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• DEM Party Youth Assembly members detained in Istanbul 

  More than 9 members of DEM Party Youth Assembly were detained in house raids in Istanbul.
• Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg in its 613th week 

  The vigil for the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which has been organized in Strasbourg for 12 years, was taken over by a group from Germany.
• KCDK-E: Turkish state seeks provocations in Europe 

  KCDK-E stated that the Turkish state is seeking provocations against the Kurdish people in Europe and call on Kurdish organisations not to allow any means and methods other than democratic reaction.
• Newroz celebrated in Toronto 

  Newroz was celebrated under the leadership of young people and women in Toronto.
• NAV-BEL calls for an end to the tension after Turkish fascist group attacked Kurds in Belgium 

  NAV-BEL called for an end to the tension that started with the attack of a fascist Turkish group against a Kurdish family.
• Academic Sirman released under judicial control  

  Prof. Dr. Nükhet Sirman was released under judicial control.
• Racist lynching attempt against a Kurd in Heusden-Zolder 

  In Heusden-Zolder in the Belgian province of Limburg, a mass racist lynching attempt was made against a person who made a victory sign while driving his car. An investigation was initiated against the person who made the victory sign.
• Hunger strike of PKK and PAJK prisoners in Turkey leaves four months behind 

  The hunger strike action of PKK-PAJK prisoners in Turkey and North Kurdistan prisons within the scope of "Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan, a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question" has entered its 121st day.
• Newroz reception at the UK Parliament 

  At the Newroz reception in the UK Parliament, the necessity of the freedom of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan for the peaceful solution of the Kurdish question was highlighted.
• Elina Stamatou: Peace through the mountains of Kurdistan 

  Lawyer İbrahim Bilmez spoke to Elina Stamatou of the Alphanews Live TV channel in Cyprus about the conditions of Abdullah Öcalan, who is held in solitary confinement in the Imrali Island Prison in Turkey and has not been heard from for 3 years.
• FEDA condemns racist attack against Kurds in Belgium 

  FEDA said in a statement that the racist attack against Kurds in Belgium was similar to the attack in Maraş, Madımak, Afrin and many other places.
• Attack against Kurds in Belgium protested in various German cities 

  The attack against Kurds returning from Newroz by AKP-MHP fascist groups in Belgium was protested in many cities of Germany.
• Three people, including two minors, imprisoned in Antep 

  Kurdish youngsters K. Ö., B.A. and Ramazan Altıntaş were imprisoned for commemorating Ayten Behçet, who carried out an action of self-sacrifice to protest the isolation of Öcalan in 2019, on the anniversary of her martyrdom.
• KON-MED calls for protests against the racist attack in Belgium 

  Following the racist attack against Kurds in Belgium, KON-MED called on the Kurdish people to protest, saying, "All our assemblies should make their plans as soon as possible and take to the streets against these attacks."
• Outrage in Brussels over racist attack against Kurds 

  Hundreds protested in front of the European Parliament in Brussels after last night’s attacks by Turkish fascist groups against Kurdish families returning from Newroz in Belgium.
• Kurds in Geneva and Bern protest racist attacks carried out in Belgium 

  Following the racist attack carried out by Turkish groups against Kurdish families in Leuven, protests were held in Geneva and Bern.
• KNK: 3 years of torture against Abdullah Öcalan, 3 years of collective punishment against Kurds 

  "Three years ago was the last time we received any sign of life from the Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan," said the KNK.
• KCDK-E calls for emergency action in front of European Parliament after racist attacks against Kurds 

  After the racist attacks targeting Kurds in Belgium, the KCDK-E called for an immediate protest today in front of the European Parliament in Brussels.
• Racist attacks target Kurds in Belgium 

  After lynching attacks by Turkish racists in Belgium, several Kurds ended up in hospital, some with serious injuries. An arson attack on the home of a Kurdish family was apparently only prevented at the last moment.
• Academic Nükhet Sirman taken into custody 

  Nükhet Sirman, an academic at Boğaziçi University, was taken into custody on the grounds of research she conducted.
• Newroz in Ankara calls for an immediate end to the isolation of Öcalan 

  Kurdish people and their friends continue celebrating Newroz, Kurdish New Year, on March 21.
• Thousands celebrate Newroz in Vienna and Graz 

  Thousands of people celebrated Newroz in Vienna and Graz on Saturday.
• Death toll rises to 32,226 on day 170 of the Gaza war 

  According to the new balance sheet by the Hamas Health Ministry on the 170th day of the Gaza war, the death toll from Israeli attacks since 7 October has risen to 32,226.
• Kurds and their friends celebrate Newroz in Paris 

  At the Newroz celebration near Paris, a replica of a Turkish combat drone was burned and a message from the PKK was read out.
• DEM Party: Those who provide space for ISIS are responsible for the Moscow attack 

  DEM Party invites everyone to solidarity and common struggle against ISIS after the Moscow concert attack that claimed the lives of at least 133 people.