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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…
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis begins with a man waking to find himself transformed into an insect, but its real subject is what follows: isolation, rejection and the collapse of family love when a person…
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.
Undefeated Ezidi boxer Ruslan Selimyan has captured the vacant IBF Youth welterweight title after defeating Uganda’s Ivan Kambagire by unanimous decision.
A Kurdish cleric based in Iran has reportedly threatened Ezidis and other minorities, declaring: “By God, we will not let you live on earth.” Twelve years after the Ezidi Genocide, the remarks…
An Ezidi man living in displacement in Duhok has developed his own heating and cooling device, turning difficult living conditions into motivation for innovation.
A seminar organised by Iraq’s Ministry of Culture in Baghdad discussed the protection of Ezidi heritage, the legacy of the genocide and the conditions required for the safe return of Ezidis.
An Ezidi-led photography project is documenting everyday life, traditions, shrines and cultural memory in Syria and Iraq, creating a visual archive intended to preserve Ezidi heritage for future generations.
On 15 August 2014, ISIS separated the Ezidis of Kocho, murdered men and boys, and abducted women and girls into slavery. Twelve years later, the village remains one of the clearest symbols…
On 14 August 2007, coordinated truck bombings devastated the Ezidi towns of Tel Azer and Siba Sheikh Khidir in Sinjar, killing hundreds. Nearly two decades later, Jumana Omar examines the hatred, political…
More than 200 people gathered in Coffs Harbour, Australia, on 10 August 2026 for a local commemoration marking twelve years since the Ezidi Genocide, which began on 3 August 2014. The event…
A legal analysis of Germany’s latest ISIS genocide trial questions whether internationally praised convictions are being achieved in a way that adequately protects Ezidi survivors, after one witness reportedly suffered significant retraumatisation…
