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• “Public” television TRT acts like AKP mouthpiece 

  There was a total of zero seconds allocated to HDP during the same time.
• Thousands of voters travel from Istanbul to Kurdistan 

  HDP’s Mobile Voters Commission sent thousands of voters to their hometowns in Kurdistan so they can vote.
• Swedish conservative politician: Vote for HDP 

  Swedish Moderate Party City Council Member Makbule Colak said she believes HDP will get stronger with the elections despite all hostile policies and attacks by Erdogan.
• Leyla Güven on hunger strike for 143 days 

  Kurdish politician Leyla Güven is on day 143 of her hunger strike today. 20 MPs from Germany’s Die Linke have called on the Merkel government to take action for the hunger strikers.
• Yaşık: A single vote can change many things 

  DBP Adana Provincial co-chair Mehmet Yaşık called on people to cast their vote on Sunday, as “one vote can make the difference”.
• AKP and its lies on providing Kurdish language and education  

  After banning Kurdish names and education in Kurdish, now the AKP candidates in Van try to attract voters by saying they promote bilingual education.
• German filmmaker Bez: I would go to jail for the YPJ if necessary 

  The state of Bavaria in Germany continued to act against the YPG and YPJ fighters who have defeated ISIS.
• Hunger striker Nasır Yağız's health worsening 

  Yağız, who can hardly stand up, said he has many problems sleeping. 
• March against isolation in front of the European Parliament 

  A march and a rally took place at the end of the 5th day of the mass hunger strike in front of the European Parliament to protest the isolation of Kurdish People's leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Police operation targets HDP in Istanbul 

  One day before the elections the police has launched a new operation targeting the HDP in Istanbul. Reports said 32 people have been taken into custody following raids in 127 homes. 
• Kurdish journalists visited hunger strikers in Strasbourg  

  Today a new initiative will be held in front of the European Parliament, including a march. 
• Wardens battered lawyers during visit to hunger strikers 

  Repression and attacks against prisoners on hunger strike have extended to their lawyers.
• Hunger striker Xelil goes to Berlin 

  Siyar Xelil will continue his protest in Berlin after 62 days of indefinite nonalternating hunger striking in Nuremberg.
• Day 5 in Vienna hunger strike 

  The 5-day mass hunger strike held to create awareness in the Austrian public and the tent demonstration in Austrian capital Vienna continued on day 5.
• Day 5 in Strasbourg hunger strike in front of EP 

  The hunger strike in front of the EP in Strasbourg, France is on day 5.
• Hunger strikes in Germany to continue in Berlin 

  Hunger strikers in Kassel, Duisburg and Nuremberg in Germany will continue their protest in Berlin.
• Swedish politicians: This Sunday, challenge the AKP! 

  Swedish social democratic politicians pointed to the oppressive and unlawful AKP practices and called on the voters to “challenge the AKP” on this Sunday’s elections.
• HDP released report on March 31 local elections 

  People of Turkey and North Kurdistan will be going to the polls for local elections on March 31.
• Youth action in Strasbourg: Stop the 3 monkeys 

  An action was held in Strasbourg city center on the 102nd day of the indefinite hunger strike against the isolation imposed upon Ocalan. The activists criticized the 3 monkeys attitude by Europe and called to “take action, as isolation kills."
• Appeal from HDP former co-chair Demirtaş: Go to the polls 

  Selahattin Demirtaş told HDP voters: “You are to determine this election. Strategic votes will be an indicator of our strength. Go to the polls.”
• FARC warns of danger faced by Final Peace Agreement in Colombia 

  The National Political Council Peoples Alternative Revolutionary Force  - FARC has issued a press release warning of the dangers faced by the Peace Agreement.
• Kasun: Dersim will send the trustees back to Ankara 

  Ibrahim Kasun served as mayor and deputy co-chairman in Dersim for 9 years. He said that repression, intimidation and tricks would not be successful.
• Families of hunger strikers wrote to German President Steinmeier 

  The families of the activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg demanding the removal of isolation of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan sent a letter to German President Frank Walter Steinmeier.
• KCK's Andok: People should go to the polls for democracy 

  KCK Executive Council Member Xebat Andok spoke to Medya Haber Tv about the elections on Sunday and said that they are an opportunity to chose for a democratic country.
• European deputies in solidarity with hunger strikers 

  The hunger strike in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, continued on the 4th day.