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• Yerevan Radio archive goes digital 

  The Kurdish-German Cultural Institute started to publish the Yerevan Radio archive digitally.
• TEV-ÇAND's Turan says that artists have a global responsibility 

  TEV-ÇAND co-chair Bülent Turan said that artists should take responsibility of the global struggle in this phase of crisis of capitalist modernity.
• Online seminars on Kurdish language and literature 

  The universities of Rojava, Duhok, Inalco and Sorbonne have launched a joint study programme on Kurdish language and culture on the Internet.
• Filmmaker Kamkarî: Kurdish artists cannot be apolitical 

  Ferîborz Kamkarî, who is from Sinê,  East Kurdistan, talked about the future of cinema, Kurdish cinema and the coronavirus crisis.
• Yekta Şoreş talks about his poetry book 'Azadî' 

  Talking about his new Kurdish poetry book, Yekta Şoreş stated that poetry is one of the most effective actions against the system.
• Artists can be an antidote in times of crisis, says Deniz Deman 

  Artist Deniz Deman said that artists should be the antidote to fascism in this time in which Kurdish people are facing both the coronavirus epidemic and Turkish state aggression.
• Kurdish Artists' Platform calls for national unity 

  The Kurdistan Artists Platform underlined that the problems in Zînî Wertê are a cause of great anxiety for Kurds and called on all forces to act in line with national interests. 
• Documentary "Commander Arian" freely available on the Internet 

  The documentary film "Commander Arian" by Alba Sotorra is freely available on the Internet in seven languages. The film is an impressive portrait of a YPJ commander fighting for a free life.
• 28 years in the service of the Kurdish language 

  The Kurdish Institute of Istanbul was founded 28 years ago to promote the Kurdish language and culture. Already on the day of the opening the first raid took place.
• Zerzevan castle on the provisional list of UNESCO 

  The Zerzevan castle in Amed has been included in the UNESCO provisional list of World Heritage Sites. The Eastern Roman military base was built in the 4th century and used for three centuries.
• INALCO approves online course for Kurdish teachers 

  The project offered to future Kurdish teachers was accepted by the National Institute of Eastern Languages and Civilizations (INALCO).
• "Red Wednesday" celebrated in Shengal 

  The Yazidi holiday "Çarşema Sor" (Red Wednesday) has been celebrated at home in Shengal due to the Corona pandemic.
• The pain of a mother 

  With the painting "Mother", artist Runak Resulpur from Eastern Kurdistan illustrates the pain of Halime Aksoy, who received her son's corpse in a postal package three years after his death.
• Learning Kurdish online with Fêrgeha Kurdî  

  Fêrgeha Kurdî will begin Kurdish lessons online to favour people who are forced at home because of the coronavirus emergency. The first video will be released today.
• The Sociology of Freedom by Öcalan out this month 

  The "Sociology of Freedom” is the fascinating third volume of a five-volume work titled “The Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization”.
• Awazê Çiya releases new album called Botan 

  The new album Botan of the guerrilla music group Awazê Çiya has been released on all digital platforms by the Germany Kurdish Culture Institute and the new digital music channel of the institute "4Kurdistan".
• Peace in Kurdistan tells Turkey: End the repression on Grup Yorum 

  Helin Bolek’s death was a sacrifice and tragedy. The tragedy unfolding must be ended now, said the campaign.
• Kurdish musicians sing for political prisoners in Turkey 

  As a sign of solidarity with the political prisoners in Turkey, 46 Kurdish musicians recorded a new version of the resistance song "Zindana Diyarbekîr".
• Kurdish classes online to begin this evening 

  To join Mamoste Aledin's classes, all is needed is download the program called 'Zoom' for free and enter the given access code.
• Tev-Çand and Kevana Zerin-Europe pay tribute to Helin Bölek 

  Cultural movements Tev-Çand and Kevana Zerin Europe commemorated Grup Yorum member Helin Bölek, who passed away after 288 days of hunger strike.
• Kevana Zêrîn Rojava pays tribute to Helin Bölek 

  "Our friend Helin Bölek who was the voice of the art of revolution, also joined the long list of bards who lost their life while serving their people. We pay tribute to Helin and we pay respect to her family."
• Murad Demir brings a new breath to Kurdish music 

  Murad Demir is no ordinary dengbêj singer. Although he sings about historical Kurdish events, myths and folk songs, he also accompanies them with Western classical instruments in addition to traditional ones.
• New free books from the International Initiative 

  The International Initiative Edition of the International Initiaitive “Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan” will be publishing several books. More books in electronic form will also be available to download at no charge. 
• Kurdish Institute now offers courses online 

  The Istanbul Institute for Kurdish Studies had to close because of Corona pandemic. To stay in contact with the students, it now offers its courses online.
• Kurdish musicians sing "Bella Ciao" for Italy 

  In solidarity with the people of Italy, Kurdish musicians have released a clip with the Kurdish version of the Italian partisan song "Bella Ciao".