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• YPG: Three villages and a hill liberated 

  YPG Press Center announced in a written statement that the Kobanê resistance against the occupation attempt of ISIS gangs continued on the 214th day.
• Court hearing in Soma mine disaster trial continues 

  The 2nd hearing in the Soma Mine disaster case is continuing today in the Akhisar High Criminal Court. The 45 charged, including 8 in custody, are testifying at the moment.
• SOHR documented death of 220,271 people in Syria 

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented death of 220271 persons since 18/03/2011, which witnessed the fall of the first martyr in Daraa, until 14/04/2015.
• People clash with police over house raids 

  Special operation teams of police attempted to carry out house raids after blockading Kışla and Orman neighborhoods with armored vehicles in Yüksekova district of Hakkari late yesterday evening.
• Racist group attacks HDP office in Antalya 

  A group of around 100 racists attacked the office of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in the Serik district of Antalya last night.
• Colombia lifts the suspension of air strikes against FARC-EP 

  The Colombian government has announced lifting of the suspension of its bombing campaign against militants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's People Army (FARC-EP).
• Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant launched 

  The construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant was launched in the southern province of Mersin despite protests.
• Presidential system included in AKP’s election manifesto 

  The ruling party AKP has announced its election manifesto today, which mentions “civil constitution” and “presidential system” as the goals of the party in the new parliament.
• People prevent police raids in Gever 

  Clashes broke out early this morning between special anti-terror teams that encircled the Kısla and Orman neighbourhoods of Yüksekova with armoured vehicles and the local people.
• İmralı Delegation: State violated the ceasefire in Ağrı 

  İmralı Delegation has released a report following observations at Tendürek in Ağrı where Turkish army carried out a provocative operation on 11 April. The delegation will submit the report to both state officials and Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• YPG: Martyr Hogir Faraşîn operation successfully completed 

  YPG Press Office said 9 villages, a cement factory and 2 stone pits were liberated and 31 gang members were killed in the Martyr Hogir Faraşîn operation launched in the south east of Kobanê on 8 April.
• 33 youths join YPG ranks in Efrîn 

  33 young fighters have joined the ranks of YPG (People's Defense Units) after completing their military training at Martyr Xebat Military Academy in Efrîn Canton.
• Sinjar people in Batman pin their hopes on HDP 

  The candidates named by the HDP for Batman province of North Kurdistan have paid a visit to the tent city sheltering the Yazidi Kurds who fled their hometown in the face of savage attacks by inhumane ISIS gangs early August.
• Rojava General Coordination condemns Diyadin attack 

  The General Coordination of Rojava Cantons has issued a statement strongly condemning the attack of the Turkish army in Diyadin district of Ağrı province in Bakurê (North) Kurdistan.
• 12 detained as police conduct raids and terrorize Kurdish civilians 

  12 people have been detained as Turkish police raided houses in Yüksekova, Ceylanpınar and Kızıltepe. The number of detainees is expected to increase.
• People of Dersim trust neither AKP nor CHP 

  People of Dersim told that the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) is the only party to create solutions to the problems of Alevi people as well as of the other ethnic and religious communities in the country.
• Police raid vigil against Ilısu dam in Kerboran 

  Turkish police raided a vigil initiated in the Kerboran (Dargeçit) district of Mardin to protest at the recommencement of work on the Ilisu dam, which will submerge the ancient town of Hasankeyf.
• İmralı Delegation in Ağrı for observations at Tendürek 

  The İmralı Delegation has gone to Ağrı province of North Kurdistan in order to make an observation at Tendürek where the military operation of the Turkish army left two people dead on April 11.
• Demirtaş:Government does not care about those killed in Soma and Ağrı 

  HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş said: "We must find a way to change this government. It doesn’t care about either the 301 miners who died at Soma, or those who died in Ağrı.”
• Önder invites PM to visit the operation area in Ağrı together 

  The successive statements of the TSK, increasing operations and the operation in Diyadin has raised further concerns over the ongoing resolution process between Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan and the Turkish state.
• Soma trial adjourned until 15 April 

  The trial of 45 people, 8 of them in custody, charged with responsibility for the mine disaster in Soma which resulted in the deaths of 301 miners, has been adjourned until 15 April after protests from widows of the miners.
• YPG operation in Minîfê Avî village 

  YPG/YPJ (People's/Women's Defense Units) have launched an offensive against ISIS gang groups in the village of Minîfê Avî to the southeast of Kobanê Canton of West Kurdistan, Rojava.
• Tuncel: Provocation in Ağrı instigated by AKP 

  HDP MPs Pervin Buldan and Sebahat Tuncel evaluated the incidents that took place in the Diyadin district of Ağrı at the weekend. A HDP delegation is to visit the province today.
• KNK condemns Turkish military operation in Ağrı 

  KNK has released a statement condemning the Turkish Armed Forces operation that began just before the Spring Festival and tree planting event that was scheduled to take place on Mount Tendürek in the Diyadin town of Ağrı on 11 April.
• Demirtaş: Operation in Ağrı is a provocation for the sake of more votes 

  HDP Co-president Selahattin Demirtaş made a speech at a solidarity dinner organised by the HDP’s Ankara branch at the Neva Palas Hotel, saying what took place in Ağrı on 11 April was an election provocation by the AKP government.