Never Forget the Past, for It Loves to Repeat Itself

Humanity walks through history carrying the ashes of its own crimes. Every stone laid at memorials like Tsitsernakaberd whispers of lives extinguished and of promises broken — never again, we say, yet again and again, we fail. As the eternal flame burns for the Armenians of 1915, it casts a shadow that reaches Sinjar, where the Ezidi people still suffer the consequences of the genocide ISIS unleashed in 2014. Eleven years later, the wounds remain unhealed, deepened by betrayal, neglect, and cynical politics. How many more memorials must we build before we finally understand that remembrance is not enough — justice and protection must follow, or the cycle will never end?

Ezidi Times — Juli 2025

Dieser Artikel bietet eine Zusammenfassung wichtiger Nachrichten und Ereignisse, die das ezidische Volk im Juli 2025 betreffen. Er umfasst zentrale Entwicklungen aus dem Irak und der weiteren Diaspora, hebt bevorstehende Gedenkveranstaltungen, rechtliche Schritte, kulturelle Initiativen sowie Berichte über die anhaltenden Herausforderungen hervor, denen das ezidische Volk gegenübersteht.

Ezidi Times — July 2025

The Imperial War Museum in London opened Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UK’s first major exhibition on wartime sexual violence, running through November 2. It includes testimony and artefacts from Ezidi women enslaved by ISIS, alongside other global cases, raising awareness of survivors’ struggle for justice. The Free Ezidi Foundation contributed to the exhibition.

Once a Terrorist = Always A Terrorist

Two former Ezidi women enslaved by ISIS expose the dark past of Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, warning the West not to trust a man who once walked among jihadi commanders and presided over unspeakable horrors. Their testimony challenges the narrative of reform and calls for vigilance against repeating history.

Iraqi Official Urges PKK Disarmament to Include Sinjar

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An Iraqi military official emphasized that the PKK disarmament process should include Sinjar, where armed groups loyal to the PKK remain active. The official stressed that these groups must be part of any agreement. The PKK began destroying weapons in May, a move welcomed by Turkey as “a new era.”

ISIS Victims Accept Christian Aid, Not Christian Conversion

The Ezidi people endured brutal attacks in 2014 when ISIS forcibly displaced them from their ancestral homeland in northern Iraq, killing and enslaving thousands. ISIS falsely accused the Ezidis—whose ancient religion, Sharfadin, has roots in Mesopotamia—of worshipping Satan. After the military defeat of ISIS, many Ezidis remained in United Nations camps for internally displaced persons, relying heavily on humanitarian assistance.

USAID Funding Cuts Leave Ezidi Displacement Camps in Crisis

The Ezidi people, an ancient ethnic and religious group from northern Iraq, continue to face dire conditions in displacement camps years after ISIS attacks forced them from their homes. The reduction in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has severely impacted reconstruction efforts, access to medical care, and essential services in camps where many Ezidis remain internally displaced.

Das ezidische Volk verdient mehr als Schweigen – Folgen der Kürzung von USAID

Anfang dieses Jahres demontierten die Vereinigten Staaten ihre Auslandsentwicklungsbehörde USAID und strichen Milliarden an humanitärer und entwicklungsbezogener Unterstützung im Irak. Diese Entscheidung hat bereits einige der verletzlichsten Gruppen im Irak – wie das ezidische Volk in Sindschar – dem Risiko ausgesetzt, lebenswichtige Dienste zu verlieren, die für ihr Überleben und ihren Wiederaufbau unverzichtbar sind.