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Ezidis in Australia are calling for greater recognition in the 2026 Census, with advocates seeking clearer identification of Ezidi identity, the Ezdiki language and Sharfadin in official national statistics.
Kawsar Ahmad and Zeinab Ahmad will stand trial in Australia on crimes-against-humanity charges concerning the enslavement of an Ezidi teenager under ISIS rule in Syria.
Ezidis across the world marked 3 August through memorial ceremonies, public gatherings and moments of silence, honouring the victims of the 2014 genocide and renewing calls for justice, accountability and the return…
The Ezidi Youth Association in Australia will host a public commemoration in Toowoomba on 3 August 2026 to mark the 12th anniversary of the Ezidi Genocide. The event will honour the victims,…
A young Ezidi refugee who survived two years of ISIS captivity has rebuilt his life in Toowoomba, Australia, where he now teaches English and works as a qualified football referee.
An Australian woman linked to ISIS is expected to return from Syria amid serious allegations concerning the abuse of an Ezidi girl who was held captive in an ISIS household.
Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge raised the 2014 Ezidi Genocide in the Australian Federal Parliament ahead of Roja Reş, highlighting trauma, displacement, recognition, and the need for continued protection.
Ezidi refugee Sulaiman Zandinan, who survived 19 months in ISIS captivity with his family, has rebuilt his life in Australia and become a rising football referee in Queensland.
Courts in Australia and the Netherlands are handling separate cases involving women linked to ISIS. In Melbourne, Zeinab Ahmad is seeking bail while facing slavery-related charges connected to the alleged enslavement of…
A Melbourne court has heard new allegations against Zeinab Ahmad, an ISIS-linked Australian woman charged with crimes against humanity over the alleged enslavement of an Ezidi teenager in Syria.
The return of ISIS-associated individuals to Australia has renewed difficult questions about justice, accountability, and survivor recognition. From an Ezidi perspective, the issue is not only about national security or legal process,…
Australian authorities have charged two IS-linked women with crimes against humanity and slavery-related offences over the alleged enslavement of an Ezidi woman in Syria. The women, identified in Australian media as Kawsar…
The return of ISIS-linked women and children to Australia has caused fear and distress among Ezidi survivors of the 2014 genocide, raising renewed questions about justice, accountability and survivor protection.
Australia’s first reported crimes-against-humanity charges linked to ISIS slavery should not be reduced to a debate about “ISIS brides.” At the centre of the case is an Ezidi woman who was allegedly…
Abducted as a child during the 2014 genocide, Amera has turned her captivity into testimony through letters written to her missing brother: today published as a book and a call for justice…
A political clash in Australia over ISIS-linked families highlights the tension between security concerns and humanitarian responsibility, shaped by the lasting impact of ISIS crimes against the Ezidi people.
Ezidi refugees in Australia are calling on the government to prioritise survivors of IS captivity, highlighting the trauma and ongoing needs of those displaced, as widows and children of IS fighters are…
An Ezidi girl has been recognised at the Coffs Harbour Australian Citizen of the Year Awards 2026. Mayada Oso, who arrived in Australia in 2018 after surviving the Ezidi genocide, received the…
On June 12, 2025, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) released the first episode of the "QPS Toowoomba Ezidi Podcast", a new initiative aimed at supporting the Ezidi people in Toowoomba. The podcast provides…
Hovedfokus for EYAA er at fremme integration og arbejde for rettighederne og velbefindendet af de ezidiske mennesker. Foreningen arbejder også hårdt for at bevare den ezidiske kulturarv, imødekomme essentielle behov som begravelses-…
