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Escalations in Syria Rises Potential Threats to Ezidi Population in the Region

In response to the escalating violence in Syria, the Iraqi government has significantly bolstered military presence along its western border, particularly in the Shingal region, home to Iraq’s Ezidi citizens. The decision to send reinforcements comes as fears grow over the spillover of the Syrian conflict, which has intensified in recent weeks with a series of violent clashes between Syrian rebels and the Syrian regime.

By Ezidi Times, ago

Neue Entwicklungen im Sorgerechtsstreit um das Ezidi-Kind zwischen der leiblichen Familie und der Witwe eines ISIS-Mitglieds

Trotz dieses Rückschlags verfolgte Oruç’ Familie einen anderen Weg. Im März 2023 reichten sie einen separaten Sorgerechtsantrag beim 8. Zivilgericht in Ankara ein. Diesmal entschied das Gericht zugunsten von Saibe Adnan, Oruç’ Ehefrau, und gewährte ihr das gesetzliche Sorgerecht für das Kind. Saibe Adnan ist die Witwe eines ISIS-Gouverneurs aus dem Irak, und der Status ihres Mannes als ISIS-Führer erschwert die ethischen und rechtlichen Fragen rund um den Fall.

By Ezidi Times, ago

Call for International Investigation into Technology and Social Media Companies’ Role in ISIS Crimes Against the Ezidis

Official Human Rights Complaint and Call for International Investigation into Technology and Social Media Companies’ Role in ISIS Crimes Against the Ezidis In 2023 a powerful and urgent human rights complaint was made for an international investigation into global technology and social media companies that are alleged to have aided Read more

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Iraqi Women’s Association and the Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement Condemn Turkish military attacks on Sinjar

The third Iraqi women’s conference, held on 25 July in Baghdad and organized by the Iraqi Women’s Association and the Yazidi Women’s Freedom Movement (TAJÊ), focused on uniting against femicide and commemorating the victims of the 2014 Yazidi genocide. The conference included speeches highlighting the impact on women and children, the unknown fate of many captured by ISIS, and the need for women to organize against patriarchal violence.

By Ezidi Times, ago

Unhealed Wounds: The Yazidi Genocide’s Lasting Impact and the Need for International Response

This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. It has been ten years since over 10,000 Yazidis were brutally murdered. Ten years since more than 7,000 women and children were subjected to abduction, violence, and enslavement. Ten years since thousands have disappeared and over 2,600 are still missing without a trace. This article is republished on Ezidi Times with the kind permission of Jurist.org.

By Ezidi Times, ago

Is the return of Ezidis to Sinjar realistically possible?

This year in August it will be 10 years since the IS attacked Sinjar, committed heinous crimes, and forced several hundred thousand Ezidis to leave their ancestral land. To this day it’s reported that between 100 000 to 200 000 Ezidis live in IDP camps across the Middle East. The Iraqi Council of Representatives has adopted the Yezidi Survivors Law (YSL) which was aimed to bring justice to Ezidis but also Turkmen, Christians and Shabaks. Yet, to this day, no Iraqi court has sentenced anyone for committing genocide against the Ezidi people. Despite this, there are hopes among the Ezidi people, living in IDP camps, to return home to Sinjar. 

By Ezidi Times, ago

Vandalism i Yolveren (Çinera) Landsby: Et typisk eksempel på hadet rettet mod Eziderne

Bemærkelsesværdigt er det, at der for kun fem år siden blev rapporteret, at Ezidi gravsteder blev ødelagt og vandalisert. Ifølge rapporter var gravene specifikt målrettet, fordi de tilhørte Ezidi-piger. Vandalisatorerne har ikke kun ødelagt gravene, men også kastet de hvilende knogler ud, hvilket viser total respektløshed overfor de afdøde og deres familier. Selvom Batman-deputyens repræsentant havde gjort Forsamlingen opmærksom på situationen, er angrebene fortsat, og der er ikke taget nogen juridiske skridt.

By Ezidi Times, ago

Svensk kvinde mistænkt for forbrydelser mod ezidi-folket

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.

By Ezidi Times, ago