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• Leyla Güven awarded the Ibrahim Ehmed prize 

  Leyla Güven's message was conveyed at the ceremony.
• Day 113 of indefinite hunger strike in Strasbourg 

  The hunger strike in France has left 113 days behind.
• Hunger strikers in Berlin: We will succeed 

  Every day, people come to Berlin to provide moral support for four Kurdish activists on indefinite hunger strike demanding the end of the isolation imposed on Abdullah Öcalan.
• Mass protest in front of CoE against isolation on week 3 

  The protest held by European Kurds under the lead of the KCDK-E to support the resistance against the isolation imposed upon Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan continues in front of the Council of Europe.
• NAV-YEK takes over Freedom for Ocalan Vigil 

  The vigil held in front of the Council of Europe (CoE) in Strasbourg for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Ocalan’s freedom is to be continued by members of the Yazidi Associations Union Headquarters (NAV-YEK) on week 355.
• Families appeal for bodies stolen from Garzan 

  10 new families appealed for the bodies the Turkish state stole from the Garzan Cemetery in Bitlis.
• French anarchist women donate to Jinwar village 

  Female members of the Libertarian Alternative (Alternative Libertaire - AL) sent donations to Jinwar, the women’s village in Rojava.
• Six people detained in Malazgirt 

  The Turkish regime’s political genocide operations against the Kurdish population continue.
• Leyla Guven: 152 days on hunger strike against isolation 

  Hunger strike resistance continues in many prisons and houses.
• Clashes in Libya leave at least 32 dead 

  At least 32 people have been killed and around 50 wounded in fighting with strongman Khalifa Haftar's troops near Tripoli, the UN-backed government said.
• Hunger strikers in the Hague reached day 79 of their fast 

  Hunger strikers in the Hague have been visited by members of the Philippine National Democratic Front.
• Motion in support of hunger strikers passed at Die Linke Congress 

  Die Linke Bremen Congress supports hunger strikers.
• No recount of votes in Muş, said YSK 

  The Supreme Board of Elections has rejected HDP appeal to recount votes in Muş.
• Marseille and Bordeaux against isolation 

  Demonstrations against isolation were promoted in Marseille and Bordeaux.
• Dr. Sorani visits Strasbourg activists: Everyone should rise up 

  Solidarity visits to the hunger strikers in Strasbourg continue.
• British Democratic Forces Union in solidarity with hunger strikes 

  Solidarity with the Kurdish hunger strike resistance against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan is growing.
• ‘Freedom for Öcalan’ banner hanged on Eiffel Tower in Paris 

  Protests for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan continue all around the world.
• HDP co-chair and co-mayors visited MPs on hunger strike in Amed 

  Solidarity with the Kurdish hunger strike protest demanding the end of the isolation of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan continues growing.
• More pro-Kurdish accounts blocked on Twitter 

  A Turkish court has banned access to several social media accounts, including those of deputies, news agencies and journalists.
• Hundreds rallied in Wales in solidarity with hunger strikers 

  International solidarity with the Kurdish hunger strike protest is growing.
• Piri asks why Election Council rejects claims by the opposition 

  EP Turkey Rapporteur questioned the Turkish Election Council rejecting the appeals filed by the opposition to re-count the votes in some places.
• Italians in solidarity with Kurds join the hunger strike protest 

  While the indefinite hunger strike of two activists in the Hague approaches the 80th day, the hunger strike in Rome entered day 17, joined by Italians in solidarity with the demand of the Kurdish activists.
• Kurdish association attacked in Paris 

  Attack on the Kurdish association in France.
• Sinn Fein goes to London to defend Good Friday Agreement 

  Speaking to media in Dublin Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald said that after a week of more Brexit chaos, the status quo of uncertainly remains.
• Italian activists: More actions needed to support hunger strikers 

  After visiting the hunger strikers in the city of Strasbourg, Italian and Kurds activists called for mobilization across the world to avoid any further death in the resistance against the isolation imposed on Öcalan.