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• Response to Erdogan: You are the one who will leave the country 

  Representatives of various peoples and faiths under the umbrella of the HDP responded to Erdogan’s racist comments and said, “You are the one who will leave this country.”
• Kurdish hunger striker writes to the Prime Minister of Ireland 

  "As an Irish citizen, I call upon you to support us in our action to end Ocalan’s isolation, and to lead the Republic of Ireland towards playing a similar role in the Kurdish case to that it  played for the East Timorese.”
• Leyla Guven on day 117 of hunger strike 

  DTK Co-chair Leyla Guven’s indefinite hunger strike demanding an end to the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan continues on day 117, while Nasir Yagiz is on day 104 of his hunger strike.
• Hunger striker in Toronto hospitalized and refused treatment 

  Yusuf Iba, who has been on hunger strike in Toronto for 51 days, has been hospitalized again.
• Kurdish journalists visited hunger strikers in the Hague 

  Hüseyin Yıldız and Hasbi Çakıcı have been on hunger strike in the Netherlands for 46 days.
• Five HDP hunger strikers detained in Amed 

  Five people have been taken into custody following a raid in the HDP building in Amed where 6 members of the party, included Dersim Dağ MP are on hunger strike.
• Hunger strike resistance in Strasbourg on day 77 

  On Sunday there were many visits from Germany, Switzerland and many cities of France to Strasbourg where 14 Kurdish activists have been on hunger strike for 77 days.
• Lavrov: Turkey has not fully implemented the Idlib agreement 

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that Turkey has not fully fulfilled the Idlib agreement signed between Putin and Erdoğan on 17 September 2018.
• Attack kills 21 Syrian soldiers near Idlib 

  21 members of Syrian government forces were killed in an attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist militia Anzar al-Tauhid near the province of Idlib.
• AABK to discuss hunger strikes with European Parliament officials 

  The AABK delegation visited the 14 Kurdish activists on hunger strike in Strasbourg to demand the end of isolation against Abdullah Öcalan.
• Dersim Dağ MP and five HDP members go on hunger strike in Amed 

  Arslan pointed out that the Kurdish politicians and representatives are not demanding any privilege for Öcalan but “just the implementation of Turkey’s own law.”
• HDP election bureau in Esenler, Istanbul attacked 

  Yet another attack on the HDP before the local elections scheduled for March 31 in Turkey.
• Jailed ESP leader goes on solidarity hunger strike 

  Solidarity with Kurdish hunger strike resistance is growing.
• Rally in Trafalgar Square in London against isolation 

  A large crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square carrying photographs of Abdullah Öcalan and hunger strikers.
• Marseille against isolation 

  “Resisting we will win. Let’s step up the resistance. Let’s put an end to isolation.”
• End isolation, say activists in Paris 

  The crowd moved from Republique Square to Bastille Square where Kurdish politician Fırat Varto saluted the resistance led by Leyla Güven and other hunger strikers.
• Trade unions call on labour movement to back Irish reunification 

  The declaration said it is “critically important that the interests of workers and working families are put at the heart of a new Ireland, which should be a united Ireland".
• Victory for Pat Finucane’s family 

  The ruling has entirely vindicated the long justice campaign by the Finucane family and their rejection of the 2012 de Silva review.
• Protest to end isolation in Stockholm 

  Riazat explain why they decided to go on hunger strike to respond to the silence of the European institutions.
• European doctors: CPT and CoE should act for hunger strikers 

  "Mr. Abdullah Öcalan is the only politician who can put the Kurdish problem back on the solution track. And this role of Öcalan is denied in Europe."
• HDP's Buldan: People will reclaim what is theirs on 31 March 

  "Many of our friends are on hunger strike. They have only one request. Talk to Mr. Öcalan. Such a legitimate demand is ignored. We would like to see family members and lawyers visiting  Mr. Öcalan as soon as possible, so that our friends on hunger strike"
• Geneva councillor expressed solidarity with hunger strikers 

  “I hereby express my solidarity with the hunger strike activists and want them to know that we stand beside them. Solidarity must be spread further.”
• TEV-ÇAND and GOVEND artists with Strasbourg resistance 

  TEV-ÇAND and GOVEND artists visited the 14 hunger strikers in Strasbourg.
• Left Party MP on hunger strike in Swedish Parliament 

  Riazat and Alp held a press conference in Parliament before starting their hunger strike. Underlining the silence of the world over what is going on in Turkey, Riazat and Alp said they were going on a solidarity hunger strike to break this silence.
• Tens of thousands rally for Öcalan in Cologne 

  “We believe that this protest will lead to success. We are ready for any and all actions to make sure this protest succeeds. We will prevail.”