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Germany has provided more than €53 million in development funding to Iraq in 2025, including support for projects in Şengal. The funding covers areas such as psychosocial care, housing, infrastructure, and livelihoods,…
Fears are rising again in Şengal as Ezidis warn that the conditions that led to the 2014 genocide must never be allowed to return. Survivors, residents, and advocates say the people of…
Ezidi representatives met with Turkey’s president and foreign minister in Ankara, raising key issues of security, religious rights, and the situation in Sinjar.
Ezidi women have long played a central role in preserving the traditions, faith, and social life of the Ezidi people. After the genocide of August 3, 2014, their voices also emerged on…
In 2014, the Mam Rashan Shrine on Mount Sinjar was destroyed in a campaign aimed at erasing Ezidis and their faith, Sharfadin. Its demolition was meant to sever a people from their…
Eziden sind ein eigenes Volk und keine Kurden. Barzani und Rudaw können nicht für uns sprechen. Unsere Identität, Geschichte und Rechte dürfen nicht für politische Zwecke missbraucht werden.
Ezidiler Kürt değil, kendi halkıdır. Barzani ve KRG, Ezidiler adına konuşamaz. Kimliğimiz, haklarımız ve geleceğimiz yalnızca bizim irademizle korunabilir.
Eziden lehnen falsche Vertretung ab und fordern, dass Sinjar nur von den Eziden selbst bestimmt wird. Ihre Sicherheit, Rückkehr und politische Rechte dürfen nicht durch externe Interessen untergraben werden.
Ezidis reject outside claims to speak for them. The Yazidi Cause Alliance warns that the KRG and others cannot override their voice. Sinjar’s future, security, and representation must be determined by Ezidis…
Die Ezidis haben aus Erfahrung gelernt, dass Ignorieren von Warnungen tödlich sein kann. Prävention ist Verantwortung – nicht Alarmismus. Schutz muss jetzt erfolgen, bevor sich die Geschichte wiederholt.
The Ezidis know the consequences of ignored warnings. Ongoing instability in the region, particularly in Sinjar, has renewed serious concerns about safety and protection for a people who have already survived genocide.…
Recent military developments along the Syrian-Iraqi border have drawn significant attention in Sinjar, an area that remains deeply marked by the events of 2014. The arrival and positioning of forces aligned with…
Trust between neighbors can be as fragile as it is sacred. In northern Iraq, lifelong bonds between Ezidi families and their Arab neighbors unraveled in the face of ISIS violence. What once…
On the night between 3rd and 4th February, 2026 marks Şevberat, the sacred night of forgiveness and purification for Ezidis. On this night, followers of the Şerfedim religion reflect, pray, and listen…
Germany has successfully prosecuted ISIS members for crimes against humanity against Yazidis, including murder, torture, rape, and enslavement. Trials, starting in 2019–2020, relied on Yazidi survivor testimony, police and NGO reports, and…
Kurdish Peshmerga disarmed and trapped civilians, cooperated with ISIS fighters, and left Sinjar defenseless in 2014. From the 2007 bombings to the post-genocide occupation, the destruction of the Ezidis was not ISIS…
As Barham Salih prepares to assume leadership of the UN refugee agency, an advisor to Iraq’s prime minister has called on him to make the prolonged displacement of Ezidis a top priority,…
Iraq has launched a nationwide campaign to collect DNA samples from relatives of Ezidi victims of the 2014 genocide, aiming to identify remains from mass graves in Sinjar and provide long-awaited answers…
Flere hundrede tusinde ezidere i Rusland identificerer sig som ezidere. Dette er deres ret og en anerkendelse af deres unikke etniske og religiøse arv. Ingen udenforstående har autoritet til at ændre, hvordan…
Plus d’une décennie après le génocide de 2014, près de 200 000 Ezidis restent déplacés et plus de 2 500 femmes et enfants sont encore portés disparus. La mémoire exige l’action, la…
