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• Death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,101 in Turkey 

  According to official figures, 1,101 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 52,167 cases have been recorded.
• Iran executes Kurdish prisoner following prison riot - UPDATE 

  Numerous prisoners have begun to test positive for coronavirus in recent weeks, with several died of Covid-19 in Iranian prisons.
• Medical Association: Covid-19 deaths in Turkey are covered up 

  Those who die of Covid-19 are repeatedly registered as "natural deaths" and thus removed from the statistics, says the chairman of the Turkish Medical Association TTB.
• Corona crisis: Initiative calls for an egalitarian Europe 

  The Initiative for an Egalitarian Europe calls for the EU to provide emergency humanitarian aid to societies and EU member states most affected by the Corona pandemic and the immediate closure of the inhuman camps in Greece.
• People queue during the night to prepare for 48-hour curfew 

  İstanbul is the largest and the most affected city from the coronavirus pandemic.
• KCK urges people to increase pressure to get news of Ocalan 

  KCK said: "The Kurdish people in Turkey and the Middle East together with the forces of democracy should struggle to have news of President Ocalan's health and safety."
• Families and lawyers of Imrali prisoners apply for visit 

  The lawyers and families of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and the other prisoners in Imralı made a new application to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be granted a visit.
• Turkey to implement two-day curfew in 31 cities 

  A two-day curfew will be implemented in 31 cities of Turkey as part of measures against coronavirus.
• Death toll from coronavirus exceeds one thousand in Turkey 

  The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 47,029 while 307,210 people have been tested.
• 31-year-old Yazidi man stabbed to death in car in Germany 

  A 31-year-old Yazidi man from northern Iraq has been found in the town of Bad Zwischenahn in Lower Saxony with fatal stab wounds in a car. Two suspects were arrested over the incident.
• Kurdish politician Siracettin Kayran dies in Heilbronn 

  For many years Siracettin Kayran was active in the Kurdish freedom movement as a politician. In a hospital in Heilbronn he now died of an illness.
• KCDK-E says 55 Kurds have died of coronavirus in Europe 

  At least 55 Kurds have died of coronavirus in Europe. Nearly a thousand cases have been detected.
• Peace Mothers: We don't want to see coffins coming out of prisons 

  Havva Kıran, a member of the Peace Mothers Initiative, spoke about the enforcement law regulation and said: "As mothers, we do not want to see coffins coming out of prisons. All prisoners must be released."
• 'The AKP will be remembered as a killer of lawyers' 

  Lawyer Ayşegül Çağatay, who visited her colleague Ebru Timtik who is on death fast, stressed that if the demands are not accepted, this government will go down in history as the one that killed lawyers.
• Death toll from coronavirus rises to 908 in Turkey 

  According to official figures, 908 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 42,282 cases of infection have been recorded.
• Man from Kobanê dies of Covid-19 in Bremen 

  Khaled Hamo has died of the viral disease Covid-19 in Bremen. The 55-year-old man came from Kobanê and had lived in Germany for three years.
• Half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by coronavirus 

  Oxfam called on world leaders to agree an ‘Economic Rescue Package for All’ to keep poor countries and poor communities afloat.
• Chief of Intelligence to form government in Iraq 

  With Adnan al-Surfi, another candidate for prime minister in Iraq has thrown in the towel. Now Iraqi President Barham Salih has appointed the head of the secret service, Mustaraf al-Kasimi, to form a government.
• Number of Kurdish and Turkish victims in the UK increases 

  The number recorded by the Kurdish and Democratic Forces associations is 23, but activists said it is certainly higher also because often families don't want to say the cause of death.
• HDP's Bulut invites people to adopt a "twin family" 

  Speaking about the HDP "Twin Family" campaign, Istanbul Provincial co-chair Elif Bulut said: "We invite everyone who have the conditions to become a twin family and practice solidarity in this bad time."
• Debate on bill on criminal enforcement continues today 

  The bill on criminal enforcement debate will continue today, on its third day of discussion amidst protests by the HDP.
• 17-year-old prisoner allegedly committed suicide in Şakran prison 

  It was alleged that 17-year-old Ali Erdoğan committed suicide in Şakran Children's Prison. "He was a happy young man. We saw bruises on his body," the family said.
• Coronavirus: 38,226 infected, 812 dead in Turkey 

  According to official figures, 812 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 38,226 cases of infection have been recorded.
• EU science chief resigns over coronavirus crisis 

  The head of the European Union’s top science organisation has resigned after "losing faith" in the European response to the coronavirus pandemic.
• HDP in solidarity with the Roma people 

  On International Roma Day, HDP is calling for solidarity with the Roma people against exclusion and discrimination.