Return of Displaced Ezidis from Shengal Faces Major Setbacks
Tens of thousands of displaced Ezidis remain in Duhok camps as attempts to return to Shengal are stalled by destroyed homes, lack of services, and security instability.
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Iraq’s Water Crisis Uncovers Traces of Ezidi Heritage Alongside Ancient Tombs
As the Mosul Dam reservoir recedes to its lowest levels in nearly a century, archaeologists are uncovering not only 2,300-year-old Hellenistic tombs but also traces of Ezidi heritage once submerged beneath the…
Iraq Begins Excavation of Khasfa Mass Grave, One of the Largest Left Behind by ISIS
Iraq has begun the long-delayed excavation of the Khasfa mass grave near Mosul, a vast sinkhole where ISIS executed and buried thousands during its rule. Believed to hold at least 4,000 victims…
22 Ezidi Victims Returned to Sinjar for Burial
On 12 August 2025, the remains of 22 Ezidi victims of ISIS were returned to Sinjar for burial following DNA identification in Baghdad. This marks the seventh official handover since 2021, as…
The Sinjar Lie – Stop Trapping Ezidis in Camps
On 31 July, Mohamed Al Hassan, head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), stood in front of displaced Ezidi families in a camp in Duhok and said that the United…
11 years Since the Ezidi Genocide – What Has Happened?
On August 3, 2014, the Ezidi people of Sinjar were targeted for extermination by ISIS. Thousands were killed, enslaved, and displaced. The genocide aimed to erase not only lives, but identity, culture,…
Novinka Diany Kalashové „SISTER“ – Pocta rodině, přátelství a jejím ezidským kořenům
Ve své nejnovější písni SISTER spojuje ezidská zpěvačka Diana Kalashova svůj hlas s mladší sestrou Sofií v dojemné poctě sesterské lásce, rodině a hlubokému poutu mezi sourozenci. Skladba, napsaná společně s rodinou…
Diana Kalashova’s New Release “SISTER” — A Tribute to Family, Friendship, and her Ezidi Roots
In her newest release SISTER, Ezidi singer Diana Kalashova joins voices with her younger sister Sofia in a heartfelt tribute to sisterhood, love, and family. Written together with their family and performed…
Eleven Years After the Ezidi Genocide: What Still Needs to Happen
Eleven years after the Ezidi genocide, survivors are still waiting—for justice, for reparations, and for meaningful support. This event in Washington, DC brought Ezidi voices and policymakers together to ask: what will…
Death Sentence for ISIS Member Who Took Part in the Kidnapping of Ezidis in Sinjar
In a significant step toward holding perpetrators accountable, an Iraqi court has sentenced a former ISIS member to death for his involvement in the kidnapping of Ezidis during the 2014 genocide in…
Two Arrested in Baghdad for Defrauding Ezidi Citizens Through Fake Military Recruitment Scheme
Baghdad — Iraqi security forces have apprehended two men accused of impersonating advisers to the prime minister and swindling Ezidis with false promises of military recruitment, the National Security Service confirmed on 22nd…
Never Forget the Past, for It Loves to Repeat Itself
Humanity walks through history carrying the ashes of its own crimes. Every stone laid at memorials like Tsitsernakaberd whispers of lives extinguished and of promises broken — never again, we say, yet…
Ezidi Times — July 2025
The Imperial War Museum in London opened Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UK’s first major exhibition on wartime sexual violence, running through November 2. It includes testimony and artefacts from Ezidi women…
Once a Terrorist = Always A Terrorist
Two former Ezidi women enslaved by ISIS expose the dark past of Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, warning the West not to trust a man who once walked among jihadi commanders and…
Iraqi Official Urges PKK Disarmament to Include Sinjar
🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇶🇷🇺🇦🇲🇹🇷🇳🇱🇧🇷🇪🇸🇸🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰 An Iraqi military official emphasized that the PKK disarmament process should include Sinjar, where armed groups loyal to the PKK remain active. The official stressed that these groups must be part…
US Aid Cuts Leave Ezidi Survivors in Humanitarian Crisis
The abrupt suspension of US aid to Iraq has left thousands of Ezidi genocide survivors stranded in displacement camps, stripped of vital mental health, protection, and humanitarian services.
Search for Missing Ezidis – A Legal and Logistical Nightmare
Efforts to trace thousands of Ezidis abducted during the 2014 Sinjar genocide remain stalled amid political inertia and structural obstacles, a new report reveals. More than a decade after the Islamic State’s…
Kosovo’s “Genocide – An Open Wound” Center Criticizes Court for Failing to Recognize Genocide Against the Ezidi People
The Center Genocide in Kosovo – An Open Wound has strongly criticized the Basic Court of Pristina for convicting former ISIS fighter Murat Dërnjanin of crimes against humanity, rather than genocide, despite clear international…
ISIS Victims Accept Christian Aid, Not Christian Conversion
The Ezidi people endured brutal attacks in 2014 when ISIS forcibly displaced them from their ancestral homeland in northern Iraq, killing and enslaving thousands. ISIS falsely accused the Ezidis—whose ancient religion, Sharfadin,…
USAID Funding Cuts Leave Ezidi Displacement Camps in Crisis
The Ezidi people, an ancient ethnic and religious group from northern Iraq, continue to face dire conditions in displacement camps years after ISIS attacks forced them from their homes. The reduction in…