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Renewed talks over Shengal’s security and administration have drawn opposition from the Shengal People’s Assembly, which says Ezidi representatives were excluded from a Baghdad meeting on 1 September 2026. The Assembly is…
Ezidis joined Assyrian and Muslim residents at the third Gülgöze Festival in Midyat, Mardin, where Assyrian families from Turkey and Europe gathered in the village from which many of their relatives left…
Thousands of Ezidis gathered in Shengal for Jimai Sharfadin, a two-day religious celebration bringing together families from across the area for ceremonies, traditional dress and collective worship. Twelve years after the genocide,…
4 September marks Ezidi Flag Day, honouring the Ezdixan flag and remembering the Ezidi fighters who defended their people and homeland against IS. The observance brings together national identity and remembrance of…
On 1 September 2026, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced that the Al-Karkh First Investigative Court had completed interrogations of 5,704 suspected IS members transferred from north-east Syria to Iraq. The investigation has…
Pari Ibrahim, founder and director of the Free Ezidi Foundation, appeared on WORLD Radio’s WORLD History Book segment to speak about the 2014 Ezidi Genocide, the missing and the continued threat posed…
In a statement issued on 1 September 2026, the Media Centre of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said the First Karkh Investigative Court had completed interrogations in the cases of 5,704 alleged IS…
An Ezidi man from Shengal is living in church asylum in a city in Germany after receiving a decision ordering his transfer to Bulgaria. According to German broadcaster SWR, he has lived…
Nearly 12 years after the 2014 Ezidi Genocide, hundreds of thousands of Ezidis remain displaced, thousands are still listed as abducted or missing, and fewer than 10% of those affected have received…
Care Navigators worked with general practitioners and local specialists to help Ezidi families understand the Australian healthcare system, manage referrals, attend appointments, arrange transport and connect with local support services.
If “support” means that you may be attacked simply for stating that your ethnicity is Ezidi—not Kurd—that your language is Ezdiki, and that your religion is Şarfadin, then it is not support.…
Ezidi representatives in Iraq’s Parliament are opposing proposed changes to the Ezidi Survivors Law, insisting that legislation created in response to the 2014 genocide must not be amended without meaningful consultation with…
Iraqi forensic and mass-grave authorities have begun the first official procedures towards identifying 62 victims whose remains were buried near the Şerfedîn shrine in Sinjar without DNA testing or formal identification. Nearly…
Ezidi translator and research assistant Nagham M. has been recognised in Wagga Wagga City Council’s 2026 Youth Spotlight Series for her work supporting local Ezidis and families navigating resettlement in Australia. After…
The Iraqi Embassy in London participated in the Windsor Dialogue 2026 at Windsor Castle, where religious, diplomatic and academic representatives discussed the preservation of faith and identity among diaspora communities. The conference…
Iraq’s Minister of Education has said that the return of Ezidi children and students to schools in northern Sinjar is a priority for the ministry. The commitment was made during a meeting…
The Iraqi Embassy in Ottawa is asking Ezidi families in Canada to submit information about relatives who remain missing. The details will support a planned coordination effort between Iraq’s Martyrs Foundation and…
An Ezidi family from Duhok has been separated in Turkey after being detained at İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport over allegedly forged travel documents while attempting to reach Europe for their four-year-old son's…
A fire has destroyed 14 tents belonging to displaced Ezidi families at Sharia IDP Camp in Duhok, leaving another group of genocide survivors facing the loss of their temporary homes. No casualties…
Ezidi culture will be represented at a multicultural festival in Tambov, Russia, on 29 August, alongside exhibitions, traditional music, cultural workshops and presentations from several ethnic groups.
