In the run up to the ninth anniversary of the 2014 Yazidi Genocide, civil society organisations gather in Baghdad to highlight the urgent need for reconstruction of the Yazidi homelands, justice for the victims and accountability for the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, the UK declares formal recognition of the 2014 Yazidi Genocide, marking the ninth anniversary of the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS).
Environmental protesters face police intervention on Turkey’s Mount Cudi as political parties, activists and local residents rallied together to protest against ongoing deforestation and forest fires in Kurdish areas of the country.
Protests have erupted in Iran’s Kurdistan region known as Rojhilat, as residents grapple with persistent water shortages. Iranian security forces responded to the demonstrators with tear gas.
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