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• Three people including a lawyer jailed in Urfa 

  Of the 20 people who were detained in Urfa, three have been remanded in custody.
• More summaries against HDP deputies 

  Summaries have been prepared demanding the lifting of parliamentary immunities for 7 deputies of the HDP and 1 of the AKP.
• Sancar: Government not addressing coronavirus crisis properly 

  "Considering what the government has done and said so far, we see that the emergency and risk were not properly addressed. A response was not well prepared, planned," says HDP co-chair Sancar.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply to visit their client in Imrali 

  Öcalan's lawyers have applied once again to meet with their clients.
• Tuşba trustee constantly harassing HDP council members 

  Trustee Salih Akman, who was appointed by the AKP to replace HDP Tuşba mayor has invented a new office and occupied a room used by HDP councillors.
• Kurds set up Coronavirus Crisis Desk in Berlin 

  The Crisis Desk aims at urgently supporting those who have difficulties related to the virus, such as financial and moral problems.
• Revenge Unit claims responsibility for luxury vehicle set on fire 

  A luxury vehicle belonging to a member of the racist MHP party was set on fire in Istanbul on Sunday.
• Belfast City Council approves important COVID19 measures 

  "These measures will form part of efforts to slow down and minimise the spread of COVID19 in Belfast."
• Belgium suspects Turkey firm of fraud: 5 million masks missing! 

  Belgium Minister of Health Maggie De Block said the Turkish company which was to deliver masks to Belgium by Sunday evening is under investigation for fraud.
• Five detained in Tehran over "aubergines rain" video 

  State news agency Irna said that Iranian police have arrested five people over a video showing aubergines falling from the sky in front of a Tehran landmark.
• People infected with coronavirus in Turkey increases to 47 

  The Turkish government has announced that they have detected 29 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
• HDP commemorates victims of Halabja and Beyazıt 

  HDP commemorated the victims of Halabja and Beyazıt massacres and stressed that the struggle for freedom cannot be destroyed even by mass murder.
• All assembly venues closed in Turkey with 18 coronavirus cases 

  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey has risen to 18.
• Zülküf Gezen remembered at his grave 

  One year ago Zülküf Gezen took his own life in Tekirdağ prison in protest against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan. He was remembered at his grave in Amed today.
• HDP: Refugees are under great threat due to coronavirus outbreak 

  The HDP said that refugees on the border are under great threat due to coronavirus and called for urgent measures to be taken.
• Commander Çiyager Hêvî commemorated in Switzerland 

  Çiyager Hêvî, one of the commanders of the Self-Administration Resistance in Sur, was commemorated with an event held in the Canton of St.Gallen, Switzerland.
• Action for Grup Yorum members on death fast 

  Grup Yorum and Solidarity with Prisoners Association spoke about Grup Yorum members in Ibrahim Gökçek and Helin Bölek in front of the hospital where they were forcibly taken. "If something happens to the artists "the AKP will be held responsible."
• Coronavirus: Latest from Iran, Iraq and Southern Kurdistan 

  More coronavirus infections are reported from Iran, Iraq and Southern Kurdistan (Bashur).
• Armenian Kurdish associations cancel Newroz celebrations 

  Kurdish institutions in Armenia canceled the Newroz celebration, which was to be held in Yerevan.
• Revenge Unit targets Turkish army collaborators in Nusaybin 

  Martyr Sorxwin Roboski Revenge Unit carried out an action against a workplace working with the invading Turkish army.
• Memorial for martyrs Navdar and Sıla in Berlin 

  Martyr guerrillas Navdar Serhat and Sıla Hejar were commemorated in Berlin.
• Coronavirus, how Latin America is dealing with the pandemic 

  The spread of the new coronavirus in Latin America alerted the governments of the region since already 17 countries have reported confirmed cases.
• Umrah returnee tests positive, bringing Coronavirus number to 6 

  The return of 21,000 Turkish citizens from Saudi Arabia causes concerns over the spread of coronavirus as they will not be subject to state-controlled quarantine.
• Bar associations demand release of lawyers 

  In Turkey, nine lawyers have been arrested for unknown reasons. 25 presidents of bar associations from all over Turkey demand their immediate release.
• HDP calls for the release of prisoners over coronavirus threat 

  To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the HDP calls for the release of sick and elderly prisoners as well as minors and mothers of children.