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Montenegro Court Blocks Expulsion of Ezidi Asylum Seeker

Ezidi Times

Montenegro’s Constitutional Court has halted the expulsion of an Ezidi asylum seeker, ruling that authorities failed to properly assess the risk of persecution and torture linked to his identity.

ISIS Victims Accept Christian Aid, Not Christian Conversion

Ezidi Times

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,…

PKK Abducts Young Ezidi Girls in Syria

Ezidi Times

A 15-year-old Ezidi girl has revealed a disturbing plot by the PKK after escaping from the group. In her testimony, she explains that the PKK, facing difficulty recruiting young fighters, has resorted…

800 Ezidi Women Are Held in HTS Prisons in Syria

Ezidi Times

Around 800 Ezidi women and girls are currently being held in prisons under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, according to reports from human rights groups. These women were…

La Force Inébranlable d’une Artiste Ezidi

Ezidi Times

En 2007, Hales a fui en Allemagne avec sa mère et sa sœur—un pays qu'elle est finalement venue non seulement apprécier mais, pourrait-on dire, aimer, pour ses libertés et ses valeurs. En…

The Unbreakable Spirit of a True Artist

Ezidi Times

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…