continued at the Ankara 19th Heavy Penal Court. Handing down its judgement on this case, the ECtHR previously gave a ruling of right violation and immediate release.
• HDP MP Ömer Öcalan: Abdullah Öcalan should be contacted immediately 

  HDP Urfa MP Ömer Öcalan denounced the unlawful isolation imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan amidst allegations that he has died in prison.
• HDP MP: Isolation on Öcalan must be lifted 

  In response to the rumours in social media networks regarding the situation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Hasan Özgüneş said, "The isolation must be lifted and meeting with Öcalan must be allowed."
• Urgent KNK appeal - The uncertain situation of Abdullah Öcalan 

  In view of the concern about the life of Abdullah Öcalan, KNK pointed out that spreading rumors is part of the Turkish state's psychological warfare and called for the uncertainty to be ended immediately.
• Activists from Mantes la Jolie take over Vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  A group of Kurdish activists from Mantes la Jolie took over the ongoing Freedom for Öcalan Vigil this week.
• Turkish soldiers order village guards to cut down thousands of trees 

  The Turkish state had tens of thousands of trees cut by village guards in the region of Besta in Sirnak.
• Residents find frozen body at the border with Eastern Kurdistan 

  A frozen man's body was found at the border between Eastern Kurdistan and Çaldıran, in Van.
• Kurdistan People's Initiative: We will be on the streets until a visit with Öcalan is granted 

  The Kurdistan People's Initiative issued a statement and called on the Kurdish people, especially women and youth, to take action against AKP-MHP fascism until a meeting with Abdullah Öcalan is granted.
• International Initiative: Open the Gates of Imralı now! 

  International Initiative “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan” calls on international institutions to act immediately.
• Masses take to the streets for Öcalan across Germany 

  The rumors of Abdullah Öcalan's death on the Turkish prison island of Imrali have prompted the Kurds and friends go into action worldwide. There were also several protests in Germany.