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• African Union to send 3,000 troops to the Sahel region 

  The African Union (AU) announced that it is planning to send 3,000 temporary troops to the restive West African Sahel region, where local forces are struggling to contain a nearly eight-year-old insurgency by Islamist groups. 
• Kurds take the streets of Europe for Öcalan 

  Protests continue after the news that a fire broke out on Imrali Island, where Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan has been in isolation for 21 years. Activists demanded that Öcalan could meet his lawyers.
• More countries report first cases of Coronavirus 

  WHO has now increased their assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to very high at a global level.
• BBC: Coronavirus killed at least 210 in Iran 

  According to BBC, there are fears in Iran that the government, unsure of how to handle the outbreak, is covering up the extent of the spread of the new coronavirus disease.
• Vengeance Unit targets house of ISIS members in Istanbul 

  The group said that their action left the first floor of the two-storey building completely destroyed.
• Demo for Öcalan in Brussels 

  Kurds are taking to the streets all around the world demanding an end to the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• NATO voices solidarity with Turkey, announces no concrete support 

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called for de-escalation in view of the conflict between Turkey and Syria. However, the alliance did not announce support, as demanded by Ankara.
• HDP urges all who defend peace against war to take responsibility 

  HDP stressed that dialogue and negotiation are the most realistic way to end the tumultuous state of war in the Middle East, and to implement regional peace.
• EU expects Turkey to uphold its commitment on refugees 

  Following the heavy blow suffered by Turkey in Idlib, Ankara said it won't stop refugees reaching Europe.
• Make Rojava Green Again tour of presentations in the Netherlands 

  Activists of Make Rojava Green Again have made presentations on Rojava and their ecological works in the last days in different cities in the Netherlands.
• Sinn Féin asks British Secretary of State to live up to his words 

  Sinn Féin's Leas Uachtarán and Joint Head of Government Michelle O'Neill MLA spoke to the new British Secretary of State and made it clear to him that his government must live up to its commitments. 
• Switzerland opens 'humanitarian aid' channel to Iran 

  A new payment system was developed in Switzerland in order to provide humanitarian aid to Iran, after sanctions came into force as the US withdrew from the Nuclear Agreement.
• Kurdish Institutions in Armenia release statement on Imrali fire 

  "As Kurdish Institutions operating in Armenia, we demand the lawyers of Öcalan to be granted access to Imrali and explain to the people what is happening."
• Conference on Cizre held in Lyon 

  A conference about the massacres of the Turkish state in Cizre was held in Lyon. Speaking at the conference, Faysal Sarıyıldız said that the crimes against humanity carried out in Cizre were documented.
• Russia: Turkish soldiers not supposed to be in that region 

  Reactions continue to pour in after the airstrikes in Idlib which killed at least 33 Turkish soldiers wounding many others. Russia said in a statement that it had "no information of Turkish soldiers presence in that region". NATO will meet at the call of
• KON-MED calls for action after fire in Imrali 

  In a written statement issued by KON-MED, it was stated that the fire in Imralı created great concern and anxiety.
• Actions for Öcalan in dozens of European cities 

  After the news that a fire broke out on the island of Imrali, where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is kept in absolute isolation, Kurds and their friends took to the streets in dozens of cities in Europe.
• Peace Mothers: "No Kurd should stay home after fire in Imrali!" 

  Peace Mothers said that the fire in Imralı is of great concern and added: "No Kurd should stay home: stand up."
• Reuters: Turkey won't stop refugees reaching Europe 

  Following the heavy blow suffered by Turkey in Idlib, Ankara said it won't stop refugees reaching Europe.
• Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib - UPDATE 

  The attack came after Russia stated on Thursday that the non-commitment of Turkish regime to its obligations under Sochi agreement is one of main reasons for the deterioration of the situation in Idlib.
• Russia: Turkey not committed to the Sochi agreement 

  Zakharova, in a press briefing on Thursday, expressed concern over the situation in Idlib as it has turned into a stronghold of a terrorist alliance.
• YXK and JXK call for continuous actions for Öcalan 

  The Kurdish student associations YXK and JXK are calling for continuous actions so that the lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan can visit their client. After a fire on the prison island Imrali, nothing is known about the prisoners.
• EU blacklists two Turkish nationals over Mediterranean drilling 

  The European Union blacklisted two Turkish nationals as retaliation over Ankara’s energy drilling off Cyprus in a move that has more political symbolism than economic punch.
• KCDK-E and TJK-E call for protests after fire outbreak on Imralı 

  KCDK-E and TJK-E call on Kurdish people and their friends to be in constant action until news come out of Imralı.
• New statement from Öcalan’s lawyers on the fire at Imralı 

  The defense team of Abdullah Öcalan has issued a new statement on the fire on the prison island of Imrali.