The anniversary of a brutal women massacre: Yazidis call for justice
The Free Êzidî Women’s Movement (TAJÊ) has formally appealed to the United Nations and the Iraqi government for the identification ...
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Yazidis protests in Shengal and worldwide against Iraq’s amnesty law for ISIS
In a recent and highly contentious move, the Iraqi Parliament has enacted a general amnesty law that could lead to ...
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Yazidi Women’s Union spokeswoman: ‘All ethnic groups should build a free Syria together’
The spokesperson for the Yazidi Women's Union (Yekîtiya Jinên Êzîdî, or YJÊ) in northeast Syria said that the safest place ...
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Swiss National Council recognises Yazidi Genocide
In a historic move, the Swiss National Council has officially recognised the 2014 atrocities against the Yazidi minority in northern ...
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First ISIS trial for enslavement of Yazidi women begins in the Netherlands
The Netherlands has begun its first trial of an alleged member of Islamic State (ISIS) for crimes against the Yazidi ...
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Turkey’s DEM Party warns of renewed genocide threats against peaceful Yazidi community
Condemning the recent wave of threats against the Yazidis, Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party has issued a ...
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Yazidis defend political will, rights amid obstacles from Iraqi government and KDP
"Our party has participated in elections three times and has always operated within the framework of Iraq's party laws," said ...
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Iraq bans Yazidi political party just days after Sinjar Genocide anniversary
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council has announced the closure of the Yazidi Freedom and Democracy Party (PADÊ), the Kurdistan Society Freedom ...
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Yazidi Genocide 10th anniversary: Kurdish congress urges Sinjar to determine its own fate
Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) marked the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide with a statement urging the people of Sinjar ...
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International support needed to locate, rescue missing Yazidis, says report
Yazidi organisations have called for urgent international support to create a "centralised coordination" for locating and rescuing Yazidis held by ...
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