Iraq’s ongoing crackdown on alcohol sales, which began in 2023 after years of sporadic enforcement, has led to the closure of numerous private clubs and venues, particularly those owned by Iraq’s Ezidis and Christians. However, critics contend that the ban has only fueled black markets and increased violence, without addressing the root causes of crime.
Around 800 Ezidi women and girls are currently being held in prisons under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)...
The resolution specifically addressed the horrific events of August 3, 2014, when the IS launched a large-scale assault on Ezidi-populated areas. During this attack, the terrorist group killed over 5,000 Ezidi men and women, abducted approximately 7,000 people, and subjected countless others to sexual slavery and forced conversions. The fate of approximately 2,600 women and children remains unknown. The United Nations had already classified these atrocities as genocide in 2016, but the Swiss Parliament’s formal recognition represents a significant political and moral statement.
In 2007, Hales fled to Germany with her mother and sister—a country she eventually came to not only appreciate but, one might say, love, for both its freedoms and its values. As a Ezidi, an ethnoreligious group that has faced centuries of persecution, the concept of freedom holds great significance for Hales. She came to deeply understand the value of freedom through the atrocities committed by Islamist groups. The most recent of over 70 Ezidi genocides occurred on August 3, 2014, with thousands of women still held captive by ISIS. “We have lived in captivity long enough; now it is time to stand up for our freedom and our rights,” says Hales.
Hasna A., a Dutch woman, was sentenced to 10 years for ISIS membership and enslaving an Ezidi woman in Syria. This marks the highest sentence for a returned female ISIS member in the Netherlands.
The Bashar al-Assad regime has been overthrown and Syria is currently being controlled by several rebel groups (associated and backed up by different countries). Once backed by Russia and Iran, Assad’s regime collapsed after key rebel victories, including the capture of Damascus
In response to the escalating violence in Syria, the Iraqi government has significantly bolstered military presence along its western border, particularly in the Shingal region, home to Iraq’s Ezidi citizens. The decision to send reinforcements comes as fears grow over the spillover of the Syrian conflict, which has intensified in recent weeks with a series of violent clashes between Syrian rebels and the Syrian regime.
Malala shared her admiration for Mediha’s courage and her desire to bring attention to the plight of Ezidi women and girls. Mediha, who has looked up to Malala as a source of inspiration, expressed her hope that her film would serve as a platform for the voices of Ezidi survivors. “I want to make something for my people”.
Photo: Taken from the official website of the exhibition. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, in partnership with Yazda, hosted the...
The Shingal Autonomous Administration in Iraq has announced the launch of a signature campaign to recognize the atrocities committed against...
The Êzidxan Youth Union and the Şengal Young Women’s Union celebrated the 9th anniversary of the liberation of Şengal (Sinjar) with a torchlight march. This event commemorated the region’s liberation from ISIS control on November 13, 2015, following a brutal edict against the Êzidi people in August 2014. The liberation was achieved through the efforts of regional fighters, including the Yekîneyên Berxwedana Şengalê (YBŞ) and Yekinêyen Jinên Êzîdxan (YJŞ) forces.
The Ezidi child was initially rescued from ISIS in 2021 after being trafficked through the dark net for sale. Sabah Ali Oruç, who was arrested in connection with the abduction, admitted to bringing the child to Turkey in 2018 using a fake passport. He had previously purchased the child from ISIS in Iraq, where the child was sold for $500.
The proposed legal change would legitimize child marriage, putting young girls at greater risk of abuse, forced marriage, and poor health outcomes. Although the acts committed by the ISIS-members since 2014 should not be classified as “forced marriage” or even include the word “marriage”, the Iraqi government will in fact classify the genocide acts committed towards the women as “marriage”.
Iraq’s international commitments, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and …
Ezidis speak Ezdiki and they are followers of the Ezidi religion called Sharfadin. Ezidis are an ethnic and religious group (ethnoreligious group) and their religion is more than 6700 years old.
East facade of the Palais de Justice in Paris. Photo: Wikimedia Commons FIDH has reported that on October 9, 2024,...
The risk of not acknowledging this fact is that some may try to exploit the suffering that Ezidis have endured. Certain actors in the Middle East, particularly those who refuse to accept the unique Ezidi ethnic and religious identity.
The Swedish national, named Lina Ishaq, is accused of having nine Ezidi children and women in her home in Raqqa, Syria between 2014 and 2016.
Weighting on table. Free public domain CC0 photo. More: View public domain image source here 25.09.2024 A 35-year-old French woman,...
The Yezidis, also known as Ezidis, are an ethnoreligious people predominantly residing in the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia. The Yezidis are a distinct and separate group with their own unique identity. In this article we explain the multifaceted reasons why the Yezidis should not be mixed with the different people who see themselves as “Kurdish”.
Ezidi district of Al-Qahtaniyah, west of Nineveh governorate, Ezidi people who are currently living in IDP camps still remember August 14, 2007, as the day when their region experienced the deadliest series of bombings in Iraq since the 2003 U.S. invasion.
