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• March against hydroelectric power plants in Dargeçit 

  A march against hydroelectric power plants (HES) and dams will be staged in Dargeçit district of Mardin tomorrow.
• Civilian from Efrîn wounded by Turkish soldiers at border 

  35-year-old Heci Xelîl Xelîl from the Bilbile Bêkê village of Efrîn was targeted by soldiers of the Turkish army as he worked in his field near Rojava-North Kurdistan border yesterday.
• YPG fighter Scurfield's funeral takes place in Nottingham 

  Konstandinos Erik Scurfield (Kemal), a British YPG fighter who died in a clash in Til Berak on 2 March, was buried at a funeral in Nottingham on Thursday which was attended by hundreds of Kurds, including PYD Co-president Salih Muslim.
• CLRA passes resolution for Kobanê 

  The Bureau of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the European Council has issued a declaration demanding that all the means and needs be provided for the rebuilding of Kobanê, including a permanent corridor to be opened into the town.
• YPG: 24 gang members killed in Kobanê and Cizîrê 

  24 members of ISIS gangs were killed in clashes in Kobanê and Cizîrê Canton of West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Assyrian Commander Sanharip Esam Yonan found dead 

  The body of Assyrian Assembly (MFS) commander Sanharip Esam Yonan has been found, a month after he went missing. The body of Assyrian Assembly (MFS) commander Sanharip Esam Yonan has been found, a month after he went missing.
• ‘Internal Security Package’ goes through Turkish Parliament 

  The ‘Internal Security package’ that gives police extra powers, including the right to shoot to kill, has been passed by the Turkish Parliament after an all-night session.
• UNHCR: Wars in Syria and Iraq drive highest asylum numbers in 22 years 

  The wars in Syria and Iraq, as well as armed conflicts, human rights violations and deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in other countries, pushed the number of asylum applications in industrialized countries to a 22-year high.
• 13 year sentence for lowering Turkish flag 

  Ömer Mutlu was given 13 years and 9 months in prison for lowering Turkish flag in Amed last year.
• YPG/YPJ launch operation on ISIS gangs in Xerîta village 

  YPG/YPJ forces launched an operation on the ISIS gangs emplaced around the Xerîta village between Til Temir and Hasekê last night.
• Funeral for YPG fighter Erik Scurfield in Nottingham 

  Kurds and their friends in Britain have started to gather at St Paul's with St Stephen's Church in Nottingham to bid farewell to YPG fighter Kemal, Konstandinos Erik Scurfield.
• Health workers in Hatay: We do not want to serve the bloody gangs 

  The health personnel in the border districts of Hatay province said the ISIS gangs are brought to the hospitals from a camp located in Altınözü district and that they do not want to serve for the bloody ISIS members anymore.
• ISIS attacks in Serêkaniyê-Til Temir-Hasekê region repelled 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have repelled all ISIS attacks in Serêkaniyê-Til Temir-Hasekê region. 32 members of the ISIS gangs were killed in clashes and offensives in the mentioned area.
• CHP mayor resigns to support HDP 

  Mayor of Dersim's Nazimiye district, CHP (Republican People's Party) member Cafer Kırmızıçiçek has announced his resignation and support for the HDP (Peoples' Democratic Party).
• Another hill liberated in Kobanê 

  Fighters of the YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have liberated another hill as a result of an offensive against ISIS gangs east of Kobanê.
• Demirtaş: Split in AKP is good for Turkey 

  HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş commented on the growing split in the AKP, saying: “All this upheaval is the beginning of the end for the AKP.
• Kurdish Movement demands truth commission 

  The Kurdish Movement is demanding the formation of a Truth Commission under the auspices of parliament as a means to achieve a dignified peace between the Kurds and the Turks.
• Newroz martyrs in Hasekê laid to rest 

  29 Kurdish civilians who were martyred as a result of ISIS attacks during Newroz celebrations in Hasekê town of Cizîrê Canton in Rojava, West Kurdistan, on 20 March have been laid to rest.
• Erdoğan keeps denying the Kurdish question 

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again denied the presence of the Kurdish question.
• DBP calls to raise the struggle against the hydroelectric power plants 

  DBP has issued a statement about the ongoing construction of hydroelectric power plants in Kurdistan and called for the enhancement of the struggle against the destruction of the nature and cultural heritage by their construction.
• Support from the Armenian community in Austria for HDP 

  Support for the HDP for the upcoming general elections in Turkey on 7 June continues to increase among the people living Europe who can vote in the elections in Turkey.
• People cross into Metina despite the blockade of KDP peshmergas 

  The Kurdish people who departed to join to the Newroz celebration in Metina area of the Medya Defence Zones were prevented from crossing into the area by the KDP peshmergas.
• KCK: Hasekê massacre will be called to account 

  The KCK Executive Council Co-presidency has vehemently condemned the massacre carried out by ISIS fascists in Hasekê, and offered its condolences to the families and the people of Kurdistan/
• German Protestant Church: Only way is to arm Kurds 

  The Evangelical Church in Germany, one of the largest Protestant churches in the world, has called for more arms to be provided to South Kurdistan to combat ISIS gangs.
• Demirtaş: Victory will be ours on 7 June 

  HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş spoke at yesterday’s enormous Newroz celebration in Istanbul, saying that the message of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan had been warmly welcomed in Istanbul.