Zie mensen als individuen, leerde Natascha van Weezel van haar Joodse opa. Hoe moeilijk de oorlog tussen Hamas en Israël dat haar ook maakt: de auteur blijft hameren op nuance, en het ‘het hart zacht houden’ in een verharde wereld. 🙏🏻Paul Onkenhout⁩ volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/…

يقول مراد إسماعيل : بينما يستعد العراق لاستقبال أردوغان، يتساءل المرء عما إذا كان المسؤولون العراقيون سيكون لديهم الشجاعة لإثارة ملف الضربات الجوية التركية التي قتلت مئات العراقيين، بما في ذلك العديد من اليزيديين، على مدى السنوات القليلة الماضية. والأمر الحاسم الآخر هو مقدار

A new mass grave found in #Sinjar , Northern Iraq holds the remains of Yezidis committed by IS in 2014

#SuliForum24 discusses Sinjar without voices from Sinjar or Yazidis. I mean with all due respect to speakers here and some are great experts who I know, a discussion without people of concern is just kind of another example of Sinjar Agreement where they tell us “It is very good

“We are happy that finally something is moving, it means a lot” for the #Yazidi community, says Wahhab Hassoo, an activist and co-founder of the NGO NL Helpt Yezidis.

Wahhab Hassoo وهاب حسو NL Helpt Yezidi's

In 2015, the UN described the crimes committed against #Yazidis by the #IslamicState as 'genocide'. As more hate speech occurred again in early May in Iraq, Yazidis activists demand an accountability mechanism and guarantees of non-repetition.

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Today morning, amidst the conflict between Iran and Israel, another mass grave was found in the Siba Sheikhdiri complex in Sinjar.
This grave holds the remains of Ezidi individuals killed by 1S1S in 2014.
The Ezidi people are still suffering, and the genocide is still ongoing.

During the Yazidi New Year, Çarşema Sor, Yazidis decorate their front doors with flowers, coloured eggshells, and dough. We extend our best wishes to our Yazidi colleagues and friends on this special occasion. May the new year bring justice, healing, and hope.

Cejna çarşamba sor li Êzîdiyên herêma Kurdistanê û hemî cîhanê pîroz be.
Her weha Cejna hemî dost û heval û biraderan ji dil û can pîroz dikim. Hêvîdarim hemî cejna,di xweşî û aşîtîyê de derbas bikin.
Hadiya murad Wahhab Hassoo وهاب حسو

Rustam Bakoyan a Yezidi in the Armenian Parliament

Dear Yezidis,
April 16 will become a historic day for us: the Republic of Armenia will be the first country in the world to officially designate August 3 as the commemoration day for the victims of the Yezidi Genocide. 1/3

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Armenia will be the first country in the world to officially designate August 3 as the commemoration day for the victims of the Yezidi Genocide.