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• Call to join Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival on Saturday 

  Organisers called on everyone to join the Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival which will take place on Saturday, 18 May, in Solothurn, Switzerland.
• 7th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival ended 

  The 7th FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival came to an end with the screening of the documentary “Her Malek Dibistanek" (“Every house is a school”).
• 7th Edition of FilmAmed Documentary Film Festival opens today 

  FilmAmed will present 44 documentaries in this which is the 7th edition of the festival. 
• "Rojava Experiment in Syria - A society in transition" 

  On the 5th of May the documentary "Rojava Experiment in Syria - A society in transition" can be seen at phoenix. The author has met people who want to carry out and promote the socio-political experiment of democracy from below.
• Call to join Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival 

  Organisers called on everyone to join the Hasan Kızıler Sport and Culture Festival, which this year will be held on 18 May in Solothurn, Switzerland.
• New Doc about Öcalan and the International Peace Delegation 

  The film is narrated by British actress Maxine Peake, known for her role in TV series "Black Mirror" and "The Village", who was a member of the 2019 International Peace Delegation to İmralı.
• 7th edition of Amed Theatre Festival kicked off today 

  The 7th Amed Theatre Festival has begun. The program of the festival, which will be held between 26 April and 5 May, will offer 12 plays.
• Appeal for Kurdish cinema 

  Kurdish cinema is under attack in Turkey: directors are sentenced to prison, their film censored. The Kurdistan Information Office in Italy - UIKI has promoted a signature campaign.
• Palestine Festival of Literature kicked off 

  Like previous PalFests, this year's events will bring out an international group of writers, including British-born Ghanaian poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Mojave poet Natalie Diaz.
• Kurdish Culture Week kicked off in Basel 

  The Kurdish Culture Week promoted every year by the Med Culture Center in the Swiss city of Basel, began.
• Freedom poems for Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign has published a book of poems to mark Öcalan's 70th birthday.
• Öcalan's birthday celebrated with an exhibition in Hesekê  

  Exhibition opened in Hesekê to mark the 70th birthday of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Fourth Yekta Herekol Theater Festival takes place in Qamishlo 

  The Fourth Yekta Herekol Theater Festival continues at Mihemed Şêxo Culture and Art Center in Qamishlo.
• Hunger strike, an installation and a performance in Rome 

  ‘Hunger Strike’ is the title of an installation and a performance presented by Norma Santi in the context of the exposition Art and Anarchy organised at the Macro Asilo Museum in Rome. 
• Arrest warrant issued for Kurdish musician Ferhat Tunc 

  An arrest warrant was issued for musician Ferhat Tunc.
• Meet the Rojava Film Commune 

  An event to present the Rojava Film Commune will take place in the Netherlands on 7 April.
• British singer Joss Stone performs a concert in Rojava 

  Joss Stone announced crossing into Rojava and giving a concert.
• “ECHR takes no responsibility for Hasankeyf” 

  “The decision of the ECHR is more than regrettable, it is an evaded responsibility in order to save the 12.000 years old Hasankeyf and the surrounding Tigris Valley which have an outstanding universal value,” said the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive.
• Mother Language activities in several cities despite ban  

  Despite the ban of activities scheduled for Mother Language Day issued by Van Governorate a panel was held in Erciş.
• Prison sentences asked for directors of 'Bakur' documentary 

  Prison sentences asked for the directors of the documentary 'Bakur', Çayan Demirel and Ertuğrul Mavioğlu.
• Democratic Regions Party celebrates Mother Language Day 

  “We celebrate the International Mother Language Day for the Kurds and all the peoples of the world, and call on everyone to play their part in putting an end to cultural genocidal policies and defending cultural and language rights.”
• Marivan's organizations on International Mother Language Day 

  "Among 200 countries, Iran is one of the few in which reading and learning in mother language is prohibited."
• Irish artist Fitzpatrick painted a portrait of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Fitzpatrick explains that “Öcalan is a man who shows us how a leader should be. His finest book on feminism, which I have here (JF picks up a thin book with a purple cover), is how I got involved – Liberating life: Woman’s Revolution.”
• Kurdish cinema meets in Istanbul 

  Many directors have sent their films in solidarity with the festival. Veysi Altay confirmed that some 24-25 director will show their films.
• Havana Book Fair kicked off  

  There is no doubt that the Havana Book Fair is one of the most loved cultural appointments for the Cuban capital’s residents.