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• Swiss MPs: “Turkish state commits crimes, stop weapons sales” 

  23 Swiss MPs submitted a joint inquiry, pointing out that the Turkish state is in violation of international law in Afrin, and demanded that Switzerland stop selling military equipment to Turkey urgently.
• Syria’s future becomes more complicated in Turkish capital 

  Russia, Iran and Turkey came together in a summit in Ankara to discuss the future of Syria. This summit was held in the gardens of an invading force in Syria, and as expected, ended in insolubility.
• 17-month prison sentence for HDP's Baydemir approved 

  The 17-month prison sentence issued to HDP MP Osman Baydemir has been approved. Baydemir’s MP status may also be voided.
• 25 detained in raid on HDP office in Istanbul 

  Police raided the HDP office in Avcılar, Istanbul and detained several people.
• Money sent to Erdoğan stir the EU up 

  Several EU countries are protesting Brussels as the Erdoğan regime siphoned European Union funds given to Turkey to be spent on refugees. The countries including Germany say, “Turkey must first implement the projects they already received funds for.”
• Birthday greetings to jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan 

  The trade union based Freedom for Öcalan Campaign has asked the British Ambassador to Turkey to help them deliver birthday greetings to jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Syria’s future discussed in invader’s capital 

  Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and their Iranian counterpart Hasan Rouhani met in Ankara for a Syria summit.
• HDP and DTK members prevented from going to Öcalan’s village 

  A group of HDP and DTK members that were on their way to Kurdish leader Öcalan’s village Amara on his birthday have been blocked in Halfeti.
• Two Italian municipalities award Öcalan with Honorary Citizenship 

  Two more municipalities in Italy have awarded Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan with Honorary Citizenship, bringing the total number to 9.
• 9 Boğaziçi University students jailed for defending Afrin 

  Out of the 15 Boğaziçi University students who were detained three weeks ago for protesting those celebrating the invasion of Afrin, 9 have been jailed while the other 6 were released on condition of judicial control.
• 50 new PKK investigations in Germany in two months 

  According to the Federal Prosecutor's Office, 50 new investigations have been initiated in the first two months of 2018 on suspicion of links to the PKK.
• Turkey’s violation of the UN Security Council resolution in Afrin 

  Afrin city and its neighborhoods are still under barbaric bombardment by the Turkish invasion airstrikes, which target neighborhoods and public facilities. The children's section of Afrin Hospital was the target of airstrikes on 13 March.
• HDP Deputy Co-chair taken into custody 

  The AKP regime continues its political genocide operations against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives.
• Two musicians detained for singing in Kurdish in a wedding 

  Police raided a wedding celebration and detained the musicians who were singing in Kurdish.
• Campaign to boycott tourism in Turkey 

  One of the main sources of income of the Turkish regime is tourism. With the invasion of Afrin and the civilian massacres, another boycott tourism campaign has been launched on social networks.
• Afrin: Resettlement from East Ghouta, then Idlib and Atme 

  After the forced eviction of the population of Afrin, Salafist groups from East Ghouta are settled in the city. In the further course, thousands of people from Idlib and the refugee camp Atme are to be brought to Afrin.
• Bomb attack injures 17 in Raqqa 

  Two people carried out a bomb attack with a motorbike in Raqqa at 22:00 last night, leaving 17 people injured.
• Portrait of a Turkish-backed jihadist who died in Afrin 

  The portrait of a Turkish-backed jihadist reveals the organic connections between the far-right Turkmen front, the jihadist Al-Nusra front, and the militias invading Afrin with the Turkish state.
• Netanyahu: Erdogan should not be lecturing us about morality 

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu has bashed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his remarks about Israel and said that Erdogan should not be lecturing Israel on morality.
• FSA gangs may be behind killing of coalition soldiers in Manbij 

  Citing the UK’s Special Air Service sources Mail on Sunday wrote that Free Syrian Army gangs may be behind the killing of two coalition soldiers in Manbij on Thursday.
• Bicycle Tour in Berlin: Expose War Profiteers! 

  Around 70 people came to Berlin-Moabit for a joint bike ride under the motto "Expose war profiteers - tanks to bicycles! No weapons for Erdogan!”.
• Turkey: Reports of fraud in spending EU’s aid for refugees 

  The projects that are financed by European Union within the frame of the Refugee Pact are broke and the finances are misused by Turkey, German magazine Der Spiegel reports.
• Academics sign open letter to support Bogazici students 

  More than 600 academics around the world have signed an open letter of support for the detained students of Bogazici University after being pointed as targets by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Erdoğan threatens Macron 

  Turkish President Erdoğan threatened French President Emmanuel Macron who received a committee from Rojava.
• New statement from Elysée after receiving the Rojava committee 

  The Elysée Palace statement said they don’t foresee a new military operation in northern Syria outside of the international coalition against ISIS.