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• Activists in Marseille protest deportation to Turkey of activist Serhat Gültekin 

  Kurds and French activists protested the deportation to Turkey of activist Serhat Gültekin.
• Iran: The incident can be considered closed  

  Iran's embassy in the United Nations said that "the incident can be considered closed" after the attack on Israel and that "revenge has been taken".
• Newroz celebration in Trondheim 

  Newroz 2024 was celebrated in Trondheim with the slogan "Freedom for Leader Apo".
• 'Freedom for Öcalan’ demonstration in Copenhagen 

  Kurds demonstrated in Copenhagen, condemning the European countries that remain silent in the face of the genocidal system against Öcalan.
• Netherlands closes its consulate in Erbil 

  The Dutch Foreign Ministry closed its consulate in Erbil due to the possibility of an Iranian attack on Israel.
• Kurdish activist extradited to Turkey by France sent to prison 

  Serhat Gültekin, a Kurdish activist handed over to Turkey by France yesterday, was arrested and sent to Metris Prison in Istanbul.
• KCDK-E co-chair Sever calls everyone to attend sit-in to demand freedom for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  KCDK-E co-chair Engin Sever called on everyone to Strasbourg on Monday to attend the sit-in organized to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• Autonomous Administration delegation meets with Austrian MP 

  A delegation from the Autonomous Administration met with Green Party MP Ewa Ernst in Austria.
• MP Eren: Political prisoners are leading the struggle with courage 

  DEM Party Amed MP Serhat Eren said that political prisoners are leading the struggle for freedom with courage today and are setting an example for a peaceful solution.
• DEM Party Co-Chair visits families who lost their beloved ones 

  DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları, who travelled to Hatay on the occasion of Eid, visited the families of those killed in various places and dates.
• Norway ready to recognise the State of Palestine 

  According to a Spanish government spokesperson, the Spanish Prime Minister visited Poland, Norway and Ireland this week and spoke about "the need for progress towards the recognition of Palestine".
• France urges its citizens not to travel to Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine 

  As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the French Foreign Ministry urged French citizens not to travel to Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine this Friday.
• Tacettin Turan released after 30 years in prison 

  Many people welcomed the release of Tacettin Turan after 30 years of captivity, by setting off fireworks and lighting torches.
• Final resolution of conference on prisoners at European Parliament 

  "Political Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture" conference ended with final resolution.
• Activists in Winterthur call on everyone to join actions for Öcalan in Strasbourg  

  Hundreds of people marching with the slogan "Bê Serok Jiyan Nabe" in Winterthur called on people to join the actions to be held in Strasbourg between 15-19 April for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Sadrist Movement renamed as National Shia Movement 

  According to the statement signed by Muqtada Sadr, the name of the Sadrist Movement was changed to the National Shia Movement.
• Conference at EP: Universal principles suspended, human dignity disregarded in Imralı 

  The conference "Political Prisoners: Isolation, ill-treatment and torture" at EP drew attention to the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan in Imrali and criticised the inaction and silence on the unlawful treatment of the Kurdish leader.
• Kurds to demonstrate in Stockholm on 13 April 

  Kurds living in Sweden will stage a central demonstration on 13 April to demand freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan and an end to the Swedish state's policies targeting the Kurdish people.
• Abdullah Öcalan's book introduced to Armenian students in Yerevan 

  Translated into Armenian, one of Abdullah Öcalan's books was presented to students in Yerevan.
• ISIS couple from Iraq arrested in Germany for enslaving Yazidi girls from Shengal 

  Two Iraqi nationals have been arrested in Germany for involvement in the genocidal campaign against the Yazidi community in Shengal. The suspects are accused of committing inconceivable atrocities against Yazidi children.
• Protests follow 'political sentence' in the trial against Mehmet Çakas 

  Mehmet Çakas was not proven to have committed an individual crime. Nevertheless, the Kurdish activist is expected to remain in prison for almost three years. The judgment of the Cell State Security Senate is not yet final, and the lawyers will appeal.
• Science for Society conference continues in Slovenia 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity (ADM) has organized a conference in the Slovenian cities of Ljubiljana and Koper.
• Activists in Geneva call for participation in the sit-in action in Strasbourg on15-19 April 

  Kurdish activists, who have been demonstrating in front of the UN every week for more than three years for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, called for strong participation in the demonstration in front of the CPT between 15-19 April.
• Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas sentenced to prison in Germany 

  Mehmet Çakas has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison by the Higher Regional Court of Celle.
• Bodies of 3 missing girls found after migrant boat sinks in Greece 

  The bodies of three girls who went missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Chios have been found.