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• Beştaş: 200,000 people are left to die in prison 

  "People no longer know whether they should protect themselves from the virus or from fascism," says HDP politician Meral Danış Beştaş on the fiasco of Turkish government policy in the Corona crisis.
• FEDA launches 'Twin Family' campaign 

  FEDA has announced that it has launched a "Twin Family" campaign to support families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
• In Van hospital patients are quarantined but not treated 

  People hospitalized with suspicion of coronavirus in Van said that they were not treated, but only put in quarantine in rooms resembling cells.
• Spain reopens some non-essential business today amidst criticism 

  Despite recording a new high in the daily death toll from the coronavirus, the Spanish government has confirmed that as of today some non-essential businesses will start their activities again.
• Kurdistan Alliance calls on people to oppose law of execution 

  The Kurdistan Alliance Work called on everyone to widen the struggle using all means and possibilities.
• President Erdoğan rejects Interior Minister's resignation 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not accept Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’ resignation.
• Trustee brings counterfeit disinfectants into circulation in Amed 

  The trustee appointed to Amed (Diyarbakır) has put counterfeit disinfectants into circulation that do not kill Covid-19 virus. The ineffective agent was also placed in hospitals.
• Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu resigns 

  The minister admitted to his failure in the management of the coronavirus crisis.
• Covid-19: 56,956 infected, 1,198 dead in Turkey 

  According to official figures, 1,198 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 56,956 cases have been recorded.
• HDP celebrates Basque National Day 

  The Easter Sunday is "Aberri Eguna" – National Day of the Basque Country. The HDP congratulated people on the occasion of the Basque national day and expressed their solidarity.
• Coal mines in Soma operate despite pandemic and curfew 

  Mining has not been suspended in Soma, Manisa despite the pandemic and curfew in Turkey.
• AKP’s measures promote the spread of Coronavirus in Turkey 

  According to official figures, 1101 people in Turkey have died of Covid-19 so far. The opposition criticizes that the government is not able to coordinate prevention measures.
• HDP Youth Councils condemn AKP for brutality against Ipek family  

  HDP Youth Councils vowed to continue their struggle for a free future on the basis of mothers' honorable stance against fascism.
• Solidarity committees in Mexico launch campaign for Rojava 

  The call was launched from Mexico City by the Committee in Solidarity with Kurdistan-CDMX within the framework of the Global Day for Life.
• Longer lockdown but State must meet needs of people, say citizens 

  On 10 April, the Turkish government declared a 48-hours curfew in 31 cities.
• First part of the Law on Execution accepted 

  The first part of the execution law proposal being discussed in Parliament, covering articles 1-30, was approved. 90 amendment proposals by the opposition were rejected.
• 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.