New Bill Aims to Recognise the unique ethnic Identity of the Ezidis – Kurdish MPs are furious
Yazidi demonstration in front of the White House in Washington DC. (March 15, 2019) The poster on the left says...
IS-wife Sentenced to Death by Iraqi Court – Committed Crimes Against Ezidis
On July 10, 2024, an Iraqi court sentenced Asma Mohamed, one of the wives of the Islamic State leader Abu...
New Mass Grave Found in Shingal, Iraq
Views of the site of a massacre by the Islamic State and mass grave of Ezidis in Shingal (Sinjar) in...
Vandalism in Yolveren (Çinera) Village: A typical example of the hate directed against the Ezidis
Ezidi tombs were being destroyed and vandalized. The tombs were reportedly specifically targeted because they were the tombs of Ezidi girls. The vandalizers have not only destroyed the tombs, but they have also thrown out the resting bones, showing no respect to the deceased people and their and their families.
A Question to Turkish MP Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit – Why Use the Ezidis to Play Victim?
Why use the Ezidis to play victim when you yourself radiate typical oppressor behaviour? Have you forgotten how the fact has come to be that there are no Ezidis (or other minorities, for that matter) left in Van? Van which you proudly claim as your hometown. Have you forgotten how you ancestors massacred the Ezidis from Van so that you can spread your roots in Van?
Swedish Woman Suspected for Crimes Against the Ezidi People
Stockholm - 25 January 2024 Stockholm District Court. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A Swedish National - previously sentenced for enlisting her...
Statement Made By NGOs Regarding The Yazidi Survivours Law (YSL)
14 April 2924 Several NGOs have made a statement regarding the Yazidi Survivors Law. The full statement is available here....
Armenia declares August 3 as the Day of Commemoration of the Ezidi Genocide
16.04.2024 Yerevan Photo: Wikimedia Commons On April 16, 2024, an extraordinary session of the Armenian Parliament convened to discuss the...
Ezidi Times Congratulates all Ezidis around the World on Charshama Sare Sale! – Happy 6774 Year!
Ezidi Times extends heartfelt greetings and warm wishes to all on the auspicious occasion of Charshama Sare Sale, marking the...
German Prosecution Arrests Suspects Genocide and Terrorist Activities – among the victims are two Ezidi children – 5 and 12 years old
Photo: Logan Weaver on Unsplash. The German Prosecution has taken decisive action against individuals suspected of heinous crimes including genocide, crimes against...
Ezidi Times Extends Warm Congratulations on the Assyrian New Year
Photo: Wikimedia Commons As the spring blooms and the earth awakens from its winter slumber, communities around the world prepare...
German Court rejects the appeal of the IS-wife’s appeal
German Court rejects the appeal of Jennifer W. - the woman who enslaved a Ezidi woman and her daughter. The...
The Hidden Faces of Evil
Recently the news about the ISIS leader “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi” surfaced on the internet, after his wives and daughter gave an interview on Al-Arabiya. Al-Baghdadi has allegedly been killed in a US operation in northwestern Syria in 2019, however, during his time as an IS fighter, he has held more than 10 Ezidi children and women as slaves in his household. According to the narratives of the wives and his daughter; the Ezidi girls and women were treated “well”. This is a concerning statement which Ezidi Times finds crucial to address.
Who cares about the suffering of the Ezidis?
Photo by Seth Frantzman on Flickr. The plight of the Ezidis, who suffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the...
Do Ezidis celebrate ‘Newroz’?
Photo: CC Wikimedia Commons Newroz, a time-honored tradition signifying "New Day," holds profound cultural and historical significance for millions of...
Beyond Compensation: Ezidi Women’s Journey Towards Justice After ISIS
In a world marred by the atrocities of ISIS, the voices of Ezidi women echo with the weight of unmet...
Is the return of Ezidis to Sinjar realistically possible?
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.
Sabotage of Ezidi Tombs: A Threat to Stability and Coexistence in Syria
Photo: CC Wikimdia Commons The recent desecration of tombs in the predominantly Ezidi village of Toliko, situated in the Al-Hasakah...
Ezidi Times wishes you all a Happy New Year!
Dear readers of Ezidi Times, As we bid farewell to 2023 and step into the promising embrace of 2024, it...
Cultural appropriation: a “new” form of kurdish propaganda
On December 17, 2023, the kurdish singer Sherif Omeri released his music video on YouTube. The song is named “Şere...