The prosecutor has appealed the Stockholm District Court’s verdict against Lina Ishaq, who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes committed against the Ezidi people. The appeal, filed on February 17, 2025, requests that the initial 12-year prison sentence be replaced with a life sentence due Read more
De rechtbank van Stockholm heeft Lina Ishaq veroordeeld tot 12 jaar gevangenisstraf voor genocide, misdaden tegen de menselijkheid en zware oorlogsmisdaden begaan tegen Ezidi-vrouwen en -kinderen in Raqqa, Syrië, in 2014 en 2015. De zaak maakt deel uit van bredere internationale inspanningen om leden van de Islamitische Staat (IS) verantwoordelijk te houden voor hun systematische vervolging van de Ezidi-minderheid.
The Stockholm District Court has sentenced Lina Ishaq to 12 years in prison for genocide, crimes against humanity, and severe war crimes committed against Ezidi women and children in Raqqa, Syria, during 2014 and 2015. The case is part of broader international efforts to hold members of the Islamic State (IS) accountable for their systematic persecution of the Ezidi minority.
The Swedish national, named Lina Ishaq, is accused of having nine Ezidi children and women in her home in Raqqa, Syria between 2014 and 2016.
Stockholm – 25 January 2024 A Swedish National – previously sentenced for enlisting her son into ISIS – is now suspected for crimes against the Ezid people In a shocking development, a 51-year-old woman from Western Sweden is now facing serious allegations of war crimes, including genocide, committed in the Read more
I en chokerende udvikling står en 51-årig kvinde fra Vest-Sverige nu over for alvorlige anklager om krigsforbrydelser, herunder folkedrab, begået i den syriske by Raqqa. Kvinden, som har forbindelser til terrorgruppen ISIS, blev tidligere dømt i 2022 for at have hjulpet med at rekruttere sin søn som barnesoldat i ISIS-rækkerne. Kvinden blev idømt en straf på 6 års fængsel i 2022, men nu står hun over for nye anklager.