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• YSK rejects the applications for Şırnak and Bingöl 

  YSK gave its decision for 6 provinces and 10 districts. The applications for Şırnak and Bingöl were also rejected.
• Security Council to decide on Palestinian accession to the UN 

  The United Nations (UN) Security Council announced that it will decide on Palestine's application for full membership of the UN by the end of April.
• 33,360 killed in the Gaza Strip in six months 

  According to the Hamas Health Ministry, the death toll in the Gaza Strip since 7 October has risen to 33,360.
• MAK targets the Grey Wolves Hearths in Siirt 

  Kurdistan Freedom Militia (MAK) reported that they targeted the Ülkü Ocakları, a racist paramilitary criminal organisation affiliated to the Turkish state, with grenades and Molotovs in Siirt.
• Freedom Vigil activists in Strasbourg: EU should stick to the laws it passed 

  The new group that took over the Freedom Vigil in Strasbourg called on the European Union to "stick to those laws you passed" and urged the Kurdish youth to "do whatever it takes this year to physically liberate our leader."
• 60 women prisoners send a letter to the government to protest isolation in Imrali 

  60 prisoners held in Sincan Women's Closed Prison sent a letter to the government to protest the Imrali regime and said: "It is urgent to end isolation."
• KON-MED prepares interim meeting  

  KON-MED will hold an interim meeting in June. Preparation began last weekend with discussions in the local grassroots councils.
• 4 April celebrated in Strasbourg at Freedom for Öcalan Vigil 

  Abdullah Öcalan's birthday was celebrated in Strasbourg by activists holding the vigil to demand his freedom.
• Verdict in trial of Kurdish activist Çakas expected on Wednesday 

  In the trial against Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas in Celle, the defense pleaded for acquittal. The verdict is expected on Wednesday.
• Iran warns that “Israeli embassies are no longer safe” 

  Six days after the Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that no Israeli embassy is safe.
• Abdullah Öcalan’s book distributed to people in Athens 

  A stand was opened for two consecutive days in the touristic centres of Athens and books were distributed to the Greek people on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• HBDH militia sets fire to a factory in Bursa 

  Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement Garibe Gezer Militia reported that they set fire to a recycling factory belonging to the AKP municipality in Yıldırım, Bursa.
• 100,000 people protest against Netanyahu in Tel Aviv 

  As the war in the Gaza Strip entered its 7th month on Sunday, tens of thousands gathered in Tel Aviv for a demonstration against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
• Co-Mayor of Tatvan: Young people and women will govern together 

  Co-Mayor of Tatvan Municipality, Mümin Erol, said that they will govern the city together with young people and women and make it a livable city and that they will not compromise on social municipalism.
• Mine explosion in Daraa kills 7 children  

  7 children lost their lives as a result of a mine explosion in Dera's Senemên district.
• Kurdish Community Office opens in California 

  A Kurdish Community Office officially opened in San Francisco, California yesterday.
• Al-Nusra Front leader Al Qahtani killed  

  Abu Maria Al Qahtani, one of the founders of Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front, was killed in a suicide attack in the Idlib region.
• Abdullah Öcalan's universal messages delivered to the public in Marseille 

  Born on 4 April 1949, Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan has turned 75 today.
• Abdullah Öcalan's 75th birthday celebrated in the house where he was born 

  Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan's 75th birthday was celebrated in the house where he was born.
• Women in Berlin celebrate Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  A series of events were held in Berlin on the occasion of the birthday of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Freedom Shall Prevail, a graphic novel to celebrate Abdullah Öcalan's birthday 

  Freedom Shall Prevail: The Struggle of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish People is a graphic novel published today to mark Abdullah Öcalan's birthday.
• KCK Ecology Committee: 4 April is a call for environmental struggle 

  Öcalan is conducting the greatest struggle against the powers of capitalist modernity, said the KCK Ecology Committee.
• KNK: Stop Erdogan’s coup in Van and stand up for democracy 

  Today is the day of solidarity, said the KNK, calling on members of national parliaments, governments, trade unions, civil society organizations, bar associations and political parties to take a stand against flagrant lawlessness.
• French Senator Savoldelli protests attempt to usurp will of citizens in Van  

  French Senator Pascal Savoldelli protested the attempt to usurp the will of the citizens of Van by not granting a certificate of election to Abdullah Zeydan, who won on Sunday.
• SMJÊ members take over Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  SMJÊ members, who took over the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in its 614th week, said: "We will fight until our Leader regains his physical freedom, because there is no life without the Leader."