Iraqi Delegation Hears Ezidi Concerns in Sinjar
An Iraqi security delegation met Ezidis in Sinjar on 28 July 2026, where residents raised concerns over missing relatives, unrecovered remains and unresolved rights.
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Public Invited to Commemoration Marking 12 Years Since the Ezidi Genocide in Sinjar
A public ceremony will be held at the Ezidi Genocide Memorial in Solagh on 3 August 2026, marking 12 years since ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Ezidi people. The memorial…
Beth Nahrin Party Backs Ezidi Rejection of an Imposed Administration in Shingal
The Beth Nahrin National Union Party has backed the Ezidi Cause Alliance’s rejection of any attempt to impose a new administration on Shingal without the participation of the district’s indigenous population and…
Ezidi Cause Alliance Meets German Embassy in Baghdad
The Ezidi Cause Alliance met with representatives of the German Embassy in Baghdad to discuss Sinjar, asylum, justice for genocide victims, reconstruction, and future cooperation between Germany and the Ezidi people.
Photo Exhibition in Tbilisi to Commemorate the 12th Anniversary of the Ezidi Genocide
A photo exhibition commemorating the 12th anniversary of the Ezidi Genocide will be held on 3 August 2026 at the Ezidi Cultural Centre in Tbilisi, Georgia. The exhibition will honour the victims…
Former Ezidi MP Warns That Hate Speech Is Reproducing the Ideas Behind ISIS
Former Iraqi MP Moha Khalil has warned that anti-Ezidi hate speech is preserving the ideology that produced the 2014 genocide. His comments follow renewed controversy over the media treatment of an Ezidi…
Ezidis in Australia to Mark 12th Anniversary of the Ezidi Genocide
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,…
Young Lions of the Caliphate Documents Ezidi Child Soldiers but Fails on Ezidi Identity
One week before the annual commemoration of the Ezidi Genocide, Young Lions of the Caliphate: A Stolen Childhood documents how ISIS abducted, forcibly converted and militarised Ezidi boys. Yet its value is…
How the KDP Used Fear to Control Sinjar and Divide Its Neighbours
An opinion piece by Ibrahim Yazidi Shankal argues that the KDP used the fear created by the 2007 Sinjar bombings to recruit Ezidi youth, restrict movement and place local recruits inside security…
Nineveh Police Arrest Mosul Doctor Over Anti-Ezidi Hate Speech
Nineveh police have arrested a doctor at Mosul’s Republican Hospital after anti-Ezidi social-media posts triggered widespread anger and calls for legal action. The Iraqi judiciary ordered his detention under Article 202 while…
Fire Destroys Four Tents at Ezidi Displacement Camp in Duhok
Four tents were destroyed after a fire broke out at the Sheikhan displacement camp in Duhok on 21 July 2026. No casualties were reported, but several Ezidi families lost their shelters and…
From Sinjar to Idaho: Ezidi Student Shares a Story of Resilience, Education and Hope
Inas K., an Ezidi student who survived the 2014 genocide and years of displacement, has shared her journey from Sinjar to higher education in Germany and the United States.
Twelve Years After the Ezidi Genocide, Many Survivors in Iraq Still See No Future
Twelve years after the Ezidi genocide, many survivors remain in displacement camps in Iraq, while Ezidi families in Europe continue to face deportation despite unresolved insecurity, trauma and the absence of a…
Oldenburg Event to Mark 12 Years Since the Ezidi Genocide with Angels of Sinjar Screening
Pena-Ger e.V. will host a screening of Angels of Sinjar and a discussion with Ezidi witnesses Hanifa A. K. M. and Fawziya A. S. in Oldenburg on 2 August 2026.
Dear Assyrian Friends: So the KDP Buys Your “Leaders” Too?
Joseph Sliwa has accused the KDP of using Christian clergy to bypass independent Assyrian political representation. Ezidis recognise the same method in the elevation of Hazim Tahsin Beg as an unelected representative…
The Ezidi Genocide Is Not a “Yazidi Kurdish Genocide”
An article promoting a Tbilisi memorial repeatedly calls the 2014 Ezidi Genocide a “Yazidi Kurdish genocide.” Ezidis cannot be honoured while their identity and history are rewritten for a Kurdish political narrative.
The Paradox of Protection: Can Integration Endanger Ezidi People’s Survival?
Giorgi (“George”) Gigauri reflects on whether displacement, migration, and integration may threaten the long-term survival of the Ezidi people by weakening the bonds between identity, memory, and ancestral place.
Australian Woman Linked to ISIS Faces Allegations Over Abuse of Captive Ezidi Child
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.
Hassan Kajal or Kajal Hassan… Who Is Better for Ezidis in Northern Iraq?
In this opinion piece, Hyman Krasafi reflects on Ezidi political representation in northern Iraq, the demand for a quota seat, and whether political forces will continue to treat Ezidi rights with the…
New School in Sinjar Works to Preserve Ezdiki for Future Generations
A new school in Sinjar is working to preserve the Ezidi mother tongue, Ezdiki, by teaching children traditional words, expressions, and spoken language connected to Ezidi identity.