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• 11-year-old injured by explosion in Lice dies 

  Eleven-year-old Yusuf Yıldırak, injured by an explosion in a pasture three days ago, succumbed to his injuries.
• Trustee in Van hires people close to AKP, not entitled workers 

  Trustee Bilmez has recruited at least 45 people close to the AKP government from a special list prepared by the AKP Van Provincial Organization.
• A garden in Shengal to celebrate Öcalan's birthday 

  YBŞ members who have taken care of the work in the garden will celebrate 4 April among themselves in the garden due to the coronavirus emergency.
• KCK Health Committee calls for strict measures against pandemic 

  The health committee of the KCK warns of the consequences of the Corona pandemic in Kurdistan and calls on people not to rely on governmental guidelines but to take own protective measures.
• Öcalan’s birthplace under military siege before his birthday 

  The village of Amara, where Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan was born, has been besieged by Turkish military forces before his 71st birthday, April 4.
• Guerilla fighter Çekdar Amed appeals to his family 

  HPG fighter Çekdar Amed explains that the AKP/MHP government is abusing his family for its special war against the Kurdish movement. The families should not sit in front of the HDP headquarters in Amed but should stand behind their children, he says.
• HPG reports clashes and airstrikes 

  A guerrilla fighter fell in the clash in Mardin, northern Kurdistan.
• More than 30 soldiers killed in action of self-sacrifice in Ağrı 

  Guerrilla fighter Sema Koçer targeted the Turkish soldiers maintaining the security of the natural gas pipeline near the Gürbulak border crossing between Iran and Turkey.
• KCK calls to step up struggle to ensure freedom for Öcalan 

  On his 71st birthday it is necessary to recall what Rêber Apo means for Kurds, women, peoples and all humanity once again and raise the struggle for freedom of such a leader, said KCK.
• Eleven-year-old seriously injured in explosion in Lice 

  An eleven-year-old boy is in a life-threatening condition after an explosion on a pastureland in Lice,Amed. The detonation was caused by ammunition left behind by the Turkish army.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish forces in Heftanin and Xakurke 

  Guerrilla forces continue inflicting blows on the occupant Turkish forces in Kurdistan territory.
• New Hasankeyf flooded again 

  The place where people from old Hasankeyf have been settled, was flooded again after heavy rains at the weekend.
• Dozens of buildings in Urfa under quarantine 

  In the province of Urfa, which borders on Syria, more and more residential buildings and roads are being quarantined due to increasing corona infections. Meanwhile, the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has risen to 131 nationwide.
• Perpetrators of the attack on Yazidi cemetery are not exposed 

  HDP MP Feleknas Uca condemns the devastation of the Hasan Beg Yazidi cemetery in Nusaybin and calls for respect for the peace of the dead. Yazidis were not safe in Turkey, she said, and the perpetrators were not being investigated.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  HPG reported continued attacks by the Turkish army and actions by guerrillas in Kurdistan territory.
• The story of guerrilla Fırat Pirsus (Mustafa Aslan) 

  Aslan was fully bound to the struggle values of his people and his party, the PKK. What most prompted his action was the isolation of Öcalan.
• Villages in Van not quarantined but surrounded by soldiers 

  No health measures were taken in the villages declared by Van Governorate as to be 'quarantined'. Entry and exit to the villages were banned by soldiers who surrounded them.
• Village in Dersim under quarantine 

  The village of Riçik in the province of Dersim has been quarantined after two people tested positive for coronavirus. The number of pandemic deaths in Turkey has increased to 108.
• YJA Star Commander: “Come here and become like Egid” 

  34 years ago guerrilla commander Mahsum Korkmaz died on Mount Gabar. YJA Star Commander Sidar Baran Botan was a child at the time and remembers the legendary commander.
• YJA Star guerrillas hit Turkish soldiers in Xakurke 

  Guerrillas continue hitting the occupant Turkish forces in Kurdistan territory.
• Van municipality trustee refuses to reinstate HDP workers 

  The trustee of Van Metropolitan Municipality, appointed by the Turkish regime, refused to reinstate 250 workers, who had previously been dismissed, but won the trial to be reinstated.
• People's Council in Maxmur writes to Autonomous Administration 

  Kurdish organizations and their circles are the ones who need to help us to overcome this difficult process and to meet the needs of our people, says the People's Council in Maxmur refugee camp.
• Co-mayor of Halfeli remanded in custody 

  The Turkish state’s political genocide campaign against the Kurdish people and their elected representatives continue unabated amid the growing Covid-19 pandemic.
• Güven: The embargo on Maxmur must be lifted immediately 

  The co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Leyla Güven appeals to the South Kurdistan government to lift the embargo on the Maxmur refugee camp immediately.
• Guerrillas hit Turkish army posts in Xakurkê 

  HPG / YJA Star guerrillas carried out actions against the invading Turkish army in Xakurkê and returned to their posts safely.