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• EP conference: Belgian PKK ruling a new perspective in Europe 

  The first day of the 16the International Conference titled “The European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds” has witnessed significant discussions.
• 52 injured in air crash in Istanbul 

  A passenger plane with 177 people on board skidded off the runway when landing at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen airport on Wednesday. The plane broke in three pieces, 52 people were injured.
• Ban on leaving the country for Leyla Güven not removed 

  The trial of the Kurdish HDP member of parliament Leyla Güven resumed in Amed today. Neither the obligation to register nor the ban on leaving the country was lifted.
• Kurdish Conference at EP: Time for sanctions against Turkey 

  The conference kicked off with opening speeches which were also translated into Kurdish.
• Rise up against war - rise up for solidarity! 

  Activists blocked the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control in Eschborn and demanded a stop to arms exports.
• SOHR: 2,900 mercenaries have arrived in Tripoli so far 

  Turkey’s involvement in Libya war: 4,700 Syrian mercenaries volunteer to go to Libya, 72 mercenaries killed in Tripoli so far and 64 others cross to Europe.
• US halts secretive drone program with Turkey over Syria incursion 

  A Turkish official also confirmed the program was stopped.
• Audios confirm political persecution against Milagro Sala 

  Published audios confirm allegations of political and judicial persecution against indigenous leader Milagro Sala in Argentina.
• Two-day marches for Öcalan in Düsseldorf and Stuttgart 

  A two-day long march will be held in the cities of Düsseldorf and Stuttgart in Germany to protest the February 15th international conspiracy which led to the capture of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Ruling for the release of Gever co-mayor Yaşar overturned 

  An appeal hearing ruled to stop the release of Gever Municipal co-mayor Remziye Yaşar.
• Anti-monarchy manifesto by Catalans, Basques and Galicians 

  The Basque, Catalan and Galician independence representatives have confirmed their unitarian rejection of the Monarchy in the Spanish Parliament.
• Israeli army carries out airstrikes on Gaza 

  The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on several alleged Hamas targets late on Tuesday night.
• Kurdish Conference kicks off today at the European Parliament 

  The 16th Kurdish conference is organised by the European Union Turkey Civic Commission and supported by European United Left – Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL), the Greens/EFA and Socialists and Democrats (S&D).
• Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their client.
• Malaysia confirms first person infected with coronavirus 

  Lab results confirmed that the man, along with a 63-year-old man from Wuhan who had been under observation, had contracted the virus.
• Activists from Lyon take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  Activists from Lyon condemned the silence of Europe against isolation against Kurdish people's leader, Abdullah Öcalan, while taking over the vigil for Freedom for the Kurdish leader. 
• Coronavirus: China counts friends and enemies 

  China accused the United States of spreading panic across the world over the coronavirus, which has caused over 360 deaths since early January.
• Timochenko writes open letter to Colombian president Duque 

  The President of the FARC party, Rodrigo Londoño Timochenko, sent an open letter to the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, in which he denounced the persecution of the former signatories of the peace agreement.
• Polls show large increase in Sinn Féin's vote share  

  Sinn Féin is now the joint most popular party state at 24% support.
• HDP Haliliye district co-chair Arslan detained 

  HDP Haliliye district co-chair Müslüm Arslan was detained and told he had to give a statement.
• Relatives of martyrs meet in Bielefeld 

  Innumerable Kurdish families have lost relatives in the liberation struggle. Some of them have met and exchanged information in Bielefeld over the weekend.
• Hannover march for Öcalan concluded with a rally 

  The three-day march protesting the international conspiracy against Öcalan has been concluded with a rally in Hannover, Germany.
• Long March for Öcalan in Hannover on day 3 

  For three days now, a demonstration for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan has been taking place in Hannover. Today's stage will end with a rally in front of the Lower Saxony state parliament.
• HDP issues urgent call for the hearing of Amed co-mayor Mızraklı 

  HDP issued urgent call for the hearing of the legal case against co-mayor of Diyarbakır Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı.
• Prayers for Rojava in Söderhamn 

  Prayers for the Rojava were read during the Sunday ritual held in a church in Söderhamn, Sweden.