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A French court has awarded damages to three Ezidi women and their eight children following Sabri Essid’s genocide conviction. But with Essid still unlocated and the survivors excluded from France’s compensation mechanism,…
Six men accused of ISIS membership have gone on trial in Baghdad as wider Iraqi investigations examine the enslavement of Ezidi women. The proceedings raise questions about individual responsibility, fair trials and…
Nara’s campaign for Ezidi protection has reached the Dutch parliament with a petition backed by more than 6,000 signatures. Living at an asylum seekers’ centre in Heerlen and preparing to study law,…
Two Ezidi women who survived ISIS captivity are at the centre of 10 Years On: The Ezidi Genocide, a documentary scheduled to make its Canadian premiere in London, Ontario, on 25 October…
Iraq’s First Deputy Speaker, Adnan Faihan Al-Dulaimi, met with parliamentary and institutional representatives on Sunday, 20 September, to discuss a proposed first amendment to the Ezidi Female Survivors Law and its provisions…
Choosing another religion is one thing. Using that choice to humiliate Ezidis and demonise their sacred places is another. When someone creates demonic fantasies about Ezidi temples, spreads false theories about Sharfadin…
More than 30,000 displaced people have returned to Shingal and nearby areas, Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement said on 16 September. Around 19,000 families, most of them Ezidi, remain in 16…
Nasrin arrived in Germany in 2017 at the age of 14 with the ambition of going to university. Now studying civil engineering, the Ezidi student recalls how she continued towards that goal…
Ezidi software engineer Hazim Avdal is the sole inventor named on a U.S. patent for estimating the cost of database queries. Granted on 5 May 2026, the patent is assigned to cybersecurity…
“May this day once again bring us together at our sacred sites.” An invitation from Aknalich calls families to gather at Quba heft Mere Diwane around the faith and traditions that connect…
Around a backgammon board, competition and friendship go hand in hand. In Vladimir, the Ezidi organisation Mesopotamia has spent more than a decade bringing different peoples to the table, with a story…
Murad Ismael has welcomed an announcement that YBŞ fighters will surrender weapons and eligible members will enter official security institutions. His position is broadly consistent with earlier calls for formal integration—but the…
Who gets to decide Shengal’s future? Iraqi MP Murad Ismail has rejected the formation of a high-level government committee dealing with the district, saying Ezidi representatives and local residents were not sufficiently…
Undefeated Ezidi MMA fighter David Mgoyan is taking the next step in his professional career after signing with Georgian promotion RKENA. The 7–0 fighter, who trains at American Top Team in the…
Twelve years after the genocide committed against the Ezidi people, European courts continue to pursue IS members for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. In a recent Timeline episode, Free Yezidi…
Iraq is considering a major restructuring that could change how Ezidi religious affairs and properties are administered. A proposal under discussion in Baghdad would place the state body responsible for Ezidi affairs…
For generations, the hereditary groups of Şêx, Pîr and Mirîd have been misunderstood by outsiders and too often reduced to the misleading label of a “caste system.” A recent Deutschlandfunk episode gives…
Hundreds of Ezidis marched in Sinûnê after Baghdad discussed Shengal’s future without local representation. The protest brought a clear warning: military administration and efforts to weaken local defence forces cannot replace political…
More than a decade after ISIS’s genocide against the Ezidi people, Nadia Murad’s new memoir asks what it means to build a life after survival. In an Oxford conversation with Amal Clooney,…
A 48-year-old Iraqi man went on trial in Munich on 8 September 2026, accused of membership in Islamic State. Prosecutors allege that he worked for the organisation and later served as a…
