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• Up to 22 years imprisonment sought for mayor of Sur 

  The trial against the imprisoned and subsequently deposed co-mayor of Sur, Cemal Özdemir, has been opened in Amed. The public prosecutor's office is demanding up to 22 years imprisonment for the politician in the fake terror trial.
• Motto for this year’s Newroz: “For democracy, justice, freedom” 

  The program for this year’s Newroz events will be announced in Sur, Amed tomorrow.
• Memorial grove for victims of Ankara massacre 

  A memorial grove for the 103 victims of the ISIS attack in October 2015 will be built at the square in front of the central train station in Ankara.
• Unemployment continues to increase in Turkey 

  TurkStat (TÜİK) announced that the unemployment rate increased in December 2019 and set at 13.7 percent.
• Problems among AKP grow into physical fight in Van 

  AKP members who beat each other in Başkale in Van last week had another fight in Muradiye in front of everyone.
• Lawyers of Öcalan apply to go to Imrali 

  Lawyers of Kurdish people's leader Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with their clients.
• Italian municipalities reject Turkish pressure over Öcalan 

  The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its expectation of cooperation against the PKK "from the Italian authorities.
• Lockdown comes into force in Italy to fight coronavirus 

  More than 60 million Italians woke up to lockdown conditions, after the measures imposed on the northern “red zone” were extended to the whole country. The rest of Europe prepares for stricter measures trying to contain the spread of the virus.
• Newroz celebrations to begin in Amed 

  Newroz celebrations will begin in Amed tomorrow, 11 March. The theme of Newroz this year will be isolation, pressures on the mother tongue and national unity.
• Coronavirus cancels St Patrick’s Day parades in Ireland  

  Acting Minister for Health Simon Harris said the coronavirus outbreak in the country was becoming "very serious".
• Mızraklı: This ruling elite will soon run away 

  HDP Press Office shared the message sent by Amed Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı about the sentence he was given.
• Erdogan protested in Brussels 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Brussels after Russia. Kurds and leftist activists protested the visit.
• Death toll from coronavirus reaches 237 in Iran 

  237 people died from coronavirus and 7,161 others infected in Iran so far.
• Former Deputy Prime Minister founds new party in Turkey 

  Former AKP politician Ali Babacan has applied to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior for the approval of the new DEVA party.
• Co-mayor of Amed sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in prison 

  The dismissed co-mayor was sentenced to 9 years, 4 months and 15 days in prison for alleged “membership of a terrorist organization”.
• Swedish parliament asks to find ways to deliver aid to Rojava 

  The Swedish Left Party underlined the difficulties of sending humanitarian aid to North and East Syria and asked the Swedish Foreign Aid Minister to find ways to deliver aid.
• Nûçe Ciwan Agency German service begins broadcasting 

  Nûçe Ciwan Agency German service started broadcasting again after a long time off air.
• Challenging Capitalist Modernity conference in Hamburg postponed 

  The conference "Challenging Capitalist Modernity" planned for the Easter weekend at the University of Hamburg has been postponed. The university administration made the decision because of the spread of the coronavirus.
• Demo in Basel in solidarity with refugees and against Turkey 

  The Turkish state was protested in Basel. Activists joined the demo against Turkey and its handle of the refugees crisis. 
• Over a quarter of Italian citizens on forced quarantine 

  Italy has formally locked down more than a quarter of its population, around 16 million people, in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
• Poll put Sinn Féin at 35% but party still out of government 

  A new poll put Sinn Féin support at an unprecedented 35% in the 26 Counties. The poll added to public pressure for Mary Lou McDonald’s party to be involved in the next coalition government in Dublin.
• Demo for freedom for Öcalan in Paris 

  Kurdish people’s protests for Abdullah Öcalan continue all around the world.
• Another parliamentarian dies of coronavirus in Iran 

  145 people died from coronavirus and 5,832 others infected in Iran so far.
• Former FARC guerrilla murdered in Bogotà 

  Since the signature of the Final Peace Agreement in Havana, on 24 November 2016, 188 former guerrillas have been murdered, 15 only in the first three months of 2020.
• Two HDP executives jailed in Mardin 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated.