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• Campaign for Kurdish to be an educational and official language 

  The Tora Ziman û Çanda Kurdî network has launched a signature campaign for Kurdish to be an official and educational language in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan.
• Writers and researchers promote signature campaign for Kurdish language 

  Kurdish writers and researchers called for support for the campaign launched to make Kurdish an official language. "Every signature counts," they said.
• Koma Amara releases new clip for 8 March 

  The guerrilla collective Koma Amara released a new clip on 8 March titled “Lê Dayê”.
• London Kurdish Film Festival plans online 12th edition 

  The London Kurdish Film Festival will be taking place online from 16 - 27 April 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Women's struggle in Rojava wins over the heart of the world 

  Visitors to a cultural exhibition in Raqqa stressed that women in Northern and Eastern Syria achieved significant gains in a short time and expressed that this experience deserves to be praised.
• Awazê Çiya Music Group releases new clip for Garê 

  Awazê Çiya Music Group released a clip about the resistance against the invading Turkish state's attack on Garê.
• TEV-ÇAND: Opposing capitalism with communal development of culture 

  The Movement for Democratic Culture and Art (TEV-ÇAND) held its 7th Conference in Medya Defense Areas.
• 60 Kurdish artists sing in praise of the guerrilla victory in Garê 

  TEV-ÇAND Europe released a song called “Guerrilla Guerrilla” and a video about the guerrilla resistance and victory in Garê with the participation of 60 artists.
• 6th 'Women and Literature Festival' underway in Qamishlo 

  The annual festival seeks to make women’s color, voice and culture more visible and promote unity among peoples.
• HDK pays tribute to writer Yaşar Kemal 

  Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK) Culture and Art Commission commemorated world-renowned writer Yaşar Kemal, who died on 28 February 2015.
• Kurdish rapper refuses to do his military service 

  "I do not want to support the war policy of the rulers who promote militarism in order to maintain their existence," said Kurdish rapper Gewr from Siirt refusing to join the military service.
• Turkey’s gangs digging near the Roman Amphitheater in Nabi Huri, Afrin 

  Turkish-backed factions continue digging near the Roman Amphitheater in Nabi Huri fortress in Shera district of Afrin in full view of the Turkish forces, SOHR reports.
• Mardin: Grave robbers devastate historical mausoleum 

  In Mardin, a 700-year-old mausoleum was devastated by grave robbers. The residents are outraged and demand commitment from the state foundation administration. This is not the first time that grave robbing has taken place in the area.
• Kevana Zêrîn organises Women's Literature and Art Festival in Jazira Canton 

  The Jazira Region Cultural Committee will be hold the Women's Literature and Art Festival with the slogan "Women Renew the Spirit of Cultures" on 1 and 2 March this year.
• IHD celebrates International Mother Language Day 

  The Human Rights Association (IHD) issued a statement to mark International Mother Language Day. "People should be ensured to speak, receive education in their own language, and continue their lives and cultures."
• Campaign for the Preservation of Kirmanckî 

  In order to promote the preservation and further development of Kirmanckî, civil society organizations from Northern Kurdistan have launched a campaign for International Mother Language Day: #ZoneMuwaXoQeseyke
• Oslo City Council rejects Turkish demand for removal of Rojava mural 

  The Oslo City Council has met for a special session and unanimously decided that a mural on the Women's Revolution in Rojava will remain against Turkey’s demand.
• Hozan Seyidxan releases song about Qandil 

  Qandil is both a symbol of resistance and honor and a center of national unity for the Kurdish people, says Kurdish artist Hozan Seyitxan who wrote a song on the Kurdish stronghold.
• Short film tells the story of refugees in Shehba 

  The short film "Story of a Refugee" is a production of the Shehba Canton Culture and Arts Committee and will be released soon.
• Van Castle falls victim of the government policy aimed at destroying historical heritage 

  The historical Van Castle is an example of the policy pursued by the AKP-MHP government to destroy Kurdish other nations' identities.
• Art exhibition opens in Qamishlo 

  Art exhibition opens in Qamishlo today.
• Kurdish mural in Oslo not removed despite death threat 

  Norwegian politician Eivor Evenrud has received massive death threats for speaking out in favor of keeping a Kurdish mural. The cultural committee has now unanimously decided that the picture with a quote from Öcalan will remain.
• Dengbêj of the Future: Herêm Nêrgîz 

  Herêm Nêrgîz was interested in Dengbêj at an early age in a musician family, and today she is taking Dengbêj and Baglama training by singing folk songs and strans.
• First comic children's magazine begins publication 

  GOG, the first Kurdish comic children's magazine, began publication. The magazine will contain the adventures of many entertaining characters and educational content and is aimed at the 7-14 age group.
• Peace in Kurdistan: US memorandum gives Turkey legal rights over Kurdish heritage 

  Peace in Kurdistan said that the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Trump in his final week as US president is "a licence to plunder and destroy".