Tag: Yazidis
The United Kingdom officially recognizes the “acts of genocide” committed by the Islamic State organization against the Yazidis
Nadia Murad, a survivor of sexual slavery in Iraq, is awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament, December 13, 2016. She will receive the Nobel…
New violence in northern Iraq – “The Yazidis are again caught between all fronts” – News
Eight years ago, the Yazidis in northern Iraq were driven out by IS terrorists. Thousands of them were abducted, enslaved, raped or killed. The UN spoke of genocide. Now the…
Army offensive again forces thousands of Yazidis to flee
At the same time as a Turkish offensive against the PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq, the Iraqi army launched an attack on Yazidi militias in the Sinjar region. Many Yazidis…
In Germany, a historic first conviction for genocide committed against the Yazidis
Iraqi jihadist Taha Al-Jumailly covers his face during his trial in Frankfurt (Germany) on November 30, 2021. FRANK RUMPENHORST / AFP This is a historic verdict for the Yazidi community…
Iraqi IS sentenced to life for “genocide” of Yazidis
Iraqi Taha Al-Jumailly, whose face is hidden by a filing cabinet, at the Franckfort-sur-le-Main court on November 30. FRANK RUMPENHORST / AFP It’s a first. An Iraqi from the Islamic…
Germans let girls die of thirst: ten years imprisonment for IS returnees
Monday, October 25, 2021 Germans let girls die of thirst Ten years imprisonment for IS returnees German Jennifer W. travels to Iraq in 2014 to marry an Islamic State jihadist.…