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• German activist: I will continue to demand freedom for Ocalan 

  A Munich court issued 80-year-old peace activist Claus Schreer a 2.800 Euro fine for waving a YPJ flag and holding a sign that says “Freedom for Ocalan”. Schreer said, “I will continue to demand freedom for Ocalan and wave the YPJ flag.”
• Hunger strike in front of EP on day 2 

  The indefinite alternating hunger strike launched in front of the EP with 250 participants in Strasbourg, France continues on day 2 with 380 participants.
• HDP, HDK, DTK, DBP: Speak up! 

  HDP, HDK, DTK and DBP gave a joint message in Amed: “The people shouted out loud on Newroz that they won’t bow down. The isolation must end. Let’s speak up to avoid worse outcomes.”
• Dr. Gulsen: Strasbourg hunger strikers are in critical condition 

  Dr. Fahrettin Gulsen pointed out that the health of Strasbourg hunger strikers continues to deteriorate and added that their demands must be accepted. Dr. Gulsen said: “There is also a high risk of losing the hunger strikers at the point of intervention.”
• PKK and PAJK prisoners issue statement on sacrifice actions 

  PKK and PAJK prisoners: “Our Leader considers sacrifice actions to be meaningful, but his stance on principle is known. All comrades in prisons need to act in accordance with this principle.”
• Swedish MPs: Erdoğan is afraid 

  “Recent polls show that the AKP has lost votes. The government is afraid of losing these elections and having to face his crimes before justice."
• Solidarity hunger strike in Vienna 

  Solidarity with the Kurdish hunger strike resistance against the isolation of Abdullah Öcalan continues to grow.
• Mexican president pledged unlimited resources for the disappeared 

  “We will never more have to face unfortunate situations like having the bodies in trailers, in trucks, on the roads."
• Five people died to protest the isolation imposed on Öcalan 

  HDP invited the international community to not remain silent and unresponsive to the aggravating situation regarding the hunger strike actions.
• Turin Prosecutor to decide in 90 days on YPG internationalists 

  The hearing in Turin to decide on surveillance measures of former YPG internationalists will rule within 90 days.
• Zehra Sağlam’s brother: We will keep our promise to our martyrs 

  Koç stressed that they will keep the promise they had made to Zehra
• Body of Medya Çınar still not given to family 

  The family of political prisoner Medya Çınar who ended her life to demand the end of isolation against Öcalan was not given her body.
• PAJK calls for an end to sacrifice actions in prisons 

  The Coordination of the Kurdistan Free Women's Party (PAJK) has appealed to political prisoners and demanded the end of sacrifice actions.
• Nobel Peace Prize laureate Esquivel for Öcalan 

  International solidarity with the demand to the end of isolation against Abdullah Öcalan, is growing.
• Heavy rain and floods hit Iran 

  Access to many regions is still blocked. There is concern about an increase in the number of victims.
• Hunger strike against isolation in front of the EP 

  A hunger strike and sit-in action against the isolation of Öcalan has been launched in front of the European Parliament.
• German deputy Dolzer on solidarity hunger strike 

  A German deputy, Martin Dolzer, has joined the hunger strike led by HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven demanding the end of isolation against Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HDP's Kürkçü meets with the Prime Minister of Sweden 

  Kürkçü called on the Swedish government to help in achieving the removal of isolation, and underlined the hunger strike resistance led by DTK co-chair and HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven.
• San Miguel PEN writes to Turkish government on hunger strikes 

  “With my Kurdish brothers and sisters, I ask for an immediate end to the inhumane solitary confinement of Abdullah Öcalan, as a vital step in establishing peace, and the necessary and certain freedom of the Kurdish people.”
• Female prisoner in Mardin ends her life to protest isolation 

  More prisoners are ending their life to protest the isolation imposed on Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Newroz celebrated in Lavrio 

  The celebration began with a minute’s silence for all martyrs of the revolution as well as for Kurdish activist Uğur Şakar and prisoners Zülküf Gezen, Zehra Sağlam and Ayten Keçet who ended their life to protest the isolation imposed on Öcalan.
• Protest against isolation in Paris and Rennes 

  Activists paid tribute to Kurdish activist Uğur Şakar and prisoners Zülküf Gezen, Zehra Sağlam and Ayten Beçet who ended their life to protest the isolation imposed on Öcalan.
• Irish border protest against Brexit 

  “We will be sending to a very clear message that the people of the border region and, indeed, the people of Ireland will not acquiesce in any construction of new border installations, Customs posts or on any restriction of movement in their own country.”
• Newroz celebrated in Gothenburg 

  Kurdish folk songs and anthems were sung by Kurds and the hunger strike resistance was commended as was Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Turin prosecutor to decide on surveillance of former YPG fighters 

  Today the Prosecutor in Turin, Italy, may decide on the measure of special surveillance against 5 Italian internationalists who had been in Rojava.