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• “NATO is accomplice to Turkey’s massacres in Afrin” 

  Afrin Solidarity Platform stated that Turkey carries out the dirty attack against Afrin with all the means and weapons NATO supplies and with the knowledge and complicity of the international powers and organisations.
• Turkey prevents Kurds from returning to Rojava 

  Kurdish citizens who wish to return to Rojava are detained at the border gates by Turkish intelligence, and a ransom is asked.
• Memorial ceremony to the victims of Afrin in Crete 

  Activists in Crete remembered the victims of Afrin who fell in the defense of their homeland against the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Series of demonstrations for Afrin in Italy 

  Italian citizens have held a series of demonstrations in solidarity with the Resistance of the Age in Afrin in the Pisa and Florence provinces.
• Sisic: “Stop ethnic cleansing in Afrin” 

  Bosnian Tajma Sisic, whose parents survived the genocide in Srebrenitsa in 1995 and sought refuge in Sweden, called on the Swedish government to stop the ethnic cleansing against Kurds in Afrin.
• Baghdad to Erdoğan on Shengal: “We won’t sit with our hands tied” 

  Iraqi Defense Ministry has responded harshly to Erdoğan’s threats over Shengal. The Ministry issued a statement and said, “Iraq will not be sitting with its hands tied against any and all threats against our territory.”
• Sweden’s Örebro City Council: “End the invasion of Afrin” 

  Örebro city mayor and municipal commissioners condemned the Turkish state bombings and invasion and stated that they stand in solidarity with the people of Afrin and YPG/YPJ forces.
• ISIS executes 8 Iraqi policemen abducted in February 

  8 Iraqi policemen who had been abducted by ISIS on February 20 have been executed.
• Solidarity campaign for Afrin in Deir ez-Zor 

  Deir ez-Zor Civilian Assembly has launched solidarity campaign for the people of Afrin who were displaced due to the invasion attacks of the Turkish state.
• Iraqi lawmakers condemn Turkish airstrikes 

  Iraq’s Foreign Ministry and lawmakers condemned Turkish airstrikes that killed four civilians in Southern Kurdistan.
• World Afrin Day demonstrations in Latin America 

  Several hundred activists organized demonstrations to mark 24 March World Afrin Day in Latin America.
• Newroz celebrated in Tokyo 

  Kurds living in Japan celebrated Kurdish New Year, Newroz in Tokyo.
• Peoples stand up for Afrin worldwide 

  Millions took to the streets on March 24, World Action Day for Afrin, to demand an end to the Turkish state’s invasion of Afrin together with jihadist groups derived from ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
• Arms factory supplying Turkey occupied in Naples 

  Naples activists occupied military factory supplying helicopters to Turkey.
• Florence occupies Uni, Parma Professors appeal for Afrin 

  Students and activists in the city of Florence have occupied the Architecture Faculty in solidarity with Afrin.
• Italy is Afrin for a day 

  Saturday, March 24 to mark the world day of mobilization for Afrin against the invasion of Turkey, Csa Intifada/Comunità in Resistenza and Cobas Empoli-Valdelsa took to the streets, like as many as 20 cities in Italy.
• 14 states in Iran will perish if Lake Urmia dries out 

  Jonathan Bet Kolia from the environmental issues unit in the parliament in Iran stated that the matter of water is critical in the country.
• “We remember this attitude from Cizre, silence is compliance" 

  Cizre Co-mayor Leyla Imret who is on a hunger strike in front of the UN for Afrin said: “Europe and the UN should stop being concerned and take a clear stand against Erdoğan’s invasion. Erdoğan is way past ‘condemnation’s.”
• Tens of thousands take to the streets on World Afrin Day 

  Thousands of activists took it to the streets on World Afrin Day, to show solidarity with the people of Afrin in several cities throughout the world.
• Anna Campbell remembered in solidarity action in Manchester 

  Socialists and anti-fascists from across Manchester gathered to remember Anna Campbell and stand in solidarity with the people of Afrin on Saturday morning.
• Italian activists hold actions for Afrin 

  Bologna, Rome, Florence, Bolzano, Naples…18 city of Italy has occupied streets and squares in solidarity with Afrin and to ask the international community not to turn a blind eye on the massacres and violations of international law by Turkey.
• Activists close the Turkish Embassy in solidarity with Afrin 

  In Rome activists answered the call made by Rete Kurdistan to act in solidarity with Afrin on Friday by “closing” the Turkish embassy with their bodies.
• MEPs urge EU leaders to press Erdogan on rights issues 

  Several members of European Parliament urged EU leaders to press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on rights issues during the Varna summit.
• Macron meets with Erdoğan regarding Afrin 

  In a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, French President Emmanuel Macron voiced his “concerns” regarding Afrin.
• Worldwide Action for Afrin: Everybody should take to the streets 

  The International Action for Afrin Committee condemned the Turkish state attacks and called on everybody to join the demonstrations on Saturday.