Yezidi

Survivor Stories: Farhad Ali – An Advocate for the Rights of the Ezidis

When IS attacked the Ezidis and when many were forced to seek refugee in the Sinjar mountains, some effort were made to support and assist them. According to Farhad, the distribution of assistance was perhaps not optimal but it was at least something, considering that they had just survived a genocidal attack(s). However, due to the war between Ukraine-Russia and the situation in Palestine-Israel, the Ezidi genocide and all issues related to the Ezidis have been forgotten. Farhad explains that “Our people continue to suffer, and the effects of the genocide are still ongoing”, yet the suffering of the Ezidis has been overshadowed by other global issues that are of bigger political interest for the global powers.

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Det tyrkiske ministerium beslutter at returnere kidnappet Ezidi-pige til ISIS-familie

I en chokerende og uden fortilfælde juridisk sag har de tyrkiske myndigheder anholdt et medlem af ISIS på anklager om “international menneskehandel”, efter en Ezidi-pige blev kidnappet og smuglet ind i Tyrkiet. Men Ministeriet for Familie- og Sociale Anliggender har mødt kraftig kritik for at tillade, at den samme pige, der tidligere var anbragt på et statsdormitory, blev returneret til den ISIS-familie, der havde bortført hende.

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Ny lovforslag sigter mod at anerkende den unikke etniske identitet af Ezidierne – Kurdiske parlamentsmedlemmer er rasende

Hvorfor Ezidiernes identitet og anerkendelse skal justeres efter, hvad kurderne finder politisk passende for deres interesser. Dette viser faktisk, hvordan kurderne sigter mod en pan-kurdisk ideologi, hvor de forsøger at påstå alle minoriteter (både etniske og religiøse) for at have større territoriale krav mod Tyrkiet, Irak, Iran, Syrien og Armenien. Dette viser virkelig, hvordan den kurdiske identitet er kunstigt skabt og påvirket af kommunisme og nationalisme.

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Armenien erklærer den 3. august som Mindedag for Ezidi-genocidet

Den 16. april 2024 blev der afholdt en ekstraordinær session i det armenske parlament for at diskutere forslaget om at udnævne den 3. august som en minde- og hukommelsesdag for ofrene for Ezidi-genocidet i Sinjar, som fandt sted i 2014. Denne lovgivning, foreslået af Rustam Bakoyan, en repræsentant fra det regerende “Civile Kontrakt” Parti og selv ezidi, har til formål at ære ofrene for ezidi-genocidet i Sinjar. Ændringen af loven “Eid og Minde Dage i Armenien” modtog overvældende støtte med 88 stemmer for.

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The Ezidi Struggle in Iraq: Genocide, Persecution, and the Fight for Political Representation

The Yezidis are an ethno-religious minority with the majority speaking Kurmanji, one of the main Kurdish dialects, according to researchers. Geographically, they are classified as a dispersed minority in demographic centres where population density is homogenous and concentrated. They are mainly located in contested areas across several residential clusters, notably in the Sinjar region (locally known as Shingal) and the Nineveh Plain, which falls administratively under the central government. This region includes the Shekhan district, along with numerous Yezidi villages and towns in the Tel Keppe district, as well as the cities of Ba’shiqa and Bahzani in Nineveh province. There are also smaller population clusters in the southern and western parts of Duhok province, which have been part of the Kurdistan region since 1991, including towns and cities such as Sharya, Khanke, Ba’adre, and Derabun.

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Şifa Bulmayan Yaralar: Ezidi Soykırımının Kalıcı Etkileri ve Uluslararası Yanıt Gereksinimi

Ezidi halkı, Türkiye, Suriye, İran ve Irak gibi bölgelerde yaşayan etnik ve dini bir azınlıktır. Ağustos 2014’te, bir terör örgütü olan IŞİD, Ezidilere karşı soykırım kampanyası başlattı ve onları “şeytanın hizmetkarları” olarak nitelendirdi. Bu vahşetler, kitlesel katliamları, kaçırmaları ve yaygın cinsel şiddeti içeriyordu ve özellikle kadınlar ve kız çocuklarını hedef aldı. Açık delillere rağmen, faillerin hesap vermesi için yapılan çabalar yetersiz kaldı. Bu hafta, 10.000’den fazla Ezidi’nin öldürüldüğü ve 7.000’den fazla kadın ve çocuğun kaçırıldığı, şiddete maruz kaldığı ve köleleştirildiği Ezidi soykırımının 10.

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Незаживающие раны: Долговременные последствия геноцида езидов и необходимость международного отклика

Езиды — это этническое и религиозное меньшинство, коренное для регионов, включая Турцию, Сирию, Иран и Ирак. В августе 2014 года террористическая организация ИГИЛ начала геноцидную кампанию против езидов, которых они называли “поклонниками дьявола”. Зверства включали массовые убийства, похищения и широкомасштабное сексуальное насилие, в основном направленное на женщин и девочек. Несмотря на очевидные доказательства, усилия по привлечению виновных к ответственности оказались недостаточными.

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Иракская ассоциация женщин и Движение за свободу езидских женщин осуждают турецкие военные атаки на Синджар

Третий Иракский женский конгресс, состоявшийся в Багдаде 25 июля и организованный Иракской женской ассоциацией и Движением за свободу езидских женщин (TAJÊ), открылся под лозунгом «Стань голосом самообороны в общей борьбе против фемицида». Конгресс начался с минуты молчания в память о жертвах геноцида езидов в Синджаре в 2014 году. Участники осудили 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.

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Irak Kadınlar Derneği ve Êzidî Kadınların Özgürlük Hareketi, Türk askeri saldırılarını kınadı.

Katılımcılar, Şengal’e yönelik devam eden Türk askeri saldırılarını kınayarak, bunları soykırımın devamı olarak nitelendirdi ve Türkiye’yi IŞİD’i desteklemekle suçladı. 2014 soykırımının uluslararası alanda tanınması, Şengal üzerinde bir uçuşa yasak bölge oluşturulması ve Şengal’in özerk yönetiminin tanınması çağrısında bulundular. Konferans, yerinden edilmiş Êzidîleri Şengal’e dönmeye çağırdı ve Irak’ta kadın haklarının korunmasının yenilenmesini talep etti.

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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.

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The status of the Ezidis in Iraq

The relationship between Kurdish political parties and the Ezidi population in Iraq has become increasingly complicated, shaped by historical, political, and social tensions. The Kurdish political parties maintain a monolithic stance, rooted in the ethnic and political landscape of the region. This article analyzes the current situation of the Ezidi people in Read more

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Kosovo-borger tiltalt for forbrydelser mod Ezidi-kvinder i Syrien og Irak

Siden 2011 er omkring 300 borgere fra Kosovo blevet en del af ISIS i Syrien.1

Kosovo har derefter forbudt deltagelse i udenlandske væbnede grupper og har retsforfulgt over 120 borgere for terrorrelaterede anklager, mens mange andre er under efterforskning. Over 260 kosovo-borgere, inklusive krigere og deres familier, er blevet repatrieret fra Syrien siden 2019, med tab blandt dem, der deltog i konflikten.

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