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• Peace Mothers: "No Kurd should stay home after fire in Imrali!" 

  Peace Mothers said that the fire in Imralı is of great concern and added: "No Kurd should stay home: stand up."
• Reuters: Turkey won't stop refugees reaching Europe 

  Following the heavy blow suffered by Turkey in Idlib, Ankara said it won't stop refugees reaching Europe.
• Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib - UPDATE 

  The attack came after Russia stated on Thursday that the non-commitment of Turkish regime to its obligations under Sochi agreement is one of main reasons for the deterioration of the situation in Idlib.
• Russia: Turkey not committed to the Sochi agreement 

  Zakharova, in a press briefing on Thursday, expressed concern over the situation in Idlib as it has turned into a stronghold of a terrorist alliance.
• YXK and JXK call for continuous actions for Öcalan 

  The Kurdish student associations YXK and JXK are calling for continuous actions so that the lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan can visit their client. After a fire on the prison island Imrali, nothing is known about the prisoners.
• EU blacklists two Turkish nationals over Mediterranean drilling 

  The European Union blacklisted two Turkish nationals as retaliation over Ankara’s energy drilling off Cyprus in a move that has more political symbolism than economic punch.
• KCDK-E and TJK-E call for protests after fire outbreak on Imralı 

  KCDK-E and TJK-E call on Kurdish people and their friends to be in constant action until news come out of Imralı.
• New statement from Öcalan’s lawyers on the fire at Imralı 

  The defense team of Abdullah Öcalan has issued a new statement on the fire on the prison island of Imrali.
• Lawyers demand immediate access to Imralı after fire outbreak 

  According to media reports, a fire has broken out on the prison island of Imrali. Abdullah Öcalan's defense team demands immediate access to the island and states that the report is to be taken seriously given the isolation of her client.
• Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers apply once again to visit their client  

  Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers applied to meet with their clients.
• Fire breaks out in Imrali - FLASH 

  A forest fire broke out on Imralı Island, where Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and three other prisoners are held.
• Iran orders restrictions on free movement due to coronavirus 

  The center of the virus outbreak has been identified in the city of Qom, 150 kilometers southwest of Tehran. According to official data across the country, 139 cases were identified and a total of 19 people died.
• HDP’s Oluç: Prosecutors receive orders from party leaders 

  An investigation has been initiated following the HDP's congress last Sunday. HDP’s Saruhan Oluç said: "The prosecutors are acting on the orders of certain party leaders."
• First batch of coronavirus vaccine sent for clinical studies 

  U.S. biotech company Moderna said that it has shipped its first batch of novel coronavirus vaccine to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for further research.
• University student with financial difficulties denied education 

  Atakan Atalar, a second year student at Özyeğin University Pilot Department, was deprived his right to education. The university denied having promised on the internet scholarships to students with limited financial means.
• From Sofia to Kurdistan: No Pasaran! 

  Antifascists in Bulgaria protested against nazi march and sent solidarity greetings to people in Rojava resisting Turkish fascim.
• Coronavirus threat grows in Iran and Iraq 

  While death toll from Coronavirus is on the rise in Iran, first Covid-19 infections have been reported from Iraq and Southern Kurdistan.
• Öcalan's lawyers apply once again to visit Imrali 

  Abdullah Öcalan’s lawyers applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet their client.
• Paramilitaries in Colombia force displacement of 120 families 

  Human rights organizations accused Colombian President Ivan Duque´s administration of being irresponsible for not implementing the peace agreements to solve the illicit crops situation. 
• Recount in Hamburg elections confirms rejection of far right 

  Die Linke achieved a small upswing electing Özdemir among other deputies.
• Revenge Unit targets workplace belonging to fascists 

  The group stated that their actions will continue with "determination" until Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan is freed.
• Third death from coronavirus in Italy as WHO warns of pandemic 

  WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the word “pandemic” did yet not fit the facts.
• 122 murders in Brazilian state of Ceara 

  Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, deployed military forces to maintain order.
• Court publishes reasoned decision in Gezi Trial 

  The Court has ruled for the acquittal of defendants as no lawful, concrete and definite evidence were actually obtained.
• Three HDP activists imprisoned in Tarsus 

  Three HDP activists have been arrested in Tarsus on terror charges. Seven HDP politicians who were arrested in Mersin on Saturday remain in custody.