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• PACE Rapporteur calls on Spain and Turkey to release politicians 

  Boriss Cilevics called on Spain and Turkey to include politicians in early prison releases prompted by Coronavirus.
• HDK: The epidemic will be overcome with self-organization 

  "The pandemic is the product of capitalism and nation states. This process is overcome with the right sociality and organization," the HDK said.
• Eksik: Let's protect our society in these times of emergency 

  The discrimination policies of successive Turkish governments against Kurds and Kurdistan are nothing new. The AKP is only the last of these governments to implement such a policy of hostility. 
• Covid-19: 15,679 infected, 277 dead in Turkey 

  14,396 tests have been conducted in Turkey on Tuesday, 2,148 being positive. 63 more people have died today.
• Three HDP politicians released from prison 

  HDP politicians Elif Kısa, Bekir Kara and Nalan Özaydın have been released from prison.
• KESK: Government not doing enough to counter COVID-19 emergency 

  KESK emphasized that the way out of the crisis was to increase social solidarity.
• DISK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB launch signature campaign 

  DISK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB are collecting signatures on the proposal called "7 measures to protect public health, work and vaccine in effective fight against the coronavirus outbreak".
• Construction workers are most exposed to coronavirus 

  Hundreds of thousands of construction workers are in great danger because of the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak which has affected the whole world and paralyzed life.
• People in Bolivia break quarantine for lack of food 

  So far, Bolivia has reported 107 COVID-19 cases and 6 dead. 
• Quarantine for Artuklu and Sason after first dead for coronavirus 

  14 people were quarantined as the outbreak of coronavirus hit a neighborhood in Artuklu, Mardin. One person died. A village and three neighborhoods in Sason, Batman were also quarantined.
• Seferi Yılmaz finds a microphone in his house 

  A microphone secretly hidden was found in the house of Seferi Yılmaz, the owner of Umut Bookstore.
• Four European legal associations ask Turkey to release judges 

  Four European Judges associations writes an open letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging him "to include the imprisoned judges and prosecutors in the list of prisoners, whose sentences are to be given house arrest or are postoned."
• Death toll from coronavirus rises to 214 in Turkey 

  15,422 tests have been conducted on Tuesday, 2,704 being positive. 46 more people have died today.
• Van: Riot by prisoners demanding release over Corona threat 

  Demanding to be released due to the Corona pandemic, prisoners in Van M Type Prison have started a riot amid reports that a fire broke out in the jail.
• Jailed co-mayor suspected of Covid-19 infection quarantined 

  The jailed co-mayor of Mazıdağı, Nalan Özaydın, has been put into quarantine on suspicion of Covid-19.
• Colombia’s ELN declares unilateral ceasefire over Coronavirus 

  The group said they reserved the right to defend themselves against the attacks.
• Explosion on a gas pipeline at Turkey-Iran border 

  Explosion on a gas pipeline has been reported at Gürbulak border between Iran and Turkey.
• The coronavirus pandemic doesn't stop murders in Colombia 

  Violence against social leaders in Colombia continued despite the ongoing quarantine imposed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
• Sinn Féin asks Covid-19 Unemployment Payment for all workers 

  Currently the payment is being denied to workers who are resident in the north of Ireland.
• Italy set to extend lockdown until after Easter 

  The Italian government is ready to extend the lockdown for at least another two weeks.
• Corona pandemic: Latest from Turkey 

  According to official figures, 168 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey. Health organizations assume much higher numbers.
• HDP co-chair: The virus spread as the government acted too late 

  HDP co-chair Mithat Sancar criticises the Turkish government's policy in the corona crisis and announces the establishment of an alternative nationwide crisis centre involving professional organisations and trade unions.
• Portugal regularizes migrants in COVID-19 emergency 

  Portugal government regularize migrants showing that measure protecting everyone can be taken if there is political will.
• Sinn Féin calls on government to produce COVID-19 tests 

  In order to test as many people as possible and find out the true scale of the virus is across the State, we must have enough testing kits, said Louise O’Reilly.
• HDK: Let's establish solidarity networks everywhere 

  HDK said in a statement that AKP-MHP policies have increased the spread of coronavirus and added: "Let us establish public solidarity networks everywhere".