Yazidis

Pope prays for minorities like Yazidis suffering in Mideast
Middle East

Pope prays for minorities like Yazidis suffering in Mideast

Pope Francis has appealed for penitence and prayers for the end of conflicts and wars he says are disfiguring “the…
New Yazidi temple is beacon of hope
Life & Style

New Yazidi temple is beacon of hope

A gleaming white structure topped with seven domes, set to be the world's biggest Yazidi temple, is currently being built…
New trauma unit to help escaped Islamic State sex slaves
Health & Fitness

New trauma unit to help escaped Islamic State sex slaves

After their rape and torture by Islamic State extremists for months or years, Yazidi women face ongoing suffering from psychological…
Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women
Middle East

Former captive of Islamic State dedicates rights award to persecuted women

A Yazidi woman who was held captive and raped by Islamic State militants in Iraq paid tribute to persecuted women…
Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Middle East

Escaped IS sex slave Nadia Murad named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Nadia Murad Basee Taha, a Kurdish woman who was captured and sold into sex slavery at the hands of the…
Sympathy for the Devil: Lunch in the holy town of the Yazidis
World

Sympathy for the Devil: Lunch in the holy town of the Yazidis

The sun is beating down on us. The ruins are shining through the gaps in the bushes on the hillside.…
Nazi crime researchers probing IS over Yazidi ‘genocide’
Middle East

Nazi crime researchers probing IS over Yazidi ‘genocide’

A group that documented Nazi war crimes is now investigating whether massacres committed by Islamic State jihadists against Iraq's Yazidi…
UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes
World

UN: ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes

The United Nations human rights office said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters may have committed genocide against the minority…
UN: Islamic State onslaught on Yazidis may be attempted genocide
World

UN: Islamic State onslaught on Yazidis may be attempted genocide

The campaign of Islamic State militants against Iraq's Yazidi minority may be attempted genocide, UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights…
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