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• HDP committee headed by Demirtaş continues talks in Berlin 

  An HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party) committee headed by co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş continues their visits and talks in Berlin.
• Captured ISIS member: We planned the Grê Spi attack with Turkey 

  ISIS member captured in Rojava stated that Turkey and ISIS gangs decided on the Grê Spi attack following a meeting in Raqqa. The captured jihadi confessed that Turkish intelligence MİT supported them and attacked the YPG to protect ISIS.
• Thousands of PKK and PAJK prisoners demand transfer to İmralı 

  Deniz Kaya in the name of the PKK and PAJK prisoners who continue their indefinite hunger strike, announced they would not attend the contact and non-contact visits in April and May in line with their protest until their demands are met.
• “Urgent expropriation” order for 7 more Kurdish towns 

  The Turkish cabinet has issued a decree of “urgent expropriation” for some areas in Şırnak's Cizre and İdil districts, Mardin's Kızıltepe district, Hakkari's Yüksekova and Çukurca districts, Amed's Kayapınar and Bağlar districts.
• International committee to meet CPT and EC officials for Öcalan 

  A committee headed by Mandela’s lawyer Essa Moosa that wanted to visit İmralı on February 15 against the isolation of Öcalan but was obstructed by the Turkish state is having meetings in Strasbourg with CTP and EC.
• Confessions and call for help from an operations member in Nusaybin 

  There are several confessions about the casualties hidden by the state and the war crimes committed in Kurdistan in a letter published by Turkish journalist Nihat Özcan in his column.
• ISIS hands over the town of Rai to the allies of MİT 

  El Rai town in the gangs’ supply line Azaz is repeatedly changing hands among the gang groups allied with the Turkish state.
• House raids in Bolu: 2 executed, 2 youths' whereabouts unknown 

  Special operation police have killed two people in a house raid they conducted in the northern province of Bolu. The whereabouts and condition of two Kurdish students arrested in the raid remain unknown.
• Kurds welcome Davutoğlu in Finland: Murderer 

  Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu was protested by Kurds upon his arrival in Finland today.
• Dissociation emerges in Turkish special operations units 

  In the ongoing actions and clashes in North Kurdistan, hundreds of special police and gendarmerie members were killed and hundreds more were injured.
• Champigny Municipality declares Cizre “sister city” 

  The Municipality of Champigny has declared Cizre a “sister city” in solidarity with the Kurdish people and announced that they will support the “sister family” project.
• YPG-YPJ representation office opened in Prague 

  A representation office of Rojava's YPG/ YPJ (People's / Women's Defense Units) has been opened in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic.
• Documents on Turkey-ISIS relations presented to the UN 

  The documents presented to the UN shed light on the illegal transfer of arms and ammunitions from Turkey to the parts of Syria under ISIS occupation.
• Yüksekdağ: Isolation of Öcalan means a war and lack of solution 

  HDP co-chair Yüksekdağ defined the isolation of Öcalan as an intervention that could turn politics in Turkey upside down and stated that the political power has pushed the button for chaos by implementing this isolation.
• HDP submits legislative proposal for social peace and negotiations 

  Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a Legislative Proposal for Social Peace and Negotiations to ensure the permanent peace and guarantee the security of the previous and future negotiations.
• Erdoğan protested in the US: Thief, Murderer, Dictator 

  Turkish President Erdoğan visited Washington D.C. to attend the Nuclear Security Summit. Erdoğan was greeted by his own Foreign Minister and was protested in front of the hotel he is staying in.
• Turkish gendarmes attack the vigil tent of Alevi citizens in Maraş 

  Turkish gendarmes attacked the vigil tent of Alevi citizens in Maraş who protest state officials’ plans to develop a refugee camp in the town.
• Syrian regime takes control of Palmyra 

  The Syrian army is reported to have liberated the ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS gangs.
• Turkish court releases all suspects in ISIS case 

  The 4th hearing of the lawsuit regarding ISIS’ organisation structure in Turkey was held yesterday. 7 of the 96 suspects who were jailed pending trial were all released.
• Occupation demos by Kurdish youths in 4 cities in Europe 

  Kurdish youths in Europe held occupation demonstrations in protest at the isolation of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan and AKP’s genocidal attacks against the Kurdish population.
• Belgium refutes Erdoğan on ISIS member involved in Brussels attacks 

  Refuting Turkish President Erdoğan's remarks that the ISIS member related to the bomb attacks in Brussel had been extradited to Belgium by Turkey, Belgium’s Minister of Justice said, “This person was sent to the Netherlands, not our country.”
• 22 new summaries of proceedings against 19 HDP deputies 

  22 new summary of proceedings cases against 19 HDP deputies have been submitted to the Prime Ministry to be presented to the Parliament.
• Prisoner on death fast in Edirne sets himself on fire 

  Prisoner Mehmet Karahan who had started a death fast on March 3 in Edirne F-type Closed Prison set himself on fire.
• Explosions in Brussels: 23 dead, 35 injured 

  After Erdoğan’s threats, two major explosions rocked Belgium capital Brussel’s Zaventem International Airport this morning. Minutes later, there was a third explosion in the metro station Maalbeek in the city center.
• 1406 academics from 62 countries urge the AKP to stop the witch hunt 

  Universities around the globe continue showing support for academics targeted by attacks from the AKP and Erdoğan after they called for peace and an end to the war in Kurdistan.