A symposium at the Iraqi Cultural Center in London highlighted Ezidi culture, collective memory, genocide literature and the need for academic and institutional protection of Ezidi heritage and identity.
Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan has warned political forces against discriminatory rhetoric, specifically condemning the use of “Ezidi” as an insult in public and political discourse.
As Armenia’s election campaign reaches Ezidi-populated areas, however, political visits should be welcomed but judged critically. Ezidi citizens must measure every promise against real records, concrete action and long-term commitment to Ezidi rights.
George Aslan, DEM Party deputy for Mardin, has brought the Bacînê solar power plant case to the rostrum of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, warning that the project threatens the return of Ezidis to one of Mardin’s few remaining Ezidi villages. For Bacînê residents, the issue is not only about energy development, but about land, dignity, ancestral memory, and the right to rebuild life after displacement.
