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• Germany seeks to extradite Kurdish refugee to Turkey 

  Sekvan Tangüner, a Kurdish refugee with a warrant for his arrest in Turkey, was detained by Bavarian police. Tangüner was taken to court, and he will reportedly be extradited until 2 May.
• Former President of France: Kurdish people’s resistance inspires us 

  French and Kurdish politicians came together at the Newroz Reception in Paris. Former President François Hollande addressed the Kurdish people: "Your courage inspires us".
• Newroz Festival starts in Marseille 

  The four-day Newroz Festival in Marseille started with a reception.
• KCK: Kurdish people made their will clear at Newroz 

  The Newroz of 2024 has brought the Kurdish people’s freedom struggle to a new peak and proved that the year 2024 will end in victory, said the KCK.
• Newroz celebrated in seven cities in Switzerland 

  Newroz was celebrated in seven cities in Switzerland. The people demanded "freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a solution to the Kurdish question."
• Kurds and Japanese celebrate Newroz together 

  In Saitama province, north of Tokyo, the capital of Japan, Kurds and their Japanese friends celebrated Newroz with enthusiasm.
• Peace in Kurdistan Campaign: Newroz is the time to renew solidarity 

  Newroz must be the time to renew our solidarity, says Peace in Kurdistan Campaign on Kurdish New Year on March 21.
• Messages of resistance and enthusiasm dominate European Newroz 

  Messages of resistance and enthusiasm dominate European Newroz
• Newroz reception in Vienna 

  A Newroz reception was held in Vienna.
• Tribute paid to Theofilos Georgiades on 30th anniversary of his murder 

  20 March 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Theofilos Georgiades, a common hero of Cyprus and Kurdistan.
• FCDK-KAWA calls on people to attend Newroz celebration in Frankfurt on Saturday 

  FCDK-KAWA, the umbrella organization of the Democratic Kurdish Community Centers in Hessen-Saarland, called for participation in the Newroz celebration to be held in Frankfurt on Saturday 23 March.
• Erling Folkvord laid to rest in Oslo 

  The KCK Executive Council co-presidency sent a message to the farewell ceremony held for Erling Folkvord in Oslo, saying that his "struggle for democracy and justice will never be forgotten."
• Prisoners continue hunger strike for Öcalan 

  The hunger strike launched by prisoners in jails in Turkey and North Kurdistan to demand Abdullah Öcalan's freedom continues on its 115th day.
• Free Öcalan campaign to be presented in Cantabria  

  The Free Öcalan campaign will be presented in Cantabria on 22 March. The event can be followed live on Youtube.
• Former mayor of Artuklu taken into custody 

  Former mayor of Artuklu, Sevinç Bozan, was taken into custody at the Mardin Courthouse where she had gone to give a statement.
• Newroz in Hatay: “The solution lies in İmralı” 

  Speaking at the Newroz celebration in Hatay, DBP Co-Chair Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar recalled the 2013 Newroz Declaration and stated that the solution to the Kurdish question lies with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
• Several DEM Party members detained in Amed and Istanbul 

  Turkish police conducted house raids in Amed and Istanbul in the morning hours, targeting DEM Party executives and Youth Assembly members and detained nearly 20 people.
• Four ESP members taken into custody  

  Four ESP members were taken into custody during house raids within the scope of an investigation carried out by the Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
• AKP members attempt to attack journalist Güldem 

  AKP members attempted to attack journalist Bilal Güldem when he refused to take the iftar meal they were delivering.
• Jailed politicians at Kobanê Case hearing call for a vote for Ankara co-mayor candidate Kışanak 

  Jailed politicians who made their defense at the hearing of the Kobanê Case called for a vote for DEM Party Ankara Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor candidate Gültan Kışanak.
• Newroz in Stockholm: Öcalan’s freedom is our freedom 

  Thousands of people celebrated Newroz in Stockholm with great enthusiasm under the slogan "Freedom for Öcalan, a political solution to the Kurdish question."
• Newroz in Munich: “Bijî Serok Apo” 

  Thousands celebrated Newroz in Munich, where they demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and called on the Kurdish people to increase the struggle.
• New wave of political arrests in various cities 

  Soldiers and police raided houses in many cities and took many people into custody in a new wave of political arrests.
• Thousands celebrate Newroz in Lucerne 

  Thousands of people gathered at the Newroz celebration held in Lucerne, saluted the Freedom Movement that started on 10 October, and demanded freedom for Abdullah Öcalan and a political solution to the Kurdish question.
• People celebrate Newroz in Bremen, demand freedom for Öcalan 

  People celebrating Newroz in Bremen demanded freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan.