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• AFP photos show looting in Afrin 

  AFP published photos from Afrin city center that shows Turkish supported gangs looting houses. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also confirmed widespread looting in the city.
• New charges pressed for the Paris Massacre 

  New charges have been pressed regarding the massacre where 3 Kurdish female revolutionaries were murdered on January 9, 2013 in the French capital.
• Indefinite hunger strike for Afrin to launch in Geneva today 

  Platform for Afrin stated that a deeper and more extensive resistance for Afrin will continue, and stressed that an indefinite hunger strike will be launched in Geneva on March 19.
• Pro-Turkish forces pillage Afrin after taking the city: Reports 

  AFP reported that “Turkish-backed Syrian fighters” loot shops after seizing control of the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin from the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) on March 18, 2018.
• Saleh Muslim’s case in Czechia dismissed 

  The case filed against former PYD Co-Chair Saleh Muslim in Czechia has been dismissed. The court has rejected the “extradition” request.
• UNICEF: Dozens of children have been killed in Afrin 

  Citing reports from inside Afrin, UNICEF stated that dozens of children have been killed and many more injured since the start of hostilities in the district.
• PES: “Turkey should stop the attacks and withdraw from Afrin” 

  European Socialists Party (PES) has called on the Turkish state to end their vile attacks and withdraw from the vicinity of Afrin.
• Turkish army confirms hit on the Avrin Hospital 

  The invading Turkish army bombed the Avrin Hospital in Afrin last night at 21.00 local time. 3 barrel bombs deployed from fighter jets hit the hospital and at least 15 civilians lost their lives.
• Afrin protest in German Consulate in Crete 

  The German Consulate in the island of Crete, Greece was raided by a group protesting Turkey’s Afrin operation.
• Turkish army attacks civilian convoy in Afrin: Dozens killed  

  The invading Turkish army continues its attacks against civilians in Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Bremen solidarity alliance visits Rheinmetall for Afrin 

  Activists of the Bremen alliance "Solidarity with Afrin" called attention to the responsibility of the German arms industry in the war in Syria in front armaments company Rheinmetall.
• Swis activists: Stop the barbaric Turkish army 

  A group of Swiss activists came together under the banner of “Save Afrin” in the Swiss city of Lausanne and called upon the public opinion to stop the barbaric Turkish army’s attack on Afrin.
• Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister writes to NATO over Afrin 

  Luxembourg Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn urged NATO to closely monitor the situation in Afrin.
• Halabja yesterday, Afrin today... 

  HDP condemned the Halabja massacre and urged those who seek to protect and maintain their rule by war, occupation and setting peoples against each other to take lessons from history.
• Afrin is not alone, March 24 #WorldAfrinDay 

  The Internationalist Commune calls on everybody to join a day of action and global solidarity, as the one that took place on 1st November 2014 for Kobane.
• Information tent on Afrin in front of the European Parliament 

  European Afrin Solidarity Platform launches an information tent in front of the European Parliament in Brussels to provide detailed info on the war crimes of Turkey in Afrin and the humanitarian crisis caused by the Turkish attack on the enclave.
• Witnesses of Roboski massacre speak at the international tribunal 

  On the second day of sessions at the international Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal in Paris, Roboski massacre became the main topic of discussion.
• Call for a boycott of Turkish goods and tourism for Afrin 

  A newly founded support group for Afrin called for boycott of Turkish goods and tourism to protest Turkey’s invasion attack on Afrin.
• French journalist: Turkey is committing ethnic cleansing in Afrin 

  French journalist Jeremy Andre stated that civilians are being massacred in Afrin where -he said- the Turkish state is committing ethnic cleansing.
• Demonstration for Afrin victims in Frankfurt 

  Kurds in Europe continue their demonstrations in protest at the Turkish state’s deadly attacks against Afrin Canton of Northern Syria.
• Europol developing cooperation with Erdogan regime 

  European police organization Europol has stepped up to develop cooperation with Erdogan regime, German government said.
• ISIS attack in Anbar kills 7 Iraqi soldiers 

  ISIS has attacked the Iraqi army in Iraq’s Anbar city on Thursday, killing 7 Iraqi soldiers.
• Saarbrucken, Bremen, Nurnberg and Vienna for Afrin 

  A press conference on the Turkish massacres in Afrin took place in Saarbrucken. Protest rallies were held in Bremen, Nurnberg and Vienna.
• Pluto Press in solidarity with Mesopotamia Publishing House 

  Pluto Press expressed solidarity “with our comrades” at the Mesopotamia Publishing House (Mezopotamien Verlag) in Neuss City, Germany, whose offices were raided by the police on March 8.
• Pro-Afrin demonstrations in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland 

  In Zurich, Gävle, Gothenburg and Stavanger solidarity actions have taken place for Afrin.