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• Turkish police detains 35 activists in Adana 

  35 people including JINNEWS reporter Filiz Zeyrek have been detained in house raids in Adana.
• PYD members take over the hunger strike for Afrin in Geneva 

  65 activists from Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) European branch took over the hunger strike action for Afrin in front of the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland.
• French main opposition leader: Leaving Kurds alone is a scandal 

  French main opposition party LR leader Laurent Wauquiez stated that it was unacceptable that Europe leaves Kurds to their fate against Turkey.
• Northern Syria delegation: Cooperation with France will continue 

  The Northern Syria delegation that had a meeting with French President Macron in Paris said the meeting was positive and important. The meeting lasted an hour.
• “France will send troops to Manbij against invasion attempts” 

  A delegation respresenting Rojava and Northern Syria has met with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Elysee Palace. France will reportedly send troops to Manbij against invasion.
• 27 in police custody after raid on Ozgurlukcu Demokrasi newspaper 

  27 journalists and workers of Ozgurlukcu Demokrasi newspaper and Gun Printing House are still being held in police custody.  
• Afrin resident says FSA did the looting, Habertürk reports as YPG 

  Habertürk television has manipulated an interview with residents of Afrin through faulty translation in a special program. The Afrin resident’s comments on the FSA gangs looting the city were translated as “YPG”.
• Turkish Lira falls to record low against Euro and Dollar 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s interventions and the government’s tricks of perception can’t prevent the downfall of the Turkish Lira, which is currently at a historic record low against Euro and Dollar.
• First training cycle of HAT in Tabqa completed 

  The first training cycle of Anti-Terror Forces (HAT) in Tabqa has been completed.
• Hunger strikers for Afrin in Geneva: UN remains accomplice 

  The hunger strike for Afrin launched on 19 March in front of the United Nations (UN) headquarters has left 10 days behind.
• Joint action for Afrin in Lorient on March 31 

  Kurdistanis and allies protesting the Turkish state invasion will be holding a march and a rally in Lorient on March 31 in support of Afrin.
• Sweden’s SSU calls for international action for Afrin 

  The youth organization of Swedish government partner Social Democratic Workers’ Party condemned the Turkish invasion of Afrin and called on international community to act against invasion.
• Roth: “What is the reason for this great silence on Afrin?” 

  Greens Leader Claudia Roth protested the warm messages for Erdoğan in the summit in Varna and asked: “What is the reason behind Germany and NATO’s great silence on Afrin?”
• HRW slams Turkey’s social media crackdown 

  Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Turkish government for its crackdown on social media, especially after the invasion of Afrin. 
• Turkey jails 28 people who attended Newroz in Istanbul 

  Out of the 43 people who were detained during Newroz celebration in Istanbul city of Turkey, 28 have been imprisoned.
• Thousands march for Afrin and condemn silence in Brussels 

  Thousands of Kurds and their supporters marched on the streets of Brussels to protest Turkey and NATO for their role in the invasion of Afrin. Protestors urged NATO members to end their support to Turkey.
• Egypt: “Events in Afrin are reminiscent of the Armenian Genocide” 

  The Egyptian Parliament issued a warning that methods of annihilation and exile Turkey utilizes in Afrin are reminiscent of the Armenian Genocide.
• Iraqi MP: "Erdoğan and ISIS are two sides of the same coin" 

  Iraqi State of Law Coalition MP Mensûr Bûeycî said: “Erdoğan and ISIS are two sides of the same coin.”
• KNK: The leader of Catalonia must be released immediately 

  Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) urged Germany to reconsider their decision and release Mr. Puigdemont with immediate effect.
• Armenian genocide monument to be erected in Geneva 

  Geneva Canton Court has approved the building of an Armenian Genocide Monument. The monument will be opened on the 103rd anniversary of the genocide.
• “It is time for global solidarity against our common enemy” 

  Hundreds of people demonstrated in 12 cities as Kurds and their friends answered the call for a World Afrin Day on March 24th with one of the largest displays of solidarity with Rojava ever seen in the United States.
• HDP MP: “Turkey didn’t prevail in Afrin, they entered quicksand” 

  HDP Mersin MP Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat stated that Turkey has entered a deadend with their move into Afrin and added that there is no victory that has been achieved, and they won’t be able to stay there.
• Turkish gang Osmanen Germania appears in front of judge 

  The case against the Osmanen Germania (“Ottomans Germany”), the Erdoğan regime’s gang in Germany, started in Stuttgart on Monday.
• Clash among Erdogan’s gangs in Al-Bab 

  Fighting escalates among the gang groups affiliated with the Turkish state led by Erdogan.
• French unions support Afrin and democratic confederalism 

  A group of French unionists issued a joint statement in support of the resistance in Afrin and protested the Turkish invasion.