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 to abducting Ezidi children in Syria, forcing them into their ranks.
Den 29. januar 2025 blev aktivisten Salwan Momika dræbt i sit hjem i Södertälje, Sverige. Momika var en kristen fra Irak, som havde kæmpet mod ISIS. I 2018 flyttede han til Sverige og blev hurtigt kendt for at brænde koraner. Ved at gøre dette ønskede Momika at udtrykke sin modstand mod muslimske ekstremister og måske også at øge bevidstheden om de grusomheder, ISIS havde begået mod ezidier og kristne i Mellemøsten.
Den 29 januari 2025 blev aktivisten Salwan Momika mördad i sitt hem i Södertälje, Sverige. Momika var en kristen från Irak som hade kämpat mot ISIS. År 2018 flyttade han till Sverige och blev snabbt känd för att bränna koraner. Genom att göra detta ville Momika uttrycka sin opposition mot muslimska extremister och kanske också uppmärksamma de grymheter som ISIS begick mot ezidier och kristna i Mellanöstern.
On January 29, 2025, activist Salwan Momika was killed in his home in Södertälje, Sweden. Momika was a Christian from Iraq who had fought against ISIS. In 2018, he moved to Sweden and quickly became well known for burning qurans. By doing so, Momika sought to express his opposition to Muslim extremists and perhaps also to raise awareness of the atrocities ISIS committed against the Ezidis and Christians in the Middle East.
Situationen i Sinjar har blivit en växande oro för Turkiet. PKK, en kurdisk militant grupp, har etablerat sin bas där med stöd från externa makter. PKK:s närvaro i Sinjar handlar inte bara om att “hjälpa” det jezidiska folket; det är ett allvarligt hot mot Turkiets säkerhet. Sedan ISIS lämnade området har PKK utnyttjat maktvakuumet och siktar på att kontrollera en landremsa som skulle kunna koppla samman Syrien och Kandilbergen, där gruppen har haft ett fäste i åratal.
While the PKK uses the suffering of the Ezidis to gain sympathy and legitimacy in the West, the truth is they are using the Ezidis as a cover for their own plans. The PKK’s actions show that their goal is not to protect the Ezidis, but to establish control in a key area. This is dangerous for Turkey, and the longer the PKK is allowed to stay in Sinjar, the harder it will be for Turkey to push them out.
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 captured during ISIS’s 2014 assault on Ezidis and are now at risk of further abuse under HTS control. Read more…
Hasna A., a Dutch woman, was sentenced to 10 years for ISIS membership and enslaving an Ezidi woman in Syria. This marks the highest sentence for a returned female ISIS member in the Netherlands.
Efter offentlig kritik angående beslutet att tilldela vårdnaden av den ezidiska flickan som är under statens skydd till en IS-familj, har beslutet nu upphävts. Vårdnaden har återkallats från IS-familjen, och en advokat kommer att utses av advokatsamfundet för att ta över vårdnadsuppdraget.
After public backlash regarding the decision to assign the guardianship of the Ezidi girl under state protection to an ISIS-family, has been reversed. The guardianship has now been revoked from the ISIS-family, and a lawyer will be appointed by the bar to assume guardianship duties.
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.
In this article we give you a recap of the main events related to the Ezidis. Ezidi Athlete Yurik Mamedov Carried the Olympic Torch During the torch ceremony held in Paris for the 2024 Paris Olympics game, Yurik Mamedov was one of the torch carriers. Mamedov was supported by his Read more…
The plight of the Ezidis, who suffered horrific atrocities at the hands of the Islamic State (IS), underscores the critical importance of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD) in seeking justice where the Iraqi government has failed to act. UNITAD’s mission to Read more…
In a world marred by the atrocities of ISIS, the voices of Ezidi women echo with the weight of unmet justice. Targeted and brutalized by the extremist group, these women stand as living testaments to resilience amidst unspeakable horrors. In March 2021, the Iraqi parliament took a significant step forward Read more…
В шокирующем и безпрецедентном юридическом случае турецкие власти арестовали члена ИГИЛ по обвинению в “международной торговле людьми” после того, как девочку Эзиди похитили и переправили в Турцию. Тем не менее, Министерство семьи и социальных дел столкнулось с жесткой критикой за то, что они разрешили вернуть эту девочку, которая ранее находилась в государственном интернате, под опеку семьи ИГИЛ, которая похитила ее.
In a shocking and unprecedented legal case, Turkish authorities have arrested an ISIS member on charges of “international human trafficking” after a Ezidi girl was kidnapped and smuggled into Turkey. However, the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs has faced severe backlash for allowing the same girl, who had been Read more…
Summary: Background Jennifer W., a German national, left Germany for Iraq in August 2014 and joined ISIS. Between June and September 2015, she conducted “moral patrols” in ISIS-occupied Fallujah and Mosul, checking whether women’s behavior and clothing adhered to ISIS rules. During these patrols, she reportedly carried lethal weapons and Read more…