TURKISH AIRSTRIKE KILLS YBS EZIDIS IN SHINGAL, NORTHERN IRAQ -
Turkish military jets crossed into Iraq this morning and conducted two air strikes in Dugery, Shingal, at 10:40 AM local time.
Opinion
ASYLUM OR DIE TRYING, Ten Reasons Why Ezidis Cannot Return to Shingal
In recent weeks, Germany has denied asylum to more than 100 Ezidis. Under the Dublin Accords, many are told they will be deported to the EU country where they were first fingerprinted. To evade deportation, many are hiding.
First, Turkey itself must answer for all the Iranian blood on its hands
By Banafsheh Zand for ISICRC
Nadia Murad and the west's refusal to pay ransom,
Congratulations to Nadia Murad who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for her campaigning to rescue the kidnapped women and children still held captive by ISIS. Her pleas continue to fall on deaf ears.
Displaced Ezidis cannot vote in Kurdistan elections for parliament members . . . mass migration is their only solution
People displaced from Shingal in Nineveh province will not be allowed to vote in the Kurdistan elections for parliament members even though they have been living in Kurdistan since ISIS attacked them in August 2014. Nineveh is not legally part of Kurdistan Regional Government.
Shingal not safe for return, all Yezidis need asylum
Erbil and Baghdad Must Allow Free Travel between Kurdistan and Shingal - 11 recommendations from The First International Conference on the Yezidi Genocide.
