Monthly Archives: August 2014
Posted on August 30, 2014 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Terrifying stories about the plight of the people in Kurdistan and Iraq fleeing the terrorist group Islamic State are shaking the world and has forced the international community to take immediate action to relieve their suffering. The United Nations has …
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Displacements,
Health,
Iraq,
Kurdistan |
Tagged
Iraq,
ISIS,
Kurdistan,
Yezidi |
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Posted on August 22, 2014 by Asli Sena Kücükyildiz
In his last speech he held as the head of AKP last week, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed: “The only country that opened its doors to the Yezidis is Turkey, we have accepted 2 thousand Yezidis and are sending help to …
Posted in
Displacements,
Iraq,
Kurdistan,
Terror,
Turkey |
Tagged
Iraq,
Kurdistan,
Turkey,
Yezidi |
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Posted on August 10, 2014 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
The disastrous situation in Kurdish cities in Iraq and northern Iraq continues after The Islamic State (IS) a week ago took control of cities in the area. Up to 150,000 Yezidi Kurds are still trapped in the mountains and they …
Posted in
Call to Actions,
Discrimination,
Genocide,
Iraq,
Kurdistan,
Terror,
United Nations,
Urgent |
Tagged
Iraq,
IS,
Kurd,
Kurdistan,
Yezidi |
Comments Off on Interview with Zerin Khalaf, a Yezidi Kurd
Posted on August 3, 2014 by Alliance for Kurdish Rights
Militant fighters from the Islamic State (IS) have on Sunday attacked the Yezidi village Siba Sheikh Khidir and surrounding villages, writes Êzîdî Press. Kurdish peshmerge units and armed Yezidi residents joined forces to resist IS advancing into territory under Kurdish …
Posted in
Displacements,
Iraq,
Kurdistan,
Terror,
United Nations,
Violence |
Tagged
Iraq,
ISIS,
Kurdistan,
Kurds |
1 Comment