On June 12, 2025, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) released the first episode of the “QPS Toowoomba Ezidi Podcast”, a new initiative aimed at supporting the Ezidi people in Toowoomba. The podcast provides clear, culturally sensitive information on local policing and crime prevention in Ezdiki.
Many Ezidis remain unable to return to their homeland in Sinjar due to ongoing insecurity, political tensions, and the destruction left behind. Thousands continue to live in camps with limited access to education, healthcare, and employment opportunities. Even those who have managed to return face immense hardships, with homes in ruins, infrastructure in poor condition, and economic instability making survival difficult. Justice remains elusive, as many perpetrators of the genocide are still free, and international attention has largely faded, leaving survivors feeling abandoned.
The Êzidxan Youth Union and the Şengal Young Women’s Union celebrated the 9th anniversary of the liberation of Şengal (Sinjar) with a torchlight march. This event commemorated the region’s liberation from ISIS control on November 13, 2015, following a brutal edict against the Êzidi people in August 2014. The liberation was achieved through the efforts of regional fighters, including the Yekîneyên Berxwedana Şengalê (YBŞ) and Yekinêyen Jinên Êzîdxan (YJŞ) forces.