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• Lawyers apply for a meeting with Öcalan 

  The lawyers of Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners under isolation in İmralı filed new applications to meet with their clients.
• Irmez: Everyone should support the process 

  MP Zeki Irmez emphasized the importance of Abdullah Öcalan’s call to establish peace and democratization.
• Mexicans raise their voices for Öcalan  

  In Chiapas, Mexico, protesters on the 53rd day of their vigil dedicated a day to demand freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• EP Kurdish Friendship Group: Turkey must seize this historic opportunity 

  The European Parliament’s Kurdish Friendship Group said that Abdullah Öcalan’s call for Peace and a Democratic Society offers a crucial opportunity for Turkey, and urged the government to respond.
• German police raid Kurdish association and flats of activists 

  German police raided a Kurdish association and flats of activists in Kiel and Lübeck. Defend Kurdistan Kiel and Rote Hilfe Kiel condemn the repression and express their solidarity with those affected.
• İmralı Delegation requests an appointment with Erdoğan 

  DEM Party İmralı Delegation requested an appointment with President Tayyip Erdoğan.
• KCK: Only the common struggle of peoples can succeed against all kinds of massacres  

  “Massacres and the dark aims of the massacring mentality can only and will only be nullified by the peoples developing a common struggle against the reactionary, monist, and fascist mentality,” KCK said.
• KNK supports agreement between the Autonomous Administration and the Damascus government 

  The KNK evaluated the framework agreement signed between the Damascus administration and the Autonomous Administration as "a major step towards finding solutions to political and national problems throughout the region."
• Political parties and civil society organizations issue joint declaration for Newroz in Istanbul  

  Political parties and civil society organizations issued a joint declaration for the Newroz celebrations that will take place in Istanbul on 23 March.
• Newroz declaration announced in Amed  

  The declaration for the 2025 Newroz in Amed was announced with a call on "everyone, from 7 to 70, who wants freedom, to join the Newroz celebrations, the strongest expression of the struggle they have built with their labor and words."
• Switzerland welcomes Öcalan’s call, expresses readiness to play the role of mediator 

  The Swiss government stated that they welcomed Abdullah Öcalan’s call for “Peace and Democratic Society” and expressed their readiness to mediate in line with the demands of the parties.
• DEM Party MP Celal Fırat: We will not stay silent in the face of oppression 

  DEM Party MP Celal Fırat condemned officials for attempting to justify the HTS massacre of Alawites.
• PUK Leader Bafel Jalal Talabani welcomes the agreement signed in Damascus  

  PUK Leader Bafel Jalal Talabani welcomes the agreement signed in Damascus between SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and Syrian Interim Government President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
• Steve Race to lead UK Parliament's Kurdish Friendship Group 

  Labour MP Steve Race has been elected as the chair of the UK Parliament's Kurdish Friendship Group.
• Yılmaz: The government must take positive steps without delay 

  Ercan Yılmaz said that Abdullah Öcalan’s call had launched a vital process for peace.
• Kurtulmuş: Parliament will fulfill its responsibility 

  The Speaker of the Parliament, Numan Kurtulmuş, said that following Abdullah Öcalan's call, the Parliament will also fulfill its responsibility.
• Özgür Özel: All necessary legal arrangements should be made 

  Following his meeting with the co-chairs of the DEM Party, CHP chair Özgür Özel said that they are preparing a democracy package and called for the necessary legal arrangements to ensure freedom and equality to be made.
• Prisoners in Antalya S-Type jail support Öcalan’s call 

  Prisoners in Antalya have announced their support for the historic call made by Abdullah Öcalan on 27 February.
• Öcalan’s historic call shared with martyrs' families 

  KOMAV shared Abdullah Öcalan’s call with the families of martyrs during a meeting held in Zurich.
• DEM Party to meet with parties in second round of talks 

  The co-chairs of the DEM Party are set to meet with the AKP and the MHP in Parliament as well as with other parties after Öcalan's call.
• Özgüden: Abdullah Öcalan’s call sparked hope 

  Journalist Doğan Özgüden said Abdullah Öcalan’s call had given hope to progressives and urged the state to take action.
• Philosopher Edgar Morin expresses support for Öcalan's call for “Peace and Democratic Society"  

  French philosopher Edgar Morin expressed his support for the “Peace and Democratic Society” call made by Abdullah Ocalan on 27 February.
• DAKB-FEDA: We stand with Syrian Alawites 

  FEDA and DAKB condemned the attacks on Alawites in Syria and called for solidarity against attempts to eradicate Alawism.
• Ivana Hoffmann commemorated at her grave in Duisburg 

  Tribute was paid to Ivana Hoffmann, a German internationalist who died fighting ISIS in 2015.
• The Movement of the 78s expresses support for Öcalan’s call 

  The Movement of the 78s supported Abdullah Öcalan’s call, stating that they would fulfill their responsibilities in the process.