The Yazidi (Êzîdî) people of Sinjar (Şengal) have been persecuted for centuries. The most recent genocide of the Yazidis began in August 2014, when the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group invaded Sinjar and surrounding areas, killing, kidnapping, and enslaving thousands of Yazidis and displacing hundreds of thousands. The genocide of the Yazidis, one of…
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Urgent call for an international response to Turkish military invasion of South Kurdistan
Earlier this morning, between 3 AM and 6 AM local time, the Turkish Armed Forces initiated a large-scale cross-border military offensive in the region of Garê in South Kurdistan (Northern Iraq). Turkish airstrikes targeted the villages of Guzê, Meyrokê, Siyanê, Çemşerîtkê, Yekmalê and Kanîsarkê, and soldiers were dropped into the region with Cobra and Sikorsky…
Analysis, Dossier
Report: One autocrat down, One more to go
One autocrat down… Alliance between Trump and Erdogan caused great damage to humanity and freedom One more to go With Donald Trump gone, Erdogan keeps threat of anti-democratic, warmongering policies alive Content 1. Introduction 2. Trump and Erdogan: A Common Threat 3. Dividing Society 4. Destabilizing the Middle East 5. Two Autocrats, Many Critics 6.…
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The crimes and violence of the Islamic Republic of Iran are a sign of the weakness of the regime!
2020 was an exceptionally difficult year, especially for the peoples of Iran. Under the dictatorial regime of the Islamic Republic, Iran’s struggling economy continued to deteriorate, and the coronavirus pandemic added to all other hardships that the country’s people been endured for decades. Over 40 years after establishment of the Islamic regime, high unemployment, poverty,…