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• How is the health of Strasbourg hunger strikers? 

  Day 85 of the indefinite hunger strike by Kurdish activists in Strasbourg, France.
• NGOs in Van launched an appeal on hunger strike  

  Voicing concern about the current stage of the hunger strike, Güneş warned that deaths and permanent damages may occur in prisons. “We want to remind the people that there is nothing more important and valuable than human life.”
• Switzerland: ISIS should be tried where they committed crimes 

  ​​​​​​​The Swiss Federal Council argued that Swiss national ISIS members should be prosecuted in the countries where they have carried out terrorist activities.
• Diplomatic activity grows as Strasbourg fast reached day 85 

  The hunger strikes are a non-violent resistance although often some European countries have borrowed from Turkey the same ‘terror-violence’ discourse when it comes to talk about Kurds.
• Berlin attempts to criminalize hunger strikes 

  The Interior Ministry responded to Die Linke’s written inquiry on the hunger strikes in Strasbourg and attempted to criminalize the protests, implying that solidarity demonstrations will be inspected for connections to banned organizations.
• Iranian and Rojhilat delegation visited hunger strikers 

  Representatives from Eastern Kurdistan and Iranian institutions visited the hunger strikers coming from Germany and other cities of France.
• 148 prisoners including 2 journalists on hunger strike in Van 

  148 prisoners have been on a hunger strike for 11 days in the Van High Security Closed Prison.
• Left Party’s Dalarna Conference declares support for Leyla Guven 

  “Leyla Guven is a woman attempting to break fascism with her protest. As Left Party members, we stand with Leyla."
• Local artists visit Kurdish hunger striker Iba in Toronto  

  Local artists and women visited Yusuf Iba, who has been on a hunger strike in Toronto for 58 days.
• Turkey in recession 

  Turkey has been declared as in a recession officially for the first time in a decade.
• Turkey increases weapons exports by 170% 

  Weapons transfers to the Middle East increased by 87% in 2014-18 compared to 2009-13. The report shows that 52% of the US’ total weapons exports have been to the Middle East.
• Kurdish parties claim resistance and call for national unity 

  Representatives of many Kurdish institutions, including PUK, Yekgirtu, KKP and PYDKS, stressed that the Kurdish people should fight together in the spirit of national unity and claim the hunger strike resistance.
• Temelli: HDP will win on 31 March  

  HDP co-chair Sezai Temelli addressed the citizens of Suruç under heavy police control.
• Reception for Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê in Livorno 

  A reception took place in the Italian city of Livorno in solidarity with Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê.
• Kurdish parties condemned repression against HDP 

  Kurdish parties condemned the police raid at HDP Amed Provincial office and arrest of HDP activists.
• Newroz reception at London City Hall 

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan hosted the Newroz reception.
• HDP MP: The hunger strike is a revolutionary action 

  "Because we did not fulfill our duty in the anti-fascist struggle outside, our imprisoned friends intervened and put their bodies to death," says hunger-striker HDP MP Tayyip Temel.
• HDP to celebrate Newroz in 27 cities 

  Co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli will attend the Newroz celebrations in Amed, Istanbul and Van.
• Irish People to protest against return of border checks 

  Irish People to protest against return of border checks
• Protest against isolation in Vienna and La Rochelle 

  Demonstrations against the isolation regime imposed on Abdullah Öcalan continue all around Europe.
• Prosecution decision on Bloody Sunday to be disclosed on Thursday 

  Bloody Sunday is among the most atrocious British army massacre in the North of Ireland.
• German teachers: Stand up against the isolation 

  Birgit Zwiekirsch said the delegation had come to Strasbourg to offer their support and solidarity to the hunger strikers.
• Horror and anger at North of Ireland Secretary remarks 

  British Secretary for the North of Ireland Karen Bradley said that killings by members of the Crown Forces in the North of Ireland are "not crimes”.
• Pontiacs donate blood for Kobane 

  “We don’t want our blood back, we want to give life with it” say Pontiac Greek women on the centennial of the Pontiac Massacre as they donate blood in solidarity with the Kobane Medical Center.
• Suicide bombing in Mosul: 2 dead, 10 wounded 

  2 people (one of them a police officer) were killed and 10 others were wounded in the suicide attack with an explosive laden vehicle in Mosul.