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• Karakaş: Kurdish should be used in all areas of life to defeat assimilation 

  Amed Kurdish Language Institute co-spokesperson Mine Karakaş said that Kurdish should be used in all areas of life in order to defeat assimilation policies.
• First Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival closes today  

  A number of documentaries were screened at the 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival together with short fiction and feature films.
• Panel about 'Kurdish Cinema' at 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival 

  A panel about 'Kurdish Cinema' was held at the 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival.
• Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival opens with the movie "Rojbash" by Özkan Küçük 

  The 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival opened with the movie "Rojbash" directed by Özkan Küçük.
• Kurdish Film Festival kicks off in Düsseldorf 

  The first Kurdish Film Festival in Düsseldorf will open tomorrow night with the movie Rojbash by Özkan Küçük.
• Short version of Lêgerîn Magazine available to download 

  The short version of the Lêgerîn Magazine number 13 is available to download.
• Churches and foundations in Raqqa handed over to the Christian Property Protection Department 

  The property, churches and foundations of Christian refugees in Raqqa were handed over to the Department for the Protection of Syriac, Assyrian, Chaldean and Armenian Property in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• KCK: Çarşema Sor represents the growing spirit of resistance for existence and freedom 

  “With the resistance in Shengal, the Êzidi people have made clear that they refuse to surrender to the attacks. They are reuniting with their roots again, and confronting their opponents stronger than ever before,” KCK said.
• TAJÊ distributes SMJÊ's aid parcels to families in Shengal 

  The Umbrella Organization of Yazidi Women's Councils sent aid parcels to Shengal on the occasion of the 'Çarşema Serê Nîsanê' festival. TAJÊ distributed the aid parcels to families in need.
• 'Alevis write their own encyclopedia' campaign to be launched 

  The aim of the Alevi Encyclopedia is to protect Alevi culture, history, faith values and teachings against assimilation and carry them into the future.
• 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival kicks off on 25 April 

  The 1st Düsseldorf Kurdish Film Festival will kick off on 25 April. More than 30 films and documentaries will be screened at the festival, which will continue until 28 April.
• Ramadan Feast enthusiasm in Northern and Eastern Syria 

  The revival in the bazaar with the approach of Ramadan Feast delights the shopkeepers, cheers the children and turns the cities into a feast in North-East Syria. The joy in the hearts is reflected in the smiles on the faces.
• Graphic novel about Öcalan's life presented in Berlin  

  The presentation of Abdullah Öcalan's biography as a graphic novel was enthusiastically welcomed in Berlin. The determination to build a world beyond capitalist modernity was palpable.
• Rojava Film Commune pays tribute to director Halil Dağ 

  A ceremony to commemorate director Halil Dağ was held in Qamishlo.
• Zagros Film Festival shows selection of Kurdish movies online 

  The Zagros Film Festival shows 15 unique films realized by Kurdish directors online.
• Documentary about JITEM Case in competition at 43rd Istanbul Film Festival 

  The documentary Dargeçit, which is about the JITEM Case, will compete at the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival.
• Science for Society - Revolutionary Political Thought of Kurdistan, a conference by ADM 

  The Academy of Democratic Modernity is organizing a Conference of Science for Society in Ljubljana and Koper (Slovenia) between April 8 and 12, to talk about the revolutionary political thought of Kurdistan.
• The art of kilim, the embroidered memory of Kurdistan, is disappearing 

  The tradition of carpet weaving in North Kurdistan is in danger of being lost. Due to war and assimilation policies, this millennia-old culture is disappearing, especially in Van and Hakkari.
• Hekim Sefkan reads his poems at Galician Poetry Festival 

  Hekim Sefkan’s family emigrated from Mardin to Rojava. He read his poems at the Galician festival Alguén que respira!
• The life of Öcalan, a graphic novel to be published on 4 April 

  A graphic novel telling the life of Öcalan will be published on 4 April, the Kurdish people's leader's 75th birthday.
• Kurdish poems at Galician Poetry Festival 

  Kurdish poet Hekin Sefkan at Galician Poetry Festival.
• Mathlouthi: I couldn’t sing in Kurdish in Istanbul but I will sing in Diyarbakır 

  Tunisian artist Emel Mathlouthi, who could not take the stage at the Newroz celebration in Istanbul due to arbitr obstructions, said: "Every language and culture is a richness. It is unacceptable to ban or prevent art."
• Prometheus to be performed in Hesekê and Qamishlo on 24 March, International Martyrs' Day 

  The play Prometheus will be staged in Northern and Eastern Syria on the occasion of 24 March, International Martyrs' Day.
• 13th issue of Lêgerîn magazine published 

  The 13th issue of Lêgerîn magazine has been published.
• Kurdish cinema days in Bogotá to mark Newroz 

  On the occasion of Newroz, the Kurdish cinema days titled "Newroz, glances under fire" will be held in Bogotá for the second consecutive year.