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• Death toll rises to 32,226 on day 170 of the Gaza war 

  According to the new balance sheet by the Hamas Health Ministry on the 170th day of the Gaza war, the death toll from Israeli attacks since 7 October has risen to 32,226.
• Kurds and their friends celebrate Newroz in Paris 

  At the Newroz celebration near Paris, a replica of a Turkish combat drone was burned and a message from the PKK was read out.
• DEM Party: Those who provide space for ISIS are responsible for the Moscow attack 

  DEM Party invites everyone to solidarity and common struggle against ISIS after the Moscow concert attack that claimed the lives of at least 133 people.
• Youngsters who criticised Erdoğan tortured by the police 

  In Adana, two youngsters who criticised Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan in a conversation among themselves were attacked by police officers.
• KCK condemns the brutal attack in Moscow 

  “Through the attack, the AKP-MHP administration is coercing Russia and other nations into obeying its demands. Iran was previously the target of an attack akin to this one. ISIS was contracted by the Turkish government to conduct both assaults."
• Kurds and their friends celebrate Newroz in Frankfurt 

  “Newroz means freedom" is the motto of the central Newroz celebration organised by the Kurdish umbrella organisation KON-MED in Frankfurt, Germany.
• MSD: Moscow attack proves that the ISIS threat persists 

  Expressing condolences to the Russian people for the ISIS attack in Moscow, MSD said: "This attack proves that terrorism still threatens the world. We emphasise once again that international powers must cooperate in the fight against ISIS."
• Çiçek Kobanê deported to Erzincan prison 

  Dozgin Temo (Çiçek Kobanê) and three other prisoners were deported to different prisons.
• Three ESP and one ÖGK members sent to prison 

  Three ESP and one ÖGK members, who were taken into custody in Izmir on the morning of 19 March, were sent to prison.
• Kurds and their friends celebrate Newroz in Rome  

  Today in Rome, Kurds and their friends will celebrate Newroz 2024, the Kurdish New Year.
• 5-day Freedom for Öcalan vigil to be held in April in Strasbourg  

  The Freedom for Öcalan Worldwide Campaign collective will organize a 5-day vigil in Strasbourg next April.
• Germany seeks to extradite Kurdish refugee to Turkey 

  Sekvan Tangüner, a Kurdish refugee with a warrant for his arrest in Turkey, was detained by Bavarian police. Tangüner was taken to court, and he will reportedly be extradited until 2 May.
• Former President of France: Kurdish people’s resistance inspires us 

  French and Kurdish politicians came together at the Newroz Reception in Paris. Former President François Hollande addressed the Kurdish people: "Your courage inspires us".
• Newroz Festival starts in Marseille 

  The four-day Newroz Festival in Marseille started with a reception.
• KCK: Kurdish people made their will clear at Newroz 

  The Newroz of 2024 has brought the Kurdish people’s freedom struggle to a new peak and proved that the year 2024 will end in victory, said the KCK.
• Newroz celebrated in seven cities in Switzerland 

  Newroz was celebrated in seven cities in Switzerland. The people demanded "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question."
• Kurds and Japanese celebrate Newroz together 

  In Saitama province, north of Tokyo, the capital of Japan, Kurds and their Japanese friends celebrated Newroz with enthusiasm.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Newroz is the time to renew solidarity 

  Newroz must be the time to renew our solidarity, says Peace in Kurdistan Campaign on Kurdish New Year on March 21.
• Messages of resistance and enthusiasm dominate European Newroz 

  Messages of resistance and enthusiasm dominate European Newroz
• Newroz reception in Vienna 

  A Newroz reception was held in Vienna.
• Tribute paid to Theofilos Georgiades on 30th anniversary of his murder 

  20 March 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Theofilos Georgiades, a common hero of Cyprus and Kurdistan.
• FCDK-KAWA calls on people to attend Newroz celebration in Frankfurt on Saturday 

  FCDK-KAWA, the umbrella organization of the Democratic Kurdish Community Centers in Hessen-Saarland, called for participation in the Newroz celebration to be held in Frankfurt on Saturday 23 March.
• Erling Folkvord laid to rest in Oslo 

  The KCK Executive Council co-presidency sent a message to the farewell ceremony held for Erling Folkvord in Oslo, saying that his "struggle for democracy and justice will never be forgotten."
• Prisoners continue hunger strike for Öcalan 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners in jails in Turkey and North Kurdistan to demand Abdullah Öcalan's freedom continues on its 115th day.
• Free Öcalan campaign to be presented in Cantabria  

  The Free Öcalan campaign will be presented in Cantabria on 22 March. The event can be followed live on Youtube.