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Yazidi Genocide

Scattered among Iraq, Syria, Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Georgia, the Yazidis are a small population which, although part by language and tradition of Kurdish history and world, has some specific traits that distinguish it. On 3 August 2014, fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq occupied Sinjar, a region in northern Iraq less than 15 kilometers from the border with Syria.

Thus began the Yazidi genocide: for men the choice is between death and conversion, while for women there is no choice: they will be deported, raped, enslaved and sold.

Over the years, thanks to the research of Simone Zoppellaro and the meeting with Nadia Murad, Farida Abbas and various associations that deal with the Yazidi world, we have collected testimonies on the persecutions against this people.

Face to face with genocide

by Simone Zoppellaro

To understand what genocide is about, you do not need to open a history book, visit museums or memorials. It suffices to catch a low cost flight, a few hours away from Rome with stop over in Istanbul or Cairo, and land in Erbil, administrative centre of Iraqi Kurdistan. By Simone Zoppellaro

"Human beings should not be merchandise"

the words of Nadia Murad

"I told about the story of my community, subject to a true genocide, and of all the communities of Irak and Syria. I talked about 6,000 Yazidi women and children submitted to spiritual, sexual and physical slavery. Then I talked about myself". The words of Nadia Murad, witness to the Yazidi genocide.

The plight of Yazidi women

by Vian Dakhil

Editorial by Vian Dakhil, Yazidi member of the Iraki Parliament
I come from Irak, a country with a millenary history and a glorious past. Our ancestors created very good laws that have lived on for over 4,000 years. This land …