Concerns are growing over the asylum situation of Ezidis from Syria and Iraq, as protection in Germany remains uncertain for many who fled persecution, genocide, conflict, and displacement.
Ezidis have faced years of targeted violence, including the 2014 genocide committed by ISIS. Many survivors and families continue to live with the consequences of abduction, displacement, loss of relatives, trauma, and the destruction of their homes and cultural life.
Despite this background, asylum procedures often depend on individual evidence and current assessments of security conditions in the applicant’s country or region of origin. This can create serious difficulties for Ezidi applicants, especially when authorities consider certain areas to be safer than before or require detailed proof of a personal threat.
For many Ezidis, the fear of return remains deeply connected to past persecution, continued instability, and the lack of long-term safety guarantees. The situation also affects other religious minorities from the region, including Christians from Syria, who face similar uncertainty in asylum procedures.
