In a world marred by the atrocities of ISIS, the voices of Ezidi women echo with the weight of unmet justice. Targeted and brutalized by the extremist group, these women stand as living testaments to resilience amidst unspeakable horrors. In March 2021, the Iraqi parliament took a significant step forward Read more…
This year in August it will be 10 years since the IS attacked Sinjar, committed heinous crimes, and forced several hundred thousand Ezidis to leave their ancestral land. To this day it’s reported that between 100 000 to 200 000 Ezidis live in IDP camps across the Middle East. The Iraqi Council of Representatives has adopted the Yezidi Survivors Law (YSL) which was aimed to bring justice to Ezidis but also Turkmen, Christians and Shabaks. Yet, to this day, no Iraqi court has sentenced anyone for committing genocide against the Ezidi people. Despite this, there are hopes among the Ezidi people, living in IDP camps, to return home to Sinjar.
The recent desecration of tombs in the predominantly Ezidi village of Toliko, situated in the Al-Hasakah countryside of Syria, has sparked widespread outrage and concern among Ezidi civilians. These acts of sabotage not only disrespect the sanctity of the deceased but also pose a significant threat to the fragile state Read more…
On December 17, 2023, the kurdish singer Sherif Omeri released his music video on YouTube. The song is named “Şere Şere” and means “It’s war, It’s war”. People are free to compose and create songs along with music videos as they wish because artistic expression is a fundamental aspect of Read more…
In a shocking and unprecedented legal case, Turkish authorities have arrested an ISIS member on charges of “international human trafficking” after a Ezidi girl was kidnapped and smuggled into Turkey. However, the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs has faced severe backlash for allowing the same girl, who had been Read more…
Lianna Mhoyan; it becomes clear that she is pushing a narrative throughout the entire program: Beware of Aggressive Kurdish Propaganda in Armenia
Yezidis, who lived in proximity to Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, and Turks, were also caught in the crossfire. Kurdish tribes actively participated in the persecution of the Yezidis
Summary: Background Jennifer W., a German national, left Germany for Iraq in August 2014 and joined ISIS. Between June and September 2015, she conducted “moral patrols” in ISIS-occupied Fallujah and Mosul, checking whether women’s behavior and clothing adhered to ISIS rules. During these patrols, she reportedly carried lethal weapons and Read more…